2008 has been quite a good year on the whole for pro-wrestling, yes the ratings have dropped further and the buy rates continue to shrink, but the product has had possibly its most solid year in a long time, at least in WWE.
TNA has spent most of the year going from the No.2 company to No.25 - it's logic that wrestling is cyclial and that if they get bad enough will eventually go full circle and become No.1. It won't happen in 2009.
ROH has had a very turbulent 2008, after finally converting me to the brilliant workrate, amazing high flying matches and sensible storylines they fire the head booker and go for a new retro booking style, i meanwhile cease buying the DVDs. ROH will land a TV deal with it's new style and take it's place as the 3rd big company.
PWG has again produced some amazing matches and will continue to be the No.1 Indy Promoter in the world.
Chikara will continue to entertain with its comical style and cartoon esque production, maybe even getting a spin off tv show.
As for the big dog WWE, they made record amounts of cash from overseas tours and still rakes in millions in merchandise and live shows. They will remain THE company throughout 2009 and beyond.
2009 is going to see some interesting developments in the square circle.
TNA WILL fire Russo. They will finally listen to the fans.
WWE will bring back Christian, but instead of an Edge & Christian re-union Edge will be drafted to RAW whilst Christian heads up the Blue Brand.
RAW will get a PROPER GM.
Freddie Prinze Jr Will Become an on screen character.
Hogan will be back on WWE TV.
Jeff Hardy will leave the company.
ROH will get major press coverage from the movie The Wrestler which will win an Oscar. This will spawn several cheap rip offs. mostly from WWE films.
A member of WWE will be involved in a drug scandal.
We will lose another legend to the affects of prolonged drug abuse.
Wrestlemania 25 will not be as good as 24.
Summerslam will be headlined by Edge vs CM Punk
Matt Hardy will feud with Jeff Hardy.
We will see The Hardyz vs Edge & Christian
Batista will suffer an injury, and retire
Sting will retire
Kurt Angle WONT retire
Vince McMahon will resurface on WWE TV.
DX will reunite 52 times in 2009. But only for one night.
Seamus O'Shaunessy will be called up from FCW soon.
The Legacy will disband before 2009 ends. Not before recruiting The Colons & Sim Snuka.
Randy Orton will turn face, and will not get over.
John Cena will turn heel, and it won't make a difference.
Shawn Michaels will fight JBL at Wrestlemania.
The winner of MITB 2009. Evan Bourne.
New Heavyweight champions in 2009. MVP, Mr. Kennedy, John Morrison & Christian.
John Morrison & The Miz to dominate the tag divisions until they split and feud in the summer.
More divas who you wont recognise will be added to the roster and will get more TV time than talented performers.
WWE will finally release Funaki.
Hornswoggle will turn heel.
Santino will get even more over.
Everyone already knows that the girl in the crowd when Beth comes to the ring is a ringer. She will be Womens champion regardless of whether she's any good.
Gail Kim will wear the awful Divas title and Womens belt at the same time.
Mae Young will kiss someone else on the WWE roster.
Macho Man won't be in the hall of fame this year.
Smackdown vs RAW 2010 will feature Triple H on the cover.
This years Playboy spread will be done by Mickie James :)
King Of The Ring 2009 will be Kofi Kingston.
The next Hell In A Cell will be a 4 way.
Cyber Sunday will be renamed SMS Sunday (well should be!)
Sean Waltman will turn up in TNA.
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Some of these predictions have come true, sadly Tests death proved that wrestling still has some issues that it needs to fix, and quickly.
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