Wrestlemania 26- All Purpose Thread (Do NOT post entire Mania cards in here)

[SuperSteve16]

I think that because CM Punk was higher than Kofi Kingston at the time than it was good that Kofi didn't win it. Since then Kofi has become such a better wrestler and I predict him winning next year. Two other names for MINB next year also come to mind:

1. Christian: He should have won it this year but Vince doesn't like him. I Have a feeling that Christian will win thematch and then cash it in once he gets drafted to SD!

2. John Morrison: The guys been in great form and deserves a world title around his waist ( not counting the ECW championship as world). Also, he seems like CM Punk did last year, on a good midcard streak.

 

[JayMiine]

Kofi was in the MITB for the spots last year. Now, he lost his accent and is well on his way to superstardom. But he can be the Morrison of NEXT year. Keep his evolution growing and maybe win MITB at Mania 27.

Morrison is hands down my pick for this year. He can lose the IC to Ziggler at TLC or the Rumble and go on to win MITB. I'd like to see him hold it for a while and not cash in within 3 months. JoMo is my selection this Mania 26, and I'd predict Kofi @ Mania 27.

 

[AMH]

I remember watching the NBC Wrestlemania special this past summer. And while dicussing the Undertaker feud they went to a clip of John Cena being interviewed saying one of the best parts of Wreslemania was the question as to who it would be who'd step up and challenge the Undertaker. Well, I think this year it should be Cena. You can question his abilities all you want, but when it comes to big match situations, Cena ranks up there with some of the best in the business. One of them being, of course, The Undertaker. His match with HBK last year at Wrestlemania was, in my opinion, one of the, if not THEE, greatest matches of all time. And whatever moron it was who said Taker couldn't wrestle must either be a TNA mark, or plain stupid, because the Taker is the best in the business. If you don't believe me, check out last Monday's Raw and see how well he was respected amongst the often hostile New York MSG fans. That was one of the loudest ovations I've ever heard. And I think if him and Cena went at it, it would be an epic encounter. Say otherwise, you're full of shit.

 

[litpdwi16]

The Undertaker's streak should never go unblemished. I don't care if it's John Cena or not. I can guarantee you that people would stop watching the WWE if Cena ended the most prestigious streak in all of wrestling. Maybe not a whole lot of people to make a difference, but there would be some out there.

If they do go with that plan, however, the Undertaker needs to go over in a similar fashion like he did this year against Shawn Michaels. Cena can kick out of a Tombstone or two, but fall on the third. Cena get hit the AA on Taker and even get him in the STF. Taker can still go over, because he's the Undertaker and it won't hurt Cena in the least, because it's no shame to lose to the Dead Man especially at a place where he's 17-0.

 

[Tyler44]

Kofi Kingston should not have won last year at all because he was nowhere close to the reputation he has right now. He was still the happy Jamaican back then, but now, he is definitely a lot better, with more attitude and he even dropped his accent. Also, back then, he really wasn't that popular with the fans and i still think he has not reached great popularity with the fans until last raw when he beat the shit out of Randy Orton.

He is growing so much better each week. Now tonight his team most likely will not win, but that does not matter. Everyone think of what we wanted for sometime now: We wanted Kofi Kingston to be pushed and change his gimmick. Well Kofi Kingston has received that push, and in great fashion. Tonight will most likely be the end of the feud, but it was a great one that successfully made Kingston look so much better. He fought with one of the best on RAW and did what we all wanted.

But anyways back to the topic, I still don't know about the Money in the Bank this year. I do think Christian should win it, and i dont think Kingston will. I still think it is too soon for him to become champion, or just headline a ppv. Yes Wrestlemania is still very far away, but in that time i dont think Kofi will be made into a main eventer who fights for the title. I do think he can become champion and i do see him winning the money in the bank, but i dont think that victory will be this year and should not have been last year either.

