The Current Vacant WWE Title: Failure?

[bioshock]

So not too many times in the WWE does the WWE title become vacant with "no champion".

We have had the Wrestlemania 4 tournament for the title, an event some love or hate, end of the day it made Randy Savage famous and ended with one of the more famous moments in WWE history with Savage, Liz and the newly designed WWF championship, on top of the magical 4 wins in one night.

In 1992 we had the legendary Royal Rumble with Ric Flair winning the WWF championship.

In 1997 after HBK "lost his smile", it was In Your House 13 with the "Final Four" for the vacant WWF championship in a unique style 4 man elimination match.

In 1998 we had the Deadly Game at Survivor Series with the tournament for the vacant WWF title won by the Rock with his shocking heel turn joining Mcmahon and Mcmahon screwing Foley, maybe not the most famous event, but still a big deal for the Attitude era.

In 1999 Vince won the WWF title, but the belt went vacant for the very underrated Six-Pack Challenge match at Unforgiven with Triple H, Rock, Bulldog, Big Show, Kane, and Mankind.

So with those 5 events in WWE history where the WWE belt was vacant and something unique came from it, do you think WWE dropped the ball by just having Orton vs Bryan at an event with a new name, no real gimmick to the event or vacant title match.

Whats your thoughts on this? How would you of booked this for Raw, Battleground, maybe have the belt stay vacant past a month?

Could WWE of done a one night tournament? Maybe a one night battle royal, or a one night Six-Pack challenge or maybe bring back the Championship Scramble, or put the belt on the line in a Ladder match. Do something to give the belt to a new face, maybe finally push Ziggler, Ryback, get the belt back on Punk, maybe a surprise return who knows. But what would you of liked booked, or do you think WWE didn't fail at just going with Orton vs Bryan II (when actually its about the 6th time they have faced one on one this year, given the summer feud they had).

 

[Spidey Revivey]

I agree seeing the Vacated WWE Title is a little off-putting when it still comes down to either Daniel Bryan or Randy Orton securing it, but in a way this is a fresher approach to it's historical vacancy. When you hear that a title has been vacated, you automatically think "Okay, they'll have a tournament" or whatever, right? At least I think that way.

But WWE is doing something new and I dig new. If it were up to me, I would have a tournament or a Battle Royal for it, but I'm not getting paid for my ideas so whatever draws for the company, they'll do. Looks like this is selling, with only a few weeks between the last pay per view and Battleground, this was a decent idea.

If I booked it, I would host a tourney very King of The Ringesque, wherein the last two people will wind up being Orton and Bryan for the title once again.

 

[The Grizz]

I think there is more at play here.

I don't believe anyone will walk out with the title at Battleground, or HIAC for that matter.

I'm thinking SS will be the return of the "screw job" with orton getting the title....

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

Being new doesn't really make it better though. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton already happened the previous month and even if with the title vacated, it's not that big of an incentive to watch the rematch just to see who wins the vacant title.

I think a single PPV tournament would have been better to be honest. Sure at the end it will come down to Orton or Bryan winning the title but it opens a lot of possibilities to see how each would get there.

It's much like Survivor Series 1998, I think 90% of us knew that The Rock would win the title (heck the next PPV was announced as Rock Bottom before Survivor Series) but it still had people interested because the path to get there is just as entertaining as seeing who wons the title.

It also kind of help I didn't like the fast count and title stripping at NOC to begin with. So having a rematch with the same people doesn't seem to justify it either.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I don't necessarily think that vacating the title was necessary in the grand scheme of things, but I do think it adds another twist to the story. WWE has gone the route of making this angle about the "ideal superstar" in Randy Orton vs. the "unlikely superstar" in Daniel Bryan. As has been said by a lot of people, Randy Orton is someone that you'd expect to be a top level guy in a major company. He's got the size, the overall look, etc. while Daniel Bryan is someone whose more "normal" and "normal" tends to be something in the world that doesn't make it as high. But Bryan works his ass off, he's passionate, fantastic inside the ring and I honestly feel there's a genuineness about him that you simply don't see in most pro wrestlers. For the most part, with Bryan, what you see & hear is what you get, resulting in fans liking what they're seeing & hearing.

