Sean Valjean
Lets Bitch About This Thing We Love
I'm not sure what you mean by "Surprise Champ". If you mean a first title win, that could hardly be a surprised, since the person would likely be booked in a storyline to lead to his first title win, so most people would expect it, even a MITB cash-in. You might be surprised at the time he won it, but you still knew he'd win it eventually (ex. Jeff Hardy's Armageddon win). If you're asking the next person to get his first world title, I pick John Morrison.
John Morrison has been pushed like hell this year. A majority of his matches are great, he's the IC champ, has had a world title match already, and rarely loses. I don't think he'll win the rumble, he'll definately be a strong canidate for MITB winner if he's in it. I definitely expect a world title win from him sometime next year.
Now, if you're talking a serious surprise, then I assume you mean someone thought to never win a world title who won it out of nowhere, with no build up. That's a real surprise champ in my eyes.
If so, I pick Evan Bourne. I don't think anyone thinks he'll be a world champion, or at least I don't. But Evan has a decent following, doesn't job TOO much, and i think he's over enough for people to get behind his world title reign. Like if a guest GM randomly put Evan against Orton for the title for whatever reason, Cena interferes, and Evan wins. It could be like when Jericho beat HHH for the WWE title on Raw.
So yeah, Morrison if we're talking first ever. Bourne if we're talking a true surprise champ.
John Morrison has been pushed like hell this year. A majority of his matches are great, he's the IC champ, has had a world title match already, and rarely loses. I don't think he'll win the rumble, he'll definately be a strong canidate for MITB winner if he's in it. I definitely expect a world title win from him sometime next year.
Now, if you're talking a serious surprise, then I assume you mean someone thought to never win a world title who won it out of nowhere, with no build up. That's a real surprise champ in my eyes.
If so, I pick Evan Bourne. I don't think anyone thinks he'll be a world champion, or at least I don't. But Evan has a decent following, doesn't job TOO much, and i think he's over enough for people to get behind his world title reign. Like if a guest GM randomly put Evan against Orton for the title for whatever reason, Cena interferes, and Evan wins. It could be like when Jericho beat HHH for the WWE title on Raw.
So yeah, Morrison if we're talking first ever. Bourne if we're talking a true surprise champ.