[Mr. Dashbee]

After Monday's RAW, I feel inspired to get back on the fantasy booking train for WM25. I used to do this at OO, so I'm taking it over to PH this year.

The premise is simple. Fantasy Book WM25. Don't change history, but take advantage of the fact that a lot can happen between now & then. Now let's not move TNA wrestlers to the WWE (except Christian, since that seems like a done deal).

I have an idea in my head, but I'm at work. I'll get it posted tonight, but I'd love to see what you guys would like to see happen.

[Tommy]

Spinner: Chris Jericho vs. HHH (c)
World: John Cena (c) vs. Orton (Rumble winner) (w/ Stephanie McMahon)
IC: Punk (c) vs. Swagger
US: Kennedy (c) vs. MVP
ECW: Finlay (c) vs. Tommy Dreamer
World Tags: Miz and Morrison (c) vs. Legacy
WWE Tags: Edge and Christian (c) vs. Hardy Boyz
Women's Melina (c) vs. Rosa Mendez (w/ Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella)
MitB: Shelton (duh), Coffee, Rey Rey, Helms, Kendrick, Umaga
Taker/Show
JBL/HBK

I figure they're gonna put the belt on Melina at the Rumble, and they're pushing Mendez to be "next" so that's probably what you'll see. I imagine Mendez will win due to some chicanery.

WWE Tags is pretty self explanatory. Lots of Star Power on SD!, and they should get a little ratings nostalgia pop for these two teams feuding. Obviously, Hardys go over here.

World Tags: Miz and Morrison vs. the only tag team getting any push whatsoever. I think WWE is going to use Mania to get Legacy over as a big-time faction. Rhodes and DiBiase go over here, and the crowd probably backs them, because I see them really pushing Legacy as Tweeners.

ECW: Finlay (this could easily be Mark Henry or Backslide Ortiz too) is the placeholder, and Dreamer wins the belt in his retirement run. Awww. Look! Fluffy Kittens everywhere!

US: This division is full of all sorts of win. I see Shelton dropping to Kennedy shortly (unfortunately), and they're pushing a big feud between Kennedy and MVP, which should actually be fun. I see MVP winning clean and getting back in the win column.

IC: Punk will have the belt and Swagger will be way too big for ECW very shortly. Makes sense they'd put him with Punk. Both are really sound workers and should put on some very good matches. Hopefully Punk can help Swagger talk some. Swagger goes over here, and let's hope they use this opportunity to turn Punk.

World: They pretty much telegraphed Orton winning the Rumble this past week (at least, that's what I got out of it), and I also think Steph will become the mouthpiece of Legacy, which will be good, but that means Vince will be on TV more, which will suck. Regardless, Orton can see Cena, and even after a Superman Comeback, Orton wins via some underhanded tactics by Steph. I imagine this will play out for a little while after, but they'll find something else for Cena to do.

Spinner: Jericho goes to SD in the near future, or so I thought. Now it just might be HHH coming to RAW without the swap. I wonder how they're gonna work it, but I imagine it will still be Jericho as heel and HHH as face here. Should work fine. Promos should be fun, maybe some DX stuff, who knows? Should be a decent match, actually. These two can still go, but you can tell the end is nigh; so this might be the swan song. I've got Jericho going over here, if for no other reason than HHH can win it back and add another title reign.

Taker/Show: Taker has to be in a Mania match. These two have been feuding more or less for quite some time now. Some gimmick, maybe HitC, but I'm guessing an extended Last Man Standing, or maybe the ever-popular Casket Match. Whatever. Taker wins. Woo Hoo.

JBL/HBK: This angle could be so much better if Shawn bought into the Hired Gun thing, but he won't, he'll be conflicted until right before Mania, and then something will happen and this match gets made. It should be HitC. Could even be a loser leaves town match. Regardless, HBK can carry a Ham Sandwich to *** so I expect this to be a ** 1/2 match. HBK wins. Everyone loves HBK.

MitB: This match has the potential to be the Granddaddy of em All. Shelton is required by law to be in the MitB match. Coffee makes sense. Rey Rey won't be doing anything else, Helms will be way over by Mania as will Kendrick. Token big guy is Umaga because he'll need something to do too, although Killings could be in the Umaga spot - I'm guessing they keep the big guy. He'll be fun killing people in this match. 2 Jumpy guys do a spot, and Umaga kills them. 2 Jumpy Guys get on the ladder, Umaga kills the ladder. Stuff like that. Shelton will be fucking awesome in the match, mainly because he always is; but also because I think they finally book him to win one. I'm thinking he and Helms will be left. and Shelton does something awesome and wins.

