Savage had been absent from WWE video games for years prior to WWE All-Stars this year. It was rumored that the late Savage, who died of a heart attack in May, had only agreed to appear in WWE All-Stars, so his inclusion in WWE 12 came as a surprise to many.

While it's true that Savage could have been created by using the game's comprehensive create-a-wrestler mode, the in-game models always turn out better. Also, being included in the game as downloadable content means that all of Savage's moves and mannerisms will be included, as well as his entrance and iconic entrance music.

For fans of the current product, Savage's inclusion may not make much of a difference, but classic fans who were on the fence about buying the game may be influenced to do so thanks to Savage being available.

I enjoy the WWE currently, but I consider myself more of a fan of the time frame from the late 1980s through the Attitude Era. Even so, I had already decided to buy the game due to the new features and improved gameplay, but Savage being in the game is like the cherry on top.

Savage will mesh extremely well with the great roster of legends that were previously announced, including Kevin Nash, Arn Anderson, the Legion of Doom, Demolition and so many more. Not only will you be able to use Savage with other wrestlers from his era, but you can create dream matches as well.

Perhaps the most popular dream match among gamers will be Savage vs. CM Punk. Following Savage's death, Punk paid tribute to the Macho Man by wearing the same style trunks that Savage wore during his early years with the WWE.

Like Savage, Punk has a very charismatic personality and is fantastic in the ring. Because of that, the two competitors likely would have meshed well together if afforded the opportunity to feud with each other.

The same could be said of an up-and-coming superstar like Dolph Ziggler. Savage, a former baseball player, was probably the most athletic wrestler of his time as he could do things that few of his peers were able to. The same can be said of Ziggler whose athleticism is evident every time he steps into the ring.

Every true fan of wrestling can't help but appreciate what Savage meant to the business. Although he hadn't been involved in wrestling in quite some time, his untimely death most certainly left an empty spot in the hearts of so many who thoroughly enjoyed his work.

While Savage's inclusion in WWE 12 may not completely fill that void, it will surely bring back some great memories for his fans.

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Survivor Series celebrates its 25th anniversary and to honor that moment, we will witness The Rock return to the ring after more than seven long years and team up with the holder of all super powers in the universe, John Cena.

This powerful duo faces the Awesome Truth a.k.a R-Truth and The Miz who, funny as it turns out, is a true nemesis of the chain gang leader. These two have headlined the last WrestleMania and the Awesome One left the arena still holding the prestigious WWE championship.

Whether it be The Rock vs. John Cena or The Miz vs. John Cena, the WWE has always thrived on intense rivalries, and some went beyond business and got personal.

Case and point: the long war between legends Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels.

Both have accomplished everything there was to do in this business and then some. They have won countless championships, won the hearts of millions and have been immortalized by entering the Hall of Fame in their respective years.

They started out as friends and grew into the WWE mold together during the '80s and early '90s...but somehow, someway, a rift was formed and the cancer grew.

Call it difference of background or values, it doesn't matter. Like many events in our own lives, they didn't take the time to sit down and talk, or maybe they did and it served no purpose but by their actions, the world of pro-wrestling changed forever on that faithful night of November 9th, 1997.

Montreal...the Survivor Series and the WWE championship. 

They both have come a long way since then. Putting all that to rest and burying the hatchet after so much pain and heartache is a feat only the greatest of humans can achieve. Saying theirs was the greatest feud of all time is not an easy task to back up, yet when you think about it, no other had this much passion, this much fire.

Bret Hart was a craft master, the excellence of execution, the best technical wrestler in the world.

Shawn Michaels was a craft master, the heartbreak kid, the show stopper.

Each had the attributes and merit to claim he was the one and the only but like in many places and sports, there can be only one. Though they did not try to cut each other's heads off to acquire power, they attempted to drive one another out of the company.

The feud was so intense it even spilled over into real life and at one point cause marital problems for the Hitman as HBK hinted he was having "Sunny" days. Ouch!

