Miz vs John Morrison - WWE Championship - Falls Count Anywhere Match.....Next Week???

[#hamler]

I can't wait for this to happen. Most of us can garentee Morrison isn't winning the WWE Championship. But there is no doubt John Morrison will give a good showing. It will be somewhat like Morrison vs. Punk or Morrison vs. Hardy a couple years ago on Smackdown. He'll show off a bit, but gets stopped in his tracks a makes some mistake, thus, losing. I could also see The Miz going all out using Alex Riley or even Cole once again, but I'm hoping we see a good match with no outside interferance. But we probably won't get that.

I think this is on RAW so more people will be able to see what Morrison can really do. If Morrison puts on a good showing, this will launch him directly into the main event and he might even stay there this time. He'll be put into the Elimination Chamber in Febuary, lose, put on some more great showings, and we could possibly see more John Morrison main eventing in the very very near future. He deserves this. He proved himself with former 2-time WWE Champion Sheamus. He's proved he's over with the crowd and can really make someone look good. I'll be calling for Morrison the entire match, but there's no shame in losing. Can't wait.

 

[The Calgary Kid]

Substitute two of Orton, HHH, Undertaker and Cena for Miz and Morrison and we wouldn't be having this conversation. Think about it from a business perspective: the two guys fighting for the title are not "established" main event draws whom people would shell out money for based on name alone. They want them to showcase themselves, give us a cliff-hanger and build the feud until the Rumble, at which point the average fan would have more of a vested interest in the story and the match. Given that the Rumble's primary draw is the Rumble match itself, it's an ideal PPV for these lesser name guys to main event if the storyline doesn't sell itself. The timing really couldn't be better for all parties concerned. That said, Miz and Morrison are going to have a title match at the PPV, one way or another. My guess is that Miz retains via shady circumstances and the GM orders the rematch. In the meantime, the match that they would have put on prior to the ruined finish (probably with Morrison seemingly about to win) will have been good enough to make the PPV match seem worth watching and (hopefully) worth the buy for casual fans who were on the fence.

People have mentioned Riley and King having some involvement, and it certainly is possible; however, Riley has been written as being incompetent enough lately that while he is likely to interfere, I don't see him being the ultimate reason for costing Morrison the match, unless Morrison does something like retaliate against attempted interference resulting in Miz taking advantage of his divided attention. Riley is not going to cost Miz the match and turn face or feud with the guy who was just WWE Champion. Remember that he was just arrested and is lucky to have his job. Any kind of build or storyline beyond being an incompetent lackey is simply not going to happen right now. I could, however, see Miz "fire" him, leading to some time off of TV. In Lawler's case, I'm guessing he takes the week off to "recover from injuries" and we have Matthews on commentary.

Consider this: we now have a newly revitalized Nexus, who ended this week's show by revealing their new leader. What has Nexus done practically every week and at every PPV (to the point where it's novel when it doesn't happen)? They "send a message" or "prove their dominance" or "make an impact" or whatever by interfering in matches and randomly beating down people they aren't even feuding with. I highly doubt that Monday's show will feature mic time from Punk and that's it for Nexus. They are going to want to do something big, and interfering in this match is a strong possibility.

If such a scenario played out and Morrison got the worst of it (likely because he's Cena's "friend" or even just the face wrestler), Miz could make the pin with a dissatisfied GM ordering a Rumble rematch. Consider also that Miz has yet to cleanly win a match since becoming champion and a lot has been made of how "he only won the title because of seven other guys". It would be interesting to see if they went with that and made it so Miz had to truly prove himself at the Rumble as the ultimate test. A steel cage stip might come into play at that point to avoid interference, though there is probably still bound to be something iffy. If it becomes a triple threat or fatal four way, I will likely tear my hair out and scream, however.

In the grand scheme of things, I see Miz retaining against Morrison on Monday and at the Rumble, but not leaving the Elimination Chamber with the title. In the meantime, they continue to have a rocky relationship on TV and in the EC match, Morrison eliminates Miz, but doesn't win the title either. This sets up a continued feud leading to a match between the two at 'Mania, an ideal vehicle for two "stars of tomorrow" to cement their names on the card at the Show of Shows.

 

[TheDogfather]

Morrison doesn't win this match.

They love Miz as a heel champ. All the publicity etc etc.

He won't lose the title on RAW When he loses the title he'll lose it on a sunday night.

I don't understand why people think Morrison is even OUT of mid card talent lol. he's actually still in mid card even though he has a title shot.

I think its smart money guessing he'd go after Bryan but Idk how that will interact with Kidd going after him.

IMO they can definitely do better writing for JoMo he's explosive he could be M.E.

 

[Long Island Iced WXYZ]

4: Orton gets a title shot at rumble, Morrison complains, GM makes a Triple Threat.

I think they'll change it to a triple threat.

I really don't want that to happen though. I'm tired or seeing the same guys in the main event.

