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Post by DichEvans on May 17, 2024 21:30:12 GMT -5
It's been the same thing for 20+ years now and the novelty has long since worn off for most of us. The only one who has used it creatively was RVD with ECW's re-launch
95% of the time, the women's MITB is just used right away, while the last 3 men's MITB winners just held it forever
We welcome all new and original ideas for the briefcase here.
For me, the only thing I do is just rotate between the men and women on who gets the MITB match each year
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on May 17, 2024 21:32:26 GMT -5
Can I say get rid of it?
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Post by clc on May 17, 2024 21:38:27 GMT -5
I saw "New Idea" and was expecting a johnbarowitz thread.
Anyhow, I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, the concept has become tired. On the other hand, the MitB matches itself are like my 3rd favorite event of the year (Rumble is 1st, Mania 2nd)
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on May 17, 2024 21:41:39 GMT -5
I say we turn it into a loaf of bread. Once the bread fully crumbles away, the title opportunity is gone. When you cash it in, Cole can scream "HE'S GETTING THAT BREAD" and now Finn Balor has a true mortal enemy. I am very wise.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on May 17, 2024 21:42:27 GMT -5
I say we turn it into a loaf of bread. Once the bread fully crumbles away, the title opportunity is gone. When you cash it in, Cole can scream "HE'S GETTING THAT BREAD" and now Finn Balor has a true mortal enemy. I am very wise. Did City Duck take over your account?
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Post by City Duck on May 17, 2024 21:45:13 GMT -5
What if it was a Jeep Wrangler and John Cena got hit by a car at New Years Revolution
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on May 17, 2024 21:45:56 GMT -5
I say we turn it into a loaf of bread. Once the bread fully crumbles away, the title opportunity is gone. When you cash it in, Cole can scream "HE'S GETTING THAT BREAD" and now Finn Balor has a true mortal enemy. I am very wise. Did City Duck take over your account? she's the more rational one, i just go REHEHEHEHEHYEYAEYA as that is the proper way to greet someone
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Post by Who is Reno on May 17, 2024 23:08:02 GMT -5
In one of my 2k Universes the MITB holder has to defend the briefcase at least twice a month in an open challenge. Maybe they can add something like that to open up some extra ways to add stories around the briefcase.
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Post by ChitownKnight on May 17, 2024 23:43:14 GMT -5
I think there are still a few creative ideas they can use:
-MITB holder cashes in, champ low blows and intentionally gets himself DQ’d -MITB holder gets injured or taken out (kayfabe or non kayfabe) and then returns to cash in -MITB holder calling his or her shot at Wrestlemania and actually going through with it -MITB holder vs Royal Rumble winner vs Champion in an advertised match
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on May 17, 2024 23:48:25 GMT -5
MITB briefcase is stolen by a wrestler, who proceeds to auction it off to the highest bidder. Then the original holder feuds with the wrestler who won the auction.
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Post by Andew9001 on May 18, 2024 1:07:29 GMT -5
Screw it do a Feast or Fired type match just without the stupid fired part. Have multiple different briefcases hanging above the ring in each corner. One for the WWE/World, one for a set of Tag belts, one for a midcard title and just to keep it interesting one for an NXT title shot. Then after all cases are collected reveal who gets which title shot. Also shorten the window of opportunity down from 12 months to 3 months. Give it a bit more sense of urgency to cash in.
Could do the same with the women with all the Women's titles.
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on May 18, 2024 1:17:42 GMT -5
Add a new stipulation each year. One year, the briefcase holder has to cash in within three months. The next year, the holder has to pick a date for the match, can’t cash in after the champ just had a match. And so on.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on May 18, 2024 1:51:34 GMT -5
MITB holder can't cash in because the Champion is a psychopath who keeps stalking and/or injuring them for the full year they have the briefcase. Or even like the champion gets a hold of the briefcase and throws it into the ocean, and the MITB holder can't cash it in until they find the briefcase.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on May 18, 2024 1:57:44 GMT -5
Champion fakes an injury to bait the Money in the Bank holder and the MitB holder puts a bounty on the champion are a couple of ones I've long thought should be a thing.
