Woo
Hank Scorpio
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Post by Woo on Aug 28, 2015 11:18:19 GMT -5
Bayley beat Becky Lynch and Vaudevillains beat Enzo & Cass. This falls into my theory that #1 Contender Matches is yet another thing that crazy senile Vince doesn't like and won't allow on Raw.
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Lupin the Third
Patti Mayonnaise
I'm sorry.....I love you. *boot to the head*--3rd most culpable in the jixing of NXT, D'oh!
Join the Dark Order....
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Post by Lupin the Third on Aug 28, 2015 12:31:58 GMT -5
Use the Chikara system.
Earn 3 points. You win 3 matches in a row, that's 3 points. Cash those points in for a title shot.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Aug 28, 2015 15:17:37 GMT -5
Anything would be better than how they give out shots at the IC Title. Miz was given a shot on his night back for literally no reason and Big Show was then given a title shot for interupting that match.
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Post by Raskovnik on Aug 28, 2015 15:27:45 GMT -5
Use the Chikara system. Earn 3 points. You win 3 matches in a row, that's 3 points. Cash those points in for a title shot. I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable with that. It would require clean finishes and wins and losses that actually matter, and that scares me.
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on Aug 28, 2015 15:29:21 GMT -5
You know... John Cena has a rematch clause for the US title...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2015 15:37:57 GMT -5
Ask Cryme Tyme about that.
We're still waiting for their shot.
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gr1990
Don Corleone
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Post by gr1990 on Aug 28, 2015 15:38:25 GMT -5
It makes no sense, it's a go-to for a meaningful TV match that would get people tuning in. And a lot of the problems with the midcard belts could be solved if the set-up for every IC, US and Divas title match wasn't the champ getting pinned over-and-over again in non-title matches so that by the time the PPV rolls around, the champ is a joke and you've been watching them and the challenger wrestle on TV every week for a month.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2015 15:50:05 GMT -5
Doesn't matter, for some BS reason, now Nikki can pick her spot over when and where she defends.
Champion gets first refusal. And they wonder why people stop watching or investing their time.
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Post by Prince Petty on Aug 28, 2015 16:06:44 GMT -5
If you're an old man who gets a pop, you get a title shot. Them's the rules.
Personally, I hope that Rollins beats Sting and New Day beat the Dudleys, because these guys are the future of the business, not the past. Nostalgia pops are all very well, but they have their place, and their place is not in feuds where up and coming superstars lose.
As we've seen on NXT, number one contenders matches are still a really good way of establishing someone as a viable threat without undermining your champion. Instead of starting an endless feud where each episode finishes with one man standing over the other, without them ever actually having a match with a clean finish, you can have your challenger beat other people, to prove him or herself worthy of the title match. And your champ can sit back and heel or face it up as necessary.
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