WWE's Option C

[Hero_kidstackz]

I was thinking about this for a while now and i havent seen anyone bring it up but what if the WWE make their own Option C. I think it would be cool if the WWE made a championship have a clause saying you can cash it end for a chance at the WWE or WHC at a big ppv maybe SummerSlam, Night of champions or RR i will not say Wrestlemania because thats what the Royal Rumble Battle Royal is used for. But picture this maybe use

Championship: IC title. Because its the highest midcard title and it was the stepping stone for a run with the top title back in the day.

Maybe have somebody like Mr. VKM say he like (insert wwe superstar here) title reign so much that he think he ready for a chance at the big 1. He tells the world he's making history by allowing (insert name) a chance to cash in the IC title for a WWE championship or WHC match at (insert ppv) the IC champ accepts and VKM or which ever general manager says that will be a perminant decision every year the IC champ can choose to cashin the IC belt for a chance at the WWE or WHC title.

This not only a good idea but it could make a title more relevant then it is now and we all know that needs to happen. it can also be the reasons why guys like sheamus and other main eventers hold it to get that chance. It can do nothing but elevate the title

So what you all think? Could it work

What Belt Would you use

What ppv would the champ cash in at

Give ideas

 

[$uck my venis]

I think TNA already does something like that with X Division Title, not being mean (you might not watch TNA). If they did not have Money in the Bank setup and TNA did not have something like this, it would be great way to make mid and low card titles elevated

 

[LoudClearVoice]

It's an ok idea I guess but WWE would never do it and here's why: They wouldn't want to admit that a lower card belt is "equal" to a title shot for the higher titles at a big PPV. It's like saying "here I don't want this stupid IC title, let so I'll give it away for a shot at a higher title." We all know that the WWE and WHC are higher titles but WWE doesn't want to diminish the midcard belts by letting guys give them away. They want guys to hold these belts and cherish them as championships.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

They do do it. Twice, in fact. It's called Money In The Bank and is virtually the same thing. Instead of a belt, they hold a briefcase. Actually, that fact alone solves the point the poster above me said.

 

[AshleyFTW]

I can't see it being done regularly, but I could see it as a one time storyline.

Would be interesting to see an IC Champ beating all comers but looked over for the "big one" literally beg a GM for a title shot before offering the belt up.

 

[Redemption-2012]

The World championship is the new IC title. It's worth what it was in 1990's when you had guys like Trips and The Rock feuding over. The IC title is basically irrelevant and has no value.

 

[TellMeWhy]

Umm TNA's option C exists because basically, it's like their version of a money in the bank. Why would WWE copy an idea that is basically inspired from their own original concept. WWE needs to build up their midcard titles by defending it and booking it. It would help solve the problem of the belts being so worthless. Outside of the main event and world title pictures, there is nothing to look forward to on WWE, which is why I'm not much of a fan of the product and am more of a fan of TNA that has more focus on their other divisions.

 

[Vintage]

They do do it. Twice, in fact. It's called Money In The Bank and is virtually the same thing. Instead of a belt, they hold a briefcase. Actually, that fact alone solves the point the poster above me said.

Winning a chance to walk down to the ring when the champion is at their most pathetic and stealing their belt isn't the same as being the reigning midcard champ and automatic #1 contender to the title plus having a battle to see who is the best in the world.

That's exactly how the IC title used to work without the mandatory title shot opportunity though.

 

[willross]

This is what Money In The Bank is for bud sorry. This is just a ripoff of TNA's horrible X-Division title cash-in thing (lets face it, its dumb).

Automatically becoming #1 contender because you have a belt kind of makes the belt useless. Why not just have a #1 contenders match every month instead for the WWE Title and let the midcard guys feud over the IC and US Titles?

Again, TNA already does this with their X-Division title but it was simply their way of having their own MITB gimmick without directly ripping it off completely. If you noticed WWE has Royal Rumble and MITB while TNA has BFG Series and Destination X cash-in.

Adding another gimmick like the one being suggested would put down the MITB briefcase and basically make it a "heel" only way of getting the belt which Cena, RVD, and CM Punk have shown isn't always necessary to do.

Good effort though, watch TNA during the summer if you wanna see your idea in motion.

