What direction do you go in IF the Title is on the line in the MITB match?

[XL]

It's looking likely that Bryan will not be cleared to defend the belt(s) against Kane at the Money In the Bank PPV, so, as stipulated by Stephanie on Raw, the vacant title will be on the line in the Money In The Bank Match at the Money In The Bank PPV.

The question is; do you go with a reliable, established main eventer like Cena or Orton, or try to rejuvenate an Alberto Del Rio by putting the strap on him, or do you go with somebody new as a first-time champion?

You decide.

[drave]

New champ. Wouldn't mind seeing Cesaro get a brief run, if even filler while Bryan is out. I believe Cesaro and Bryan could put on some pretty amazing matches.

Either way, the MITB for the title is much more interesting than Bryan v Kane Stretcher Match.

[Emperor Smeat]

Someone established considering once Bryan returns, he's likely getting that belt back. No need to rush someone's very first title reign considering the circumstances. Wouldn't be surprised if Cena were to win and would set up nicely for Bryan-Cena II feud to occur.

They should still do a separate MitB case match just with people who never won the WWE title.

[Hanso Amore]

My brilliant idea - Sneak PAUL HEYMANS CLIENT BROOOOOOOOCK LESSSNNNARR into the match.

He wins, defends to someone next month like Cena or Bryan and wins, then Bryan goes over lesnar at summerslam

[#1-norm-fan]

God no you don't put it on someone like ADR. We've seen how throwing the title on a guy without a proper push and trying to use the title to get him over works out. It shits on the title AND it doesn't create a star.

Before the Cena feud, I would have said Wyatt as champion would be awesome but he'd need to be raised back up again I think to recapture what he had after he beat Bryan at the Rumble.

I'd fucking love Lesnar as champion if he were down to compete once a month. Hell, they wouldn't even really need him to show up on Raw more than once a month either. Paul Heyman and promo videos alone could sell his title defenses as must see.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I wouldn't complain if it fell onto Cesaro, but John Cena would make a lot of sense.

[Mr3Maker]

Ugh, out of hiding for this OBVIOUS booking scheme....it's going to split the titles again. Two men, same time, each grab the a title. Ununified.

[Frank Drebin]

My brilliant idea - Sneak PAUL HEYMANS CLIENT BROOOOOOOOCK LESSSNNNARR into the match.

He wins, defends to someone next month like Cena or Bryan and wins, then Bryan goes over lesnar at summerslam

I wouldn't mind that route if Lesnar hadn't won at WM. Can't have the guy who just ended the streak lose a title match 6 months later.

[Hanso Amore]

I wouldn't mind that route if Lesnar hadn't won at WM. Can't have the guy who just ended the streak lose a title match 6 months later.

Why? He beat the Taker so he can never lose again?

Because Bryan beat HHH, Orton and Bats in one night he can never lose again?

[Innovator]

I'd put it on Rollins. You'd have Triple H prove to him that turning was the right move and add him to the MITB match.

[Nark Order]

Yeah. I'd bring the belt directly into the Shield/Authority feud. Dunno who I'd put it on. Not Randy.

[Innovator]

That way you can do Rollins/Bryan at Summerslam, with HHH/Reigns, and Orton/Ambrose. Maybe by Survivor Series, you can move Reigns to the top spot and challenge for the title.

[road doggy dogg]

Putting the belt on Rollins from a storyline sense would make sense in that scenario. Just sucks to think about, since Reigns is the best out of the 3 that he wouldn't get the chance first.

[road doggy dogg]

"best" meaning most main event-looking or w/e. I don't know

[Frank Drebin]

Why? He beat the Taker so he can never lose again?

Because Bryan beat HHH, Orton and Bats in one night he can never lose again?

If you have someone beat the streak it seems like a huge waste to have him lose soon after. The "rub" he just got from taker has to last awhile to have legit impact. When he does lose it needs to be a big deal as well for the whole thing to be worth it.

imagine Brock taking the streak and effectively running with it. He could be a huge draw at WM just like taker is/was. You can't capitalize on takers loss if he gets beat randomly at a B ppv.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I think Kane should hold it until Bryan comes back, and then have them feud properly, mentioning the history of Team Hell No and how Kane and Bryan took completely different paths after the team split. It would have helped to have Kane still be Corporate Kane, but whatever, it could still work.

[screech]

ABT wins because Kane.

[Frank Drebin]

ABT wins because Kane.

Uummmmm....it's "The Demon Kane" now. :roll:

[Nark Order]

Demon Kane is also not a bad choice.

[Bad News Gertner]

Ryback. No more vanilla midgets. Ratings have tanked, it's obvious that their fragile vanilla midget bodies are too weak and nobody care about gas station attendant looking champions.

[Nicky Fives]

Cena wins.

[owenbrown]

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[Black Widow]

I hope it's Brock but it will end up being 2 lames i don't care about Kane/Cena.

[Lock Jaw]

Christian should obviously get Daniel Bryan's push

[FourFifty]

Considering Raw...
As long as he's healthy enough, I wouldn't mind seeing Daniel Bryan getting in there and winning, just to have someone win a contract earlier in the night to cash it in. I'm thinking Rollins, Lesnar, Kane, or Breeze.

Or maybe make it a mini Feast or Fired gimmick. One brief case has the title, one has the MiTB contract, one has a title shot at the next ppv.

[Krispy Night]

Cena or Orton will probably win and things will go back to the way they were a year ago. I wish to all goodness that they wouldn't but they probably will.

