How would you freshen up MITB?

[zrowsdower]

Scavenger hunt brawl that spans multiple pay per views.

[HMARK Center]

I can't act like I'm an authority on it, given that I haven't watched super consistently in the MitB era, but I'm just not a fan of the "cash in at any time" concept. It's a very limited idea; it worked with Edge's character given how slimy and opportunistic he was supposed to be, but after that it's a gimmick that only works for a heel, and even leads to too many moments of "oh, your big moment was only because the champ already had a match and was all worn out", which again can work in some specific situations but strikes me as having diminishing returns.

I do like what some people have said: make it a gimmick match where only young wrestlers who haven't had a crack at the big belt or older vets who've never been world champion can participate in. "Here's your chance to take a shortcut to the top...but you'll have to put yourself through hell to get it." Cool, that works, make it young guns or "last chance" vets but also make it so they can't cash in with seconds' notice, either have it be a minimum one week heads up, or even have it be the same night but with enough time between the challenge and the match itself.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Dec 27, 2022 1:51:14 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave is Correct said:

Dec 25, 2022 12:37:01 GMT -5 Oh Cry Me a Screwball said:

Someone steals the briefcase thinking they've stuck it to the MITB holder, but then the MITB holder just cashes in anyway (maybe using one of the briefcases at the merch table), because contract law just doesn't work like that.

I was kinda hoping when Miz won Otis's briefcase... he would have opened it and found like a ham sandwhich inside... and Otis just shrugs and says I removed the contract months ago... why would I leave something like that just laying around?

See, that MITB switchover at least made sense in that was a mandate from a "judge," which theoretically would hold up since Judge JBL was acting as a representative for WWE authorizing the transfer of ownership when Miz beat Otis.

But like when Depressed Corbin stole Big E's MITB briefcase in the Summer of 2021, why should Big E not be able to cash in when the contract is legally still Big E's and is likely notarized in kayfabe?