 

[NegativeFeedback]

Winning a chance to walk down to the ring when the champion is at their most pathetic and stealing their belt isn't the same

Money in the Bank doesn't have to be that way. Both John Cena and RVD cashed in for a later date. The problem is that most of the cash-ins have been by heel superstars, and that's why most of them have been cheap wins. The only faces who cash in that way end up turning heel at a later date anyway (Bryan, Kane, Punk).

I think Money in the Bank could be very creative if given the chance. Cashing in during a title match is probably the most interesting scenario. Or maybe cashing in backstage. I can go on and on and list possibilities, but WWE chooses to do the same "beat up champion, cash in, win in under a minute" routine.

Anyway, what the OP is describing is basically MitB except that he wants WWE to restrict the title match to a specific date. With the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber matches being used to set up WrestleMania's main events, I don't see this being an original idea. I think WWE's championship climate is fine as it is.

 

[willross]

The World championship is the new IC title. It's worth what it was in 1990's when you had guys like Trips and The Rock feuding over. The IC title is basically irrelevant and has no value.

I wouldn't say the IC Title has no value. It is a belt that is made by the holder. Sometimes the belt is hot and sometimes its an ice cold commodity. When Drew McINtyre and Cody Rhodes held it, it was a hot commodity. When Kofi held it, not so much. Axel has gotten it a little bit better.

I do agree 100% that the World Heavyweight Title has seemingly taken on the IC Title role of the 80's and 90's.

The current US and IC Titles seem more like the European or Hardcore titles from the 90's/early 2000's. They hold enough value that guys can feud over it, but not enough to truly elevate someone to the next level.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

WWE doesn't need an Option C gimmick, in my opinion. They already have two highly successful concepts in the Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank. Option C is, for all intents & purposes, a combination of various aspects of the two gimmicks. Under the idea of the OP, the IC title would basically replace the MITB briefcase and the IC champ could "cash in" the IC title for a World Championship match. The major difference is that the champ can't "cash in" anytime or anywhere and has to inform the World Champion of when he wants his shot. The Royal Rumble aspect comes in where the IC champ can only have his title match at a specific time frame or ppv, just as the RR winner can only challenge for the title at WrestleMania. The weakness in Option C in TNA, in my opinion, is that the X Division Championship doesn't seem to mean anything until it gets around the time for Destination X and for a couple weeks following Destination X. At least, that's how it's been since Austin Aries dropped the title via Option C to go after the TNA WHC. After that, then the title went back to relative mediocrity being carried by one changeable cruiserweight after another in one, usually, forgettable 5 minute triple threat match after another. Maybe they won't do that going forward, but that has been the case.

If WWE didn't have the Royal Rumble or MITB concepts in place, then it's something that would have more merit, at least in my opinion. However, I certainly wouldn't reduce the IC title to take the place of the MITB briefcase. There are often gripes about title prestige today, sometimes it's justifiable, but this would reduce the IC title to its lowest point in my eyes. TNA has done it with the X Division Championship and, if anything, it's only lowered the prestige of the title in my eyes rather than increase it.

If WWE was to adopt a TNA inspired concept then, personally, I'd prefer they did their own version of the BFG Series in which the winner gets a shot at WrestleMania. Now this is all just pure fantasy booking based on how I would do it if it went down. Perhaps on the last or next to last Raw of the year, a tournament would be announced that would begin on the first Raw of the new year. The tournament would have a point system ranging from maybe 12 points for a pinfall to 15 points for a submission with no points awarded for DQ or count out. The field would consist of maybe 15 wrestlers who would compete in matches to earn points in the tourney on television, on ppvs and house shows. The Royal Rumble would still go on, but half Rumble participants would be made up of the tourney guys. The winner of the Rumble would earn 30-40 points and if the winner of the Rumble happened to be someone who wasn't in the tourney, that person would then be put into the tournament and the person with the least amount of points would be eliminated. Matches would go on as scheduled on TV and at house shows up through the Elimination Chamber By this time, the field would be whittled down to 12 with six men each competing in an EC match. The two winners would each earn 30-40 points. After EC, eliminations would be stepped up until only 4 were left. These final four would then compete in a special match on Raw. Could be a ladder match, TLC match, HIAC or something. The winner of this match would earn 100 points, thereby winning the tournament and having his shot. This could all happen perhaps a good 4 weeks or so before WM and that time could be really devoted into building the title match. I think it'd work smoother if there was only one World Championship in WWE, which I do think will be the case at some point down the line.

