Booking Challenge: Main-Event Morrison

[Burst]

The general buzz on the boards seems to be that JoMo has been floundering ever since his trade to Raw and subsequent injury, especially compared to this time last year, when he was main-eventing Smackdown against Edge and rescuing Jeff Hardy from CM Punk and the Hart Dynasty. How would you go about moseying the Monday Night Delight out of the midcard? Slow-burn heel turn, Truth & Wisdom, the Palace of Wisdom... how would you finally bring the Shaman of Sexy into the main event?

[Scorpina]

Right now, I'd say have him repeatedly challenge Sheamus for the title. It wouldn't be a stretch for him to win a shot in a battle royal or whatever, and the first match would end on a time limit draw... or, if not that, it'd be a close call with Sheamus just eeking out the win, not particularly cleanly, after an impressive showing from Morrison. Thus, a rematch is signed, and Morrison again takes Sheamus to the limit and is only prevented from walking away with the belt through blatant cheating. Then he challenges a third time on PPV, either winning or getting screwed by a third party, who he will then go on to fued with. After that fued, he'll either go back to chasing the title, or turn heel himself to fued with Cena or someone.

[Deleted]

I think Scorpina has the right idea, I feel he'd need a decent upper midcard feud just before that albeit...maybe have a part in the NXT story and beat Tarver at a PPV in a close contest.

A new finisher for JoMo would help too, Starship Pain doesn't look effective to me and is more like a transitional move like the Whisper in the Wind.

[Indifference Abounds]

(This is entirely hypothetical, since it can't happen at the moment)

I wish Morrison was on Smackdown because it would make it so much easier to put him at the current level of the main event. I think Jo Mo is one of the people who could really benefit from Money in the Bank being used properly, that is to say declaring in advance the date of your title shot. I would have him win MitB and then, at a later date, state his intention to have a title match against Rey Mysterio at the next PPV.

In the build up to that match you'd want to show the mutual respect between these two faces, having them tag together successfully and Mysterio save John from an attack by Swagger, who thinks Morrison superseded him as #1 contender. After an exciting match at the PPV, Mysterio wins via a roll-up. While Morrison obviously is disappointed to lose, he still shakes Mysterio's hand and applauds the guy as he leaves the ring. Mysterio also makes an effort to show his respect for Jo Mo.

On the next episode of Smackdown, Mysterio cuts a promo in the ring talking about how he wants to give John a rematch that night because he came so close to beating him, which Morrison gladly accepts. At the end of that match, Morrison is setting up for Starship Pain when Swagger interferes and beats him down outside the ring, ending the match in a DQ. Mysterio saves Morrison from Swagger, who then bails.

Teddy Long comes out from the back and announces that next week it'll be Mysterio and Morrison versus Swagger and a partner of his choice. He says that, at this point, a rematch between Mysterio and Morrison is pencilled in to main event the next PPV but if Swagger's team wins, it becomes a triple threat match with Swagger as the third man. Swagger gets another heel to team with him by offering them the first shot at the title after he wins at the PPV and his team does indeed win the tag match, with Mysterio tapping to the ankle lock while Swagger's partner keeps Jo Mo busy outside the ring. Morrison eventually makes the save but Mysterio is clearly hurt.

On the next episode of Smackdown, Rey has got himself a match against Swagger. He and Morrison have a segment backstage where Rey asks John to be in his corner because he expects Swagger's partner to get involved in the match. Towards the end of that match there is a ref bump and Swagger's partner does indeed try to get involved, Morrison takes him out and saves Mysterio when Swagger tries to use a chair. Morrison then hits Starship Pain so Mysterio can get the win.

I'm not really sure who should win at the PPV, probably not Mysterio, but either Swagger or Morrison could then go on to win the belt.

[Scorpina]

That would be very awesome. I do think Morrison would be better off on Smackdown.

[SAJ Forth]

Jul 4, 2010 7:04:32 GMT -5 Scorpina said:

Right now, I'd say have him repeatedly challenge Sheamus for the title. It wouldn't be a stretch for him to win a shot in a battle royal or whatever, and the first match would end on a time limit draw... or, if not that, it'd be a close call with Sheamus just eeking out the win, not particularly cleanly, after an impressive showing from Morrison. Thus, a rematch is signed, and Morrison again takes Sheamus to the limit and is only prevented from walking away with the belt through blatant cheating. Then he challenges a third time on PPV, either winning or getting screwed by a third party, who he will then go on to fued with. After that fued, he'll either go back to chasing the title, or turn heel himself to fued with Cena or someone.

That's not a bad idea.

[Schemer]

This is simmmmmple.

Put him back on Smackdown. Have him run in for what looks like a rescue of Rey Mysterio while he's having a match with say Swagger. Make it look like he's out there to help Rey, but then turn on him with the Pele Kick boom. Feud for the title, put it on Morrison. Simple as cherry pie.

[Big L]

I'm gonna go with Scorpinas idea

[fw91]

I'd say have him win RAW MITB by "luck" and have him cash in against Cena at idk survivor series and lose, but make him look like a serious main eventer a la benoit at rumble 03. then he can take that momentum and win the rumble and face idk cm punk at mania for the belt and finally win

[desertkiller]

My first idea for booking morrison was to making him the royal rumble winner while sheamus defended the WWE title against main eventers which would lead to a wwe championship match at wrestlemania 27 won by the shaman of sexy meanwhile The Miz won the MITB at the same event and try to get the wwe championship title on later PPV main events

[Nuke The Whales]

Have him leave for about a month and come back with a new name and gimmick. I'd call him Moonshine Swanson and have him come down to the ring with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder. He'd go on and on for roughly 25 minutes at the beginning of every episode of NXT telling the crowd how worthless they are in comparison to his fine feathered friend, who will be called The Backstreet Boys Part Two. It will also wear a John Morrison headband as a wink and a nod to all of Nitro's olden-school fans, this will be the measure taken to ensure that the entirety of the IWC instantly falls in love with this new change in character, as it is pandering to them which is what they want says this man next to me that I hired because he said I joke that I kind of chuckled at.

On the second episode of the eighth season of NXT, he will challenge... D UNDAHTAYKUH to a match at the showcase of the immortals, WrestleMania! This will cause Raw's ratings to skyrocket for some reason, also. Taker will stroll down to the ring in his stylin' new LA Gears light up shoes and accept, then to add an exclemation point he would attempt to administer a choke style slam upon young Moonshine Swanson but oh ho ho! He is far too quick! He manages to reverse it into his new finisher, the Chuckwagon Delight, which is a SCOOP BODY SLAM ONTO THE MAT!

At the Wrestling Mania, Moonshine Swanson will go over Undertaker in a Miami Coke Lord Street Fight. As he celebrates, HHH makes his latest return and Pedigrees him for what I guess is the win.

MORRISON WOULD BE SOOOOO OVER. Done and done!