Welcome to Saudi Blood Money XIII from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. This is WWE’s only trip to the country as part of WWE’s 10-year partnership with the kingdom.
This year, as part of the show, we have the finals of the King & Queen of the Ring tournament instead of it being the focus of the show (like last year)
Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton in a singles match in the finals of the King of the Ring Tournament.
PREDICTION: Cody Rhodes
Jacob Fatu (C) vs Solo Sikoa in a singles match for the United States Championship
PREDICTION: Jacob Fatu to retain
Sami Zayn vs Karrion Kross in a singles match
PREDICTION: Karrion Kross
Rhea Ripley vs Raquel Rodriguez in a Street Fight
PREDICTION: Rhea Ripley
Asuka vs Jade Cargill in a singles match in the finals of the Queen of the Ring Tournament.
PREDICTION: Jade Cargill
John Cena (C) vs CM Punk in a singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship
This year, there is a 2nd show on the same day. WWE recently acquired Lucha Libre AAA and is putting on their first collaborative show featuring WWE talent going against AAA talent.
The show will be live on YouTube for free from 8pm UK/Ireland time.
My predictions for that show are:
Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Angel and Berto) vs El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Pagano and Psycho Clown in a 6-man tag team match
PREDICTION: Legado del Fantasma to win.
El Hijo del Vikingo (C) vs Chad Gable in a singles match for the AAA Mega Championship
PREDICTION: Vikingo to win and retain.
Ethan Page (C) vs Je’Von Evans vs Laredo Kid vs Rey Fénix in a Fatal Four-way match for the NXT North American Championship
PREDICTION: Ethan Page to retain.
Stephanie Vaquer & Lola Vice vs Chik Tormenta & Dalys in a Tag team match
PREDICTION: Stephanie Vaquer & Lola Vice to win.
LWO (Dragon Lee & Cruz Del Toro) & Lince Dorado vs Octagón Jr., Aero Star & Mr. Iguana in a 6-man tag team match
PREDICTION: Octagón Jr., Aero Star & Mr. Iguana to win.
And now the main show, Money in the Bank.
Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso vs John Cena & Logan Paul in a tag team match
PREDICTION: This was made after the recent Saturday Night’s Main Event show, and there has been very little build to this. A classic Face vs Heel match. I predict that the heels (Cena/Paul) are going to win. This may set up Cody Rhodes vs John Cena at SummerSlam.
Lyra Valkyria (C) vs Becky Lynch in a Last Chance match for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship.
If Lyra wins, Becky can no longer challenge for the title as long as Lyra remains champion. If Becky wins, Lyra will be forced to raise her hand and acknowledge Becky as the better woman.
PREDICTION: This has been a great feud that has brought personal anguish into this. The last few weeks have shown that former NXT women are great on the microphone and can actually cut a promo and hold their ground. Lyra to win and retain.
Alexa Bliss vs Roxanne Perez vs Rhea Ripley vs Giulia vs Naomi vs Stephanie Vaquer in a ladder match for the Women’s Money in the Bank.
PREDICTION: This is a tough one to call. Roxanne, Giulia and Stephanie are only on the main roster a few weeks (officially) and either one of them are a sure fire shot. I will predict that Stephanie wins and becomes Ms. Money in the Bank.
Solo Sikoa vs LA Knight vs Penta vs Seth Rollins vs Andrade vs El Grande Americano in a ladder match for the Men’s Money in the Bank
PREDICTION: You can rule out the likes of Seth, Andrade, Americano and possibly LA Knight. 2 of them (Americano and Andrade) don’t need to be anywhere near the world title, and Seth could be finding another way to the title. LA Knight and Solo are a dark horse, which is why I am choosing Solo. Solo to win and become Mr. Money in the Bank.
It’s the first PLE since WrestleMania weekend for the NXT guys and gals. A massive stacked card including a title match for a non-WWE title.
Hank Walker, Tank Ledger & Josh Briggs vs The Culling (Brooks Jensen, Niko Vance & Shawn Spears) in a 6-man tag team match.
PREDICTION: Hank & Tank have been fantastic since winning the NXT Tag Team Titles, so they would be enjoyable, but having Josh Briggs come into this after losing his tag team partner in Inamura (as he has gone back to Japan) is a difficult position for him. Outside of Shawn Spears, The Culling is nothing more than a geek group designed to take pins. Hank, Tank & Josh to win. HONK HONK!.