As I said, pure fantasy booking, but I'd prefer it FAR more than Option C. Option C works fine in TNA, all in all, because the BFG Series is the only other World Championship gimmick they have. TNA has Option C & BFG Series, WWE has the Royal Rumble & MITB.

 

[newwaveknight]

It's an ok idea I guess but WWE would never do it and here's why: They wouldn't want to admit that a lower card belt is "equal" to a title shot for the higher titles at a big PPV. It's like saying "here I don't want this stupid IC title, let so I'll give it away for a shot at a higher title." We all know that the WWE and WHC are higher titles but WWE doesn't want to diminish the midcard belts by letting guys give them away. They want guys to hold these belts and cherish them as championships.

I disagree about the whole "diminishing the value" bit.

To me, the reason why the X-Division title gets an Option C is because it has some value on the show. The IC belt and US Championship have WAY less value against the WWE Championship or the WHC than the X-Division Championship has against the TNA WHC.

If an Option C belt were to exist, it would have to be the WHC. Ever since the show integrated the brands back together, the WHC has become the main secondary belt and the IC/US belts have become rather meaningless titles.

However, I smell a unification soon, so maybe the IC/US belts might have more value soon.

 

[lil bitch Kid]

I think that WWE's Option C could involve the NXT Champion. I think if the E raised the exposure of NXT with a 3 minute recap every week on Raw and SD, then they also unified the US title with the IC title retaining the name IC title, they'd have an Option C. Every year at NoC, the NXT champ has the chance to trade in the NXT title for a shot at the IC title. It makes the NXT title matter, it makes the IC title something that young guys fight hard to get and keep, and it gives some direction and exposure to NXT.

 

[Dagger Dias]

I think this is an awesome idea. The best belt to use it with would be the Intercontinental Championship. It originally was meant to be the stepping stone that gets you up to main event status. This can bring that belt back to where it once was. Sure the WWE already has Money In the Bank and the Royal Rumble, but there are many PPV's throughout the year. It shouldn't be at Wrestlemania as that is where the Royal Rumble winner gets his title shot. I'd put it at Summerslam. The second biggest show of the year can be the chance for the secondary belt's title holder to showcase what he can do while cashing it in. A match earlier on in the evening would determine the new champion moving forward.

Even though TNA has this and WWE already has other options to get someone into main event status, I'd like to see it happen. The Intercontinental Championship would benefit greatly from it and Summerslam can further add to its argument of being the 2nd most important show of the year with this becoming an annual tradition. Arguments can be made for the US Championship as well, it desperately needs more attention. Perhaps the Intercontinental Championship can be used to cash in a shot at the WWE Championship AND the US Championship can be used to cash in a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. This benefits the belts that need it the most and it gives us a new tradition that could go on to become a fun part of Summerslam each year for WWE.

 

[LSN80]

Umm TNA's option C exists because basically, it's like their version of a money in the bank. Why would WWE copy an idea that is basically inspired from their own original concept.

How is trading in the X Division Title, a one-time match that has to be cashed in on a specific date, the same as Money In The Bank? There's no element of surprise, no unpredictability, no ability to cash-in at any time. They can cash the X-Division title in for a one-on-one match at Destination-X, not against a weakened champion or a specific time of their choosing. They've got to win on skill alone, which is more like the Royal Rumble winner's shot at Wrestlemania then it is Money In The Bank in any way.

I will not say Wrestlemania because thats what the Royal Rumble Battle Royal is used for.

Simply put, this is why "Option C" is a bad idea. WWE already has a better option in place, and that's the Royal Rumble winner getting a guaranteed title shot at Wrestlemania. If this wasn't a long-running tradition, then perhaps trading in the IC Title for a championship match at another PPV would be one that could work, but they already have a superior model in place at a bigger PPV, so doing it by trading in a title for a shot at a smaller PPV would be inferior.

When you've got a top concept to be cashed in at the top PPV of the year, plus two Money In The Bank cases floating around, there's more then enough title shots to be "cashed in" for one year. Combine that with having so many gimmick PPV's, and WWE doesn't need one more gimmick on top of it.

 

[King Patrick Star]

I think this could potentially work. If they were to do something similar to Option C, I would use the Intercontinental Championship to cash in for a Title shot at the WWE Championship AND I would use the United States Championship to cash in for a Title shot at the World Championship. The Pay Per View I would go with would be Night Of Champions. This way, the IC and US Champion would get their shot at the Championship themed PPV. The vacant IC and US Titles would be up for grabs, and the new IC and US Champs can be crowned at the Championship themed PPV as well.

