Post by @TenaciousBe on Jan 8, 2007 15:04:10 GMT -5
Another "You Be The Booker" thread. This one -- fix what has become a completely stale and predictable crapfest of a product, Monday Night Raw. Rules -- you have to stay believable, you have to stay within the realm of possibility -- no bringing back Jericho if he's said he has no interest in returning to the ring right now (even though that would make the show a kajillion times better). Ready? Go!
Let's start with the most pressing issue -- the possible absence of Triple H. If he's gone for a few months and the DX-RKO thing needs to be changed (which it does anyway), here's my thought. Drop the angle completely. The only reason they all got involved with each other in the first place was Flair's involvement, and he has nothing to do with the feud anymore. Michaels carries the DX torch in Hunter's absence (much like Shev did here in EBWF land) by picking up a new member -- Carlito. Carlito's perfect for that cocky-yet-still-lovable heelish-face sort of thing. Since that would put an end to the Carlito-Masters program, send Masters to ECW.
Now, it's time to break up RKO. I want to see Edge turn on Orton, perhaps as a retaliation for the way they lost last night at NYR (I know it was pretty much a no-contest but they got their asses whooped). This doesn't totally face-ify him, it's just two heels realizing they're no good together. Edge reclaims the pissed-off attitude he had upon his return from injury last year, and Orton... I don't care what he does as long as he disappears from my TV. Send him to Smackdown in a "loser leaves Raw" match as the Rated RKO breakup comes to a head. Edge, on the other hand, returns to the WWE Title scene.
Edge vs. Cena has been done to death, I know. But somebody needs to get the title off of Cena, and right now, with Trips out, Edge is still the most likely candidate. And not just cause I'm an Edgehead either. Edge vs. Cena vs. Umaga, a 3-way feud. What I'd REALLY like to see, though it will never happen, is for Edge to become the guy who "worked-shoots" on everybody. He cuts a promo on Umaga asking why he paints Mark Tremonti's guitar his face, why he wears that grill, and most of all, why he can't speak English anymore like he did when he was Jamal. He could do the same sort of shoot with Eugene, thus ending the "retarded" character and pushing Nick Dinsmore as himself, a face whom we all feel sorry for having been forced by management to play this character. (Continuity -- Bischoff should have technically known all this time that Dinsmore wasn't really Eugene, but it was his idea, another way to bring in something stupid to help destroy WWE from the inside since he's still bitter about the way everything went down in the WCW buyout (and I believe that was somebody else's idea around here, from another thread about Eugene, so credit to whoever that was)). Anywho, back to the Title hunt. Edge pulls that shoot on Umaga, and Umaga simply becomes able to speak again, still plays the same character but acknowledges his past, and says there's nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage, and blah blah blah. 3-way feud for a little while, culminating with Edge winning the belt at Mania.
The tag team division is actually getting back into decent shape -- WGTT, Cryme Tyme, Cade and Murdoch, Highlanders... keep on keepin on.
IC title scene. I like Jeff having the belt, but in all reality, it could be used to get some younger guy over -- and not just Nitro like we've been force-fed for weeks. Get Kenny involved. Put the IC title on him, and let him feud with Nitro and Super Crazy. The belt can change hands a few times, they could all use the rub. And I bet those 3 could put on some amazing triple-threat matches. As for Jeff, I say bring Matt over from Smackdown (in return for Orton) and re-form the Hardy Boyz permanently, and add them as the veterans in the tag team division.
The women's division ain't exactly broke either, so I say keep on with what they're doing. Victoria starting to revert to her crazy side, that's good, keep on moving with that. Mickie as a face, I'm not too fond of, but anything to keep her on my TV screen is fine by me. Maria's improving all the time, so that's good -- but here's a twist. Have her bring in CM Punk as her "bodyguard." Play off the real-life relationship, but don't fully acknowledge it. A sort of tongue-in-cheek thing like Triple H was doing this summer when Steph had her baby. And this would get Punk onto a semi-decent show and away from the debacle that is WWECW. The only other big-time male name that I haven't addressed is Flair, and what better place for him to be than semi-involved in the women's division. Feud between Punk and Flair, who does his whole "ladies man" thing (as dirty as that may be for an older guy, he's still Ric Flair, dammit). Eventually this lets Punk play his natural "I'm better than you" heel character from ROH, and a feud between a legend and "the future" ensues, with a sort of passing of the torch as Flair is on his way out.