How does vacating the title come into play? Well, from a storyline perspective, the powers that be are using it as a means of reinforcing the notion that Bryan "doesn't belong" on the top level. The "best for business" line is a transparent means of them saying, "We don't like Daniel Bryan." Realistically, they could "fire" him but, as they've pointed out, he's "valuable" to WWE. They've said as much, literally, though they've also insulted him with the "B+" statement. Fans aren't buying into Bryan as a "B+" as they've seen what he's got. Beginning early in the summer, fans watched as Bryan "proved" himself time & time again. He ultimately is credited with ending The Shield's unbeaten record in 6 man tag matches by forcing Rollins to tap. A short time later, he has a series of matches with Randy Orton in which the first two resulted in no decisive winner with the third being a victory for Bryan after forcing Orton to tap out to the Yes Lock in a no DQ match. Bryan competes in MITB and is screwed over by Curtis Axel attacking him, who wasn't even part of the match, allowing Orton to secure the win. After that, fans watched him beat John Cena in a great 28 minute match at SummerSlam fair & square in the middle of the ring to win the title, then they saw Triple H screw him over by essentially handing the title to Randy Orton. A month later, they saw Daniel Bryan prove himself again by pinning Randy Orton at NOC only for Triple H to strip him of the title due to Armstrong's fast count and the insinuation that he & Armstrong were in cahoots.

If you want to look back all the way to the beginning of the summer, that's really when the angle started. Bryan was moving his way towards the WWE Championship and the powers that be were putting every obstacle in his way to keep him from doing it. You could look at it as if Orton was "handed" the MITB briefcase, just as he was "handed" the title a month later. He fits the mold of who the executives feel should be the "face" of WWE and have done everything possible to ensure that, yet Daniel Bryan keeps on coming. Orton's inability to seemingly get the job done has resulted in the executives losing faith in him, so he ultimately has to prove himself now, resulting in the reemergence of this new, sadistic aspect of "The Viper" that we haven't seen in a while.

The vacated title, to me, helps tell the story that Bryan IS on the same level as Orton despite the executives not wanting to acknowledge it. Bryan should be WWE Champion in the eyes of the fans because he's long since proven himself to them, but they're doing all they can to keep the strap off of him really for, kayfabe, personal reasons. Also as I said, they don't have the same faith in Orton that they did. After all, Bryan's supposed to be "B+" right? So if Randy Orton, the guy who wants to be the "face" of WWE can't beat a "B+", then he's not the guy they want. He has to restore their faith in him, which is why they didn't ultimately just hand the strap back to him.

I don't see the title being won by either guy at Battleground. I think they'll ultimately wind up beating the snot out of each other to the point that the refs stop the match, or they both get disqualified. Something along those lines, especially since Orton has upped the ante by making it all the more personal by insulting Bryan's fiancé. As a result, in order to really settle the issue of who is going to be WWE Champion, they need a match that allows them to let out all this jacked up aggression without any consequences. The solution is simple: Hell in a Cell. No disqualification, no count outs, no "rules" really and the guy who walks out as champ is simply the guy who wanted it more and was willing to go the farthest to get it.

 

[The Fabulous Rougeau's]

If this match at Battleground gives us a new champ with no controversy and the champ just moves along into a new program, than yes the vacant title was for naught.

However, if this is part of a continuous program between Orton and Bryan where they continue to make it personal (as they did last night) and can come up with smart ways of surrounding their matches in controversy keeping the title vacant and can hold off the resolution till Survivor Series, than I would say they succeeded with vacating the title.

 

[rge2010]

Vacating the Title was a pointless decision. If Bryan 'cheated' and was stripped then surely it should have being given back to Randy Orton. Orton will probably win this sunday anyway so looks pointless to me.

They should have gone down the vacated route this sunday. And had a king of the ring style tournament set through Raw and Smackdown and to end at HIAC. Could have really built up some superstars having them steamroller through rounds whilst still involving current storylines.

My first round would have being...