The Montreal Screwjob is the most controversial moment in sports-entertainment history. Now and forever. It was a conspiracy, it changed the way we watched wrestling and will never be erased in our minds.

Bret vs. Shawn is the greatest feud for that reason but also because there was forgiveness. It has come full circle and they have let it go and can look into each other's eyes with respect and admiration.

That puts them in a class of their own. 

I am so proud to have been and always be a fan of the Hitman. He really is the best there is, was and ever will be.

As for Shawn...I liked him, hated him, despised him and learned to love him. I guess I too came full circle because I got to enjoy his last years and now feel like we are missing something that can never be replaced.

Bret and HBK...two sides of a shiny gold coin...priceless icons.

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However, I still watch WWE. I do this in order to make myself a more well-rounded wrestling fan. For example, I cannot correctly criticize Raw without watching it every week. 

So far, there has been a decent build going into Survivor Series. Most wrestling fans show a legitimate interest in the results of this Sunday. They want to know if there will be turns, surprise upsets and shocking returns. I am absolutely with them, as I cannot wait for the PPV to begin.

Without further ado...

Predictions:

Dolph Ziggler vs John Morrison for the United States Championship.

What I would like to see happen:

Dolph drops the title to Ryder. That's right, I'm not even giving Morrison a shot. They make it a triple threat match for the title. During the match, Morrison does all the damage on Ziggler, but Ryder steals the win.

What will happen:

Dolph retains. I don't think they will ever give this guy another shot at rising above mid-card status, I think they'll just saddle him with less prestigious gold to keep him occupied for the rest of his career. 

Beth Phoenix vs Eve for the Divas Championship

What I would like to see happen: 

We get to see a good women's wrestling match. I really don't care who wins. 

What will happen:

We get to see a half-way decent women's wrestling match, Beth retains. Her and Eve shake hands at the end of the match.

Team Barrett (Rhodes, Barrett, Swagger, Dolph, Hunico w/ Vickie Guerrero and Christian) vs Team Orton (Sheamus, Orton, Ryan, Kingston, Sin Cara)

What I would like to see happen:

Team Barrett wins with Barrett and Rhodes as the survivors. Orton's team doesn't get off the ground as he and Sheamus implode. I know that might not make sense to you guys reading, but I'd like to see them feud as faces. 

What will happen:

Orton's team wins in a shutout. Orton ends his recent streak of putting over talent and restarts his burial streak. The pushes of all five heel participants will be stalled because creative wants a feel-good match to kick off the PPV. 

Mark Henry vs Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship

What I would like to see happen: 

Mark Henry goes over Big Show clean. I really don't want to see this rivalry continue anymore, and Big Show has about a zero percent chance of winning the title. It's time for either Sheamus or Orton to take Big Show's spot. 

What will happen: 

Henry and Big Show fight to another no contest. Everyone keeps telling me that this rivalry will extend to the TLC PPV. In response, I laughed uncontrollably at how stupid of a creative move that would be. Now, I have realized the error of my ways. I don't see this match being booked any other way. 

Alberto Del Bore vs CM Punk for the WWE Championship

What I would like to see happen:

If you've read any of my other articles, you know that I'm not the biggest ADR fan. In fact, I hope Punk makes him tap out to the anaconda vise and takes his WWE title.

What will happen:

Alberto Del Rio picks up the win thanks to a re-debuting Brodus Clay. This is probably the boldest of my predictions. I think it would be fitting if Clay were to come back to help out his old pal Del Rio. Furthermore, I don't think Punk can afford to suffer from a clean loss. I'm assuming that this rivalry will continue for the next couple of months; so a dirty finish is a necessity.  

Awesome Truth vs Cena and the Rock for uh...something.

What I would like to see happen:

Cena betrays the Rock and turns heel. It'll never happen, so there's no point to go on about what I want. 

