IF I WAS IN CHARGE

I was talking to one of my best friends discussing how to “properly” book angles for the WWE.  We were discussing the supposed misuse of certain characters, etc.  I wondered to myself, “What would I do differently?”

So, as a fan, I started questioning what I would truly like to see happen, MIXED with what would really bring money in to the WWE.

So I started thinking about it, and I realized what I would truly like to see happen.

Let’s just start with Judgment Day.

I would make Edge V. Undertaker end with Umaga interfering and costing Taker the title.  This would lead to a non-title feud between Umaga and Taker (of course, this would involve sending Umaga to Smackdown.)  I believe these two could put on some decent matches for bigger guys.

Edge would then begin a feud with Matt Hardy, leading to the Night of Champions Pay Per View in a Champion V. Champion match.  Vickie would put the US Title on the line, but not the World Championship.  At Night of Champions, the Edgeheads would interfere, almost costing Matt the Title, when Jeff would run down and save his brother.  Matt would get the clean win over Edge to retain his title.

On Smackdown, Matt would demand that since he pinned the champion, instead, he is given the chance to earn it the following week on Smackdown in a three on two match, between Edge and the Edgeheads V. The Hardy Boys.  If the Hardys win, Matt gets his number one contendership.  The next week, the match goes down.  It ends with Matt being knocked out by Edge and pinned.  Jeff makes the save.  Jeff tags in and unloads on all of them.  Edge grabs a chair and goes after Matt on the outside of the ring, while Jeff takes out both the Edgeheads in the ring, hits the Swanton and gets the pin.  Edge is pissed he’s lost the match.  Jeff celebrates his win.  Matt gets the contendership.  He’ll face Edge at the Great American Bash for the title.  During that match, Matt almost has the win when the Edgeheads interrupt.  Jeff runs down to make the save with a steel chair.  He “accidentally” hits Matt.  Matt wins by disqualification, but Edge is still champion.

As they reshow it, it seems like Jeff may have hit Matt on purpose.  On Smackdown, Matt calls Jeff out and asks him about it.  Jeff says that he simply made a mistake, but he adds that Matt wouldn’t have even gotten the number one contendership without JEFF making the pin.  Matt shoves Jeff.  Jeff shoves him back.  The two go face to face.  Jeff yells, “What’s your problem?  You already got gold!”  Vickie comes down and makes a match for the US championship between Matt and Jeff for Summerslam–a ladder match.  She also announces there will be a six man elimination match at Summerslam for the right to face Edge for the title.  The loser of the US Title Match will be placed in the elimination match.  At Summerslam, Jeff wins the US Title and Matt is placed in a match with Batista, The Undertaker, Mark Henry, Fit Finlay, and Kane.  The match comes down to Kane and Matt Hardy.  Matt goes to the ropes, but Jeff runs down and knocks him off.  He hits the Twist of Fate on Matt, who gets counted out.  Kane wins the match and goes against Edge.  Edge gets disqualified and keeps his title.

At Unforgiven, Kane gets a rematch, which he loses to Edge, thanks to interference by the Edgeheads.  Matt and Jeff have a rematch for the United States Title.  Matt wins and gets the title back.

On Smackdown, Kane, Matt, and Jeff each claim a right to the number one contendership.  Vickie puts them in a three way match to decide who will face Edge at No Mercy.  Jeff wins.  Matt puts the US Title on the line against Kane.  Kane wins it.  Jeff loses to Edge when Matt interferes.

This leads to a triple threat match for the World Championship at Survivor Series between Matt, Jeff, and Edge.  Matt and Jeff end up taking each other out, and Edge pulls out the win.

This leads to a rematch at Armageddon - Hell In A Cell Style.  Edge takes a large bump off the side of the cage and is stretchered out.  This leaves a fifteen minute hellacious match between Matt and Jeff.  And you know what?  By this point, it doesn’t even matter who wins anymore.  Personally, I’d stick the title on Matt.

There, that’s one storyline.  And it took me less than an hour to write it out and figure out what I’d do with it.  I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with the current writing.  I’m simply saying they need to change it up a little more than they currently do.  Right now, it’s all about Raw.  ECW is rightly a developmental territory of sorts.  But Smackdown is just ignored, and I feel that’s a major crime.  With the switch of one man - Jeff Hardy - to Smackdown, they could cash in with this storyline and have something really good that  would suck up some main event time for the rest of the year.
Of course, that’s just my opinion.  Send me yours if you have one.

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