Orton vs Big Show (Show 'lays down' at the behest of Triple H).
Bryan vs Ambrose (continuing Bryan/Trips/Shield story)
Ziggler vs Rollins (great match up and continues the fued)
Miz vs Reigns (give Reigns some crediblity as a singles star)
Punk vs Axel (fuelling the Ryback/Heyman storyline)
Ryback vs Great Khali (build Ryback with a strong victory)
Santino vs Fandango
Kofi vs R-Truth (2 former tags)

Orton vs Santino (Orton squashes)
Bryan vs Ziggler (great match up, Bryan wins)
Punk vs Reigns (have Heyman cost Punk)
Ryback vs Kofi (Ryback steamrolls)

Reigns vs Bryan (Bryan wins)
Orton vs Ryback (Punk costs Ryback, Orton looks strong)

Orton vs Bryan (HIAC)

 

[lil bitch Kid]

Vacating the Title was a pointless decision. If Bryan 'cheated' and was stripped then surely it should have being given back to Randy Orton. Orton will probably win this sunday anyway so looks pointless to me.

They should have gone down the vacated route this sunday. And had a king of the ring style tournament set through Raw and Smackdown and to end at HIAC. Could have really built up some superstars having them steamroller through rounds whilst still involving current storylines.

My first round would have being...

Orton vs Big Show (Show 'lays down' at the behest of Triple H).
Bryan vs Ambrose (continuing Bryan/Trips/Shield story)
Ziggler vs Rollins (great match up and continues the fued)
Miz vs Reigns (give Reigns some crediblity as a singles star)
Punk vs Axel (fuelling the Ryback/Heyman storyline)
Ryback vs Great Khali (build Ryback with a strong victory)
Santino vs Fandango
Kofi vs R-Truth (2 former tags)

Orton vs Santino (Orton squashes)
Bryan vs Ziggler (great match up, Bryan wins)
Punk vs Reigns (have Heyman cost Punk)
Ryback vs Kofi (Ryback steamrolls)

Reigns vs Bryan (Bryan wins)
Orton vs Ryback (Punk costs Ryback, Orton looks strong)

Orton vs Bryan (HIAC)

Somehow your "tournament" with it's pack of jobbers and mid card guys doesn't work. Santino vs Fandango? The inclusion of Khali? Miz? Kofi vs Truth? It would be beyond pointless, wouldn't elevate or progress anything, and would end up with the same result: Orton vs Bryan.

The point of the angle is that the issue between Orton and Bryan needs to be settled. Holding the title up was a next step that allowed for the E to progress the story having gotten another massive Bryan pop, and not doing a cheap return the title to Orton.

On a side note, these cable companies that are returning the money from the PPV buys are setting an unspeakably stupid precedent. Wrestling is a worked sports entertainment industry. if the E had returned the title to Orton, then yes, the whiners may have a point because then things went "right back to the way they were".

Coming out of Battleground, Orton should win via a fast count. Obviously, the hypocrisy in the aftermath would be the story. The night after, they will repeat the split screen idea but this time to "be conclusive" they do everything in slow motion and show that while it was slightly quicker, it was not the same "error". At this point, the decision would stand.

 

[MCMG]

I've liked how they have used the WWE title. It was an interesting way to have Orton slightly alter his character and ensure he doesn't become boring. Moreover, by taking the belt away from Bryan it helps build Triple H as a heel. Also, it means that Bryan has to chase the belt a little longer which is perfect for the current storyline.

I don't necessarily think we will see a new champion at Battleground, they may give us a draw or no-result. I am personally unsure whether a straight singles match was the best way to go but they could still use another method of crowning a new champ.

A mutli-man match or tournament would be my preferred way of doing it but there was not enough time to build that. We could still have one of these options if the match at Battleground doesn't have a clear winner. I liked the way Bryan was stripped of the championship and how Orton didn't get it back but I don't think just having a one-on-one match is the best option. Hoepfully, the match on Sunday is a draw and thereafter they mix it up.