Sol Ruca (C) vs Kelani Jordan in a singles match for the NXT Women’s North American Championship
PREDICTION: Kelani is back in the title picture as she won against Sol’s tag partner, Zaria on NXT TV this week. Kelani was the inaugural champion of this title at this very event last year. I don’t think she becomes a 2-time champion. Sol Ruca to win and retain.
Tony D’Angelo vs Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo in a singles match.
PREDICTION: The story leading up to this has been amazing. This is going to be a great fight and I hope we see Adrianna and Luca pop up in this match too. Tony to win.
Joe Hendry (C) vs Trick Williams in a singles match for the TNA World Championship.
PREDICTION: This is the first time a TNA title is being defended on a WWE Premium Live Event. As much as I really would like to see Trick taking the title off him, you know that TNA management wouldn’t allow that. It’ll be a great match overall, but Joe is retaining.
Stephanie Vaquer (C) vs Jordynne Grace in a singles match for the NXT Women’s Championship
PREDICTION: This is a tough one for me. Stephanie is already ready for the main roster and given that Giulia has already been signed to SmackDown this week, I don’t think Stephanie is too far behind. Maybe she will stay until after SummerSlam and then get called up. One could argue that Jordynne is already ready for the main roster, but I believe she wants to stay in NXT for a bit. Stephanie to win and retain, but I won’t be surprised if the title changes hands.
Oba Femi (C) vs Myles Borne in a singles match for the NXT Championship
PREDICTION: I want to root for Myles, but it’s against Oba, and he is going to chop him down. I cannot see a way for Myles to win this, unless there are shenanigans from the rest of the NQCC (which is highly likely). Oba to win and retain.
And those are my predictions. Enjoy the show on Sunday.
It’s the first PLE after WrestleMania and we are on the way to Money in the Bank show (Literally the next show)
There are 5 matches on the card, with 4 of them being title matches.
Dominik Mysterio (C) vs Penta in a singles match for the Intercontinental Championship
PREDICTION: While I like Penta, I can’t see them taking the title off Dominik after just a couple of weeks after WrestleMania. Dominik to retain.
Jacob Fatu (C) vs LA Knight vs Damian Priest vs Drew McIntyre in a Fatal Four-way for the United States Championship.
PREDICTION: Pretty much like the IC match, they are not going to take the title off Jacob just yet, but this should be a good match to watch and could be a match of the night contender. Jacob to retain
Pat McAfee vs Gunther in a singles match
PREDICTION: Gunther is going to _hurt_ Pat badly in this match. There might be a chop or two, but it would be enjoyable. Gunther to win.
Lyra Valkyria (C) vs Becky Lynch in a singles match for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship.
PREDICTION: This is going to be a personal fight between these two. Bird girl to retain.
John Cena (C) vs Randy Orton in a singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship.
PREDICTION: This will be their 23rd 1v1 match they John and Randy has had since 2002. And this is the 10th championship match. Their last championship match was at the 2014 Royal Rumble, where Randy defended his WWE Championship from John. This should be another classic, but it will be slow as both guys are getting on in years. John Cena to win and retain.
For the first time since Survivor Series, the predictions are back for WrestleMania 41 weekend.
Here are my predictions for NXT Stand & Deliver 2025
The Meta Girls (Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson) vs Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade vs Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne & Fallon Henley) vs Tatum Paxley & Gigi Dolin in a No. 1 Contender Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match.
PREDICTION: Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade
Sol Ruca vs Zaria vs Kelani Jordan vs Lola Vice vs Izzi Dame vs Thea Hail in a 6-woman ladder match for the vacant NXT Women’s North American Championship
PREDICTION: Sol Ruca.
The D’Angelo Family (Tony D’Angelo, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo and Luca Crusifino) vs DarkState (Saquon Shugars, Dion Lennox, Shiloh Hill and Cutler James) in a 6-man tag team match
PREDICTION: DarkState (Saquon Shugars, Dion Lennox, Shiloh Hill and Cutler James)
Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) [C] vs Hank & Tank (Hank Walker & Tank Ledger) in a tag team match for the NXT Tag Team Championship
PREDICTION: Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) to retain.
Ricky Saints [C] vs Ethan Page for the NXT North American Championship
PREDICTION: Ricky Saints to retain
Stephanie Vaquer [C] vs Giulia vs Jordynne Grace vs Jaida Parker in a Fatal 4-Way for the NXT Women’s Championship
PREDICTION: Stephanie Vaquer to retain.
Oba Femi [C] vs Trick Williams vs Je’Von Evans in a Triple Threat for the NXT Championship
PREDICTION: Trick Williams to win and become champion.
