"Major RAW/SummerSlam Spoiler"
 

-- Chris Benoit is expected to hold on to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at RAW.

-- HHH is currently being scheduled to face Eugene Dinsmore at SummerSlam.

-- Chris Benoit is being scheduled to face Randy Orton at SummerSlam for the World Title, with current plans being to put the belt on Orton.

These are all still rumors, but are being reported by generally reliable sources.

[Credit: PWInsider.com, PWTorch.com, WrestlingObserver.com]


If this has been posted before, my bad

Orton as World Champ? WOW. Already?

LC is going to blow his load and shatter his monitor. Just wait

Yeah, Orton is not winning the belt at Summerslam.

And it's funny because when I went on PWInsider this afternoon, it said Benoit would face HHH at Summerslam. HMMMMM

Orton/Edge Summerslam for thE IC. I hope it's a Ladder match too

Dude. It was on the internet. IT MUST BE TRUE.

That's why I put the quotation marks

I hope it's a "personality on a pole" match.

No way anyone would buy Edge winning that. ;)

Sorry, what difference does that make

Not my title for it, just the title it had when I found it

I was either seeing a Triple Threat IC Title Match with Orton/Edge/Benjamin. Other than that I wa sexpecting Orton to be involved in a match with Jericho or something. I thought Edge could be in the main event in a IC vs. World Heavyweight Title Match.

Orton vs. Benoit is a possibility, but things are likely to change. I'm expecting Triple H and/or Eugene to be added to the match.

Edge bores the shit out of me. I can't stand him

As of right now you can expect:

HHH/Benoit:World Title/ Eugene will be Guest Ref
Orton/Edge: IC Title
JBL/Taker: World Title
Eddie/Kurt

The only thing that could save Summerslam is Orton/Rock. I could only wish.

I have no problem with HHH vs. Benoit with Eugene as guest ref. But I would much prefer Orton over Benoit.

Actually, if Benoit loses the Title this Monday, there is a good chance HHH will not face hum at Summerslam. But, it's wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy to early for Orton to be in a World Title match. Orton has got "Rock" momentum that he had right before Summerslam 98. He needs to go babyface before he gets the Title.

Agree completly, but still....

Orton = :y:

Normally I believe nothing that comes from PWI, but at least part of the story was stolen news from Meltzer who says HHH is not facing Benoit at Summerslam. SO that probably means he's got Eugene. That leaves Benoit without a program, makes sense it could be with Orton, Edge would then go with Batista. Now, that doesn't guarantee that it would be for the title or that Orton would win, but stranger things have happened.

OK, I'm starting to see a good thing here if they really do go Orton/Benoit. If they do that, then it really should be a ladder match. I can see the people wanting Benoit to win, but then they really want Orton to win also. Kind of like Summerslam 98, like I said before. I think this match could definately solidify Orton as a main eventer and start his babyface turn. Oh man, this could be interesting.

Orton shouldn't win the belt though. He has to come soooooooooooo close which makes the fans feel sorry for him at the end. Then the fans start longing for him to be Champ and that's when he gets it. I say he beats Hunter for it.

Yeah thats what I would do as well, but you never know whats going on up in Titan Land.

Why does that really matter though? Orton has already been in WWE at least three times the amount of time Lesnar was before his first title win, and he's got a major IC title run under his belt, and a future classic match with Mick Foley. You know how Vince is about blowing loads too soon, if he thinks the wind is blowing towards Orton being World Champion, you can bet Randy will have it sooner than later.

Maybe not, but I think Orton is way over at this point.

Yeah, but Lesner is a lot different then Orton. Lesner was big, was intiminating, had no mic skills, and just seemed like a guy who could get the belt fast. With Orton, the fans really are starting to get behind him, like Rock in 98. Now, you have to make the fans long for him to be Champion and make him come ever so close to being Champ. That way, it will be even greater when he does win the Belt. You give the Belt to him right away and the fans probably won't care about him like they would if you make him chase the Belt.

I say he turns babyface, feuds with Hunter/Evolution/Bischoff and keeps getting scerwed by them. The fans will get behind him and then he wins the Title.

Remember how over Rock was right before SurvivoR Series 98? Remember when he "Rock Bottomed" Vince right before the PPV? Remember when he almost didn't get to be in the Survivor Series Tournament because he had a match with Shamrock where he had to pin him or Vince said he wasn't going to the Tournament? Well Shamrock hit Rock with a chair and got DQ'ed and Vince said Rock wasn't going to Survivor Series.

