rated rjo |
09-05-2010 03:51 PM |
HHH... been there done that.
Jericho.... been there done that.
Cena... just doesn't need it.
They need to let someone unify the titles who deserves a final rub to be pushed into the upper escalon of main eventers. I find it interesting that no one has considered that the WM main event next year could be a Triple Threat rather than a standard Title v. Title match for Unification. If I were booking the Title Unification match for Mania, here's the direction I would go...
Leading up to Mania, we need to setup two BIG guys to be in this match. More importantly, it would have to be a big face and a big heel, that's just obvious. Naturally, they won't miss out on having their company man, Cena, in a Unification match, so there's your WWE champion right there - unless they decide to have him compete against Taker and the streak, but I digress. Your World Heavyweight Champ could be returning heel HHH (since he was so low on the card last mania, it only seems natural to put him back at the top for 2011), Edge (since he and Cena have so much history), Jericho (if he doesn't leave since they have sort of hinted at the start of a rivalry with Cena in the last few weeks), or my dark horse candiate, CM Punk (the promo machine). If it's HHH or Edge, the 2011 Royal Rumble winner is a no brainer... one Mr. Randall Keith Orton. The history between Orton and Cena, or Orton and HHH / Edge practically writes itself. He spends the next several weeks stalking both champs like the Viper that he is, teasing his decision for Mania only to have the WWE champ and World Heavyweight champ start feuding with one another. When the Unification match is finally announced, Orton, the Rumble winner, is thrown in the Wrestlemania main event mix without a worry. He gets both guys, no choice necessary. Now we get one heel champion, one face champion, and the ultimate tweener who is a blend of both - Orton - It would be a perfect main event worthy of Mania with guaranteed high buy-rates.
Hell... if you really want to make things interesting, turn it into a fatal fourway match at the last minute by having the Miz decide to cash in MITB at Mania for the Title match. No way he would choose to miss out on a big moment like that where it would cement his Main Event status.
The final result is a perfect balance of characters in the ring - two faces (Orton and Cena) and two heels (HHH/Edge and The Miz). The best part is that this match setup would ideally keep the audience guessing until the final pinfall. After all, we can already see from this forum that a lot of people expect HHH to be the guy to unifiy the titles. No one ever expects to see Cena lose. Orton is too hot right now for people to NOT THINK he would win. And The Miz has self-proclaimed his imminent moment of greatness. A title unification for him would be a perfect way to cap off his title quest.
As you can tell... The only guys who I think are "worthy" to unify the heavyweight titles at Mania from a momentum standpoint are Cena, HHH, Jericho, Miz, Orton, and Punk. However, if we are talking about the person they NEED to give it to... it HAS TO BE Orton or The Miz. How can it even be a question?
Orton simply because he is on fire right now. If they can realistically keep the title off of him till Wrestlemania, or just resist giving it to him before then... period.... the crowd will EXPLODE when he wins both. The moment would be unreal and an instant WWE classic.
The Miz because the WWE office has already reiterated how high they are on the guy and how they plan to go the whole 9 yards with him. Have him cash in at WM at the Unification match and watch the future fade as the Miz skyrockets to awesomeness!
My other less likely suggestions would be Barrett or CM Punk:
Barrett because he is the future of their company, but it might be too soon to give him both AND main event WM so I would be conflicted with this.
Punk because we all know he has what it takes to carry both titles and the man deserves to be on both shows. The guy is a main eventer who has gotten stuck in the mid-card scene for the last several months. It is time for him to return where he belongs. Once again though, although I see Punk as a main eventer, I do not necessarily see him in the Wrestlemania main event.
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