 

[Aquaman6686]

They should have had the title vacant until Survivor Series, with a 16-Man tournament to crown a new champion. Have Bryan eliminated early due to the Corporation screwing him, leading to Randy Orton vs. a different babyface (maybe Rob Van Dam) at Survivor Series for the title, which Orton wins. Then have Bryan try to win the Rumble and fail again due to the Corporation, before finally triumphing over 5 Corporation-approved wrestlers to win the Elimination Chamber to get his WrestleMania match against Orton.

 

[No Count Pup]

WWE was not all that creative in 2009 either when the WWE Championship was vacated due to Batista's injury. Batista had just won the title from Randy Orton one week prior. WWE booked a fatal four-way match with Orton, Cena, Big Show, and Triple H. Orton won, and I considered it to be quite a bland route to go. I can understand going with a "safe" champion when the title is vacated due to injury. However, there is no reason to play it safe when the title is vacated for storyline purposes.

The current title "abeyance" is a wasted opportunity. WWE should attempt to add a bit more sizzle into its main storyline. Adding Big Show into the mix would add another needed layer of complexity into a rather linear angle. I would even say that no one in WWE is better equipped to hold the title at this moment than the Big Show. Show, I would argue, is the most underutilized wrestler in WWE.

 

[ecwsux~!]

Show winning the title would halt all the progress for Bryan winning the title and it would essentially make him a heel for the zillionth time since Bryan is the most over babyface. People tend to complain about predictability but swerves even though they may bring a great reaction at the time don't help anything long term. Just doing something for the sake of having someone say wow for one night without thinking of the consequence isn't what's best for business (pun intended).

 

[lil bitch Kid]

They should have had the title vacant until Survivor Series, with a 16-Man tournament to crown a new champion. Have Bryan eliminated early due to the Corporation screwing him, leading to Randy Orton vs. a different babyface (maybe Rob Van Dam) at Survivor Series for the title, which Orton wins. Then have Bryan try to win the Rumble and fail again due to the Corporation, before finally triumphing over 5 Corporation-approved wrestlers to win the Elimination Chamber to get his WrestleMania match against Orton.

I just re watched the Deadly Games tournament the other day. The problem with tournaments nowadays is that there aren't enough top guys. Even at Deadly Games, it was Rock, Austin, Taker or Foley. Here, it could be Bryan, Orton or Punk.

Back at Mania 4, if not for WWF magazine having spoiled the outcome the month before, which by the way, I rank as the top botch in HISTORY, the door was open for Hogan, Savage, Dibiase, Andre and to an extent, Rude, Jake and Gang. All the guys came in on a roll, and were built up.

For the E to do that now, they'd have to be built up against each other, and that would wreck anything going in.

 

[bioshock]

If going for a 8 man tournament for the WWE title , I would go with these 8;
Bryan, Orton, Punk, Ryback, Big Show, Y2J (yes let him have a return for this), Ziggler, Santino.

The reason for picking Santino, is just for Triple H to give Orton an easy match, let it look like Santino has a chance, but he isn't put in there as a valid challenge.

Matches would go as follows all at Battleground (notice I left out the Shield and Del Rio & RVD)

Round 1:
Bryan vs Big Show (Triple H forces Big Show into this, Bryan wins)
Punk vs Ryback (Heyman helps Ryback get this win, this keeps Punk out of the storyline with Bryan)
Ziggler vs Y2J (carry on the feud/matches they had from the summer, a one night only return for Y2J, but Ziggler gets the win, Y2J and Ziggler finally end on a hand shake)
Orton vs Santino (meant to be easy, turns out being a tough match for Orton, but he wins)
Round 2
Bryan vs Ryback (Bryan wins via help from Punk, Ryback still looks impressive)
Orton vs Ziggler (this could go either way, if Ziggler wins he could always turn heel as Triple H's other new guy, but to play safe Orton wins)
Finals
Bryan vs Orton

Now lets say on Sunday like some people think no one wins and the WWE title is still vacant, and lets say at HIAC it still ends up being vacant by some stroke of luck, personally I don't think Orton is winning the belt just because he's won it about 10 or 11 times already. I don't think WWE wants him above Cena or Triple H in overall title wins, just saying.

