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Originally Posted by Afterlife
(Post 2744197)
As long as there are ZERO titles on the line, I'm fine with all of this. I guess the only titles that could be on the line are the tag titles, but with Jerishow being a team that already consists of SD and Raw, I"d want them to face three brand specific teams in a tornado fourway match of some variety. If they appear at all.
In fact, I"d rather it be a tag team triple threat with brand specific teams battling for the #1 contenders spot.
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That is exactly what I envisioned. Although, I did have the Tag Team Titles being defended as a way of getting at least
one title match on the show, the #1 Contender's match sounds a lot tidier. I think just add Jericho & Show to add some star power, though.
Many said that the match was "too big" for a PPV like Bragging Rights, but if they want it to be a big deal, doing another Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels match is a great way to pique interest. Especially if they want this to be a yearly thing, and for it to be remembered as more than "filler."
My original idea for the card was something like:
* John Cena vs. Christian vs. CM Punk in a Champion of Champions Match
* Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker
* Chris Jericho & Big Show vs. MVP & Mark Henry vs. Cryme Tyme vs. The Round Table for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship
* Randy Orton vs. Batista
* Rey Mysterio vs. The Hurricane
* Triple H vs. William Regal
* Kofi Kingston vs. John Morrison in a Champion vs. Champion Match
* Mickie James vs. Michelle McCool in a Champion vs. Champion Match
I still think something like this would fit really nicely. The Champion vs. Champion Matches would be fun, and both have a different dynamic (face vs. face and heel vs. face). Mickie James can go over McCool, because James is the face, and the Divas Title could use the rub. Kofi Kingston seems less a "sure thing" than John Morrison, so Kofi could keep raising the prestige over the already tremendously booked IC Title.
Triple H vs. William Regal, Rey Mysterio vs. The Hurricane and Randy Orton vs. Batista would be RAW vs. ECW, SmackDown! vs. ECW and RAW vs. SmackDown!. It'd sort of be a "round robin" thing. Triple H would go over Regal; The Hurricane can go over Mysterio, who can still be putting guys over for getting suspended; and Batista can go over Randy Orton in the "most personal" of the inter-brand matches.
The Unified WWE Tag Team Title Match would probably have Jeri-Show retain, but that is not all bad. The Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker match would be one of the closest things the WWE has to a "draw" at the moment, and they're not exactly going to do it at WrestleMania again. HBK can get his win back so that they can hypothetically promote another match between the two.
The main event COULD be a huge opportunity for the WWE to make ECW look like a credible entity. While Christian would just get a huge rub by being made to look on Cena and Punk's level -- while those two sort of cancel each other out, Christian could hit both guys with a steel chair or the ECW Title belt (taking advantage of the "No DQ in Triple Threats" rule) and pin CM Punk. The ECW Champion standing tall at the end of the show might get a few people interested in that show.
Ultimately, while ECW has the Champion of Champions, RAW would win both Champion vs. Champion Matches, and also has Shawn Michaels, Triple H and Big Show successfully represent RAW. SmackDown! comes out looking the weakest, which may not be ideal, but given how great they are, they can take the hit to put RAW over (which is what is going to happen anyway). Batista and Chris Jericho both get wins for the brand, and their talent will probably steal the show, anyway.