What will happen:

It's jobbering time for the Miz and R-Truth. These two have been booked as absolute jokes in comparison to the juggernaut team of Rocky and Johnny. Awesome Truth will put up a good fight for about ten minutes, until the face team enacts its super powers and squashes them for the win.     

Final Thoughts:

Honestly, I hope my predictions are wrong. I and my $50 want this PPV to be successful. I enjoy entertaining wrestling, and I hope the WWE can deliver that this Sunday.

Leave me your predictions and ideas. As always, write any constructive ways to improve my writing. 

Thanks. (yeah, that's my closing line)  

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Punk hasn't used the Anaconda Vice regularly in quite some time, so it seemed as though his re-dedication to the hold would be a counter to Alberto Del Rio's vaunted Cross Armbreaker. That may still be the case, but I don't believe it will come into play.

When a submission match or "I Quit" match is announced, it's usually pretty apparent that the face has the advantage. That's because part of a face's persona is an unwillingness to quit, while a heel is always going to take the easy way out.

If an "I Quit" match had been announced for the WWE Championship, then there's no question in my mind that Punk would have won the match. A regular match leaves it open for Del Rio to win by using some dirty tricks, though, and I believe that's exactly what will happen.

Punk has a lot going against him to begin with as Del Rio needs the title much more than Punk. That isn't an indictment of Punk as he has proven to be a great champion, but he can easily remain relevant without the belt. The same can't necessarily be said for Del Rio who needs a long title reign to fully establish himself.

Since there's no stipulation to help Punk, the odds of him winning are pretty low at this point, especially because I believe Kevin Nash will get involved in some way. Nash doesn't have anything to do at the moment with Triple H kayfabe injured, so I figure his role will reside in the WWE Championship match.

Nash has long had a beef with Punk, beginning when he cost him the WWE Championship by powerbombing him after his match at SummerSlam. This ironically allowed Del Rio to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and become the new champion.

I think Nash's involvement with Punk and Del Rio is far from a coincidence, though. Interim RAW general manager John Laurinaitis has had plenty of disagreements as well, and I think it's pretty clear that he's working with Nash, Del Rio and Awesome Truth behind the scenes.

Seeds have already been planted with regards to Laurinaitis working with Nash as he was seen texting before Nash showed up and interfered in the match between Punk and Triple H at Night of Champions. Eventually, I think it will come to light that Laurinaitis has been masterminding everything all along.

Nash's interference will serve to further the suspicion, and it will allow Del Rio to retain the title. While the creative team didn't make it obvious, the absence of a stipulation such as an "I Quit" match increased Del Rio's chances immensely and will allow him to pick up the win.

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The wrestling rumor mill has thrown out the possibility that the WWE creative team at one point was debating if they needed to give a sort of background for Nash so the younger fans would know who he is, and they attempted to do so whenever himself and Triple H would talk about the old days of wrestling.

The issue creative seems to have is that they understand there are fans who still don't really know who Nash is, while the older generation fanbase knows who he is and continue to wonder why he's still in the business.

It just seemed like when they decided to really put the man formerly known as Diesel onto the roster full time that the only two people he could work with were Triple H or CM Punk due to the rivalry that began with those two some months ago.

However, neither situation has happened, with Nash making a name for himself by "sidelining" Triple H, and now we see CM Punk in the title match tomorrow night at Survivor Series, so what is there for the former WCW champion to do?

It's difficult to market a superstar who some fans have known for decades while others are just learning who he is and with no old foes of Nash still on the roster for him to feud with. He just seems to have very little direction character wise right now, I mean he's not even on the card for arguably one of the top three pay-per-views of the year for this company.

Perhaps we'll see Nash jump Punk and start that rivalry up again, or jump someone else even but fans have seen him do nothing but jump people for far too long. It's time for all the fans to see if Nash still has the ability to wrestle a match, and find someone for him to feud with before the WWE Universe decides to write off the veteran wrestler as irrelevant.

