King of the Ring or Money in the Bank?

[Mr. C]

Okay, so we all know the deal. Someone wins the match, cashes in the case, and beats up an opponent. When the first match came about, it was awesome and fresh. Edge got propelled after ending John Cena’s reign of death. It was brought back again, and Rob Van Dam got the win. Unlike Edge, he cashed it in ahead of time to challenge Cena to a match at One Night Stand. Cena’s reign was ended before it was worthy of having “of death” attached to it when ECW was getting its own brand, so it all was pretty neat. Now it has its own Pay-Per-View with a case for each brand. It's become overkill.

What they should do is bring back King of the Ring - 8 men/1 night.

[Snowden]

I disagree. A King of the Ring victory means most likely that the wrestler will get a prolonged push afterwards...something that you can do without an 8 midcard wrestler tournament. When KOTR was more prestigious back in the day, the win itself meant something...but now, no one gives a shit.

Money in the Bank is a gimmick, a way to put the title on someone in interesting and unpredictable ways, and gets a rise out of the crowd whenever its in play. Plus, the matches are a lot of fun.

[bigslimjj]

I am a fan of tournaments, and miss the King of the Ring as a ppv. It was one of my favorites and when they added the stip that the winner gets a shot at Summerslam it made it even bigger.That also helped to build up Summerslam.Then those dumbasses got rid of it except for one night of the year,every other year it seems. MITB is cool but the format of the match is terrible. 2 guys in, SPOTFEST!! ,two other guys in. It's boring and predictable like fatal four way and any triple threat they do.It's not so much the matches themselves,but the booking of them that sucks.

[DLVH84]

I miss the King Of The Ring.

[Londoner]

I don't really get why people love tournaments so much. They're usually too predictable except on the odd occasion. MITB is better imo. All that matters really is that they make the most of the guy who wins the thing anyway.

[Tazz Dan]

I would like a poll to give my opinion.

[Mr. C]

Yeah, I forgot. Feel free, mods.

[MrMyc]

Money in the bank is a great concept but the whole ppv based on it is a bit much. They should just have 2 mitb matches at wrestlemania (1 for each brand). Only the rumble winner should have a choice of which world belt he wants to go after. I enjoyed the kotr tourny too and loved the winner gets a summerslam title shot gimmick but that might require too much long term booking for how things are done now.

[Phenomenal 1]

Hate or Love Money in the Bank, I have to agree with whoever said that in most cases but not everytime, but most of the time, tournaments have a high odd of probability to predict who's going to be there in the end and who's going to win it with the occasional swerve. Money in the Bank however gives WWE a chance to show off its current talent, highlight its dark horse midcard attractions ala the Benjamins, the Bournes, the Hardys, the Christians etc, and up and coming main eventers. How many of you can tell me you didn't find it interesting or totally mark AKA never saw it coming when Kane won the Smackdown Money in the Bank and cashed in to win the WHC. Besides the brief paper champion run in ECW its been well over 5 years since the Big Red Machine has a major singles title run. Was nice to see a seasoned veteran, established name who can still go get a main event run and title for a change.

[Aguakate]

The King of the Ring gimmick is no longer relevant.

I mean, come on...in 2010 you are going to do a tournament where the winner calls himself "King of the Ring"? It's cheesy.

[DAMN iNATOR]

MitB seems more geared towards trying to create new stars, or at least give guys who've never held the WWE or World Heavyweight strap a fair shake, although sometimes the push doesn't last and they only become transitional champs (see: Jack Swagger).

KotR on the other hand, comes with the benefit of being recognized as such, and usually a world title reign of considerable length for a moderately well-established superstar in standing anywhere from mid-upper card to main event but no title shots yet.

Therefore, I must ever so slightly say I favor KotR over MitB.

[Tom Guycott]

The King of the Ring gimmick is no longer relevant.

I mean, come on...in 2010 you are going to do a tournament where the winner calls himself "King of the Ring"? It's cheesy.

Regal still has his win on his titantron vid. Seems kind of silly that they play it up as a major claim to fame, yet it's a concept they don't even use anymore. It's almost like saying you're the master of the big blue cage.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Regal still has his win on his titantron vid. Seems kind of silly that they play it up as a major claim to fame, yet it's a concept they don't even use anymore. It's almost like saying you're the master of the big blue cage.

Maybe because chances are it wasn't the last KotR they'll ever do, and thus, as 2008 was the last tournament to date, he's still introduced as "The 2008 King of The Ring", and to be honest, I really don't mind it one bit.

[Brock]

yeah! i like king of the ring... maybe they can do the prize just like on mitb.. u can have your crown.. and can exchange it for a championship match.. anywhere,anytime,anyplace..

LOL! yeah! crown exchange for a championship match.. is a little bit awful! :)

[bigslimjj]

KOTR 2010 -Only on ppv-3 raw guys,4 smackdown guys,and the winner of NXT. Pick only stars that have never held the world title-Mcintyre,Kofi,Rhodes,Christian,Morrison,Bryan,Barrett and Kaval or Riley. Winner gets a title shot at the end of the night vs. the champion of their choosing. Book it!

[Ermaximus]

yeah! i like king of the ring... maybe they can do the prize just like on mitb.. u can have your crown.. and can exchange it for a championship match.. anywhere,anytime,anyplace..

LOL! yeah! crown exchange for a championship match.. is a little bit awful! :)


So is your posting truth be told.

[Hitman84]

In the mid 1990s, when the comic-book character gimmicks were in full swing, KoTR was an excellent PPV. I agree the concept should be brought back, however the way I would book it is slightly different to the ways suggested here, and I definately wouldn't have a whole PPV dedicated to it.

I'd have two 8-man tournaments featuring mid and upper mid card talent; one on Raw, one on Smackdown, leading up to a PPV. The final, Raw's winner vs. Smackdown's winner, would be held on the PPV - Bragging Rights, Night of Champions and MiTB all have credible enough names for the match to take place on that card. The final would be either the last-but-one or the last-but-two match on the night, and the winner would get a title shot at a future PPV. An excellent opportunity for them to push an up and coming mid-carder and / or have someone switch brands by giving them a shot at a belt from the other brand.

KoTR is such a great concept that I think they could definately revive it if it were handled differently to before. Reviving the entire PPV wouldn't work nowadays.

[Mooияakeя™]

Both.

[RiX1024]

I have to go for King of the Ring but i am a fan of ladder matches.

[Ermaximus]

Since we can't make up our minds, why not just combine the 2 and make a new gimmick match?

King of the Money in Bank

[Mr. C]

Keep the match at WrestleMania and lower the number of contestants to six.