[Beer Baron]

I may be asking a stupid question, but who's Coffee? I rarely watch Smackdown, and I am feeling lazy by not searching the feds webpage.

[punk/core]

Kofi Kingston.

[Beer Baron]

Jan 21, 2009 22:27:47 GMT -5 punk/core said:

Kofi Kingston.

Fucking racists.

[Mr. Dashbee]

So here are my crazy ass booking ideas....

Royal Rumble

Major items that impact my WM25:

1. During the Rumble match, Randy Orton comes in around 15 and eliminates everyone still in it (maybe 3 or 4 guys). He stands for #16 to enter. The crowd goes bat shit when the music hits...

"Here comes the moneyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!"

Shane McMahon enters, has a small brawl with Orton, and a clothesline by Shane sends them both over the top rope.

2. In another shocker, CM Punk wins the Royal Rumble. On the RAW following, Cena is out first, calling out Punk to find out who he's facing. Punk announces he wants to win back the title he never lost, making Punk vs. Cena for the World title at 'Mania.

3. In something not at all surprising, Edge wins the WWE title from Jeff Hardy thanks to interference from a returning Christian.

4. Shawn Michaels does nothing in the World Title Match, which pisses JBL off beyond belief since he loses clean to Cena.

No Way Out

Because 2 is too many, there is one Elimination Chamber match with reps from each brand. Triple H is the winner. At one point, it's Michaels vs. JBL, and JBL tells Michaels to lay down. HBK says no, you have to take me out first. JBL hits the clothesline from hell, and eliminates HBK. But before HBK leaves the Chamber, he serves up some Sweet Chin Music on JBL, leading to his elimination.

WrestleMania XXV

Main Event: WWE Championship
Edge (c) vs. Triple H
I think the Hs go over here in the final match of the night.

Special Referee: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
JBL vs. Shawn Michaels
HBk wins in a match that gets Austin onto the Texas WM card, but doesn't force him to wrestle. HBK & Austin share a drink, and JBL eats a Stunner before all is done.

World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena (c) vs. I-C champ CM Punk
Cena goes over (of course) in a longer than expected, entertaining match.

Street Fight
Shane McMahon vs. Randy Orton
Shane fights Orton to avenge his Dad's attack. Shane typically brings the goods, and Orton really steps up in his first big hardcore style match. Shane puts up a huge fight but falls in the end. This match steals the show.

The Undertaker vs. Umaga
Youmanga is the 'Taker foil for 'Mania, and the streak stays alive.

Triple Threat Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy vs. Christian
Christian attacks Jeff Hardy at the Rumble, but reveals he was only responsible for some of the attacks. The others? Matt Hardy! As to not take away from MitB, we get one big ladder spot, leading to the finish and a Christian victory.

WWE Women's Championship
Melina (c) vs. Kelly Kelly
Kelly Kelly is eventually revealed as the Playboy Diva, and gets the title match. Melina goes over clean in a short match.

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Big Show vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Hurricane Helms vs. Chris Jericho
Jericho is forced into it by Stephanie as he barely keeps his job. He did invent the match, technically. MVP shocks the world and gets the briefcase, only to become the first person to unsuccessfully cash-in.

Two Fall Tag Team Title Match
World champs Morrison & The Miz vs. WWE champs Carlito & Primo vs. Cryme Time vs. Brian Kendrick & Ezekeil vs. Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella
Both sets of champs retain in their respective falls.

ECW Championship
Jack Swagger (c) vs. Finlay
Swagger goes over in the opener, further building to a Dreamer victory at One Night Stand.

So there you have it, 10 matches in my WrestleMania XXV. I think this would be a solid WM card with a good build, especially Shane vs. Orton. Punk & Cena are forced to partner a lot during the 2 month build, maybe even having a mini feud with Miz & Morrison.

Then we get to await WM26, hopefully in my backyard of Glendale, Arizona!

[BTR]

Quick and Dirty, especially since I never watch ECW or SD



How we get there, at least the important things

Royal Rumble
Christian shows up and costs Jeff Hardy the WWE championship to Edge.
Shawn Michaels accidentally superkicks JBL which gives Cena the win. JBL tells Michaels that he's fired--unless HBK can win the Royal Rumble and give that WM title shot to JBL
Royal Rumble: Undertaker destroys Jericho at some point in the match. I like Shane eliminating Orton, so I'm stealing that from GB. HBK does in fact win the Royal Rumble, beating out HHH as it comes down to those two and an awesome ending.

