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WWE Money in the Bank 2013 Spoilers

WWE's Money in the Bank new pay-per-view is usually one of the most entertaining events of the year. Two ladder matches determine basically two of the future champions we'll see within the next 12 months. Who is going to win the WWE Championship briefcase and the World Heavyweight Championship title shot respectively? Here are my predictions for the 2013 WWE Money in the Bank PPV. Check back for Money in the Bank 2013 results and review coverage here.


WWE Championship: John Cena vs. Mark Henry
Mark Henry's retirement swerve was great, but it isn't going to win him the championship here. Kudos to WWE for finding a way to make this match interesting even though the outcome is inevitable. The question isn't whether John Cena will retain, it's whether or not he'll walk out of this pay-per-view as the champion. There's a good chance he wins this match, then gets destroyed by Henry and cashed-in on.

PREDICTION: John Cena retains.


World Heavyweight Championship: Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler gets his rematch and although I personally would like to see him win it and start the championship reign that he deserves, I don't think we're getting it here. I think WWE is going to be hesitant to do it and they'll end up keeping the title on Del Rio for a long time. I sincerely hope that I'm wrong, as I don't want to see Del Rio as the champ any time in the near future even if it is for just a day.

PREDICTION: I'm hoping Ziggler gets the title back, but Del Rio probably retains.


Ryback vs. Chris Jericho
They apparently wanted to do this match before and they're getting around to it. Why? I don't know. It's a tricky situation, as having Ryback lose again is ridiculous, but having Ryback win against Jericho here isn't going to skyrocket his career like WWE might be thinking.

PREDICTION: Ryback finally wins a match.


WWE Championship Money in the Bank All Stars [Ladder Match]: CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton vs. Christian vs. Kane vs. Rob Van Dam
All faces? Wow. Let's rule out Sheamus, Christian, and Kane immediately. They won't win, especially since Kane is out of the match now. Orton doesn't have as much of a shot at it as I previously thought. CM Punk will not win this, either. It's down to RVD and Daniel Bryan. If Daniel Bryan wins, he'll face John Cena at SummerSlam and tell him ahead of time about the cash-in. If RVD wins, I think he'll cash-in on John Cena at this very pay-per-view, leading to a rematch at SummerSlam and a subsequent feud with CM Punk, who will have lost to Brock Lesnar in their SummerSlam match.

PREDICTION: 60% RVD, 49% Daniel Bryan, 1% someone returning in Kane's spot, but goddamn I'm going to be pissed if RVD wins it.


World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank [Ladder Match]: Fandango vs. Wade Barrett vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Jack Swagger vs. Damien Sandow vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Antonio Cesaro
Wow...not only is this also all heels in reverse of the other match, but look at the participants. Swagger and Cesaro are basically a tag team. Sandow and Rhodes are. How will that come into play during this? Fandango probably has no shot at winning this (and shouldn't, as he's not ready for that), nor would Swagger or Cesaro. The next least likely to win, I would think, would be Cody Rhodes, then Damien Sandow. Dean Ambrose is the US champion, so why bother giving it to him? Wade Barrett NEEDS to win this. Poor R-Truth, Zack Ryder, Kofi Kingston, etc for not being in this match.

PREDICTION: Wade Barrett wins.


Intercontinental Championship: Curtis Axel (c) vs. The Miz
These two having a singles match for the title instead of both being in the ladder match makes more sense to me and it looks like they're going to continue the feud between the two.

PREDICTION: Curtis Axel retains the title.



WWE Tag Team Championship: The Shield (c) vs. The Usos
It's a shame that WWE did nothing to build the Usos up for this. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns clearly will retain and it will mean absolutely nothing.

PREDICTION: The Shield retains.


Divas Championship: AJ Lee (c) vs. Kaitlyn
Makes sense, right? They still have another match between the two that they can do, and considering the quality of the last one, I'd like to see what they can do.

PREDICTION: AJ Lee retains the title.


I don't think any more matches will be added to the card.