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As was the case when The Miz defended his WWE Championship against Cena at WrestleMania, The Miz will once again be an afterthought in this instance. The WWE Universe is largely anticipating The Rock's return to the ring, meaning Awesome Truth is flying under the radar.

This match figures to be for the purposes of furthering the feud between Cena and The Rock, and that means that a win would be irrelevant for them. Both Cena and The Rock have done everything possible in the business, so winning or losing this match won't make or break them.

The same can't be said for The Miz and R-Truth, though. The Miz is a former WWE Champion and seemed to have established himself as a fixture in the main event, but he was lost in the shuffle after dropping the title to Cena.

His partnership with Truth has gained him plenty of attention over the past couple months, though, and this will be the second consecutive pay-per-view in which he competes in a high-profile tag team match.

The Miz has all the makings of a superstar that can be a mainstay in the title picture for years to come. Not only is he excellent on the mic, but he has improved in the ring and now possesses a solid moveset. Also, the WWE often uses The Miz for promotional purposes, which says a lot about how much the company trusts him.

Perhaps all it will take is one big win to get him back to main-event status, and that win could be a pinfall over either Cena or The Rock. While many are expecting or rooting for Cena and The Rock to come out on top, I don't believe that is going to happen.

The creative team has to realize that there is an opportunity to give either The Miz or R-Truth a rub while furthering the feud between Cena and The Rock. At this point, I think it is very clear that one of Cena or The Rock are going to screw over the other, leading to a win for Awesome Truth.

It seems more likely that The Rock would be the one to hang Cena out to dry, but I see it being the other way around. The Rock has already gotten the better of Cena during their feud on multiple occasions, including when he Rock Bottomed Cena at WrestleMania, allowing The Miz to retain.

With that in mind, Cena needs to strike a blow in order to even the playing field. I'm not suggesting that Cena should turn heel, and I don't think he will, but he should either inadvertently or purposefully cost The Rock the match and cause him to get pinned.

Some may think that having The Rock lose in his first match back would be ill advised, but I think it makes sense. No matter how many matches The Rock loses, he's still The Rock and his presence will continue to carry incredible weight.

Not only would The Rock getting pinned help Cena, but it would be huge for The Miz. The Miz was already the beneficiary of the Cena vs. Rock feud at WrestleMania and he could be once again at Survivor Series.

Sooner or later The Miz and R-Truth have to go their separate ways. If The Miz is the one to pin The Rock at Survivor Series, then he will have an incredible amount of momentum moving forward and should be poised to become a full-time main eventer.

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Summerslam, Hell in a Cell, Extreme Rules, WrestleMania, and most importantly, Money in the Bank.

Money in the Bank, in fact, may be the best PPV in years.

This Sunday, WWE pulls out the first PPV in months that could truly put up a fight.

The most important aspect of a great PPV is the impact it leaves.

Survivor Series has a great set of matches that could truly prove memorable and effective for the whole face of the WWE.

The best way to gauge how great this pay-per-view could be is to analyze and rank the effectiveness of each possible W for each competing wrestler.

Following is a ranking of each possible victory from each wrestler in these six announced matches from least to most impactful.

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However, I'm gonna be honest with the "Dolph-fans" as I call Ziggler's following. I'm just not seeing a main-eventer. Honestly, I've been a fan of Dolph since his time on SmackDown when he won the I.C. Championship. He was a great Intercontinental Champion, and I think he would have made a good World Heavyweight Champion; However, I didn't like the way he was awarded the title.

Since his move to RAW, and even with his boost in charisma, he just doesn't strike me as someone who would be a main-eventer on a consistent basis. At the most, I see him as an upper mid-card heel. Someone who would come close, and maybe even hold the title once or twice, but only for short periods of time. Similar to the place Jeff Hardy or John Morrison were in at one point.

It's not as if I'm trying to discredit how much of a talent Dolph is. He's a very good mic worker. Much better than he was before and I like it because looking back, you really get a sense of how much Dolph has improved. It's not just baby steps. Similar to how people say someone has improved, but only one or two things. Dolph on SmackDown and Dolph on RAW are two totally different guys on the mic. (Mainly because Vickie was the one on the mic 90 percent of the time on SmackDown.)

