Recent News of the WWE Champ Seth Rollins, Gave WWE an awesome opportunity to hold a Tournament for the WWE Championship. Lets put this out there first. I like Rollins, he was an excellent Heel, Well Rounded in the Ring and would have gotten a great push if pitted against the boss HHH. Sad to see him go. However, I got immediately excited for the potential of turning someone heel or bringing up someone. This was obviously crushed on Monday when WWE, did their usual same old guys with the same old matches crap. Lets take a Dive into Fantasy Land before touching on the current situation.What could WWE have done with this opportunity? Several Things. Several Wonderful things could have happened or Still could happen.
1) They Bring someone up from NXT to dominate the tournament and cheat to win to gain Heel Status. So Who's ready in NXT for the main spot light on the main roster in WWE. How about a guy who helped carry the number two company in Pro Wrestling for a long time. Samoa Joe. Already established and well versed in the business, he could be handled as an outsider coming in and taking over. He works the Heel Angle great. He could go on to be one of the toughest champions to beat, due to his skill set and great mic work. Well, OK mic work. They could use Finn Balor, have him revisit his Heel days in Japan, or they could work him in as a Face and turn Reigns to Heel, Which Reigns desperately needs. Here's the Reach. The WWE could call up someone who is ready, but yet to be established. Most of the guys in NXT could carry their weight at the top if given the right story line behind them. Lets say a personal pick from someone at the top. HHH's new man, Corbin would work here. I could see Corbin as HHH's lackey. OR they could have HHH pick out somebody and put them in it as a joke, to push someone else ahead. They could have put say Solomon Crowe against the Big Show in round one, to elevate the Big show to round two. Then have Crowe win, and Cinderella his way to the top only to crap on everybody and everyone and become a lapdog for the authority. I hear you saying, really Crowe, is this guy serious. Well yes, I am. You wouldn't see it coming. I dare anyone to honestly say they could see WWE pushing Crowe to the top immediately. It wouldn't happen. Crowe isn't that guy, but what if they did. He can go in the ring, he's talented on the Mic, weird and fun. It would be blast. They could always have Reigns or someone crush him later, but man it would be great to watch. He can make it happen if given the break.
2) Quick sign someone from the past. Kurt Angle anyone?Angle would be a great fit, a welcome surprise for WWE fans and he could hold his own for a few months. Lets get this off the table. Recent releases wouldn't work and they would have to be previously established at the top. Think Del Rio coming back. It worked, because we all believed Del Rio could take Cena when he walked in. Johnny Mundo, Chris Masters, Carlito, Jeff Hardy, MVP, or RVD could work in that juncture. Although I would say Jeff Hardy and MVP probably wouldn't go over well. Even RVD getting worked over recently probably wouldn't fit this mold. They could also have brought back someone semi-famous and have the fans backing. What if they called in Raven. Think this through. Yes, he's a little long in the tooth, but it's believable if he cheated to win. He could even bring in another small version of the Raven's Flock (Solomon Crowe) to help. This could branch into a future story line of a Ravens Flock vs. Wyatt Family for the superior weirdos club. Another off the wall but plausible Quick sign from the past would be Ted DiBiase, Have him buy his way into the tournament and resurrect a feud with Orton when he returns. Lastly, you could have some one come back for a quick Domination over a few months and then disappear again. Think Reigns vs. Goldberg people. Dream match time. Obviously Angle would be the best choice for the Quick Sign someone from the past.3) Quick sign someone who hasn't been in WWE but is established. AJ Styles, Chris Sabin, Moose Silas Young all of these ROH Guys could hold their own at the top of WWE, but who from ROH really honestly could come in run the show, sale a bazillon shirts and believably walk out champ. If you watch ROH you know demboys. Time to Man Up,
4) They give a current superstar a well deserved push. This could still happen. Round two hasn't taken place and they could let this happen. They won't though. I'm talking about giving Cesaro his due. I'm skeptical this will happen because he has Reigns in the second round, but it would be great to see him defend the belt every night, because you know he would. Cesaro vs. Lesner would be a fun match to see.
ok, now lets talk about the current situation. Prediction time! Who reading this honestly thinks Reigns isn't going to make it to the final. If you said "I don't think Reigns is making it to the final" Then you're a damn fool or I'm a fool. I guess we will find out, but I'm willing to place my Guess on Reigns. So Del Rio, Kalisto (surprising win to get to the second round), and unfortunately Cesaro are out. I don't need to break down the match ups, because they won't matter, but a quick run down of the other side of the bracket wouldn't hurt. Owens vs. Neville. This one could go either way, but think they ultimately let Owens take the W. Ziggler vs. Ambrose. should be amazing right? it won't be. WWE won't give this match the 45 minutes it deserves. I think the will Let Ambrose win it. Owen vs. Ambrose. Ambrose wins. They then set up the fan favorites against each other. Baby Face vs. Baby Face. However, Ambrose will screw Reigns and turn Heel. I doubt Ambrose being an Authority guy will be how it happens, it might be a kendo stick or Chair shot while the Ref is down. The storyline needs Reigns to beat a bad guy to win, it's what baby faces do. Reigns could turn Heel, I don't think that will happen, but it could. None of these scenarios are as good as Jay Briscoe coming in and tearing the roof off the joint, but a nice Ambrose vs. Reigns wouldn't be complained about.
Survivor Series stuff continued. Could anyone even care? Sure the Wyatts vs. Brothers of Destruction sounded good at first until its turned into a tag match. It was way more intriguing taking on the thought of the Brothers of Destruction needing help to take down the Wyatts. A classic- style 4 on 4 Survivor series match. Who could Kane and the Undertaker call upon to match their weight and style. How about old Foes. Call in Nash for a match or HHH or Shawn Michaels. What about non-Clique members that are still bitter Foes with a show of respect. How about Lesner. Maybe Kane and Undertaker could pull in an The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Enter Chris Jericho. Ultimately though I can see why they went they way they did. Undertaker talking Sheamus or some other bleeder into helping him would be terrible. It could have been done better, but it is what it is.
Here's Where WWE is failing. Bray Wyatt.
A few scattered thoughts. The Usos are back, guess I can get the fast forward button ready. U-SO-Generic and boring I just want to cry. Break them up Feud them against each other. Have a woman involved. The Divas Revolution. More like the Diva's blip on the Radar so Flair could get his daughter over. Who by the way, is awful. She's bulky and botches more moves than a Sheamus vs. Ryback Match. Can we see a Paige vs. Sasha banks long rivalry with 30-40 minute match limit, lets see some real moves. You know NXT style stuff, where they would have the matches and Sasha and Bailey would carry Charlotte through a match just to have her mess up a few moves and fumble her way into a win, because her last name is flair. Do you think they started the Diva's revolution around Flair, because she's ratchet and can't appear on stuff without her daddy, or were they just unwilling to get solid wrestlers ready in time. Could we get Dana Brooks to stop touching herself, that would be good. Wheres the anti-Diva Gimmick that would go over well.
