Early SummerSlam 2009 Predictions

This is a wrestling predictions site, and the most fun predictions to get right are the ones you made far in advance..  so why not try predicting the card for SummerSlam this year?  It's not THAT far away, but we've got The Bash and Night of the Champions coming up next.

WWE Championship Match, Hell in the Cell
Randy Orton (c) vs HHH

World Heavyweight Championship
CM Punk (c) vs Rey Mysterio

ECW Championship
Christian (c) vs Jack Swagger vs Mark Henry

John Cena vs Matt Hardy

Intercontinental Championship, Last Man Standing
Chris Jericho (c) vs John Morrison

Women's Championship
Melina (c) vs Gail Kim

Unified Tag Team Championship
Big Show (c) & The Brian Kendrick (c) vs Carlito & Primo Colon

The only one I'm somewhat sure about is the HHH/Orton Hell in the Cell match..  the rest, I kinda made up what I'd like to see!  It's all based somewhat in reality, but guesses had to be made on what titles would be defended and who might be feuding with whom considering some current feuds can't last all the way to SummerSlam. 

Like Mysterio/Jericho - I love the feud, but I'm hoping they'll use this feud to push Mysterio for a run feuding with Punk at the top.  Punk is the perfect size champion for Mysterio to feud with.  I don't think Jeff Hardy or Edge will be around at SummerSlam.

And I think Jericho and Morrison would then be another perfect feud that I could see Morrison getting elevated from, the same way I think Mysterio is right now in his feud with Jericho.  The Last Man Standing stipulation I just threw on there for fun - I'm sure there will be at least one other match with something attached, and this seemed like a good candidate for it.  I was tempted to go with a ladder match, but I'd rather that not be used again for a while to keep it fresh.  I think the last Last Man Standing match involved either HHH or Cena, and I think the way Jericho/Morrison would work the match would be pretty different.  But yeah..  that's just a wild idea.

And Cena/Big Show - another feud I can't see lasting to SummerSlam (and I sure hope not).  I would have to think we're not getting another Cena/Big Show match on PPV - and right now, it seems likely his next PPV match would be with The Miz.  While I'd love for that feud to last a long time, I think it would be cut short by the time SummerSlam rolls around.  So I went with Matt Hardy as Cena's feud after that.  Again, just a wild guess, but I'm struggling to think of another possibility unless you bring HBK back and stick either Cena vs HBK or a Cena & HBK tag team match on the card.

John Cena and Big Show both are in the WWE title match this Monday - always possible they shake things up and put the title on Big Show.  But I doubt that will happen - so where could Big Show go next?  Unless Jamie Noble is now The Brian Kendrick's partner, Big Show would be a good choice for TBK.  Give them a run as a team and with the titles and let The Colons get the big win at SummerSlam.

The women's championship match was just out of thin air..  I don't watch Smackdown as often as I'd like so I have to admit I have no idea the direction the women's division is going.  But sounds like a match I'd enjoy!

If anyone else has some predictions for the cards, leave them as comments..  then when SummerSlam is the next PPV coming, I'll come back and comment on who got the most picks right.