Along with that, Dolph has been slated as one of the best workers in the WWE right now. That's something that hasn't really been disputed, however, especially during his short feud with Daniel Bryan where he and the then-U.S. Champion stole the show when they faced off on pay-per-views or free television. In fact, people are clamoring now for CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler at The Royal Rumble or even WrestleMania.

When it comes down to it, while I agree he's not bad, his promo style doesn't really catch me as anything impressive. His work on Z:True Long Island Story is hit and miss for me. Sometimes, he talks so low I can't hear him, other times, I'm just not impressed the way other people are. His mic skills, to me, are average. I'd liken them to a Johnny Ace promo I saw not too long ago on YouTube.

His ring work, though, I don't question. The addition of a few subtle nuances here and there, such as the kip up and the Superkick he's started using, (is it named Hashtag:Heel? I read it on Wikipedia, but I'm not sure.) are pretty good additions.

As for his current predicament, it's being said his breakout moment will be soon as many speculate he'll drop the U.S. Title to either Zack Ryder, John Morrison or Mason Ryan and begin an accent to the main event.

That said, I have to ask how? What main-eventer does Ziggler have to feud with? Barring any injuries, the earliest this rise would occur would be in early January after TLC. That's because WWE has Punk feuding with Del Rio at least til TLC and Cena has Awesome Truth to deal with for the foreseeable future and the looming shadow of The Peoples' Champion at Mania.

So, as a main-event heel, Dolph would have to feud with Punk by default cause Cena has a full plate and even then, I don't feel Dolph is ready to main event just yet. Especially not at a stage like WrestleMania. Maybe The Rumble, but then Dolph runs the risk of falling back to the mid-card with no other options to fight.

I don't know how good of a World Champion he would be. If he's booked anything like he has been as United States Champion, I don't know if I could take him seriously, because in recent months, Dolph has been a very sorry U.S. Champ. Cheap victories, multiple losses to different people and little recognition of his position as U.S. Champ...just turns me off to think he could be WWE Champion right now.

However, I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong. I want more main-eventers, and if Dolph can break the glass ceiling, more power to him. All I'm saying is, that as of right now, Dolph doesn't look like main-event material to me, but I want that to change ASAP.

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Although most WWE superstars are able to pull off the switch, there are some guys who are simply better at being the bad guy. For whatever reason, these superstars were always at their best when taking out our favorite heroes.

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In order to arrive at this place, the place where Del Rio loses his strap, you have to think beyond the ring and past the TV programs and into the bigger picture and that bigger picture doesn’t have Del Rio. 

Del Rio, as much as he’s got a decent look, and he’s not terrible on the mic, or in the ring, was the classic case of a SmackDown superstar. He was good on that show and in that afterthought of a program(no offense to those legit superstars who have been staples on SmackDown), but at the end of the day, he’s been nothing more than a bust on Raw. He’s gotten cheap victories, he’s help no heat with Cena and the WWE creative have done their best to bury him whenever possible. 

So the question becomes: What's the incentive to keep the strap with him? 

With the Royal Rumble just two months away, and the biggest event of the year, WrestleMania, four months away, the creative has to be thinking ways to boom ticket sales. 

Alberto Del Rio with the strap? Not one of them. 

Giving CM Punk the strap? Possibility. 

At the end of the day, the WWE knows that while CM Punk has failed to really move the needle since the WWE’s summer romance with him; he could still be valuable in the right setting. Feuding with Triple H or Kevin Nash or forming a new faction, could all be ways to spike interest heading into the biggest season in the company’s year. CM Punk has a bigger upside with the belt. 

It seems clear that Cena will not carry the belt into WrestleMania, but it's clear that CM Punk needs one last big push to find out just how much money he can do. 

That spells doom for Del Rio, and it will begin this Sunday. 

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