So, the unification match...

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Originally Posted by Theo Dious 1. They had DAMN WELL better be planning to elevate the fuck out of the IC title in the wake of this. There seems hope for this as Big E was apparently the guy they wanted to push as a highly visible black man, and he has been putting the belt over hardcore during his commentary stints. BTW, I had heard that he had insane mic skills in NXT but never got to experience them until he sat down on Raw a few weeks ago... GOD DAMN, NIGGA IS GOLDEN. But yeah, they had better be ready to fill the void with that belt.

I'm still "meh" on Big E. I said this in another thread, but I'm finding him to be quite boring. The two times he's been at the announce table on Raw these past two weeks, he's just been really boring to me. I also found his skills to be "meh" when he was part of the Hell in a Cell kickoff panel and he was talking to Dean Ambrose.

As for him putting the belt over, pretty much every face does that with the title they're holding. They just throw out a bunch of names that have held the belt and say how much they respect them. If a heel does it, he just says how much better a champion he is than them.

I do agree however on elevating the Intercontinental Championship. It's very much needed.

Originally Posted by Theo Dious 2. Now that it will be clear who the Royal Rumble winner is going to be challenging, this year's Rumble had better be seriously fucking badass, and Daniel Bryan had better be winning it to face an Authority-backed heel.

I agree on the Royal Rumble needing to be absolutely fantastic next year. Again, I said this in a previous thread but I really hope the winner isn't predictable. To me, the last unpredictable winner was Undertaker back in 2007. Back then, it could have been either him of Michaels that won, it was pretty tight.

Originally Posted by Theo Dious 3. Second unification match for these titles, and second time it happens at the December PPV. I wonder what that's about.

I think maybe it's due to it being at the end of the year. Maybe the writers want a new title for a new year? I dunno.

Originally Posted by Theo Dious 4. I'm so glad Jim Ross isn't doing commentary this time around; I really don't wanna spend the match listening to a litany of great former champions. I know we'll get some of that anyway, but at least it won't be in Ross's "I know something you don't know" smug-ass wrestling historian voice.

To be honest with you, I'd rather hear JR's "wrestling historian voice" than Michael Cole's "WWE App! WWE App! TwitterTwitterTwitterTwitterTwitter!", along with his complaining to JBL that his references aren't "current". But I will say that he has calmed down with that recently, but still, it happens, just not as much.

Originally Posted by Theo Dious 7. In keeping with THAT, this would be a great year to have Cena challenge the Streak, if the Undertaker is going to appear at XXX. After the past 3 years, shuffling Cena out of the main event picture would be a good thing.

I get the feeling that Cena will be Undertaker's last WrestleMania opponent and maybe last opponent ever, if it's not Kane. I read some rumours recently saying that Undertaker might not retire until WrestleMania 32, as it'll be in his home state of Texas, so maybe we'll have to wait until then for Cena/Taker at WrestleMania.

But if Kane is Undertaker's last opponent, then maybe we'll see Cena/Taker at WrestleMania 31 instead.