 

[drobs85]

In my opinion, a 40 year old Undertaker defeating a 25 year old Randy Orton at Wrestlemania 21 just wasnt convincing to me, i realize he's the undertaker and all but there comes a time when things should come to an end. Just like when andre the giant's 15 year undefeated streak came to an end by hulk hogan. Andre was on his way out the door, and taker probably is as well.

Cena's young, the future and like someone already said is in the WWE for the long haul. Cena should get the win. If a freak of nature like Cena doesn't win against a more broke down than ever Undertaker, it just would be a travesty. This is WWE's chance to solidify Cena for the next 10-12 years.

 

[samthemanbk]

This WONT happen i repeat WONT but it'd be kwl if it was like the first ever Vengance PPV ....E.g champion vs champion and the ref is down .....i dunno how etc. vince comes down and is all like theres no way im letting you become a five time wwe champion Taker , mercy/survivor series 2003 angle, yes he's more than that but not a 5 time WWE champion, blah blah. Cena then sells his sole for the WWE title yada yada....

Taker gets screwed by Vince and Cena cause it'd be the biggest heel turn since austin in texas at WM X7!

But....... what could happen is some1 like Kane or Shawn comes down and says theres no way i'll let this happen over my dead body Hint the Old angle from 2003 and it leads to a buried alive match and yes im going over the top but i'll get back on track!
I think it'd take a hell of alot to put cena over taker cause it'd never happen !

The only problem is that if Taker goes in with a title we know he wont lose, its too obvious In my eyes it's close every year but i'll order them for no reason and see who agrees .....:

5. HHH WMX7 ( That last Ride sledgehammer was sick ! )
4. Batista WM 23 ( Dunno why it was just sooo edge of your seat action )
3. HBK WM 25 ( By far the best streak match itself but we saw the ending coming )
2. Edge WM 24 ( C'mon who saw the hells gate as a finish! Great ending ! )
1. Orton WM 21 ( Legend Killer story did it for me totally and the rko was sick! )

Anyways if this match does happen and they book Cena for the win then it should be a screwjob so the fans really do wanna shit in Cena's mouth etc.
There would be a fan revolt if they booked a clean cena win me thinks lol We'd all start watching TNA ! Not that im bad mouthing it. I dnt think cena is the man to do it but remember taker did train cena in that angle during cena's debut hmmmmmmm !

Problem is there is no perfect guy for the job........any ideas? I pick Taker !

 

[JayMiine]

"Tonight will most likely be the end of the feud, but it was a great one that successfully made Kingston look so much better. He fought with one of the best on RAW and did what we all wanted."

I very highly doubt this.

Kingston and Orton have developed a great hatred on Raw. There is nothing much more for Orton to do, They NEED to have a singles match at a PPV. In case you haven't noticed, they haven't faced 1 on 1 this feud. They are building this quite well. I think the feud lasts ATLEAST one more PPV.

 

[beefthelegend]

Kofi > Morrison. Yeah, I said it. He's going to be a big superstar, and soon, but John Morrison is stuck in the mid-card. Even a couple of impressive wins over Punk as champ couldn't help him.

I blame this on the overcrowded Smackdown (when the hell did this happen?! Last i knew Raw was the over crowded one!).

I think that Punk deserved to win MITB this year...after all, this was supposed to be his year, where as last year he won in lieu of Hardy. And i think it made Punk a legit Main event heel. He even had a (shady) pay per view victory over Taker. Of course, then he was squashed, but it was Hell in a Cell...I don't think anyone expected any different. Doghouse or not.

Kofi is above MiTB- or he should be by the time this is all said and done. There are a couple of likely scenario's for this year:

John Morrison- obvious, BUT I think MiTB is a better heel device than it is a face device. It was devised for sneakiness-for creating the ultimate oppertunity. While RVD pulled off the Briefcase well, i don't think Morrison could.

Sheamus- I know...too soon right? Not really. If he is going to be getting this Monster Push, i don't see why his name wouldn't be up here. But i think the whole Monster thing goes against the Briefcase...again...that's more of a sneaky heel thing-not a Monster heel thing.