But then the next week on Raw, The Rock did something to get into the Tournament.

Anyway, the fans were really behind him at that point. That's exactly how you do this with Orton.

Now the question is, do you turn Orton heel again right after he just turned babyface?

Yeah, but the question is how well he can handle a main event slot.

Benoit/Orton would be a solid RAW main event.

Think about it, this is Orton's chance to get a real main event rub. There is no doubt in my mind that Benoit can and will bring the best out of Orton. The WWE can also play it safe since Summerslam is in Canada. There is no chance of Benoit getting booed in Canada.

Here's how I think Orton should go about winning the World Title.

Let's assume after Summerslam that Trips defeats Benoit to regain the title. The next night on RAW Benoit demands a rematch, but Bischoff refuses to give him one because he feels that Orton should be #1 contender. Orton is unsure he should take on the challenge, and Evolution convinces him to do it, so if he were to face Trips for the title he'd just throw the match. So Orton and Benoit have a match for the title shot, and Orton cleanly defeats Benoit, What's even more shocking is that Benoit and Orton shake hands at the end, foreshadowing Orton's face turn.

On the next RAW Evolution is pissed that Orton showed Benoit any respect, and Orton completes his face turn by saying to Trips that he's not going to throw the match because it's "his turn, and Trips had his glory." So babyface Orton feuds with Trips for weeks on end until they have a glorifed match on PPV where Orton picks up a clean victory over Trips, and the World Heavyweight title.

PS - I don't whether Flair should turn face along with Orton as his manager, or if he should just stay with Trips.

TO MVP and to Kane Knight to an extent.

Good idea, but they really should do his babyface turn, where he breaks from Evo, really slow. I say he has the match with Benoit at Summerslam and comes up short. Trips starts to get real jelous of Orton and tells Orton that he should of never accepted that match with Benoit at Summerslam. Evolution agrees with HHH and they ask Orton where his head is at. Then as the Raw shows go on, you have Orton doing these "little" things which get under HHH's skin and irriates him. Then HHH starts putting Orton in crappy matches and keeps shunning Orton more and more. Batista and Flair do the same. Finally, Orton gets a rematch for the Title on a Raw or a PPV. Evolution would come out during the match, which would make it seem that they will help Orton. But instead, they turn on Orton and kick the crap out of him. Then Orton gets his revenge on Evolution in the coming months after. Then you do Orton/HHH at Mania for the Title and Orton gets the Belt. BINGO.

I agree with everyone here when I say they should not put the title on Orton...yet. I think they should do it at Survivor Series. Have him beat HHH. Then you go to the Royal Rumble and John Cena wins it. Cena goes to WM where he beats Kurt Angle clean and Orton defends against HHH and beats him. Cena turns heel shortly after Mania. They both go on vicious runs defeating people left and right, but doing the "jobs" in tag matches. All of a sudden, on a RAW in the summer Cena shows up on RAW and says that he is done with SD. That they are all a bunch of losers, that he has beaten them all. That now he is a legend. Bring in Orton right after Legend is mentioned. Orton talks the talk and walks the walk by just destroying Cena. Orton then goes to Eric Bischoff and demands that Cena be traded to RAW. Bisch leaves the hint that this might just be the start of SD superstars coming to RAW (the end of the roster split) Cena comes to Raw and starts a program with Orton. They battle at SS 2005 in a singles match where Cena goes over with his feet on the ropes. They have a little bit more of a feud which will lead us up to Survivor Series. Orton, sick of Cena's bullshit, will demand a unification of the two titles and a ladder match. You have Orton/Cena in a singles match, some tag matches and a ladder match to unify the titles. I think this could go a long way.


I thought of this out of my ass

He defeated Mark Henry.

I guess WM21 is when Cena or Edge will get a world title.

Okay, I've tried and I can't picture ANY way HHH-Benoit could work @ SummerSlam. Seriously, if this does end up being the main event, it will make 5 times in 5 months that they faced for the title. Even HHH and HBK never approached THAT. You add Eugene as ref and what happens? Eugene costs HHH the title? (They JUST did that). Eugene costs BENOIT the title? (Would be fine by me but most everyone else would be pissed.)

Orton beating Benoit for the title though would be scrumptrilescent! :love:

Holy crap, Orton getting the belt already. I cant wait till this happens. I will have to make sure my brother is in the room with me so I can laugh at him when Orton wins. But then again I guess if Orton loses he will be laughing at me. God I hope this is true.