So... agree? Disagree? Any better ideas?
Let's start with the most pressing issue -- the possible absence of Triple H. If he's gone for a few months and the DX-RKO thing needs to be changed (which it does anyway), here's my thought. Drop the angle completely. The only reason they all got involved with each other in the first place was Flair's involvement, and he has nothing to do with the feud anymore. Michaels carries the DX torch in Hunter's absence (much like Shev did here in EBWF land) by picking up a new member -- Carlito. Carlito's perfect for that cocky-yet-still-lovable heelish-face sort of thing. Since that would put an end to the Carlito-Masters program, send Masters to ECW.
Now, it's time to break up RKO. I want to see Edge turn on Orton, perhaps as a retaliation for the way they lost last night at NYR (I know it was pretty much a no-contest but they got their asses whooped). This doesn't totally face-ify him, it's just two heels realizing they're no good together. Edge reclaims the pissed-off attitude he had upon his return from injury last year, and Orton... I don't care what he does as long as he disappears from my TV. Send him to Smackdown in a "loser leaves Raw" match as the Rated RKO breakup comes to a head. Edge, on the other hand, returns to the WWE Title scene.
Edge vs. Cena has been done to death, I know. But somebody needs to get the title off of Cena, and right now, with Trips out, Edge is still the most likely candidate. And not just cause I'm an Edgehead either. Edge vs. Cena vs. Umaga, a 3-way feud. What I'd REALLY like to see, though it will never happen, is for Edge to become the guy who "worked-shoots" on everybody. He cuts a promo on Umaga asking why he paints Mark Tremonti's guitar his face, why he wears that grill, and most of all, why he can't speak English anymore like he did when he was Jamal. He could do the same sort of shoot with Eugene, thus ending the "retarded" character and pushing Nick Dinsmore as himself, a face whom we all feel sorry for having been forced by management to play this character. (Continuity -- Bischoff should have technically known all this time that Dinsmore wasn't really Eugene, but it was his idea, another way to bring in something stupid to help destroy WWE from the inside since he's still bitter about the way everything went down in the WCW buyout (and I believe that was somebody else's idea around here, from another thread about Eugene, so credit to whoever that was)). Anywho, back to the Title hunt. Edge pulls that shoot on Umaga, and Umaga simply becomes able to speak again, still plays the same character but acknowledges his past, and says there's nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage, and blah blah blah. 3-way feud for a little while, culminating with Edge winning the belt at Mania.
The tag team division is actually getting back into decent shape -- WGTT, Cryme Tyme, Cade and Murdoch, Highlanders... keep on keepin on.
IC title scene. I like Jeff having the belt, but in all reality, it could be used to get some younger guy over -- and not just Nitro like we've been force-fed for weeks. Get Kenny involved. Put the IC title on him, and let him feud with Nitro and Super Crazy. The belt can change hands a few times, they could all use the rub. And I bet those 3 could put on some amazing triple-threat matches. As for Jeff, I say bring Matt over from Smackdown (in return for Orton) and re-form the Hardy Boyz permanently, and add them as the veterans in the tag team division.
The women's division ain't exactly broke either, so I say keep on with what they're doing. Victoria starting to revert to her crazy side, that's good, keep on moving with that. Mickie as a face, I'm not too fond of, but anything to keep her on my TV screen is fine by me. Maria's improving all the time, so that's good -- but here's a twist. Have her bring in CM Punk as her "bodyguard." Play off the real-life relationship, but don't fully acknowledge it. A sort of tongue-in-cheek thing like Triple H was doing this summer when Steph had her baby. And this would get Punk onto a semi-decent show and away from the debacle that is WWECW. The only other big-time male name that I haven't addressed is Flair, and what better place for him to be than semi-involved in the women's division. Feud between Punk and Flair, who does his whole "ladies man" thing (as dirty as that may be for an older guy, he's still Ric Flair, dammit). Eventually this lets Punk play his natural "I'm better than you" heel character from ROH, and a feud between a legend and "the future" ensues, with a sort of passing of the torch as Flair is on his way out.
So... agree? Disagree? Any better ideas?
He went to community college.
