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Here is the current scheduled card for the actual Backlash PPV:
-John Cena vs. Triple H for the WWE Championship
-Shelton Benjamin vs. Rob Van Dam for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
-Kane & Big Show vs. Carlito & Chris Masters for the World Tag Team Championship
Here is how I would place those eight men and three Championships into Backlash's timeslot:
-Edge vs. Rob Van Dam for the WWE Championship
-John Cena vs. Triple H in a Street Fight
-Kane vs. Big Show
-Shelton Benjamin vs. Charlie Haas w/Ric Flair for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
-Carlito & Aaron Aguilera vs. Chris Masters & Brent Albright to decide new World Tag Team Champions
There is going ot be an influx of new talent, so putting them into scenarios of interest is important. I've turned three matches into five, each with a story, save for the main event, which would likely be all about the Championship. The WWE's card consists of WrestleMania rematches. Why? Stories can continue, but a card consisting of WM rematches is stupid. Only one of my given matches is a repeat of WrestleMania, and it has moved down the card due to it being a rematch.
This doesn't seem like it has much to do with changing the WWE, but in my opinion it does. Programs in the WWE are too drawn out and by the numbers. Programs don't develop and evolve, and matches are done over and over and over again.
WrestleMania is a time when casual fans check in on the WWE again, so the idea is to draw them in with matches and storylines that make it seem like they will get something new each week.
Assuming that Backlash has eight matches taking place, which is probably more than it will have, two of those matches I have already seen, and unless they were all-time classics, I don't really think I would pay for them again.
Using time effeciently is a fault of the WWE, and they need to start working out that each moment is one that can contribute to a great show, so having something interesting and/or different happen is important.
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