I like these two the best:

Christian- He can't be held back on ECW forever. i know he enjoys it, i know he is GREAT at developing/helping develop new talent (Zack Ryder, Yoshi Tatsu, etc.) but i think he is better served elsewhere. Hence the Briefcase. Ideally, it's after Edge comes back and gets the title as a face. Christian could attack him, and go heel ala CLB vs. Jericho at mania XX-that era. I think that it would make for fantastic promos, matches, and a beat-all feud.

R-Truth- Yeah...left field right? But this feud with Punk has me thinking. The crowd is hot for R Truth. I think that the WWE could nurture this love for R Truth until mania, where he could be a "surprise" winner of MiTB. Works out well in the case that Punk gets the belt back (god willing)-and these two can take this feud, which is pretty good-into the spotlight.

 

[CHAOS]

I definitely think that the Kofi-Orton angle will last for at least another month, I for one believe they could have a great 1-on-1 match.

Back to the original question, I think if Kofi can keep improving up to Wrestle Mania, he is definitely in with a shout of winning Money In The Bank.

Maybe MVP may even get the briefcase this year, but I would only like to see that if he turned heel, I find him dull as face.

My shout for this years MITB however is Jack Swagger. This guy has it all, except for maybe mic skills, but they could improve that in time for Mania and by then I believe he would be ready to win the briefcase and challenge for one of the top titles.

 

[fattweeber]

I think that the MITB ladder match is a poor way to get someone over as a credible champion. Only Edge has capatilized and used it to his advantage. RVD one and became the only person to hold the ECW championship and the WWE championship. However, after that, he just stayed on ECW for a year until he left. Kennedy won it, and was set to become a champion at WM 24. Two years later, released. Punk has had two attempts, and each time he failed to maintain that main event status.

The people being mentioned above, like JoMO, Swagger, Kofi, Christian, and MVP are people that I would like to see STAY in the Main Event. Most likely, winnig MITB would give them a big push that would deflate quickly and make them into upper-mid card talents at best.

I think that R-Truth should win the title. It would make him seem credible for a few months, and then he could become a success in the mid-card, and build his way up better than he would have without the briefcase.

 

[Remix]

MiTB didn't give RVD a poor title reign. the fact that he got in trouble with the police for possesion of weed caused that. He was also never going to leave ECW. RVD was the stone(d) cold of ECW. if he left ECW to go to some other brand it would be just wrong. Kennedy got injured and therefore had to drop the case. Only Punk can be tought of as a Mr MITB that failed due to bad booking, though he'll be back in the main event eventually.

so, it's not a problem with MITB that causes the cashees to fail, and there's no reason that a Mr. Money in the Bank not called Edge can succeed in the main event.

And as I'm a fan of John Morrison, I want him to win the next MITB match.

 

[darbare]

Even though I posted this whole thread, I wanted to add something else I've come to realize. The only person who can be considered successful that had MITB was Edge, right? Okay, therein lies the problem. When Edge won the MITB, he had years of experience and was over so much, he was on the cusp of the main event. When Kennedy won it, he was a midcarder that flopped. RVD deserved it and that's different from Edge's situation because we all knew he wouldn't last long as the champ, imo. CM Punk winning it both times, he just wasn't over enough. I think it needs to be someone who is so over they have no choice but to, and then the person should build themselves up over months and then, out of nowhere, cash it in when the time is right ... ala Edge.

 

[UnderTaker666]

I think that with KOFI'S current feud with ORTON it seems like KOFI doesn't need the MITB to be pushed into the title scene once he is done with ORTON he can easily move on to the world title.

But JO-MO, I think, needs to drop the belt to Ziggler at the PPV b4 Mania and win the MITB at mania because you'll have JO-MO set in the World Title chase.

So i think JO-MO needs it more, story line wise, he deserved it last year if you ask me. KOFI can progress thru ORTON and rise up to the world title chase without the need of the MITB.

