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Going on 10 years with WrestleZone
We're still a good 9 months away from Wrestlemania 28, and we still have Money in the Bank, Summer Slam, Survivor Series, and of course the Royal Rumble ahead before we get to the Granddaddy. But in years past, some of the greatest Wrestlemania moments and matches were based on feuds or storylines booked 9+ months in advance. I have a totally new, off the wall idea, and I'd love some feedback on it.
For starters, the John Cena vs The Rock match-up does not need the WWE Title. Cena / Rock is going to draw HUGE numbers without it being a championship match. In fact, I'll argue that involving the most important championship in the WWE in this match will actually DETRACT from this match for two reasons. 1) it further diminishes the value of the title by allowing a man who hasn't wrestled in 7+ years to get a shot at a belt many have struggled for year to earn a taste of, and 2) it kills the drama of the match, since nobody would expect The Rock to win the WWE Title at Wrestlemania if he isn't a full time wrestler. Good money would bet that the Rock / Cena match is a vehicle for an Attitude Era great to put over and give a rub to the supposed current top guy.
Second, there is the obligatory streak match involving The Undertaker. I've said in the past that I'd love to see the Royal Rumble winner decline a shot at the WWE or WHC Title in favor of a chance to take down 'Taker's streak, but this is a new idea. 'Taker's match will draw huge regardless, and if booked properly with a young star, could create a touch of intregue. Still, does anybody expect 'Taker to lose?
So your two sure-fire draw matches really have their outcomes already determined. We assume Cena goes over Rock and we assume 'Taker keeps the streak in tact. So we need 2 top-drawing title matches to create that mystery. So that means we need 4 guys, right?
Maybe we only need 3.
Set the ground work in a few weeks by having one of the young, up-and-coming heels win the Money in the Bank match. It could be Raw OR Smackdown, doesn't matter. S(h)eamus. Cody Rhodes. Ziggler. Truth. del Rio. Miz would be PERFECT.
Heels work better with MITB. It's annoying seeing some brash, cocky sumbitch carry a breifcase around like the world cannot touch them. Only in this case, that brash heel keeps the breifcase under wraps...until January...
...and the MITB winner also wins the Royal Rumble.
Imagine the fervor that would cause. One man now holds two chances - MITB and the Royal Rumble. The night after the Rumble, that man comes out and reveals his "master plan..." He subsequently cashes in MITB for a shot at Wrestlemania against the World Heavyweight Champion and the Rumble win for a shot at the WWE Champion. He swears that after Wrestlemania, he will become the new Undisputed Unified WWE Worlds Heavyweight Champion, and will do it all at Wrestlemania.
You could go a few ways. The final match of 'Mania could well be Champion vs Champion. Perhaps they unify the belts, perhaps they do not. But with Cena / Rock, Taker / Streak, and one man's quest to unify the two major titles, that alone does 1 million buys. Add in Shaq vs Big Show and some solid mid-card work and it's game on...
Is this idea feasible, and would you be as interested in it as I would?
For starters, the John Cena vs The Rock match-up does not need the WWE Title. Cena / Rock is going to draw HUGE numbers without it being a championship match. In fact, I'll argue that involving the most important championship in the WWE in this match will actually DETRACT from this match for two reasons. 1) it further diminishes the value of the title by allowing a man who hasn't wrestled in 7+ years to get a shot at a belt many have struggled for year to earn a taste of, and 2) it kills the drama of the match, since nobody would expect The Rock to win the WWE Title at Wrestlemania if he isn't a full time wrestler. Good money would bet that the Rock / Cena match is a vehicle for an Attitude Era great to put over and give a rub to the supposed current top guy.
Second, there is the obligatory streak match involving The Undertaker. I've said in the past that I'd love to see the Royal Rumble winner decline a shot at the WWE or WHC Title in favor of a chance to take down 'Taker's streak, but this is a new idea. 'Taker's match will draw huge regardless, and if booked properly with a young star, could create a touch of intregue. Still, does anybody expect 'Taker to lose?
So your two sure-fire draw matches really have their outcomes already determined. We assume Cena goes over Rock and we assume 'Taker keeps the streak in tact. So we need 2 top-drawing title matches to create that mystery. So that means we need 4 guys, right?
Maybe we only need 3.
Set the ground work in a few weeks by having one of the young, up-and-coming heels win the Money in the Bank match. It could be Raw OR Smackdown, doesn't matter. S(h)eamus. Cody Rhodes. Ziggler. Truth. del Rio. Miz would be PERFECT.
Heels work better with MITB. It's annoying seeing some brash, cocky sumbitch carry a breifcase around like the world cannot touch them. Only in this case, that brash heel keeps the breifcase under wraps...until January...
...and the MITB winner also wins the Royal Rumble.
Imagine the fervor that would cause. One man now holds two chances - MITB and the Royal Rumble. The night after the Rumble, that man comes out and reveals his "master plan..." He subsequently cashes in MITB for a shot at Wrestlemania against the World Heavyweight Champion and the Rumble win for a shot at the WWE Champion. He swears that after Wrestlemania, he will become the new Undisputed Unified WWE Worlds Heavyweight Champion, and will do it all at Wrestlemania.
You could go a few ways. The final match of 'Mania could well be Champion vs Champion. Perhaps they unify the belts, perhaps they do not. But with Cena / Rock, Taker / Streak, and one man's quest to unify the two major titles, that alone does 1 million buys. Add in Shaq vs Big Show and some solid mid-card work and it's game on...
Is this idea feasible, and would you be as interested in it as I would?