A Miz/Morrison match at the Rumble would be great. It's not a "hot" main event, but it doesn't have to be at the Royal Rumble. The RR match is what everyone pays to see.

I think this is on RAW so more people will be able to see what Morrison can really do. If Morrison puts on a good showing, this will launch him directly into the main event and he might even stay there this time.

He would have to be Bret Hart in that match to propel himself to the main event scene.

A maineventer needs to be good on the mic, and Morrison isn't.

Everytime he talks his voice sounds so bad, what the hell? It's like it's breaking or something and he's nervous.

 

[nickmani30]

I can't see Morrison winning or Miz winning clean. I say Riley or Cole interferes for a Miz win and they rematch at RR possibly in a cage or something to keep Riley, Cole, and Lawler out.

 

[#1HEEL]

Miz will retain somehow, at best, its a double pinfall.

I predict Sheamus costs Morrison the match leading into the rumble. I also predict that Lawler gets a title shot at the Rumble. Morrison's rematch doesn't occur til the Chamber.

Orton's out of the title picture, he'll be in the chamber, but Punk/Nexus will screw him over.

Miz will face Cena at WM.

Morrison will turn heel after the roster trade.

 

[#hamler]

He would have to be Bret Hart in that match to propel himself to the main event scene.

Eh, not really.

A maineventer needs to be good on the mic, and Morrison isn't.

Um, you ever heard of this no body named Brock Lesnar? Batista? Bobby Lashley? What about Bret Hart? All shit on the mic but were hugely over in the ring because of their in ring ability. Like Morrison, they were above average in the ring. Mic skills aren't always a necessity and can always be inproved up on. Morrison has shown signs of improving, of course he can be launched into the main event if he puts on a good showing this Monday.

Everytime he talks his voice sounds so bad, what the hell? It's like it's breaking or something and he's nervous.

Like the guys I've mentioned, his mic skills will be improved on as he progresses. He has shown signs of improving and also look at heel Morrison. Great on the mic. The only attribute needed improved upon is confidence.

 

[The Eighties]

I'm really looking forward to this match, many of the theories in here seem plausible, especially with Miz' feud with Lawler running concurrently. That's the real hook, the air of uncertainty over what will happen! I just hope they go on last and are given 15 minutes at least to show what they can do.

 

[Long Island Iced WXYZ]

Um, you ever heard of this no body named Brock Lesnar? Batista? Bobby Lashley? What about Bret Hart? All shit on the mic but were hugely over in the ring because of their in ring ability. Like Morrison, they were above average in the ring. Mic skills aren't always a necessity and can always be inproved up on. Morrison has shown signs of improving, of course he can be launched into the main event if he puts on a good showing this Monday.

Like the guys I've mentioned, his mic skills will be improved on as he progresses. He has shown signs of improving and also look at heel Morrison. Great on the mic. The only attribute needed improved upon is confidence.

Brock Lesnar had Paul Heyman, and as for Batista. I was a fan of his cocky, babyface character. You know with the smirk. I didn't think he was that bad at all.

As for Bobby Lashley, I don't think he was as bad as Morrison.

As for Bret Hart, he's far more talented than Morrison, so I don't see the comparison there.

Morrison doesn't give me enough to see him as Championship material.

I do agree that heel Morrison is far better than face Morrison but RAW has like a million heels right now. Doesn't need anymore.

 

[viper687]

As much as I would love to see JoMo be the WWE Champion, I don't see it happening on RAW. If this match did happen at Royal Rumble, I would say that Morrison would have much more of chance of being crowned Champion.
The Miz hasn't held the title for very long yet, and he is doing very well with it. It wouldn't really make that much sense for him to drop the title this early. Vince and the rest of the higher ups in the company are very high on The Mix right now. I could almost see them letting Miz carry the title into Wrestlemania. Why not give Miz the chance to prove himself by being in one of the main events at 'Mania?

 

[pruby999]

A falls count anywhere match means that anything and everything is legal. I wouldn't be surprised to see Alex Riley get involved with the briefcase not long into the match, allowing the Miz to pick up a quick win. The GM sends an email saying that he is not pleased with the outcome and schedules a re-match at Royal Rumble.

That is exactly what will happen except JoMo dodges the shot, climbs the Titantron thing, and give Riley And Miz the Starship Pain, I see JoMo winning for the fact that WWE needs another Triple Crown Champion

 

[Tech N9ne]

I do not think Morrison will win the title in this match. I think if anything the ending will be questionable or obviously the Miz will win uncleanly. This will probably lead to a rematch at The Royal Rumble.

Just for sake of WWE pulling a major surprise, if Morrison WERE to win the title on RAW. I think Miz might take it right back at The Royal Rumble. But I think that would be a bad idea. In a sense, with all the negative talk of Miz being WWE Champion (Though there has been positive feedback too), losing the title at this point might damage him a little.

