DANIEL BRYAN IS MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN RANDY ORTON

Er, according to this:

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WWE PPV PREDICTION GAME: NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS - RESULTS!

Took a while to get these up, but here they are.

WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS (EVENT #5)

PREDICTION RESULTS

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1. (18 PTS) MASA
T2. (16 PTS) Mike1494
T2. (16 PTS) Sly Dogg
4. (13 PTS) Monkey Man
T5. (11 PTS) Canadian Vampire
T5. (11 PTS) Forthy
T7. (10 PTS) Arn Anderson
T7. (10 PTS) SSJ Storm
9. (9 PTS) TH - The Wrestling Blog
T10. (7 PTS) SETUP DISK
T10. (7 PTS) TheTazDevil
12. (3 PTS) Kastrada
T13. (1 PT) Mario
T13. (1 PT) PIZZABODYSLAM

Click here to view the overall standings, and I'll see you for Hell In A Cell in-- wait, it's starting right now! Just kidding, it's in two weeks, which is still sheer insanity.

NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS REVIEW: AMERICAN DRAGON UNITED STATES CHAMPION

"It's not the Night of Nerds!" - Alex Riley, claiming Daniel Bryan doesn't belong at Night of Champions. Hint - it's always Night of Nerds (it's wrestling)!

NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS REVIEW

LIKE: BRYAN DANIELSON, US CHAMPION

DISLIKE: MELINA'S TELL

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Actually, I'm not going to do a Like/Dislike. There's not too much to say (Like: Kofi/Dolph, Punk's promo, Tyson Kidd's terrifying springboard moonsault, etc. - Dislike: Melina essentially telegraphing that she was going to lose by coming out looking pouty and not doing 30,000 poses on the way to the ring (we called this before the match started - Batista does the same thing, looking sad on the way to the ring = I'm about to lose), the Divas match was hilarious, Hart Dynasty getting buried for no apparent reason, etc.).

But the focus of this entire show for me (and hopefully most other people) was the unlikely story of Bryan Danielson. Let's look at a timeline here:

BRYAN DANIELSON TIMELINE

- Makes the leap from ROH to WWE

- Debuts on NXT by losing to Chris Jericho, begins epic feud with the Miz that tugs at IWC heartstrings across the globe.

- Eliminated from NXT. At the time this was thought to be the greatest injustice in wrestling history.

- Helps the Nexus destroy RAW by choking a topless Justin Roberts with his own tie and spitting in John Cena's face, getting him FIRED FOR REAL. The NXT elimination is now put into perspective.

- Works Indy dates while not saying much about his firing. Rumour is that a sponsor or higher-up of some kind complained that the Nexus segment was too violent, and Danielson, being the most violent, was the scapegoat for the WWE.

- Everyone accepts that it's not a work and crawls into bed sobbing (maybe that was just me).

- Returns at SummerSlam in the biggest angle (and biggest rub) of the summer by being the 7th member of Team WWE vs. The Nexus! More Mountain Dew: Code Red is spilled simultaneously around the world than ever before at this very moment.

- Helps John Cena defeat the Nexus, not before rekindling his feud with The Miz.

- Defeats The Miz at Night of Champions to become the new WWE United States Champion.

I don't think anyone could've predicted Danielson's first WWE year going like this. From being ranked first in the NXT polls to being first to be eliminated from NXT to being so violent he was FIRED FOR REAL to going back to the indies to being the 7th member of Team WWE to being United States Champion all in a matter of months. That's a mouthful.

Danielson vs. The Miz itself was an awesome match. There were near falls galore, all of which had the crowd hanging on for dear life - those flash roll-ups can be heart-stopping sometimes. There's too much of this match that I liked to list it all (Danielson recreating his first big dive onto Chris Jericho, for example - or Danielson and Miz doing the Jawbreaker Lariat spot with Danielson crotched on the ropes, then landing on his head, for another example!).

So, to celebrate the United States Championship victory of the "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, here are some awesome photos of the former champions that lead to Daniel Bryan. Enjoy.

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WWE PPV PREDICTION GAME: NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS

Make your picks in the comment section below - anyone can join. If you've played before, the points you earn for this event will be added to your total score. GO.

WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS (EVENT #5)

PICK DEADLINE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2010 - 7:59:59 P.M. (EASTERN TIME)

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There are seven matches scheduled for Sunday. Any match added DURING the Pay-Per-View will not be counted. You have the numbers 1-7 to assign as confidence points to your picks - if your prediction is correct, you earn that number of points. You cannot use the same number twice.

ALSO: One of the matches is the WWE Tag Team Title match between the Hart Dynasty and a to be determined team, so you can earn a bonus point by correctly naming what team they will face.

WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS

FINAL CARD

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP - SIX PACK CHALLENGE

Sheamus (c)

VS.

Randy Orton

VS.

"The Rated R Superstar" Edge

VS.

Chris Jericho

VS.

Representing the Nexus Wade Barrett

VS.

John Cena

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP - NO HOLDS BARRED

Kane (c) VS. The Undertaker

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP

The Miz (c) VS. Daniel Bryan

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP

If Ziggler is DQ'd or counted out, he loses the title

Dolph Ziggler (c) VS. Kofi Kingston

SINGLES MATCH

The Big Show VS. CM Punk

DIVAS AND WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP UNIFICATION LUMBERJILL MATCH

Melina VS. Michelle McCool

WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

The Hart Dynasty (c) VS. TBA (Who will they face?)

PIZZABODYSLAM'S PICKS

7 - Melina

6 - The Miz

5 - Kofi Kingston

4 - CM Punk

3 - Hart Dynasty (TBA = Rhodes/McIntyre)

2 - Undertaker

1 - Randy Orton

You can view the current standings here.