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Dorkchop

01-03-2006, 06:20 PM

I was reading the thread about his impression of Flair (which I loved). Someone mentioned his guaranteed title shot and how there are only three months left to use it. Then it hit me:

Cena will most likely still have the title and retain it at Wrestlemania. Last year's Mania was April 3, this year's is April 2. That means Edge could use it the day after Mania, on the absolute last day in the contract. I know April 2 could be debated as the last day, but so could April 3.

This could work so well if the he stops carrying around the briefcase, and no one mentions it so most forget about it.

The first segment on Raw, after Mania, should be a little victory party / speech from the champ. A minute into Cena's segment (Face it, he'll most likely retain), Edge comes out and declares in the main event he will use his contract.

Either that, or have Edge surprise and use i immediately after Cena retains. 1-2-3. Cena is laying, tired and Edge's music hits, and yeah.

yay, or nay?

Just John

01-03-2006, 06:22 PM

the latter

The Greater Power

01-03-2006, 06:25 PM

I'd mark out for either one. That's really interesting, the April 3rd, April 2nd thing.

Dorkchop

01-03-2006, 06:27 PM

It could be sweet if Edge won the title on Raw, using his contract, but it turns out he was one day too late, and he has to forfeit which leads him to going completely insane for months. Man that would be sooooo amazing.

Innovator

01-03-2006, 06:35 PM

I'd like for Cena's match at Mania to be against HHH. Cena retains after fighting a war. This would be probably halfway through the show. Cena is in the ring, Edge's music hits, cashes in the MITB. Edge wins the title in a quick match since Cena is already spent. Also since this is halfway through the show, there is still plenty of time to send the crowd home happy.

Xero

01-03-2006, 06:35 PM

Loose Cannon

01-03-2006, 06:38 PM

ok, it's not like these "rules" are going to come into play if they don't want them too. Edge's money in the bank cash can happen at Wrestlemania 28 for all we know.

Xero

01-03-2006, 06:40 PM

Let's just PRETEND that the WWE is going to play by the rules they set for it.

Lord-Of-Darkness

01-03-2006, 06:40 PM

I like both ideas. But i'm pretty sure that when he won it, they said it was valid until Wrestlemania. I've imagined it being your second idea for a while now, as much as i don't like it. It just reminds me of WM 9's finish

Londoner

01-03-2006, 06:42 PM

I don't like the ideas much but mainly that's because I know they wont happen.I can't see Edge using the title shot at any other time than WM unfortunately.I really don't want to see Edge in the main event.

Lock Jaw

01-03-2006, 07:11 PM

Getting him over to Smackdown with the MITB contract would be good. Since Smackdown has zero credible heels to go against Batista.

hb2k

01-03-2006, 08:16 PM

They fucked up the money in the bank logic, as they did say a while back that it was only for the World Title, not the WWE Title, back in April...

I think the creative team has totally forgotten about it, and just think Edge had been watching IRS tapes, and is emulating his gimmick because he was a heel...

Mr. Nerfect

01-03-2006, 08:35 PM

The way I look at it is this.

Eric Bischoff designed the Money in the Bank Title Shot to be for the RAW World Championship, which at that time was the "World Heavyweight Championship". When Batista was drafted to SmackDown! and John Cena was drafted to RAW, RAW's World Championship became the WWE Championship. Plus Edge has to go through the RAW General Manager to cash in his title shot. The RAW after WrestleMania 21 I think Eric Bischoff said "I'll sign the match for later tonight..." and Edge says "No, I'll tell you when I'm ready.", and besides, it's not like Eric Bischoff is going to get hung up over the technicality. So what the titles have swapped? He still has full authority over RAW and even if it is not in written contract Bischoff could give anyone on RAW a title match whenever they wanted. Even if the title shot was for the WHC, Bischoff could easily still give Edge a WWE Title shot.

Which brings me to my next point, the new RAW General Manager. I've been thinking recently, what if the the new RAW GM (storyline-wise) discontinued the MITB contract? It would be interesting to see Edge beat the WWE Campion out of nowhere claiming it was due to his title shot, and then have the new General Manager say they don't like the cheapness of the MITB stipulation, and says they discontinued it when they signed on as RAW General Manager?

It would be a good way to start Edge off all over again, and slowly build him up, because let's face it, this year has sort of dragged Edge's character throught he dirt. He got hung up on feuds with Kane and Matt Hardy, which I'm not going to say were bad, but they weren't the main event level programs they were cracked up to be. Edge finding out that he lost his title shot would make him snap, and we have early 2005 Edge again, with a second chance to build him up as a top heel.

Mr. Nerfect

01-03-2006, 08:40 PM

Bischoff announced that the contract is good until WrestleMania, not one year.

They also said it was only for the World Heavyweight Championship, though...