Another one, person uses it mid-match to steal the belt while their tag partner or friend is challenging for it. I did that one in one of the 2K games once, Kofi cashing in when Big E was about to win the belt.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on May 18, 2024 2:14:38 GMT -5
Make it louder, angrier, and give it access to a time machine.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on May 18, 2024 4:29:37 GMT -5
You have to call your cash in with at least 24 hours notice.
Gets rid of the obnoxious things like people cashing in on the same night they win it or the 17 near cash ins that are stopped by shenanigans
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Post by Gerard Gerard on May 18, 2024 5:02:47 GMT -5
I'd like something simple like a cocky heel champ taking out their advertised opponent and proclaim they've won by forfeit, only for the MitB holder to come out and call their shot. Best of both worlds, you get the MitB cash-in pop and you take away a lot of the cheapness of an MitB cash-in.
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Post by BorneAgain on May 18, 2024 6:13:15 GMT -5
Mystery MITB Holder:
The winner of the MITB shortly after his victory, comes out without the briefcase and reveals that he's sold the contract to someone for a considerable sum of money and the first contractual title shot after the new holder cashes in. Thanks to a non-disclosure agreement, it is not said who bought it.
Over the next few months' paranoia, accusations, and resentment grows as everyone starts suspecting everyone else of being the buyer. The Universal Champion accuses the WWE Champion of wanting to become a double titleholder, tag teams fall apart when both members think the other bought it, female superstars are speculated as the culprits, even retired superstars like Booker T have people interrogating them about being the buyer and wanting one last shot at glory. And the World Champions on both shows have them gradually looking over the shoulder all the time, completely unsure on who to trust.
Eventually the original MITB winner has a World Title match that they lose... only to stun the world and cash in right afterwards; the next night revealing the whole MITB buyer story was faked to throw everyone off his trail.
Of course, that's just one way to end it. You could have a debuting superstar, shocking return, all sorts of major surprises in revealing who the buyer is.
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Post by schma on May 18, 2024 8:42:47 GMT -5
Champion fakes an injury to bait the Money in the Bank holder and the MitB holder puts a bounty on the champion are a couple of ones I've long thought should be a thing. Another one, person uses it mid-match to steal the belt while their tag partner or friend is challenging for it. I did that one in one of the 2K games once, Kofi cashing in when Big E was about to win the belt. So, Basically Charlotte at Summerslam 2018 with extra steps. It could work, put a new spin on the Seth cash in.
Honestly, they could do something similar to rumble where you get a guaranteed title shot at Summerslam. This could be a double edged sword in that many of the rumbles are super predictable when it comes to who is winning because of the championship match. However, Summerslam is far less prestigious than Wrestlemania so it might still allow for some flexibility. It could also be another show, doesn't have to be Summerslam. Just announce before hand what show the briefcase will be for.
I'm not a huge fan of people having to defend the briefcase, but they should probably shorten the time period you can hold it. That said, they need to do away with the fake cash ins where suddenly referees don't understand English and have to ask 50 times if they're cashing in.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on May 18, 2024 9:00:18 GMT -5
In one of my 2k Universes the MITB holder has to defend the briefcase at least twice a month in an open challenge. Maybe they can add something like that to open up some extra ways to add stories around the briefcase. I really like this idea. The contract must be defended in a match at least once a month open challenge style, which opens it up to abuse by a heel paying geeks to answer the challenge etc. Plus, it instantly makes things more interesting because it's no longer in your best interest to sit on the briefcase for months on end. It puts a new spin on things and really opens up some possibilities storyline wise. I would also put in a rule that you cash in the briefcase at gorilla position before you go out, not to the ref at ringside because then we can get away from the stupid shit of "He handed in the case, but the ref hasn't rung the bell" and it adds a logical reason the briefcaseholder doesn't try and cash in after every match the champion has. Gotta be smart about it, and it adds incentive to announce the cash in in advance.
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