Create Your Own Theme PPV

[Sean Valjean]

Cyber Sunday, Night of Champions, One Night Stand/Extreme Rules/Night of Extreme all have one thing in common: a unique theme. All extreme rules, all titles defended, etc.

If you could make a ppv around a certain theme, what would it be? Present your idea for a themed ppv, name it, and give a description of how it would work. Here's mine:

WWE Future Endeavors

The first-ever ppv where each match as one stipulation: the loser gets fired or has to leave his/her brand. I've noticed the WWE likes to release herds of superstars at once, so why not do it like this? May as well make some money off of it.

They just need to take whoever they want to fire, get them in storylines that'll lead to a match at the event, and have them lose. They could even take guys they want to keep, like Edge, Cena, etc. and have them get "fired" for dramatic storyline purposes. They can still have different match types (ladder, street fight, etc) but the loser is always released.

This will also be the only night where Vince McMahon is the ring annoucer. After every match, he'll say something like "And the winner is...CM Punk! Dolph Ziggler! YOOOOUUUU'RREE FIIIIIIIIIIIRREEEED!!"

Now show me something

 

[LayneStaleyLives]

WWE Future Endeavors

The first-ever ppv where each match as one stipulation: the loser gets fired or has to leave his/her brand. I've noticed the WWE likes to release herds of superstars at once, so why not do it like this? May as well make some money off of it.

Hahahaha I love your idea. Im sure Vince wouldn't be opposed to it.
Speaking of such things, a PPV made up of Kiss My Ass matches?? It seems like WWE would pull of something that ridiculous but it would get too old too fast.

Anyways, I would love to see a wrestling event that was taken completely away from a traditional wrestling setting like arena/crowd/ring. Kind of like what WCW did with their Hog Wild PPV... I dont know what they would do with it, but I find it can be a bit refreshing from what we normally see.

 

[JBowling]

I would like to see a PPV where Vince showcases the talent of the younger guys that are coming in. MOre matches featuring guys like Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, Ricky Ortiz. The mid carders and show openers. One PPV where no world titles are defended and no current or former world champions are even wrestling. Just my opinion

 

[theBusiness]

I really really want to see another big tournament for the title hosted at a ppv like survivor series 98.

of course, we would get some kind of storyline about someone getting stripped of the title or something.

 

[daz2j]

THE FUTURE VS THE PRESENT

i would like to see a ppv with the lesser used talents ie jamie noble, dolph ziggler, evan bourne, charlie haas, dh smith in action against some of the new talent in fcw so we get to see the future of the company. every match could have the stipulation if you beat the present superstar you getdrafted to ecw.
that way ecw will get a bigger roster and we get to see the talent develop

 

[TakeAdooKie]

I've always enjoyed shows that were outside of an arena setting, hell, even if Wrestlemania XXIV had no good matches I would have still been awed by it with the outdoor setting. I wonder why that is?

@topic: If I could make a themed pay-per-view I think I would go with something that's already been done before but has since been discontinued, and that is the Tournament concept. 93 and 94's King of the Ring PPV's were the coolest thing I had ever seen at the time other then WM IV. I love the idea that a wrestler has to push himself past three men in one night. Not having a match a week until it's done (which I have seen).

 

[d_henderson1810]

My idea for a WWE PPV would be called "Lethal Lottery". It works similar to "Cyber Sunday", except that everyone's opponents are determined by random draw. So, like how they brag that the number superstars draw at "random" for the Royal Rumble, they would draw out a name of a superstar (or superstars, if a tag-team) and they would be booked to fight them that night.

The beauty of this is that ANY SUPERSTAR could get the opportunity of a lifetime- a shot at the WWE or World Title. So, someone who you normally wouldn't see compete for the title, could get a shot (I know that some low-carders you wouldn't want to see in a main-event, but it could be used for Shelton Benjamin , or someone WWE are trying to push (maybe Cody Rhodes), and see if they sink or swim in a main-event.

It would also make the tag-team matches interesting, as superstars could be random partners. So they could even book it that a superstar and his current enemy are drawn together to go for the Tag-Team Titles. It would create a raft of opportunities.

I remember they did a main-event "Lethal Lottery" on WCW Nitro one night, when Flair was champion, and Rey Mysterio won the lottery, so Rey got a rare title shot against Ric Flair, and it was a pretty good match, so there is potential there.

Also, because it is random, you can also have people pitted against others from different brands, such as a Smackdown superstar fighting the Raw Champion, and vice versa. So it could also be a way to "move" someone over, by having them win the other brands' title belt. What do you think?

 

[Hacksaw Highway]

I like the Lotteyr idea. You could have a guy like Bourne go one on one with Trips for the belt, that;d be pretty awesome.

 

[CKguy217]

Ok, this isn't a PPV theme idea, but I have an interesting idea for a match...well at least I think it's interesting...
Instead of trying to pin your opponent, how about the stipulation is that you beat your opponent so senseless that you try to get them to pin you. The way to win the match is to get pinned, because I think it would be more of a challenge to try to get a guy to pin you. Does this make any sense? lol.