 

[BChpln]

I agree with the Christian comments, he definitely needs to win a World title.

Even though he did defect from WWE to TNA by not resigning, he is one of the better wrestlers in the company. I'd like to see him win it this year.

as for kofi...maybe have him get one more reign with the US/Intercontinental title before he goes world champ.

 

[Frank White]

yall looking to deep into this too early we got 4 months alot can happen

morrison nor kingston need mitb but it couldnt hurt their resume ... Johnny boy had 2 clean wins in a non title match with a world champ and he is one a shawn hickenbottom path to success no mitb needed

kofi is very popular and has been but lately with his aggression and turn and focusing on super heel orton hes become a mega fan favorite a sustained feud with orton could cement this and shoot him into consideration without a briefcase

swagger needs a decent us run and some mic work he had this big undefeated streak they were selling but it looks like creative changed their minds i still wouldnt be shocked if he went into mania with the mid card gold

sheamus is my fav but not for mitb but for headlining ppvs as a super heel in the somewhat distant future ... Hes not ur snake mitb type anyway and is already a mega heel in the making the case would do nothing

i have to early scenarios worked out one is weak but just and idea and its ecw no one has one and challenged for the ecw title and they could easily sneak a talent in there whom wont hold the main 2 but could challenge for a title that needs more of a face

my other is miz think about it the case fits his persona more than anyones and wwe is giving him more face time on screen than most anybody soo their obviously shoving him down our throats as a mega heel

now i love the christian scenario i really due hes one of the top performers and deseverd big gold before he left for tna and def deserves its now

mcmahon hates him but did give him a pinfall over jericho a few weeks back soo hes def reconized as a top guy just on a weak show now if he can develope a solid main eventer or 2 out of yoshi and someone else i think hed get the promotion he deserves so he can let regal ( whom is also a skilled trainer) work with them

 

[drobs85]

The person who said mvp would be an option to win the briefcase this year is just nuts. MVP needs a gimmick change, attitude change, moveset change, haircut, a complete overhaul. He sloppy in the ring and botches alot of moves. He has a ton of work to do before ever being put in a main event. The choices that make sense are: Christian, enough said. Other choices would be swagger, miz, and shelton benjamin granted he gets a gimmick overhaul, he has everything else.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

I think that the MITB ladder match is a poor way to get someone over as a credible champion. Only Edge has capatilized and used it to his advantage. RVD one and became the only person to hold the ECW championship and the WWE championship. However, after that, he just stayed on ECW for a year until he left. Kennedy won it, and was set to become a champion at WM 24. Two years later, released. Punk has had two attempts, and each time he failed to maintain that main event status.

The people being mentioned above, like JoMO, Swagger, Kofi, Christian, and MVP are people that I would like to see STAY in the Main Event. Most likely, winnig MITB would give them a big push that would deflate quickly and make them into upper-mid card talents at best.

I think that R-Truth should win the title. It would make him seem credible for a few months, and then he could become a success in the mid-card, and build his way up better than he would have without the briefcase.

This kind of seems like quite a contradiction you're making. First off, you say it's a bad way for someone to become a credible champion, yet if R-Truth were to win you somehow think he will be the exception? That's maybe not what you meant but that's how it's coming across.
Then you bemoan the fact Punk won it then slipped away from the main event status, then suggest the same thing for Truth again? I'm really struggling to follow how you think this is good for Truth when it's been a failing in the past.
I like Truth to a certain extent, he puts in solid displays, but despite his 'What's Up' rap when he comes to the ring, he isn't really much of a talker so this limits his character's development. Even if he starts getting more non-rap mic time, he would have to pull something huge out of the bag to have reached an acceptable level to make people think he could be a credible champ by MITB.
I forget who said it, but someone suggested Sheamus winning which on one hand would really shake things up, but again he would need a helluva push to be seen as a potential candidate, more than just squashing a trainer and kicking kings.

