10 WWE No Mercy 2016 Predictions
9. Curt Hawkins Gets Squashy
After weeks and weeks of recycled Chuck Norris facts, Ace Ventura impersonations, and Main Event dark matches, Curt Hawkins’ is finally taking his act to SmackDown’s biggest stage. He’s been back on WWE’s payroll for a few months, but this Sunday marks Hawkins’ official return to televised competition and a chance to reestablish himself to an audience that hasn’t seen him in years.
There’s one problem, though: Hawkins doesn’t have an opponent yet.
His appearance is being marketed as “Curt Hawkins returns,” and while we know he’s going to wrestle, there’s no indication who it’s going to be against. With most of SmackDown’s roster occupied in other matches, it’s highly unlikely they’re going to give Hawkins a competitive clash, and WWE are probably going to want to give him a win on his re-debut.
Knowing this, it looks incredibly likely that they’ll set him up against one of those pesky “local talents.” Perhaps James Ellsworth, the chinless wonder himself, will step back inside a WWE ring and take a quick loss, or maybe it’ll be someone we’ve never heard of. Either way, the most likely outcome is that WWE give Hawkins a jobber to squash, and set his career revival off to a winning start.