That being said, I don’t like the idea. We already have 2 Money In The Bank briefcases floating around, well 1 floating around and 1 sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, but the point is, we have two. No need to copy the copy.

A new idea I’d like to see is have Randy Orton and Damien Sandow cash in their Money In The Bank contracts together for a shot at the Unified WWE World Tag Team Titles. What a great way to take the Titles of the Shield!! HAHA!!

 

[Suikervrij]

Just want to put in one minor difference between the money in the bank contract and an option C like TNA has;

The money in the bank contract can be exchanged at any time. The X-divison gimmick is always a scheduled and highly promoted match.

I do agree however that this idea would lower the IC/USA or any other title down to a neglectable piece of trash, only to be sought after just because it's that prestigious "Option C"

 

[GDN8615]

id rather like to see, say a person has to win the us and inter hold them at sametime and they can vacate them for a shot at the world titles.

the vacate would last less than a night, have the #1 vs #2 match...and boom creates a new fued

 

[J3Piecenickas]

I think they should just focus on elevating the lower titles honestly. It looked like those titles were going to gain some serious credibility when The Shield won the US and Tag titles but since then they have remained in a state of limbo. We want to believe that the titles mean more but the WWE hasn't given anyone a reason to believe that. Fact is, until they give The Shield a meaningful feud with someone those titles will mean nothing. Nobody actively pursues those titles right now and until a former main eventer (looking at you RVD to challenge Ambrose) tries to make a play for one of those titles it looks as though they will remain meaningless. That's why the New Age Outlaws should return for one final run to challenge Reigns and Rollins. That way, the WWE buys some time and can start building the other teams that they would like to invest in.

 

[shalliin]

I was thinking about this for a while now and i havent seen anyone bring it up but what if the WWE make their own Option C. I think it would be cool if the WWE made a championship have a clause saying you can cash it end for a chance at the WWE or WHC at a big ppv maybe SummerSlam, Night of champions or RR i will not say Wrestlemania because thats what the Royal Rumble Battle Royal is used for. But picture this maybe use

Championship: IC title. Because its the highest midcard title and it was the stepping stone for a run with the top title back in the day.

Maybe have somebody like Mr. VKM say he like (insert wwe superstar here) title reign so much that he think he ready for a chance at the big 1. He tells the world he's making history by allowing (insert name) a chance to cash in the IC title for a WWE championship or WHC match at (insert ppv) the IC champ accepts and VKM or which ever general manager says that will be a perminant decision every year the IC champ can choose to cashin the IC belt for a chance at the WWE or WHC title.

This not only a good idea but it could make a title more relevant then it is now and we all know that needs to happen. it can also be the reasons why guys like sheamus and other main eventers hold it to get that chance. It can do nothing but elevate the title

So what you all think? Could it work

What Belt Would you use

What ppv would the champ cash in at

Give ideas

why would vince want to copy a bad idea being done by tna with the x division champion? The IC belt was supposed to be given to someone that they were grooming for a future wwe/whc title anyway so this is a bad idea and redundant.

 

[shalliin]

It's an ok idea I guess but WWE would never do it and here's why: They wouldn't want to admit that a lower card belt is "equal" to a title shot for the higher titles at a big PPV. It's like saying "here I don't want this stupid IC title, let so I'll give it away for a shot at a higher title." We all know that the WWE and WHC are higher titles but WWE doesn't want to diminish the midcard belts by letting guys give them away. They want guys to hold these belts and cherish them as championships.

why not? It used to that the ic belt was almost always a lead to testing if a guy could prosper as a champ, and if he did, it would often lead to a top level title or at the least to a title shot. During the 80's and early 90's the IC champ was usually the #1 contender for the wwe title. This helped lead to the biggest match in IC champion history in WW6, champ vs champ, Hogan vs Warrior.

 

[shalliin]

I wouldn't say the IC Title has no value. It is a belt that is made by the holder. Sometimes the belt is hot and sometimes its an ice cold commodity. When Drew McINtyre and Cody Rhodes held it, it was a hot commodity. When Kofi held it, not so much. Axel has gotten it a little bit better.

I do agree 100% that the World Heavyweight Title has seemingly taken on the IC Title role of the 80's and 90's.