[#1-norm-fan]

As far as faces go, Cena is still the only guy who can actually make the title seem like something worth winning on the full time roster. They're doing an excellent job building up Reigns but they need to keep building him up for a while. It's too soon and he needs to develop more personality.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I agree with #1 there. I'm really thinking Cena is the way to go. He can give Bryan an honest shot when he gets back and drop the title back to him, no harm, no foul. Or Cena could actually turn heel and align with The Authority and give us the most shocking moment of all-time.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I kind of think the WWE could have had Triple H just hand the WWE World Heavyweight Title to Seth Rollins (something worth selling out for), which could have pissed off Orton. Triple H could have told Randy that he knows he never got his one-on-one rematch, but he hopes Orton will play ball and realize they have a new Face of the WWE now. Cue RKO for Triple H.

Heel Rollins vs. Face Orton would actually be a really sick match. As a heel, Orton has been pulverized into the ground. He actually seems less credible than he is on paper. Orton as a former Authority guy could generate interest in him again. They also haven't done Face Orton vs. Heel Triple H since 2004. Orton could beat Triple H at Battleground and punt him in the head. He can go to the measures that Daniel Bryan, as an all-round nice guy, wouldn't go to.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Money in the Bank could have been:

* Heel Rollins vs. Face Orton for the title

* Triple H vs. Roman Reigns

* Dean Ambrose vs. The Demon Kane in a Hardcore Match

* Money in the Bank, with the main stories in the match being John Cena trying to make sure Bray Wyatt doesn't win the briefcase under any circumstances, Cesaro trying to rise to the next level, Bad News Barrett and Sheamus trying to use their titles as stepping stones to greatness, Lana using her advanced business skills (ass) to get Rusev into the match and Damien Sandow trying to redeem his loss from last year.

* The Usos vs. The Wyatt Family for the Tag Team Titles

* Paige vs. Emma for the Divas Title

* A random match between former Money in the Bank Winners who didn't qualify: Jack Swagger vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Rob Van Dam?

[#1-norm-fan]

I'm all for face Orton because Goddamn this heel turn has been on of the shittiest attempts at booking a guy of all time.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Face Orton and Face Batista giving Triple H trouble down the line could actually be quite interesting television.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Face Batista would be Heel Batista, but just cheered.

[Hanso Amore]

If you have someone beat the streak it seems like a huge waste to have him lose soon after. The "rub" he just got from taker has to last awhile to have legit impact. When he does lose it needs to be a big deal as well for the whole thing to be worth it.

imagine Brock taking the streak and effectively running with it. He could be a huge draw at WM just like taker is/was. You can't capitalize on takers loss if he gets beat randomly at a B ppv.

What? Lesnar lost to HHH the year before. His "draw" at WM wont be streak related. The heat he gets from beating Taker is still going and feeds into his run as champ and loss to Bryan.

Smarks are ridiculous.

[Evil Vito]

Ugh, out of hiding for this OBVIOUS booking scheme....it's going to split the titles again. Two men, same time, each grab the a title. Ununified.

<font color=goldenrod>That's what everybody said when Orton vs. Cena happened, and it didn't. I don't even think the wrestlers try to grab the belts. They try to pull down the gold hanger thing both belts are on.

I don't think WWE would even consider unmerging the belts again unless they were properly bringing back the brand split, and there's no reason to think that will happen. Even if they did bring back the split, I think they'd be best served just going with one floating champion.</font>

[FourFifty]

Wouldn't mind seeing a qualifying match take place on the preshow.

[Savio]

Kane so Bryan can beat him and properly end the feud.

[rockman725]

That's what everybody said when Orton vs. Cena happened, and it didn't. I don't even think the wrestlers try to grab the belts. They try to pull down the gold hanger thing both belts are on.

I don't think WWE would even consider unmerging the belts again unless they were properly bringing back the brand split, and there's no reason to think that will happen. Even if they did bring back the split, I think they'd be best served just going with one floating champion.

If Bryan is legit unable to compete at MITB (which I don't believe, everything they do on TV sounds more kayfabe storyline to me), but if that's true, I like the idea of 2 guys taking each belt here. There is technically no official WWE World Heavyweight Champion and it sets up a triple threat with Bryan involved at Battleground. He gets the belt back with not having to work hard at Battleground and then he should be rested & set up perfectly for Summerslam. I don't like the idea of having a transitional champion for 3 weeks unless the transitional champion is Triple H.

[Savio]

Ugh, out of hiding for this OBVIOUS booking scheme....it's going to split the titles again. Two men, same time, each grab the a title. Ununified.
I would bet 300000000 dollars that will not happen

[Shadrick]

I would bet 300000000 dollars that will not happen

Anyone wanna take this bet?? I know Savior be ballin. He got the paper.

[Sepholio]

I know it may seem weird, but I can see it coming down to Bray and Cena in the ring and Cena will just lay down and let Bray take the title. Imagine Bray and Cena at the base of the ladder, staring each other down, and then Bray cracks that crazy smile and busts out laughing and Cena just bows his head and steps aside. Would be a surreal moment.

They have to heel turn him at some point, and damned if him letting down all those who believed in him against the Wyatt's wouldn't be a good way to do it.

Then you have Bryan and Wyatt pick up their feud from a few months ago again as it did end kind of abruptly. Obviously Bryan eventually goes over and gets the title back, maybe around Survivor Series.