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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 20, 2013 9:42:49 GMT -5
and it couldn't be Punk/Cena who would you pick?
I think Cesaro is getting to the point where he could work, but is at least a year away from being quite there. Same thing to a lesser extent with Cody Rhodes. Daniel Bryan would work if he turned heel or was betrayed by Kane then built up for a couple of months. Still, I find him dull on the mic (though the matches would be great).
Christian would be my top choice regularly, but since he keeps getting injured and WWE is NEVER going to get behind like that I'll say Dolph Ziggler. He could have a run where he just keeps barely squeaking by with the title. Only hopefully it would differ a bit from Punk by not having run-ins and ref low blows. Instead it could play up Ziggler's intelligence and crafitiness kind of like heel Ric Flair back in the day.
Oddly enough I'm not even a huge Ziggler guy, but without Punk/Cena as options he seems like an almost logical fit. Also, I have no desire to see Orton, Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio or Show with the title for that long. Okay maybe ADR if they did A LOT of work on his character.
Outside of that I also thought of another one that would be at least interesting...Brock Lesnar. Now before everyone poo poos it hear me out. WWE is supposedly in talks with him about offering him a new contract. Given how few dates he worked with this one so far we should expect much, but I don't think 20 dates would be out of the question. I think it could be a return to 1980s WWE where you rarely saw the top guy wrestle on free TV. He could wrestle every PPV and use the remaining 8 days to work TV shows. Of course to keep him relevent he could still pop up with pre-taped segments. Although there are of course a lot of holes in this booking it would at least give the World Title Strap a chance to shine and whoever defeated Lesnar could get a ton of momentum. Also, Lesnar appearing so rarely could add to his heel heat in an odd way.
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Post by Mr Captain Falcon on Jan 20, 2013 10:08:20 GMT -5
From a workrate standpoint you could go with Cesaro, Sandow, Christian. Hell you could even bring back Shelton Benjamin or throw it on Tyson Kidd. Right now none of these guys could do it because of who they are and their drawing power.
I'd give it to DWAYNE for a whole year. Mania to Mania where you can have him fight only once a month (on ppv) to defend the title. Each month could be a different contender or different gimmick match. Then after a year you could have whoever wins the rumble, a real dark horse babyface (daniel bryan comes to mind) and he could wait until after elimination chamber to determine who he faces but have him in the build against both the wwe and world heavyweight champ. Have him make Rock tap out in the middle of the ring at wrestlemania to officially bring bryan up to that MAIN EVENT status he so truly deserves. But give it to the Rock for a year. I'm serious.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 20, 2013 10:14:31 GMT -5
From a workrate standpoint you could go with Cesaro, Sandow, Christian. Hell you could even bring back Shelton Benjamin or throw it on Tyson Kidd. Right now none of these guys could do it because of who they are and their drawing power. I'd give it to DWAYNE for a whole year. Mania to Mania where you can have him fight only once a month (on ppv) to defend the title. Each month could be a different contender or different gimmick match. Then after a year you could have whoever wins the rumble, a real dark horse babyface (daniel bryan comes to mind) and he could wait until after elimination chamber to determine who he faces but have him in the build against both the wwe and world heavyweight champ. Have him make Rock tap out in the middle of the ring at wrestlemania to officially bring bryan up to that MAIN EVENT status he so truly deserves. But give it to the Rock for a year. I'm serious. I'd take Rock over Brock if we are considering the whole "only appears on PPVs" thing, but I just don't think Rock would ever agree to even that limited schedule. I just went to see a movie in the theater and he appeared in not one, but two trailers for widely released films. Only Samuel L. Jackson usually does that. I think Brock would be more likely to agree to a run like this since he has much less going for him than The Rock.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2013 10:15:11 GMT -5
I would push a heel R-Truth and give him the belt. There's no question whatsoever that he's going to get over using his heel character and he could have a golden segment with anyone, even somebody with no mic skills. He's also still in really good shape and given what his age is and how much crap he's worked with, dude deserves a shot at it.
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Post by zeez on Jan 20, 2013 10:24:54 GMT -5
My boy, D-Bry. He could do it.
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Post by Mike Wooster on Jan 20, 2013 10:26:50 GMT -5
Cody Rhodes. Give him a long chickenshit heel championship reign where he holds onto the title using every trick in the book.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jan 20, 2013 10:38:34 GMT -5
I would give it to me.
I'm ready, brother.
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Post by PTBartman on Jan 20, 2013 10:45:38 GMT -5
There needs to be balance so If they did it I'd like them to do it with a face and since they tied up the WWE belt for a year it's the WHCs turn. I don't think so much in terms of time but more what could they do with ADR for a year.
Have him retain at the Rumble then continue dancing around with Seamus, Show and Ziggler. Let him trade wins around but keep the Title. Going into WM Booker declares the title scene stagnant and books A Last chance fatal fourway, losers go to the back of the line (except of course the briefcase). ADR retains.
Then he feuds with orton. During The Orton feud They do vignettes of Ricardo and ADR back in Mexico and giving backstory.
Ziggler beats Orton in a Number one contenders match to face ADR at MITB. People start talking about "the first wasted briefcase" and how maybe Dolph didn't have the cojones to pull the trigger.
