Previewing Wrestlemania 23

Sunday Night, April 1, the WWE takes center stage at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan for its largest spectacle of the year, Wrestlemania 23. With this being the largest grossing wrestling event in history already, it certainly can live up to the hype that has been building with a slate of matches that will surely be out of this world. Here is a quick preview of the matches:

Kane vs. The Great Khali- This rivalry goes back to The Great Khali telling Jonathan Coachman that he "wanted more competition" and interrupting the Big Red Machine's match with King Booker at No Way Out. I like Kane in this match not only for his recent re-enacting of his Jacob Goodnight character from "See No Evil" even carrying the hook around, but mainly because The Great Khali is a horrible wrestler.

The ECW New Breed vs. The ECW Originals- This 8 man tag match pits ECW Originals Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, and Sabu against Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorne, Matt Striker, and Marcus "The Alpha Male" Cor Von. The originals have the upperhand in experience and working as a team, but I like the New Breed in this match just due to their pure strength and agility as well as athletic ability. This rivalry was bred by Mr. McMahon going on ECW and crowning Elijah Burke the "new face of ECW" and thus embarassing the ECW originals. Should be a very personal match.

WWE Womens Championship- Melina vs. Ashley Massaro- This match features MNM's Melina against Playboy centerfold Ashley Massaro- just watch the boobs flying- this match will suck.

WWE United States Championship- MVP vs. Chris Benoit- This should be another boring match- MVP is extremely overrated is going against the rabid wolverine Chris Benoit who will surely dominate- go to the bathroom during this match.

Money in the Bank Ladder Match- Mr. Kennedy vs. King Booker vs. Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton vs. CM Punk vs. Edge vs. Finlay- Ok this match will be awesome. 8 men in a ladder match to grab the briefcase which holds the contract for a chance to challenge for any championship in WWE at any time within the next year. Mr. Kennedy is a very talented villian who has a great chance to win. The Hardys have taken part in many ladder matches and always have a chance just due to their death-defying style. Finlay is a great brawler who can win. Randy Orton is a former world champion who will be gunning for Edge. Edge is a former winner of this match and will surely try to "outsmart" the other wrestlers. I definitely like CM Punk in this match. The straight-edge superstar is a fan favorite and will come ready to win to Wrestlemania.

World Heavyweight Championship- Batista vs. The Undertaker- The Animal vs. The Phenom. This great match will probably go down as an all time great. Batista is a great fighting champion, and will face the 14-0 Deadman after he won the Royal Rumble which earned him a chance to wrestle for any title at Wrestlemania. While I love Batista and have never been a big Undertaker fan, I am gonna go with the Deadman in this match and think he'll have one more title reign and go to 15-0 at Wrestlemania.

WWE Championship- John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels- This match between the World Tag Team Champions was born after Shawn Michaels' attempt to win the Royal Rumble was ended by the Undertaker and thus wanting him to take "one more shot" at the title. However, while controversial in his own right, he's going against the most controversial world champion of all time in the chain gang soldier. These two have had very intense moments in the past weeks, and was culminated Monday Night on Monday Night Raw when HBK gave Cena a sweet chin music and then basically saying "you can't see me". This explosive match could very easily get out of control.

Battle of the Billionaires- Umaga (representing Vince McMahon) vs. ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley (representing Donald Trump) with Special Guest Referee "Stone Cold" Steve Austin- One of the most anticipated matches in WWE History with a special stipulation- the loser of this match gets to have his head shaved by the other billionaire. I like Lashley in this match because not only did Umaga show he was beatable at both New Year's Revolution AND The Royal Rumble when he was beaten both times by John Cena, but Bobby Lashley, who has been the victim of tricks and dirty tactics by Vince McMahon in the last few weeks, is hungry, and I really think that Donald Trump has something up his sleeve. Also, there's always Stone Cold- has he really forgotten about being screwed over by the corporation? As he said Monday night "what he says goes".

Happy viewing, I'll be on the way back from Texas.