No Way Out:
Even though HHH always wins these things, he wins an Elimination Chamber Match again in a match with Kozlov, Big Show, Jeff Hardy, and Christian. Tomko makes his debut by hiding under the ring and destroying Jeff Hardy at some point (or Edge makes Vicki give him the keys or something).
HBK v. JBL for right to face Cena at WM: Michaels is talked into not giving up his title shot by Cena. But Michaels is a man of his word and even though he knows he'll be fired, he'll give JBL a chance to win it from him. Of course, he doesn't.
Orton v. Cena: Stephanie gives Orton a title shot, but Vince and/or Shane say okay, but there'll be a surprise. Stone Cold comes out, of course, and ruins the whole thing for Orton.
Edge v. Undertaker: Jericho's been upset about Taker ruining his Royal Rumble so he's been attacking Taker all month and costs him the match.
(I fully realize this PPV is the "People show up and cost people the match" show, but I'll throw enough at the wall to make it stick."

WMXXV

Heavyweight: Cena (c) v. Shawn Michaels

It's in Texas, it's a feel good moment (Shawn hasn't had the title in seven years) as HBK wins the title for a probably very short reign.

WWE: Edge (c) v. HHH

Actually, I'm predicting Edge wins and we get a backlash match of HHH/Hardys v. Edge/Christian/Tomko. I'm predicting the Edgeheads kind of disappear.

ECW: Jack Swagger (c) v. Finlay v. Dreamer

Random guess on this match, so let's go with Dreamer.

IC: CM Punk v. Rey Mysterio

Rey Rey is big in the South, so this could be a fun match and moment. Rey wins.

Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy vs. Christian and Tomko

Could go either way. WM likes people to go home happy so let's say the Hardys.

Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and Ted Dibiase vs. Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon, and Stone Cold Steve Austin

Stone Cold is a long shot, I know, but this match allows him to not take any bumps and really come in for a hot tag while Shane gets bumped around (hope he's still capable of that; he hasn't wrestled in a few years.) Even if Orton hits an RKO on Shane, Austin gets to Stunner everyone.

Undertaker vs. Chris Jericho

Taker wins, duh. But we have not seen this feud and it could be really interesting for the Superstar of the Year.

MiTB: Shelton Benjamin v. Kane v. Big Show v. MVP v. Kennedy v. Kofi Kingston v. Kozlov

Give Kennedy another shot at the briefcase and see how it pans out.

Miz and Morrison v. Carlito and Primo vs. Cryme Time

I really don't know what to do with the tag division. Miz/Mo need a place to shine and Cryme Time is the de facto top team on RAW.

Women's: Beth Phoenix v. Rosa Mendes w/ special ref Santino Marella

Or something. It'll probably be a battle royal, though.



I'd watch this.

[Mr. Dashbee]

I'll take another stab here and then do this once more after No Way Out, too. Just so we can see how far off I am...

WrestleMania 25
Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Main Event
Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker
-Taker-Michaels goes on last, thanks to the Texas connection and to having heel champions go over in the big title matches. Taker gets the win to keep the streak alive until WM26 when he finally loses (in Glendale, AZ!). It'd be only the third time that a title match didn't main evet WrestleMania (WM1, WM11), but I think they'd make that exception in this case. Hell, it worked for SummerSlam last year, right?

World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Jericho defends vs. CM Punk
-We know Jericho isn't facing Mickey Rourke or Ric Flair at WM, and I don't think Austin can go for a full match on this stage. So Jericho wins the RAW Elimination Chamber to free up Cena for the six man listed below. And what better way to solidify Punk as the #1 contender (aside from being the Intercontinental champion and a former World Champ) than having Rourke and Flair throw their suppor behind him. Jericho goes over and waits for HHH to get drafted to RAW to feud again. Each time Jericho vs. Punk happens, it's great, and I think (hope) the WWE sees this and goes in this direction. Sure, Punk wouldn't win, but it's still a pretty big rub for both Punk and the I-C title to be in this match. the I-C title's importance took a nose dive after WM6 (when Warrior had it and beat Hogan), so maybe we can reverse history and put it back in the World title match and get that prestige back.

WWE Championship
Edge defends vs. The Big Show
-After fleshing out the card, it was Big Show or who else for me. I don't like it on paper, but Edge always delivers at WM, and Show can be great when motivated. So I think it will be surprisingly good. Edge goes over and moves on to a fresh feud after the draft (possibly HBK?).