 

[drobs85]

"dowds" You're analysis on r-truth and sheamus pertaining to mitb was right on par, i will even go as far as to say that sheamus needs a few tweaks worked out. For starters, Here is your "Money in the bank winner: Sheamus. His name is ridiculously stupid. No one would remember his name 2yrs from now. His music sucks and he really isn't even that over. I will stick with christian, s. benjamin if he's in it, or jack swagger as the next winner of the MITB.

 

[dannybhoy]

GUYS WHAT ABOUT SHELTON???????

I know his mic skills are not the best, but from now til then can get spots, like he was doin on the abraham washington show, just to give him that lift.

He has the skills and ability and put on great matches over the years, i.e against HBK. a few years back.

 

[a man with a plan]

i have to go with 2 picks that have not got alot of people talkin,

Pick 1
Jack swagger
i could easily see swagger win the MITB and going on to cash it in, very fast. This is the pick if heś not against the undertaker at WM 27, which i believe would b a great match.

Pick 2
Shelton Benjamin
It is his time and has been for a very long time, he has a hell of a lot of skill but i would rather him turn to heel 2 cash it in, or cash it in on some one thats face, or do what edge did, build up his heel turn and then let him win, after a few months have him cash it in after the champ at the time (hopefully cena coz i love watching him lose the title) has just gone through a big match and have him win, xcept this would b too much like edge, so possibly do it at WM 27, straight after a title match, it wuld b very unexpected.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

I think the thing with Shelton is that he's been in most if not all the money in the banks, and it seems to me that while he is a good wrestler, he does get used for a lot of dangerous spots but doesn't go beyond that. Plus, with the whole 'push the young guys' thing going on on these forums, would it be a kick in the teeth to the likes of Swagger and Morrison for a more seasoned pro to get the win?

I think one more thing that will not allow Shelton to get the win is the fact he is on ECW and I doubt WWE is going to bring up a wrestler from their third show to become champ on either of the other two without really pissing off some folks backstage. And yes I do realise Punk was on ECW when he won his first MITB, but the difference being he was on the rise, Shelton has pretty much plateau'd over the past few years.

 

[[email protected]]

They could base this feud around McMahon.

Remember on Raw when Jesse Venture said there is a conspiracy in the WWE to keep Cena the champion? Alternatively on Smackdown! there was the screw job and multi-man matches they put Taker in to try and get the title off him.

When Undertaker learns off McMahon devilish ways he could destroy him on PPV, after Vince costs him the title against Batista at TLC, but in some way we dont know its Vince. Then cost him the Rumble match when he gets thrown out by the eventual winner, Taker can then drag Vince in the ring and start to punish him before Cena makes the save, turning heel at the end of the Rumble.

 

[Kanye South]

This is the last big main event money match that the WWE can do with the Undertaker. Hemsley's been done. Michaels' been done. Orton's been done. Batista's been done. If this happens, WrestleMania 26 will sell like hot tits. However, if this happens, Cena needs to go over and break the streak. It's will be a big moment and prove to the fans that anything can still happen. It could add a whole new layer to Cena's character, as he would have to deal with the fans turning on him. And it would be believable, as Cena is really the only guy left in the WWE that the fans would buy breaking the streak. This feud has been done once before, but Cena was still a rapper and Taker was a biker. This has the potential to be next year's feud of the year, if booked right.

 

[Mr. TM]

It could have been a seed for a potential Wrestlemania match, but it could have been something to distract the fans from the real Wrestlemania match. But the WWE wouldn't do that. This is probably the match here, I am just wondering if it will be for the title or not, because I haven't a clue who which face would be in the running for it whose name doesn't start with HHH.

If Cena drops the belt to Triple H, after beating Sheamus decisively, I could see a Triple H versus Shawn Michaels match for the title at Wrestlemania. That would leave Cena to battle Undertaker. Cena would not win the match, but I am sure Taker would at least make Cena look good in it, which of course can be as good as winning.