 

[Australian Punk]

If i could create a PPV i would call it Battle Of The Brands

Every match would be a Tri-Branded triple threat or triple threat tag team match where the fans pick the stipulation for the match.E.g steel cage, falls count anywhere etc

So its sort of like the 2006 cyber sunday main event but match stipulations are chosen not titles to be put on the line.

 

[Joup7]

How about a Valentine's Day PPV where the winner of each PPV gets to go on a date with a Diva. Sucks whoever goes to the Karaoke Bar with Jillian Hall or a date with Awesome Kong.

 

[aRush]

I think a good one would be what I'm calling the New Blood Cup, or just New Blood

The concept would be a one night tournament, similar to the old King of the Ring where all the "rookies" or latest 8 guys to debut would compete with the winner getting the title of New Blood Champion. It would be a good way to single out a new guy who is ready for a big push, or if you wanted to build a long-term rivalry situation you could have a double pin or double-count out resulting in Co-Champs of the tournament for that year.

 

[Phoenix]

I really like the "Lethal Lottery" concept, well done for original thinking there!

Right, theme based PPV that's not been done before hmmm. So far I got a concept similiar to a three stages of hell match meets Cyber Sunday.

What happens is a match goes on for as long as it likes, but every 5 minutes, a stipulation changes. They vary each match. So for example:

Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk

First 5 mins
Standard one - on one
Second 5 mins
Falls count anywhere (DQ still on)
Third 5 mins
Submission win only
Fourth 5 mins
Steal your opponent's finisher to win
(and so on)

So you have your opponents trying to win but they might "forget" a stipulation like Punk tries to pin Jericho in the Submission period. It would be confusing, but when the stipulations changes, excitement builds.

Obviously there won't be moments like, it's a ladder match suddenly, or a leather strap match, realistic changes that can occur within seconds

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I'd like to see a WCW tribute show, it'd be shit in tribute to the final few year's of the promotion. Basically it'd be Vince just taking the piss out of WCW for his own amusement, and mine.

I'd have a Hogan vs. Flair match as the headline attraction. Both were old in 1995, but I doubt the quality of the matches would have suffered much in the 14 plus year's since.

I'd have David Arquette appear on the show. Instant heat. The guy is seriously underappreciated in wrestling circles.

I'd have the obligatory Rey Mysertio match where he tries and fails to be as fast and as agile as he one was. I'd put him with Jericho. ''Match of the year'' would be the screams.

I'd have Steve Austin show his face, even though people only care about the Stone Cold version.

No need for a reformation of the n.W.o. on the card, most are probably under contract with TNA. I'd have an L.W.O. battle royal. Chavo would win it, for his uncle Eddie.

I'd also have a memorial video for all the wrestlers that have died. The Wall would feature prominently.

 

[Uncle Sam]

What's the easiest way to get cheap heat? Foreigners coming out and claiming their country is better than America, of course. If there's one thing that wrestling has shown, it's that Americans love to be racist in a public setting. It's with this in mind that I came up with this idea. A pay-per-view called Whites Only. It's not really much of a step further from the Un-Americans gimmick, or Muslims attacking a ****** at WrestleMania.

Of course, black people would be allowed on the card. They'd face off against their white counterparts through the night, Invasion angle style. The night would culminate with a Traditional Survivor Series match. A black stable - lead by Mark Henry and comprised of Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston, R-Truth and that one who apparently boxes, known collectively as Time 2 Push Black - would face a white stable - lead by Steve Austin and comprised of Kurt Angle, The Big Show, Kane and Snitsky, known as The Mighty Whites - for which race was better. The white stable would be managed by Michael Hayes and the black stable would be managed by, um, George Washington Carver.

As for the meat of the card, Londrick would battle Cryme Tyme, Booker T would face off against Jeff Jarrett (after Jarrett tells Booker he was only ever WCW champion because he was black), Bobby Lashley would fight Brock Lesnar and The Rock would cut a promo about how he's indecisive about which race to back and there'd be a segment on how Ron Simmons was the first black world champion, with the counter-argument that he was shit.

Tell me you wouldn't pay to see that.

TNA could do a small scale version of this. Booker T starts a feud with Kurt after he recalls his comment about "the black people" years ago. Lethal Consequences could face off against Beer Money after they run a storyline that James Storm gets drunk after a house show and makes racist comments, scripted shoot style. Homicide could do something; he looks a bit dark. You could have random white wrestlers fighting for the equality side, too, if you didn't have enough black wrestlers... which I don't think TNA do. I'm sure Bobby Lashley would do a one off for the right price, as would Ron Simmons. Have Cryme Tyme been released yet? Stevie Ray could make his inevitable return to a TNA ring, facing Sting for the TNA world heayweight title - it's how TNA rolls. Sting says it's not about respect, it's not about the title, it's that he just plain dislikes black people. Instant ratings.

Edit: Many apologies, I think Race Wars would be a much better name. The tag line would be "This time... it's racial".