The current US and IC Titles seem more like the European or Hardcore titles from the 90's/early 2000's. They hold enough value that guys can feud over it, but not enough to truly elevate someone to the next level.

I'll give you Rhodes, but Drew McIntyre? Nothing he's ever done since his debut has been hot. Except for his girlfriend that almsot cost him his job.

 

[shalliin]

WWE doesn't need an Option C gimmick, in my opinion. They already have two highly successful concepts in the Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank. Option C is, for all intents & purposes, a combination of various aspects of the two gimmicks. Under the idea of the OP, the IC title would basically replace the MITB briefcase and the IC champ could "cash in" the IC title for a World Championship match. The major difference is that the champ can't "cash in" anytime or anywhere and has to inform the World Champion of when he wants his shot. The Royal Rumble aspect comes in where the IC champ can only have his title match at a specific time frame or ppv, just as the RR winner can only challenge for the title at WrestleMania. The weakness in Option C in TNA, in my opinion, is that the X Division Championship doesn't seem to mean anything until it gets around the time for Destination X and for a couple weeks following Destination X. At least, that's how it's been since Austin Aries dropped the title via Option C to go after the TNA WHC. After that, then the title went back to relative mediocrity being carried by one changeable cruiserweight after another in one, usually, forgettable 5 minute triple threat match after another. Maybe they won't do that going forward, but that has been the case.

If WWE didn't have the Royal Rumble or MITB concepts in place, then it's something that would have more merit, at least in my opinion. However, I certainly wouldn't reduce the IC title to take the place of the MITB briefcase. There are often gripes about title prestige today, sometimes it's justifiable, but this would reduce the IC title to its lowest point in my eyes. TNA has done it with the X Division Championship and, if anything, it's only lowered the prestige of the title in my eyes rather than increase it.

If WWE was to adopt a TNA inspired concept then, personally, I'd prefer they did their own version of the BFG Series in which the winner gets a shot at WrestleMania. Now this is all just pure fantasy booking based on how I would do it if it went down. Perhaps on the last or next to last Raw of the year, a tournament would be announced that would begin on the first Raw of the new year. The tournament would have a point system ranging from maybe 12 points for a pinfall to 15 points for a submission with no points awarded for DQ or count out. The field would consist of maybe 15 wrestlers who would compete in matches to earn points in the tourney on television, on ppvs and house shows. The Royal Rumble would still go on, but half Rumble participants would be made up of the tourney guys. The winner of the Rumble would earn 30-40 points and if the winner of the Rumble happened to be someone who wasn't in the tourney, that person would then be put into the tournament and the person with the least amount of points would be eliminated. Matches would go on as scheduled on TV and at house shows up through the Elimination Chamber By this time, the field would be whittled down to 12 with six men each competing in an EC match. The two winners would each earn 30-40 points. After EC, eliminations would be stepped up until only 4 were left. These final four would then compete in a special match on Raw. Could be a ladder match, TLC match, HIAC or something. The winner of this match would earn 100 points, thereby winning the tournament and having his shot. This could all happen perhaps a good 4 weeks or so before WM and that time could be really devoted into building the title match. I think it'd work smoother if there was only one World Championship in WWE, which I do think will be the case at some point down the line.

As I said, pure fantasy booking, but I'd prefer it FAR more than Option C. Option C works fine in TNA, all in all, because the BFG Series is the only other World Championship gimmick they have. TNA has Option C & BFG Series, WWE has the Royal Rumble & MITB.

except the BFG is already a rip off of wwe's King of the Ring. only difference is the points and the automatic title shot. Like the way the IC used to be booked, KotR was a stepping stone and test for potential wwe title shots and holders.

 

[shalliin]

I disagree about the whole "diminishing the value" bit.

To me, the reason why the X-Division title gets an Option C is because it has some value on the show. The IC belt and US Championship have WAY less value against the WWE Championship or the WHC than the X-Division Championship has against the TNA WHC.

If an Option C belt were to exist, it would have to be the WHC. Ever since the show integrated the brands back together, the WHC has become the main secondary belt and the IC/US belts have become rather meaningless titles.

However, I smell a unification soon, so maybe the IC/US belts might have more value soon.

The problem most have with this is that prior to the EB/HH era, the xdivision was the main drive of the company and for a long time the xdivision champ was the guy on the roster, not the world champ.