So lets so for Survivor Series we still don't have a champion. I think then a 14 man tournament would happen, and heres just a quick way I have that going, and understand tournaments for championships aren't always for guys meant to be champion, but to help put them over, maybe a chance to get someone into the spotlight or a high profile feud.

Round 1
Punk vs Ryback - plays off storyline & feud
Kofi vs Axle - plays off feud
Big E vs Ziggler - build up off old feud, plus sells Ziggler as face
Christian vs Ambrose - puts Ambrose over as singles wrestler even more
Mysterio vs Rollins - Mysterio makes a shocking return
Reigns vs Santino - quick short match

Round 2
Bryan vs Orton - both guys get first round bye
Punk vs Axle - plays off feud
Ziggler vs Ambrose - plays off feud
Mysterio vs Reigns - Mysterio tries for big upset, puts Reigns over big time

Round 3
Bryan vs Axle - Axle is finally in the spotlight making the semi finals
Ziggler vs Reigns - plays off feud, Ziggler pulls off upset, sells Ziggler as face still

Finals
Bryan vs Ziggler - major crowd buzz, with Ziggler selling out joining Orton & Triple H with a screw job finish. Ziggler wins his first WWE championship.

There you see someone could become a big time star over night, some what how the Rock did back in 1998, but this time its Ziggler, all 3 members of the Shield are put over in a big way being put in legit matches with former champions, it could all go either way with Orton vs Bryan and having Orton make the finals with maybe a double switch face/heel turn, or even having someone like a Ziggler come out on top as a face winning, or maybe Orton wins and is still the top heel.

Also both mocked tournaments keep tag teams like Primetime Players, the Americans, Usos, also RVD and Del Rio out of the tournament so the event could still have major non tournament matches, also the role Santino & Mysterio have can be filled by almost anyone, from Y2J to the Miz, Ryder, you name it. And its still all about keeping the feuds and storylines going.

 

[lil bitch Kid]

If going for a 8 man tournament for the WWE title , I would go with these 8;
Bryan, Orton, Punk, Ryback, Big Show, Y2J (yes let him have a return for this), Ziggler, Santino.

The reason for picking Santino, is just for Triple H to give Orton an easy match, let it look like Santino has a chance, but he isn't put in there as a valid challenge.

Matches would go as follows all at Battleground (notice I left out the Shield and Del Rio & RVD)

Round 1:
Bryan vs Big Show (Triple H forces Big Show into this, Bryan wins)
Punk vs Ryback (Heyman helps Ryback get this win, this keeps Punk out of the storyline with Bryan)
Ziggler vs Y2J (carry on the feud/matches they had from the summer, a one night only return for Y2J, but Ziggler gets the win, Y2J and Ziggler finally end on a hand shake)
Orton vs Santino (meant to be easy, turns out being a tough match for Orton, but he wins)
Round 2
Bryan vs Ryback (Bryan wins via help from Punk, Ryback still looks impressive)
Orton vs Ziggler (this could go either way, if Ziggler wins he could always turn heel as Triple H's other new guy, but to play safe Orton wins)
Finals
Bryan vs Orton

Now lets say on Sunday like some people think no one wins and the WWE title is still vacant, and lets say at HIAC it still ends up being vacant by some stroke of luck, personally I don't think Orton is winning the belt just because he's won it about 10 or 11 times already. I don't think WWE wants him above Cena or Triple H in overall title wins, just saying.

So lets so for Survivor Series we still don't have a champion. I think then a 14 man tournament would happen, and heres just a quick way I have that going, and understand tournaments for championships aren't always for guys meant to be champion, but to help put them over, maybe a chance to get someone into the spotlight or a high profile feud.

