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Post by Bang Bang Bart on May 12, 2014 22:42:35 GMT -5
The latest hotline from PWInsider just posted tonight says they think he'll be out 6-8 weeks and that as long as there are no complications with the surgery, he'll stay champion and likely return at SummerSlam. I could see an angle where the Authority tries to strip Bryan of the belts, only to be vetoed by Vince or whomever, which could lead to that rumored power struggle angle in July. Or something.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2014 22:43:56 GMT -5
The latest hotline from PWInsider just posted tonight says they think he'll be out 6-8 weeks and that as long as there are no complications with the surgery, he'll stay champion and likely return at SummerSlam. They are in a really awkward spot kayfabe wise here because Bryan (or any baby face champion) should really consider giving up the title to be the honorable thing to do if he's going to be unable to wrestle for two or three months.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on May 12, 2014 22:46:02 GMT -5
The latest hotline from PWInsider just posted tonight says they think he'll be out 6-8 weeks and that as long as there are no complications with the surgery, he'll stay champion and likely return at SummerSlam. There's still 3 pay-per-views before SummerSlam so I don't see how they could justify keeping him out THAT long without stripping him of the title
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2014 22:52:55 GMT -5
Kind of sad...I guess Bryan learned from his mentor how to lose his smile tonight
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Post by Mayonnaise on May 12, 2014 23:24:01 GMT -5
The latest hotline from PWInsider just posted tonight says they think he'll be out 6-8 weeks and that as long as there are no complications with the surgery, he'll stay champion and likely return at SummerSlam. There's still 3 pay-per-views before SummerSlam so I don't see how they could justify keeping him out THAT long without stripping him of the title Wouldn't mind them going the UFC route and crowning an Interim WWE WHC and hyping up that when Bryan returns he'll be facing the Interim Champ to unify the belt at Summerslam. Bryan can even be out there for some of the title matches to "scout".
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on May 12, 2014 23:29:43 GMT -5
There's still 3 pay-per-views before SummerSlam so I don't see how they could justify keeping him out THAT long without stripping him of the title Wouldn't mind them going the UFC route and crowning an Interim WWE WHC and hyping up that when Bryan returns he'll be facing the Interim Champ to unify the belt at Summerslam. Bryan can even be out there for some of the title matches to "scout". That's a fantastic idea. I hope they go that route.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on May 12, 2014 23:33:41 GMT -5
Wouldn't mind them going the UFC route and crowning an Interim WWE WHC and hyping up that when Bryan returns he'll be facing the Interim Champ to unify the belt at Summerslam. Bryan can even be out there for some of the title matches to "scout". That's a fantastic idea. I hope they go that route. Have Bray win it and boom. Bryan has a got a huge Summerslam match against the guy he was never able to defeat.
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Post by Jiren on May 12, 2014 23:35:02 GMT -5
Have bray beat Cena at Payback and then win the vacant belt at Battleground
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Post by thelonewolf527 on May 12, 2014 23:46:22 GMT -5
There's still 3 pay-per-views before SummerSlam so I don't see how they could justify keeping him out THAT long without stripping him of the title Wouldn't mind them going the UFC route and crowning an Interim WWE WHC and hyping up that when Bryan returns he'll be facing the Interim Champ to unify the belt at Summerslam. Bryan can even be out there for some of the title matches to "scout". The idea of an Interim Championship in professional wrestling just seems dumb to me, no matter who's vacating the title and who's winning it I remember people suggesting this for when Punk left too in 2012 and I didn't like it then either. Call it tradition or whatever but it just would seem weird to me
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Post by Chuck Conry on May 12, 2014 23:52:26 GMT -5
Interim Champions in wrestling would just make a mess and make the interim champion seem like a waste of time when he loses to the real champ or make the real champ look bad when he comes back just to lose. Also anytime you get a weird * by the champs name in the history isn't good. Look at the mess with Punk. We had technically two champions with him and Cena. That is just as bad or worse. I'd rather Bryan either hold it or vacate, no in between.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on May 12, 2014 23:53:32 GMT -5
I have the perfect way to write him off TNA's torture porn is quite boring Is that what they are calling Impact these days?
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on May 12, 2014 23:57:31 GMT -5
Wouldn't mind them going the UFC route and crowning an Interim WWE WHC and hyping up that when Bryan returns he'll be facing the Interim Champ to unify the belt at Summerslam. Bryan can even be out there for some of the title matches to "scout". The idea of an Interim Championship in professional wrestling just seems dumb to me, no matter who's vacating the title and who's winning it I remember people suggesting this for when Punk left too in 2012 and I didn't like it then either. Call it tradition or whatever but it just would seem weird to me I prefer it because I prefer a true sports build for Titles rather than hokey "entertainment" garbage. I support an Interim belt for those who will likely only be absent in the short-term, and those wrestlers who will still be recognized as the legit Champion regardless, because they were never defeated for said title by anyone and were at the top of their game when misfortune struck. Everyone wins with an interim belt. (providing said real champion is not out for more than 4 months). PPVs get WWE title main events, and the real linear champion gets first shot at becoming undisputed Champion again when he returns. It's only fair.
