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All the possibilities for this Sunday's WWE pay-per-view:

With WWE's Cyber Sunday this Sunday, let's take a look at our four possible scenarios for each match: What match stipulation I'd vote for, what match stipulation the fans will vote for, who should win each match and who will win each match.

U.S. titleholder Shelton Benjamin vs. fans' choice of R-Truth or Festus or MVP. ME: R-Truth, because I'm hooked on his entrance music and because WWE is pushing the feud. FANS: Although MVP is by far the most popular of the choices, I think the fans will agree with me and vote for R-Truth. SHOULD WIN: R-Truth, as he would give WWE a nice merchandise boost. WILL WIN: R-Truth. WWE should see dollars with R-Truth.

WWE Champion Triple H vs. fans' choice of Jeff Hardy, Vladimir Kozlov, or Hardy and Kozlov. ME: Triple-threat match. Been there, done that with HHH-Hardy. FANS: Jeff Hardy. It's what they want, even though he's had his chance. SHOULD WIN: HHH. Future story lines make it necessary. WILL WIN: HHH. He's keeping the strap until WrestleMania 25 (April 5, 2009).

Undertaker vs. Big Show. Fans vote for knockout match, I quit match or last man standing match. ME: Knockout match, as it's the best match finish of the three choices. FANS: Last man standing match, as the fans will enjoy that more. SHOULD WIN: Undertaker, as I figured he would be taking some time off. But, even if he does, he needs a win. WILL WIN: Undertaker. This PPV is for the fans, so the fan favorite will take this one.

World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Batista. Fans vote for referee between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels. ME: Austin. He's one of the most popular wrestlers ever. FANS: Austin. WWE wants him to win the vote, too. SHOULD WIN: Jericho has the edge if Orton is chosen by the fans as the referee. Batista has an advantage if Austin or Michaels is chosen as the referee. I'm picking Jericho to retain, as rumors suggest he'll defend his title at the December PPV. WILL WIN: Jericho, as a heel champion works better right now.

Kane vs. Rey Mysterio, with match choices of a falls count anywhere match, a no holds barred match and a 2 out of 3 falls match. ME: A falls count anywhere match. I mean, what exactly is a no holds barred match? And who wants to see 2 out of 3 falls with these two guys? FANS: No holds barred. It's something I think the fans will want. SHOULD WIN: Mysterio, because he has more of a run left in him. WILL WIN: Mysterio. I didn't buy a Kane push years ago. Why would I now

ECW Champion Matt Hardy against fans' choice of Fit Finlay, Evan Bourne or Mark Henry. ME: Bourne. This matchup has match-of-the-year potential. FANS: Bourne. Even Hardy is campaigning for him. SHOULD WIN: Bourne. His time is now, and he's exciting to watch in the ring. WILL WIN: Hardy. WWE doesn't think Bourne is ready for a title run.

Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella vs. the fans choice of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Goldust or Honky Tonk Man. ME: Honky Tonk Man, because Santino is going for his winning streak record. FANS: Piper, because he's more popular than Honky Tonk Man. SHOULD WIN: Marella, as none of these three should beat him. WILL WIN: Marella, as Honky Tonk Man is still recovering from a bad finger, Piper is old and no one cares about Goldust anymore.

Pick the tag-team match out of John Morrison & The Miz vs. Cryme Tyme OR Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes defending against C.M. Punk & Kofi Kingston OR Jamie Noble & Mickie James vs. William Regal & Layla. ME: DiBiase/Rhodes vs. Punk/Kingston. It's the most exciting matchup of the three choices. FANS: DiBiase/Rhodes vs. Punk/Kingston. The fans will agree with me. SHOULD WIN: Punk/Kingston. This is a very exciting team to watch. WILL WIN: Punk and Kingston need a change of direction since they have taken a step back.

Divas Halloween Costume Contest. It's impossible to guess here without seeing the costumes, but let's do so. SHOULD WIN (ME): Kelly Kelly. She was the rumored 2009 WWE Playboy choice, although Layla seems to be the current favorite. Kelly Kelly needs the Playboy push. WILL WIN (FANS): Mickie James. The fans love her. And she won last year.

Nov. 23 Survivor Series

John Cena returns.

Rumored Dec. 14 Armaggedon Matches

World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat Match: Champion Chris Jericho vs. challengers John Cena and Batista. 

WWE Championship Match: Champion Triple H vs. challenger Vladimir Kozlov.