If you could bring back King of the Ring how would you book?
Jan 21, 2015 20:25:51 GMT -5
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Post by tg11 on Jan 21, 2015 20:25:51 GMT -5
If anything if you had the chance to bring back King of the Ring, how would you book it?
Would you book it as its own PPV or would you have the tournament on Raw/Smackdown? How many competitors would you have? 8, 12, 16? Who would your winner be?
Personally, I'd love to see it get the spotlight it deserves and have its own PPV, replacing the Money in the Bank pay per view with the winner of the King of the Ring tournament getting a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at SummerSlam facing the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. In the weeks leading up to King of the Ring, I would have the first round matches of a 16-man tournament on Raw and SD. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and final match would all take place in the night of the PPV. That's 7 matches, so it also gives you time for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match, maybe even a WWE Tag Team Championship match...I'd throw in 2 or 3 matches in between rounds of the tourney.
I think the winner of the KOTR always worked best as someone who wasn't established as a main eventer yet. When someone needed to make a name for themselves and were on the verge of a major push, those made for the best KOTR winners. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Triple H, and others catapulted into superstardom following their King of the Ring win. If it were to make its long-awaited return, there are 3 I would have in mind to take the win.
1) Cesaro- A KOTR tournament would be the perfect way to get Cesaro's career back on track as he's the best pound for pound wrestler on the WWE roster in my opinion. He had all the momentum in the world in 2014 only to have the carpet pulled out from under him
2) The Miz- King of the Ring always works best when won by a heel, and Miz is becoming one of the best heels in WWE. Once he and Mizdow split up as a tag team, Miz should be in line for a midcard push maybe even more
3) Cody Rhodes- Cody is also in a tag team whose days are numbered. The Stardust act got old pretty quick. I always liked Cody as a singles competitor and think his best days could still be ahead of him. After all, for as long as he's been in WWE, he still hasn't reached the age of 30 yet
Would you book it as its own PPV or would you have the tournament on Raw/Smackdown? How many competitors would you have? 8, 12, 16? Who would your winner be?
Personally, I'd love to see it get the spotlight it deserves and have its own PPV, replacing the Money in the Bank pay per view with the winner of the King of the Ring tournament getting a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at SummerSlam facing the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. In the weeks leading up to King of the Ring, I would have the first round matches of a 16-man tournament on Raw and SD. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and final match would all take place in the night of the PPV. That's 7 matches, so it also gives you time for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match, maybe even a WWE Tag Team Championship match...I'd throw in 2 or 3 matches in between rounds of the tourney.
I think the winner of the KOTR always worked best as someone who wasn't established as a main eventer yet. When someone needed to make a name for themselves and were on the verge of a major push, those made for the best KOTR winners. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Triple H, and others catapulted into superstardom following their King of the Ring win. If it were to make its long-awaited return, there are 3 I would have in mind to take the win.
1) Cesaro- A KOTR tournament would be the perfect way to get Cesaro's career back on track as he's the best pound for pound wrestler on the WWE roster in my opinion. He had all the momentum in the world in 2014 only to have the carpet pulled out from under him
2) The Miz- King of the Ring always works best when won by a heel, and Miz is becoming one of the best heels in WWE. Once he and Mizdow split up as a tag team, Miz should be in line for a midcard push maybe even more
3) Cody Rhodes- Cody is also in a tag team whose days are numbered. The Stardust act got old pretty quick. I always liked Cody as a singles competitor and think his best days could still be ahead of him. After all, for as long as he's been in WWE, he still hasn't reached the age of 30 yet