MITB opens with Dolph and Big E jumping ADR in the parking lot beating him down like it's a video game then cashing in. He tells Booke rto just go out and raise his hand in a forfeit so he can take the rest of the night off. Instead Booker makes the match Falls Count Anywhere No DQ. The Match goes last. ADR comes out spitt vinegar but maybe on a crutch. Riccardo takes a bullet for ADR maybe gets some accidental offense in. It moves into the back and Big E bumps into Kane and that's the end of Big E. As the fight moves back to the ring this emboldens Riccardo who starts to open up and unleash. This becomes his "Jeff Hardy vs Taker Dare to be great, Kid" moment and the match ends with Riccardo pulling an un conscious Del Rio accross Ziggler for the win.
The rest of the Year I'd have him feuding with Mark Henry, E&C style heel Christian, Sandow and/or Cody. Simaltaneously I'd have Ricardo chasing the IC title on RAW. It could work.
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Post by thexiiimpc on Jan 20, 2013 10:46:55 GMT -5
Christian would be my pick; his ECW run showed that he can have great long title reigns as a face, and we all know Christian is a good heel too.
Plus, he's a consummate professional and I feel like I could trust him. This is of course presuming a fully-fit Christian, which sadly we haven't had since early-to-mid 2011.
Also, The Wade Barrett.
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Post by percymania on Jan 20, 2013 10:51:27 GMT -5
My top three choices:
1. Daniel Bryan 2. Dolph Ziggler 3. Cody Rhodes
All three are great wrestlers and great talkers. All three are potential hall of famers and they need an accomplishment like this to help define their legacy.
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Post by The Possum on Jan 20, 2013 11:00:11 GMT -5
Daniel Bryan. He is the most over wrestler on the roster and the fans constantly want more of him. Plus, his matches are always off the charts. He would be like a zany Bret Hart. Make him a work horse champion.
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Post by Jeremy on Jan 20, 2013 11:02:56 GMT -5
Cody Rhodes. Give him a long chickens*** heel championship reign where he holds onto the title using every trick in the book. Exactly
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Post by keezy on Jan 20, 2013 11:20:24 GMT -5
Possibly one of the big men like Mark Henry or Big Show so it's a huge deal when they get beat, kind of like Andre The Giant back in the day. Maybe even Brodus Clay with a gimmick change could do it.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 20, 2013 11:21:32 GMT -5
I'd mark like crazy for Santino with the Punk-o-Meter
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Post by Society of the Spectacle on Jan 20, 2013 11:37:04 GMT -5
Not to be "guilty" of toeing the smark line, but it would have to be a guy that can work with anyone. Cesaro and Bryan would probably be the main ones, while Ziggler, Rhodes, and Sandow would be second tier.
Cesaro I think might be the best choice at this point, since he has show he can pretty much out-muscle everyone on the roster, and also use his athletic abilities when he's going up against someone considerably less mobile than him (like Khali, Clay, etc.)
Christian would is a great workhorse veteren, but I also think that in WWE's trend toward youth, he might get lost in the shuffle a bit.
Bryan, though of course undersized, has basically shown that he can work with anyone. Even though the whole storyline was a little cringe-worthy, I think it was smart in hindsight for Bryan to work with Show and Mark Henry during his WHC reign. I mean, those two are basically the biggest regular opposition he can face at any time in current WWE, so if he was able to find a way to beat them, he could basically hold his own against anyone, kayfabe speaking.
Rhodes and Sandow need to be given more time in the main event scene, and Ziggler needs to make sure his current work with Cena in the scene legitimizes him more or equally to Cena.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jan 20, 2013 11:41:50 GMT -5
If they were to do a year-long title run again, I'd like to see them try and build the title UFC style - PPV defenses ONLY, and even make it so that the title is only defended once a quarter - WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series and at Night of Champions. It'd make things a bigger deal again.
They'd, of course, have to build the secondary titles concurrently to this initiative, but I think it'd be an interesting experiment to try for a quarter to see if it'd help PPV buys.
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Post by JTH on Jan 20, 2013 11:46:39 GMT -5
People don't like it, but it's Sheamus. It has to be a guy that can put on good/great matches with everyone and also to get the audience to believe it.
But I say that cause I wouldn't have changed his character completely, I would have just tweaked it during his face turn but kept his badass character, that character could do it. Hell, I'm sure most people would say that character could do it, just not his current.
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Post by bob on Jan 20, 2013 11:49:22 GMT -5
I think any of these guys would work: Daniel Bryan, Christian, Cody Rhodes, Antonio Cesaro and Dolph Ziggler.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2013 11:51:08 GMT -5
Ryder. Just to f*** with everyone.
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Post by mjolnir on Jan 20, 2013 12:11:27 GMT -5
My top five choices.
1.) Dolph Ziggler 2.) Cody Rhodes 3.) Wade Barrett 4.) Christian 5.) Daniel Bryan
I think any of them could make the year long reign work and work with pretty much any style of challenger thrown at them. I mentioned the first three that I felt got the most upside from having it. With Christian as 4th as he is getting a little older these days, but he could still make it work and make it worth it. And, Bryan as my fifth as the man's already made in WWE, but it would be ridiculous amounts of fun.
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