With the SS PPV coming up soon, should WWE hold a WWE & WHC Championship Scramble?
Another one of these topics? I don't get how the Championship Scramble got popular all of a sudden. I seem to recall seeing lots of rants on how complicated it was 4 years ago when they did those matches. I have retained my opinion from back then and still think they are too much of a cluster-mess to put on a PPV. I would be in support of bringing them back as #1 contender matches on Raw and Smackdown to determine who will face the WWE and World Heavyweight Champions respectively, at Survivor Series.
With Survivor Series being the event for multi-tag-elimination matches and with some of the main event and top mid card superstars often feature in these matches, their may not be enough superstars that are main eventers to take part in the championship scrambles.
All the more reason to have a Championship Scramble be for #1 contendership rather than the actual title. That frees up the other participants for the traditional elimination matches at Survivor Series while the two winners of the Scrambles get the world title matches.
If they did go with the CS matches, this will open up opportunities for other stars (perhaps lower in the mid card) to take a spot in the elimination tag matches such as Gabrel, Kidd, Sandow, Clay etc..
They could still do elimination tag team matches that feature talent who are not main eventers. There's roughly 55 guys on the roster who would be available for the PPV. 4 of them will be in the WWE and World Heavyweight Championship matches. Bump that up to 8 if you'd be interested in going the route of Fatal Fourway Elimination Matches. 2 can be in a US/Intercontinental Championship match, 4 can be in a Tag Team Championship match.
14 can take place in just one 7 VS 7 elimination match, so with the 40-45 or so who are not competing in a world title match or a tag/midcard title match, that leaves enough people for three of these matches, and there's still room for a filler match or two despite nearly the entire roster getting to be a part of the card at this point. Throw in a divas match too, and there's your card. WWE just need to book it properly.
The 6 superstars that should take part in the WWE title Championship Scramble should be:
CM Punk, John Cena, The Miz, Big Show, Daniel Bryan & Kane.
Replace CM Punk (or whoever is WWE Champion by then) with someone who has nothing else going on, there's your contendership match with the winner going on to the Survivor Series WWE Championship match. The others can be in traditional elimination matches.
The 6 superstars that should take part in the WHC title Championship Scramble should be:
Sheamus, ADR, Randy Orton, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes & Rey Mysterio.
Same thing here. Replace whoever is World Heavyweight Champion by then with a new contender, the winner faces the champ at the PPV and the rest can be in traditional tag team elimination. Why not even have the faces and heels from these two contender matches face each other? There's your first elimination tag team match for Survivor Series. Now they'd just need to throw together a couple more.
I think this idea could work as a Championship Scramble is all about 'surviving'.
What about #1 contendership status? "Surviving" to achieve that makes sense too.... and so does winning the belt at Survivor Series under elimination rules in a Fatal Fourway or Triple Threat match. I'd personally rather see that at the PPV with the Scramble being done to see who is going to challenge the champions.
So, what do you think? Do you agree with my idea? Do you have another idea of your own?
It's an interesting idea, I just was never a fan of the Scramble match type. It could work if brought back, just not for a title win/defense. They are a cluster-mess. I'd rather more emphasis be put on elimination at the PPV, mainly the traditional elimination matches but also perhaps a Fatal Fourway or Triple Threat match for the world titles under elimination rules. That's just me though.
