Kermit
the Frog
Well, we've so many challengers for Elite X queued up that wouldn't work as well. We could have staked a Eurasian title shot, I suppose, but we've already got plans for the title.
I'm hopeful that winning money is something that the winners can incorporate into their RP's.
Yeah, the Elite X scenario makes sense. Still, a PPV shot would have been interesting. It could have actually inserted a little build for such an unstable title division.
A Tag Title or EurAsian title shot up for grabs could have been interesting and fun to flirt with. They could have been executed the following round to get them out of the way. I guess it's a catch-22, though, because then the champion may have to defend twice in a row.
I guess I'm mainly saying that the cash-prize felt like a softball in terms of playing it safe. The bolded part of your response confirms my previous notion about the decision being a muzzle.
All of these seem more interesting than kayfabe cash:
Title shots, last man to enter the LL, winner gets to pick first lottery number live on the LL Pre-Show, or winner gets to main-event Meltdown.
Don't take what I'm saying the wrong way either. I'm not saying I wish I had any of those things listed above over the cash. I'm just saying it would have been fun to have those random things as prizes in various matches.
They reward the character and the RPer, but I'll definitely incorporate the cash into my RP. I won't get to spend it , but the innocent Haven can do a lot with what transpired. However, as Funkay stated on the podcast. Warren winning the cash just felt awkward. Granted, take everything I say as being in hindsight of the shows being posted.