Round 1
Punk vs Ryback - plays off storyline & feud
Kofi vs Axle - plays off feud
Big E vs Ziggler - build up off old feud, plus sells Ziggler as face
Christian vs Ambrose - puts Ambrose over as singles wrestler even more
Mysterio vs Rollins - Mysterio makes a shocking return
Reigns vs Santino - quick short match

Round 2
Bryan vs Orton - both guys get first round bye
Punk vs Axle - plays off feud
Ziggler vs Ambrose - plays off feud
Mysterio vs Reigns - Mysterio tries for big upset, puts Reigns over big time

Round 3
Bryan vs Axle - Axle is finally in the spotlight making the semi finals
Ziggler vs Reigns - plays off feud, Ziggler pulls off upset, sells Ziggler as face still

Finals
Bryan vs Ziggler - major crowd buzz, with Ziggler selling out joining Orton & Triple H with a screw job finish. Ziggler wins his first WWE championship.

There you see someone could become a big time star over night, some what how the Rock did back in 1998, but this time its Ziggler, all 3 members of the Shield are put over in a big way being put in legit matches with former champions, it could all go either way with Orton vs Bryan and having Orton make the finals with maybe a double switch face/heel turn, or even having someone like a Ziggler come out on top as a face winning, or maybe Orton wins and is still the top heel.

Also both mocked tournaments keep tag teams like Primetime Players, the Americans, Usos, also RVD and Del Rio out of the tournament so the event could still have major non tournament matches, also the role Santino & Mysterio have can be filled by almost anyone, from Y2J to the Miz, Ryder, you name it. And its still all about keeping the feuds and storylines going.

I don't hate the second tournament idea, but just find that a tournament at this point defeats the reason for everything up to this point. The premise of the last few on this has been Bryan being held down. That has been at the hand of Orton via HHH. The payoff is coming in the return of Vince. My guess is that we'll see a repeat of a fast count this time for Orton and it'll be justified the next night. We'll see HHH tell Orton that he's done with Bryan and that Daniel goes to the 'back of the line'. We'll get a beat the clock challenge on Raw where, lets say one of the Shield wins, and gets a straight up title match at HITC. Vince comes back and makes Bryan vs HHH at and in HITC. H gives Bryan the rub. Survivor Series sees team Orton vs Team Bryan.

 

[HBKistheHOF]

While I wouldn't say WWE completely failed with the build/main event match at Battleground since they will still crown a brand new WWE Champion at the first ever event & have their "memorable moment" so to speak but I completely agree that they dropped the ball in some ways & that any number of matches from a Championship Scramble, to a 6-Pack Challenge, to a full blown tournament for the WWE Championship would have been much better. & that way once Orton or Bryan wins the belt again at Battleground & they "settle the score" inside Hell In A Cell the following month, it would feel more fresh rather than just their 3rd straight one on one encounter, especially if WWE plans on dragging the feud out to Survivor Series.

Personally I would prefer a full blown tournament for the title. Even though a tournament would ideally be contested over several weeks, if not a couple of months, I think a one night tournament could have worked perfectly for the first ever Battleground PPV. This is how I would have booked it:

BATTLEGROUND 2013:
- [Kick-Off Match] 20 Man Battle Royal for the Final Spot in the WWE Championship Tournament: Bray Wyatt vs. The Miz vs. Fandango vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Big E. Lanston vs. Santino Marella vs. Jack Swagger vs. Antonio Cesaro vs. Zack Ryder vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Heath Slater vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Justin Gabriel vs. Jimmy Uso vs. Jey Uso vs. Darren Young vs. Titus O'Neil vs. Brodus Clay vs. Sweet T - Wyatt picks up the win with help from Harper & Rowan.
- WWE Championship Tournament [Round 1]: Daniel Bryan vs. Curtis Axel w/Paul Heyman - Bryan picks up the win via submission in about 10 minutes.
- WWE Championship Tournament [Round 1]: Randy Orton vs. The Big Show - Triple H immediately comes out & orders The Big Show to lay down for Orton. Show refuses but while his back is turned Randy low blows him & then hits the RKO. HHH orders the ref to, "Ring the Damn Bell!" & Randy uses the ropes for some leverge to score an instant 3 count.
- WWE Championship Tournament [Round 1]: Dolph Ziggler vs. Bray Wyatt w/Luke Harper & Erik Rowan - Bray get's DQ'd & Ziggler get's the win. After the match The Wyatt's beat down Ziggler for some real heat & to make sure he won't get to return later in the night.
- Divas Championship Scramble: AJ Lee w/Tamina Snuka vs. Brie Bella w/Nikki & Eva Marie vs. Natalya w/Kaitlyn vs. Naomi w/Alicia Fox & JoJo vs. Cameron w/Layla - AJ retains with the help of her new muscle & they kick a couple of the "Total Divas" while their down after the match just to add insult to injury.
- WWE Championship Tournament [Round 2]: Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler - Just as Justin Roberts is about to announce Orton as the winner by forfeit, Ziggler makes his way out but visably hurt from the attack earlier in the night. After a mid-rope DDT & a drop kick or two to Ziggler's head (this is where the announcers would remind us about Ziggler's history with concussions), Orton hits the RKO & makes very short work of an obviously injured Dolph Ziggler. Maybe even a punt kick to the head just for good measure?
- WWE Championship Tournament [Round 1]: CM Punk vs. Ryback w/Paul Heyman - After a solid 15 or so minute match & Punk trying to get his hands on Heyman, the match ends in a brawl/double countout & the feud between Ryback/Punk would end the following month where it all began... HELL IN A CELL!
- If The Rhodes Dynasty Wins, Cody & Goldust are Rehired: The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) vs. The Rhodes Dynasty (Dusty Rhodes, Goldust & Cody Rhodes) - The Shield are seconds away from losing the match, when all of a sudden Triple H comes down & hits a huge Pedigree!!! .....on Dean Ambrose?!?!?! The Rhodes Family get's DQ'd & loses the match. Thanks to The New Regime, Cody & Goldust don't get their jobs back...yet.
- No DQ Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Alberto Del Rio vs. Rob Van Dam w/Ricardo Rodriguez - RVD hits the Five Star Frog Splash & wins! He is celebrating with his Title when Ricardo low blows him!!! RR & Del Rio start beating down RVD as we hear "HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH!". The Savior to the unwashed masses cashes in on a beatin' down Van Dam & WWE crowns it's 2nd WHC of the night.
- WWE Championship Tournament [Finals]: Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton - After a solid match, Bryan starts to build momentum & hits a headbut from the top rope/running knee combo for the 1..2..3!! WWE crowns a 3rd world champion in one night & sends the 1st ever Battleground home with a boom!


But we will probably just see Orton win the title back & rather lackluster 1st Battleground but I hope WWE can prove me wrong like they did with Payback earlier this year.

 

[Aquaman6686]

I just re watched the Deadly Games tournament the other day. The problem with tournaments nowadays is that there aren't enough top guys. Even at Deadly Games, it was Rock, Austin, Taker or Foley. Here, it could be Bryan, Orton or Punk.

Not enough top guys?

Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, The Big Show, Kane, Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam, Mark Henry (can't remember if he's still injured or not), Alberto Del Rio (maybe trying to become a double champion), Christian, The Miz...there's a dozen names who could easily be in that spot. There's far more top talent now than there was in 1998.

 

[rge2010]

Somehow your "tournament" with it's pack of jobbers and mid card guys doesn't work. Santino vs Fandango? The inclusion of Khali? Miz? Kofi vs Truth? It would be beyond pointless, wouldn't elevate or progress anything, and would end up with the same result: Orton vs Bryan.

The point of the angle is that the issue between Orton and Bryan needs to be settled. Holding the title up was a next step that allowed for the E to progress the story having gotten another massive Bryan pop, and not doing a cheap return the title to Orton.

With Sheamus, Kane, Henry and Cena on the shelf, Triple H now corporate, Rhodes 'fired', Taker, Rock, Jericho, Lesnar not around who the hell else would fill a 16 man tournament? You cant have Del Rio or RVD either as they are battling for the World Title. I would be very interested to see....

The jobbers are in there to 'job'. To help build superstars.

 

[Jstrike]

i said this before, when daniel one the belt, the storyline has sucked ever since, all that build up, just for a fast count then a hoopies take the belt back,
worst storyline i ever seen in my life, hhh/rhodes is whats got my attention.
but bryan/orton is wore out and overated and boring.
it needs to end!