No Disqualification
Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase vs. Shane McMahon, John Cena and Triple H
-The Legacy takes out Shane to allow Orton to win at NWO, so Stephanie recruits Cena & HHH to help out. They're having Cena, HBK & HHH vs. Orton, Rhodes & DiBiase as a RAW dark match main event, and it's rumor to be in preparation for a WM match of some sort. I'll guess that HBK is a stand in for Shane in that one. We get some McMahon shenanigans, and possibly a DH Smith re-debut to boot, and Orton & Co. go over in the end to continue the Legacy mega-push.

In Ring Promo
JBL rides out in his limo to kill the crowd by running down the state of Texas and reaffirming his hometown as New York City. Just as he uses the "this is who I am and there is no one who do anything about it" line, we hear some breaking glass, a monstrous pop and watch on as a bald headed "Texas Rattlesnake" heads to the ring to talk some trash, kick some ass, Stunner JBL and drink some beer. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin has to make an appearance, and I think both guys are best used in this manner (much like Mohammed Hassan, Davairi, Eugene & Hulk Hogan at WM21).

Brother vs. Brother
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
-It's too obvious now, they have to do this match. I give the win to Matt here, building to a Jeff win at SummerSlam. They'll be teaming again by WM26, btw.

Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Mike Knox vs. kofi Kingston vs. William Regal vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. MVP vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. Evan Bourne
-I'm actually starting to think the MitB match should main event Backlash going forward, but I know it'll be a WM tradition for a long time to come. Backlash is just too WM Part 2 to me, and MitB in the main event would go a long way to change that. I give MVP the win here, and we see him eventually become the first person to cash in and not win a title. Someday the MitB winner will cash in after the WM main event, but not this year.

Two Fall Tag Title Match
WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo vs. World Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz vs. Cryme Time vs. THE Brian Kendrick & Ezekial
-You could throw in more teams if you really wanted to. Cryme Time wins the RAW belts, Carlito & Primo retain the others.

ECW Championship
Jack Swagger defends vs. Christian
-They've already set this up, so it makes sense now. Thhhhhwagger goes over to Xtian can get moved to RAW or Smackdown in the draft. Swagger then feuds with Dreamer to give Tommy a run before he (hopefully) becomes a trainer. I'd love to see Christian in the MitB match, and win it, because I think he'd work that gimmick very well before cashing in.

Women's Two Fall Fatal Four Way
Women's Champion Melina vs. Diva's Champion Maryse vs. Mickie James vs. Michelle McCool vs. Beth Phoenix vs. who knows
-Tow quick falls, one for each title. They've done the same gimmick in multiple title matches at WM before (WMXX), so they'll do it here. Whoever poses for Playboy (if anyone?) is obviously in this match, and a large focus (if not one of the winners). There is some Santino Marella fun, too.

Inter Brand Six Man Tag
Vladimir Kozlov, Kane & Mark Henry vs. The Great Khali, Rey Mysterio & Finlay
-Left with nothing else to do, we put these six together in a match to start the show and get the crowd going. Faces go over just to start things off right.

I think this works, and you're not forced to have a battle royal. Right now I have nothing for the returning Umaga. I half wonder if Kennedy is injured right now since he hasn't wrestled since returning from making his movie. If so, plug Umaga into his spot. I'm sure the No Way Out will screw up a lot of my plans, so I'll find something for Umaga to do eventually.

As I said, one more redo after No Way Out, then we just let it happen.

[Attitude Adjuster]

World: John Cena (c) vs. Orton (Rumble winner) (w/ Stephanie McMahon)
Spinner: Chris Jericho vs. HHH (c) with John Cena as Special Referee
IC: Punk (c) vs. Swagger vs. John Cena
US: Kennedy (c) vs. MVP vs. John Cena with one arm tied behind his back
ECW: Finlay (c) vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. John Cena in a blindfold
World Tags: Miz and Morrison (c) vs. Legacy vs. John Cena in a handicap match
WWE Tags: Edge and Christian (c) vs. Hardy Boyz vs. John Cena and Hulk Hogan. Hogan turns on Cena, but Cena still wins.
Women's Melina (c) vs. Rosa Mendez (w/ Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella) vs. John Cena after he has a sex change and pins the doctor while under anesthesia.
MitB: Shelton (duh), Coffee, Rey Rey, Helms, Kendrick and Umaga team up against John Cena, but Cena defeats them all in an elimination match.
Taker/Show (John Cena does a run-in and FUs both Taker and Show at THE SAME TIME!)
JBL/HBK (John Cena is the ring announcer, timekeeper, color commentator and runs production from the truck.)

[Beer Baron]

Pretty funny.