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WWE Battleground 2014 predictions
BY WWE.COM STAFF
Page 6 of 9
July 18, 2014
Divas Champion AJ Lee vs. Paige
@JoeyStyles: Paige has done a poor job of hiding her anger since losing the Divas Title and nobody, including AJ, is buying her good sportsmanship act. When the bell rings Sunday, Paige is going to pummel AJ like she has never been pummeled before. Paige is not only looking to regain the title, she is looking to regain the honor of her tough-as-nails wrestling family watching in Norwich, England. Despite her best efforts, I predict AJ will lose what may be an all-time classic match to Paige. WINNER: Paige
@HowardFinkel: “Frenemies”? Perhaps so. I look at this as their rubber match. They’ve each won one match “on the fly,” but they’ve had some time to prepare for this Sunday. That being said, look for AJ to outthink the younger Paige, and retain the Divas Championship. WINNER: AJ Lee
Ryan Murphy: I admit it. I kind of forgot about AJ Lee while she was gone. I figured we were now living in the “Paige Age” and I was fully prepared to sit back and watch a badass British chick mop the floor with some outmatched Divas for the next five or 10 years. Then AJ came back and I immediately recognized that it’s still her time. Paige may be next in line, but she should be prepared to wait. WINNER: AJ Lee
James Wortman: You know what they say about where you should keep your friends and your enemies. AJ Lee and Paige seem to have developed a bizarre relationship ever since the New Jersey native returned to WWE and defeated her raven-haired rival to become a two-time Divas Champion. Yet, regardless of their “frenemy” status, all of those faux smiles and compliments will melt away at WWE Battleground. Paige benefited from AJ’s overconfidence the night after WrestleMania 30, but The Diva of Tomorrow faces a wiser competitor on Sunday. Expect AJ to lock in the Black Widow and make Paige tap out. WINNER: AJ Lee
John Clapp: If nothing else, we can safely assume AJ Lee and Paige are suspicious of one another. That, or being friends with either one means constantly having stilted, yet overly complimentary, conversations. With neither Diva seeming gullible enough to fall for the other’s subterfuge, I suspect this match will play out brilliantly as a back-and-forth bout marked by great parity. I doubt we’ll see a submission victory; forget the Black Widow and the PTO. This will end with the Paige-Turner. WINNER: Paige
AJ Lee: 3, Paige: 2
BY WWE.COM STAFF
Page 6 of 9
July 18, 2014
Divas Champion AJ Lee vs. Paige
@JoeyStyles: Paige has done a poor job of hiding her anger since losing the Divas Title and nobody, including AJ, is buying her good sportsmanship act. When the bell rings Sunday, Paige is going to pummel AJ like she has never been pummeled before. Paige is not only looking to regain the title, she is looking to regain the honor of her tough-as-nails wrestling family watching in Norwich, England. Despite her best efforts, I predict AJ will lose what may be an all-time classic match to Paige. WINNER: Paige
@HowardFinkel: “Frenemies”? Perhaps so. I look at this as their rubber match. They’ve each won one match “on the fly,” but they’ve had some time to prepare for this Sunday. That being said, look for AJ to outthink the younger Paige, and retain the Divas Championship. WINNER: AJ Lee
Ryan Murphy: I admit it. I kind of forgot about AJ Lee while she was gone. I figured we were now living in the “Paige Age” and I was fully prepared to sit back and watch a badass British chick mop the floor with some outmatched Divas for the next five or 10 years. Then AJ came back and I immediately recognized that it’s still her time. Paige may be next in line, but she should be prepared to wait. WINNER: AJ Lee
James Wortman: You know what they say about where you should keep your friends and your enemies. AJ Lee and Paige seem to have developed a bizarre relationship ever since the New Jersey native returned to WWE and defeated her raven-haired rival to become a two-time Divas Champion. Yet, regardless of their “frenemy” status, all of those faux smiles and compliments will melt away at WWE Battleground. Paige benefited from AJ’s overconfidence the night after WrestleMania 30, but The Diva of Tomorrow faces a wiser competitor on Sunday. Expect AJ to lock in the Black Widow and make Paige tap out. WINNER: AJ Lee
John Clapp: If nothing else, we can safely assume AJ Lee and Paige are suspicious of one another. That, or being friends with either one means constantly having stilted, yet overly complimentary, conversations. With neither Diva seeming gullible enough to fall for the other’s subterfuge, I suspect this match will play out brilliantly as a back-and-forth bout marked by great parity. I doubt we’ll see a submission victory; forget the Black Widow and the PTO. This will end with the Paige-Turner. WINNER: Paige
AJ Lee: 3, Paige: 2