There's an idea. Have Edge almost win the Rumble, but loses to a RAW guy. The next night he says he wanted to go to SmackDown! and get away from RAW or something like that. Then, at SmackDown!, he announces that he's going to use his contract for what it WAS for... The World Heavyweight Championship.

I would love to see Edge on SmackDown! again, but I don't think that idea would work. The MITB contract was designed by a RAW General Manager. You'd think a SmackDown! General Manager would need to approve it before Edge could challenge for a SmackDown! World Title. Edge being traded for some talent (maybe a tag team, or some talented women or even cruiserweights since RAW has a few of them around these days) and then Theodore Long continuing the contract sounds like a better idea to me. Edge can challenge at No Way Out or something, then. NWO is a PPV, but it's not WrestleMania, so Edge has a fairly big stage, but they're not resting their buyrates for the year on him.

Xero

01-03-2006, 09:01 PM

I would love to see Edge on SmackDown! again, but I don't think that idea would work. The MITB contract was designed by a RAW General Manager. You'd think a SmackDown! General Manager would need to approve it before Edge could challenge for a SmackDown! World Title. Edge being traded for some talent (maybe a tag team, or some talented women or even cruiserweights since RAW has a few of them around these days) and then Theodore Long continuing the contract sounds like a better idea to me. Edge can challenge at No Way Out or something, then. NWO is a PPV, but it's not WrestleMania, so Edge has a fairly big stage, but they're not resting their buyrates for the year on him.
The thing is that they SPECIFICALLY stated that the contract is for the World Heavyweight Championship. Not for RAW, but for the title. So it would make sense that the contract would carry over.

Mr. Nerfect

01-03-2006, 09:31 PM

The thing is that they SPECIFICALLY stated that the contract is for the World Heavyweight Championship. Not for RAW, but for the title. So it would make sense that the contract would carry over.

I think that's disputable, because none of us has actually ever read the title. They worded it "World Heavyweight Championship" because that was the title specifically on RAW at the time. They had no reason to think that would change.

Xero

01-03-2006, 09:36 PM

Mr. Nerfect

01-03-2006, 09:50 PM

But they never said on TV that it was for RAW, only for the title. They may have worded it like that because they were planning something like this all along. Although that would mean they had a plan set up a year before it would happen...

LOL, and we know the WWE couldn't come up with that.

I would love to see something like that happen, just because it gets attention for the SmackDown! brand. I just think that there is a way the RAW undercard could benefit from this. Like maybe having Paul London & Brian Kendrick being traded for Edge. Can you imagine a Kurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas vs. Shawn Michaels, Paul London & Brian Kendrick feud? That would restore credibility to the WWE Championship and World Tag Team Championship if that happened.

01-04-2006, 08:18 PM

You'd think a SmackDown! General Manager would need to approve it before Edge could challenge for a SmackDown! World Title. Edge being traded for some talent (maybe a tag team, or some talented women or even cruiserweights since RAW has a few of them around these days) and then Theodore Long continuing the contract sounds like a better idea to me.

Teddy wouldn't need to approve it as such...If Edge were to turn up randomly and win the WHC all that has happened is that SD! has acquired a Raw talent, which Teddy would be pleased about! I guess you could argue that Edge could take the title back to Raw but we'll play it that the WHC is the SOLE property of SD! and if Edge wants to remain champ he has to stay there!

I think Edge going to SD! would be a good thing for the following reasons...

1. SD! gets a top level heel to fued with Batista

2. SD! gets a fairly big name after losing Hassan, Xtian and Eddie.

3. For me it would help legitamise SD! again! When Benoit won the Rumble and switched shows I think SD! was hurt! You take an over guy who has been kept away from the title by the GM, let him win the Rumble (his only chance at a title shot) and have him go "No I don't want the title I've been trying to get for the last month or so, I'm gonna go to Raw to win their title cos it's better" Granted this was a pretty long time ago but I feel it was the beginning of the end for SD!

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Favre4Ever

01-04-2006, 08:25 PM

I don't really care when he decides to cash it in, as long as he doesnt actually win the title.

Splaya

01-05-2006, 03:07 AM

Getting him over to Smackdown with the MITB contract would be good. Since Smackdown has zero credible heels to go against Batista.

Let's see, um Randy Orton? JBL, they could even turn Taker if they have to

Corkscrewed

01-05-2006, 03:22 AM

They should just drop it without any explanation. :lol:

Mr. Nerfect

01-05-2006, 03:55 AM

They should just drop it without any explanation. :lol:

I actually wouldn't mind it if they signed a guy to a contract (like an actor or a manager or something) and to let them get over as a face have them discontinue the Money in the Bank Title Shot. It won't force them to rush things with Edge, and can give them time to get things in order with him.