 

[Tastycles]

To be honest most of these ideas have been dog shit. Nobody wants to see Ortiz headline a PPV or a Cena vs "you're fired" match. The point of PPVs is that people actually watch them. The Lethal Lottery and WCW ideas were quite good, and the racist one is good, but you left no room for the latinos.

I'd probably make a "legends night" or something like that. I'd have all of the big names come back for a one-off match with a current superstar and do it instead of Judgement Day or No Mercy, which have nothing going for them at the moment really.

The matches would be terrible, but people would pay good money to see all of the old favourites again. Who wouldn't want to watch Ultimate Warrior beat Edge in about 4 seconds?

 

[RazorsEdge666]

The battle of the brands would be good as well as the lethal lottery. I would just have wwe bring back the king of the ring. i mean tna should just swoop in and steal that ppv since wwe basically threw it away. but if i could create my own, WWE GOES TO HELL!!! all hell in a cell matches. how sick would that be. and yes ecw will get the EXTREME HELL IN A CELL!!! just add a few kendo sticks and aluminum foil trash can lids and we got some extreme wholesome family fun!!!

 

[Uncle Sam]

and the racist one is good, but you left no room for the latinos.

Nor did I for the Japanese. Once again taking a hint from the Invasion - though I should probably try and avoid that, lest we bring up something truly ugly - you could bring in the other minorities to help the black side, like ECW did for WCW. Thing is, who'd you really have? Rey Mysterio is the only one of note that I can think of, unless The Rock made his mind up.

 

[Tastycles]

Nor did I for the Japanese. Once again taking a hint from the Invasion - though I should probably try and avoid that, lest we bring up something truly ugly - you could bring in the other minorities to help the black side, like ECW did for WCW. Thing is, who'd you really have? Rey Mysterio is the only one of note that I can think of, unless The Rock made his mind up.

Well, the Japanese would be the ones to make the first move on the whites and begin the whole thing, as that's what they do. Ben Affleck told me. Then they'd probably side with the black people.

Mysterio, LAX, Chavo and Essa Rios with Vickie Guerrero as manager could be the unknown quantities. Kind of like when the Rock came back and had to choose a side.

There's so much potential in it. Hold the PPV in LA, and the last match can be a riot match, where all 4 sides just turn on each other and the last man standing gets to claim race supremacy.

The dominant race would then pillage, lynch and dissembowel all of the others. I'd call this PPV "Eugenics".

 

[Phoenix]

The battle of the brands would be good as well as the lethal lottery. I would just have wwe bring back the king of the ring. i mean tna should just swoop in and steal that ppv since wwe basically threw it away. but if i could create my own, WWE GOES TO HELL!!! all hell in a cell matches. how sick would that be. and yes ecw will get the EXTREME HELL IN A CELL!!! just add a few kendo sticks and aluminum foil trash can lids and we got some extreme wholesome family fun!!!

As much as I like that idea, I think having the sam gimmick matches all in one night would make want to not watch the PPV. Just need to use NWO and the two Elimination Chamber matches in one night. It works sometimes and fails in other areas, purely because one will be weaker than the other.

 

[N'ron]

The lethal lottery is probably the best idea ive heard. To lead up to it i'd do something like qualification matches to be able to get a pick. And World Championships would definately be on the line. A good time for a ppv like this would be around November

The Battle of the Brands sounds awesome as well. I'd probably place that paperview sometime around summerslam because it would not be good for it to coexist near the draft

 

[TwistofRKO]

The lethal lottery is a GREAT idea. To add on to what everyone else said, it'd simply be a great way to start rivalries. Matches with no momentum would turn into your ppv line-up and hopefully you'd see some fresh matches.

Should replace Cyber Sunday.

 

[RazorsEdge666]

What about a tournament theme?? have 6 quialifying matches throughout the ppv, some could be triple threats for the intercontinental or US titles, tag team matches where the person getting the pin move on, and some one on one matches. take all the winners of those matches, and put them in one ladder match, similar to the Money in the Bank. and have one of the two main champs defend their title against the 6 other winners, in some sort of TLC or Hell in a Cell Match.

 

[2012isbs]

I like all of them. Here's my idea have the have a set of matches before or during the HOF inductions and have the winners get into the hall of fame some of the wrestling would be bad, but imagine you could see two hated enemies like SCSA and thew ROck go at it to see who gets inducted in the HOF instead of just anouncing it. Just give some of teh legends one more chance to wrestle a match. So they don't ruin good air time later on, when they're really old.

 

[eXtremely-Priceless2K9]

my PPV would be called
Prestige
It is where ALL titles are defended BUT the world titles
So you would get guys like Jamie Noble on PPV
Just an idea oh heres another

DAVID VS... DAVID???
It's Cruiserwieght's only tonight!
This could mean some great spots the whole night, Jeff Could Jump off the rafters then proceed to kick the crap out of someone
ALSO the build up would be funny as F**K you could have Khali Desprate to lose wieght Or how funny would this be?