I think the best thing would be if The Miz held the title until Wrestlemania. At the very least, until Elimination Chamber. But a reign until Wrestlemania would definitely be considered a credible reign, at least by today's standard.

No matter who takes the title from Miz, the longer he is champion, the better the decision of making him champion becomes...

So, though I do believe Morrison is close to becoming champion, and probably a pretty big star. I think it would be a little premature to give him The WWE Title at this time. So hopefully the Miz continues his run for a couple more months, and Morrison comes out looking pretty good after it is all said and done.

 

[wwefan101x]

I think that John Morrison is going to win for a few reasons.

1) I think it's his time personally
2) Sheamus, Orton, Lawler,Cole or Alex Riley could all interfere not to mention Nexus could interfere because as someone said they always show how dominate they are before a PPV.
3) It's the perfect time to have Morrison win the title because then Miz can have his rematch at Royal Rumble perhaps win and then Morrison can have his rematch too. This will help to elevate the feud between them. It could also help Morrison improve his mic skills.

Nonetheless, I think this will be a great match but I'm thinking the match will end unfairly and the GM will call a rematch at the RR. I don't personally care who wins I like Miz and Morrison.

 

[Jackiz Kirey]

I think that John Morrison is going to win for a few reasons.

1) I think it's his time personally
2) Sheamus, Orton, Lawler,Cole or Alex Riley could all interfere not to mention Nexus could interfere because as someone said they always show how dominate they are before a PPV.
3) It's the perfect time to have Morrison win the title because then Miz can have his rematch at Royal Rumble perhaps win and then Morrison can have his rematch too. This will help to elevate the feud between them. It could also help Morrison improve his mic skills.

Nonetheless, I think this will be a great match but I'm thinking the match will end unfairly and the GM will call a rematch at the RR. I don't personally care who wins I like Miz and Morrison.

I think that it is too soon for Morrison to win. His mic skills are still bad and it is too soon to take the title off The Miz.

**********SPOILERS**********

This is the only way this match can go.

Morrison and Miz trade moves, looking very powerful, and then Alex Riley comes in and attacks Morrison. Then Lawler comes in and gets Riley off Morrison. Then Sheamus comes in and attacks Morrison. Orton comes in and gets Sheamus off Morrison. Then Michael Cole comes in and distracts Morrison! Miz takes control of that distraction by getting his title and hitting Morrison in the face with it!!! Morrison is bleeding so badly he cannot kick out. Morrison will then take an injury break until Elimination Chamber, where he comes in and attacks the Miz, causing him to lose the title. The winner of the Elimination Chamber match will be John Cena. Miz uses his rematch clause, Morrison claims that Miz didn't win fair and square, Cena says, "I won't back down from a challenge", like he usually does, CM Punk comes out and says he is not done with Cena, Barrett makes his return and asks Punk what he is doing with his group that he created, Sheamus comes in and says the he is the King Of The Ring winner and he should be rewarded for that, and finally, TRIPLE H MAKES HIS RETURN, he says that he is not done with Sheamus. The general manager sends an e-mail to Cole. Cole says, "And I quote... it is obvious that you guys want a title match, so to settle it, we will have a 7 man STEEL CAGE match at Wrestlemania 27."

The Miz wins this match, via interference from Riley and Cole. On the next Raw, the general manager is revealed to be DAVE BATISTA! Batista then attacks Cena and takes off his shirt to show his NEXUS shirt, REVEALING THAT BATISTA IS A MEMBER OF NEXUS! By then, Mason Ryan will come out, challenging Batista for leadership of Nexus. Batista declines, and Nexus (Punk, Batista, Barrett, Otunga, Sheffield, Harris, McGulligudy, Gabriel, and Slaiter) beats down Mason Ryan, until Cena, Orton, and Daniel Bryan come out to save him!

 

[Attitude]

I think this is just a way to build up their match for the Royal Rumble. It won't surprise me if Alex Riley gets involved and The Miz gets disqualified or Morrison does. Morrison will get the rematch then. It wouldn't make sense for the WWE to build up the fued and not go with it on Pay Per View.

 

[#SAWFT]

I think JoMo will win the title, at least until the Rumble.

WWE know how to plan things well, they could put The Miz well over at the Rumble by winning it back, and cheating his way through the EC. WWE know what they're doing, they will do well however they've planned it.

 

[Kofi/ZigglerClassic]

The main reason I think they had this amazing match on free TV is for ratings. Ratings are very important as pay per view buys. I think WWE is trying to get more viewers by putting epic pay per view style matches on RAW and Smackdown. So far we had an amazing Triple Threat IC title match on last Smackdown and now this on RAW. I personally don't mind WWE doing this as it is not also going to make me tune in every week but also want to buy tickets every time RAW or Smackdown is in town.

The Miz/Morrison match was epic with so many Wow moments and near falls. Definitely 9/10 match and first MotY candidate. Great way to open 2011!