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on May 13, 2014 0:02:06 GMT -5
Interim Champions in wrestling would just make a mess and make the interim champion seem like a waste of time when he loses to the real champ or make the real champ look bad when he comes back just to lose. Also anytime you get a weird * by the champs name in the history isn't good. Look at the mess with Punk. We had technically two champions with him and Cena. That is just as bad or worse. I'd rather Bryan either hold it or vacate, no in between. The Cena thing was a huge fail because everyone saw the real Champion straight up pin him already to get the belt in the first place. Cena thereafter was a paper Champion who only was recognized as Champion after defeating an exhausted Rey for a replacement belt the same night the former won it. He was seen as a poseur by anyone not blinded by their fandom. The match wasn't really a battle of Champions at Summer Slam, it was real WWE Champion CM Punk vs. a guy carrying a fake prop. There was no real suspense.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on May 13, 2014 0:04:21 GMT -5
Interim champs are more realistic, so I'd be fer it, rather than agin it.
The idea of an asterisk for a title belt is weird, as they're all make believe anyway.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on May 13, 2014 0:07:07 GMT -5
Wouldn't mind them going the UFC route and crowning an Interim WWE WHC and hyping up that when Bryan returns he'll be facing the Interim Champ to unify the belt at Summerslam. Bryan can even be out there for some of the title matches to "scout". The idea of an Interim Championship in professional wrestling just seems dumb to me, no matter who's vacating the title and who's winning it I remember people suggesting this for when Punk left too in 2012 and I didn't like it then either. Call it tradition or whatever but it just would seem weird to me The problem I see with an interim championship is that it's obviously a placeholder until the real champion returns from hiatus. If Bryan ultimately wins the title back, it basically renders any Interim Championship reign pointless as it ideally should be stricken from the record books (even though they oddly count Rey Mysterio and John Cena's reigns during the Summer of Punk as part of the WWE Championship's history). Imo if WWE were to go this route, the hypothetical Interim WWE World Heavyweight Championship should not go onto someone that they legitimately intend to push. It does nothing for them when they ultimately lose to the returning champion. Instead, give it to a lesser talent who deserves a moment to shine but damn sure doesn't deserve to hold the real title, and give that guy a moment in the sun before he ultimately concedes his status as Champion to Bryan out of respect and because he "knows his place".
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on May 13, 2014 0:11:08 GMT -5
Wait, so you'd book a dude to go "Welp, D Bry's back, here ya go champ."? How would that help a guy?
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on May 13, 2014 0:12:51 GMT -5
Interim champs are more realistic, so I'd be fer it, rather than agin it. The idea of an asterisk for a title belt is weird, as they're all make believe anyway. This. Plus, the circumstances aren't always there to do it constantly. It's just a different way about telling THIS story, keeping fans invested and happy, and ending with a dramatic blow-off conclusion wherein the popular "real" champion regains his throne when he returns. Of course, this only works if the interim Champion in question is a heel. It'd be a rejected disaster if it was say John Cena. Dude's already getting booed against a demon who has out and out suggested he's a God who wants to destroy the earth. I can't imagine how him getting the belt as a "face" with the narrative trying to justify it would be received.
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Post by Sparkybob on May 13, 2014 0:14:59 GMT -5
You guys are all suggesting this intern champion is a great idea but just wait until we get hero of Mexico Alberto Del Rio as the world champ again.
But in all seriousness who do you put the intern belt on? I think it will be dumb to put it on a new guy who never had a run at the top before (Cesaro/Bray/Shield get thrown out) and the person you put the intern belt on needs to have the star power to hang with Bryan in a main event slot. So....Cena?
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on May 13, 2014 0:17:23 GMT -5
The idea of an Interim Championship in professional wrestling just seems dumb to me, no matter who's vacating the title and who's winning it I remember people suggesting this for when Punk left too in 2012 and I didn't like it then either. Call it tradition or whatever but it just would seem weird to me The problem I see with an interim championship is that it's obviously a placeholder until the real champion returns from hiatus. If Bryan ultimately wins the title back, it basically renders any Interim Championship reign pointless as it ideally should be stricken from the record books (even though they oddly count Rey Mysterio and John Cena's reigns during the Summer of Punk as part of the WWE Championship's history). Imo if WWE were to go this route, the hypothetical Interim WWE World Heavyweight Championship should not go onto someone that they legitimately intend to push. It does nothing for them when they ultimately lose to the returning champion. Instead, give it to a lesser talent who deserves a moment to shine but damn sure doesn't deserve to hold the real title, and give that guy a moment in the sun before he ultimately concedes his status as Champion to Bryan out of respect and because he "knows his place". Interim belts are inherently designed, although UFC would never admit it, to create just that: a placeholder to defend until the real unbeaten champion returns to claim his belt. That's the hook. That's the desired end-game. And that's why if GSP in UFC returned next December, and challenged Hendricks for the Welterweight belt, it'd draw the biggest buyrate of the last 5 years. Right or wrong, people believe that GSP is the rightful champion, as 90%+ will see Bryan in turn, and the fans will want to see the champion get it back.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on May 13, 2014 0:18:04 GMT -5
You guys are all suggesting this intern champion is a great idea but just wait until we get hero of Mexico Alberto Del Rio as the world champ again. But in all seriousness who do you put the intern belt on? I think it will be dumb to put it on a new guy who never had a run at the top before (Cesaro/Bray/Shield get thrown out) and the person you put the intern belt on needs to have the star power to hang with Bryan in a main event slot. So....Cena? I feel like the interim title would be the perfect time to test out a new guy. If it doesn't work out, you can just have him it drop it to the real champion in the unification match. At worst, the guy will only have the title for a month or two. If the guy gets hotter than you expected, he can win the unification match and run with the ball for a bit
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