My Response…
I still think they add one more title defense at Survivor Series. They may not treat the fall classic like one of the Big Four these days – and I’ll happily accept Money in the Bank as a new “major event” – but it still does above average PPV buys, and should be looked at as a way to bring in some extra WWE Network subscriptions.
Hell in a Cell will not have a world title match. Sorry Dagger. They generally start booking, at least in a minor way, the night after a PPV. If two episodes of RAW have passed and no mention of a title match has been made, it probably isn’t happening. WWE isn’t good at being subtle, and I doubt they’d start trying it now. Instead (although this is FAR from confirmed) it looks like some sort of combination with John Cena, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Randy Orton will take place. The current rumor is Cena vs. Ambrose, with the winner getting Rollins and loser getting Orton, both in a Cell. I’m almost willing to bet that won’t happen. That’s literally and intentionally booking Orton as “second rate”.
My idea for Hell in a Cell was to dust off the old “Armageddon” match that, I believe, has been used all of one time. Announce that the next title match will be at Survivor Series, and whoever wins the 6-man Hell in a Cell match will earn a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Orton, Cena, Ambrose, Rollins, and then insert Corporate Kane and somebody like Mark Henry for good measure. It won’t happen, but it’s as good an idea as I’ve heard so far.
In that way, we get a contenders match to care about at HIAC, then the title match at Survivor Series. Then we get another crazy contenders match at TLC, and the title match at Royal Rumble. It’s a good pattern of one-on, one-off until WrestleMania 31 where Brock will likely drop the title. They add presence to the three major shows between now and April, while the minor shows still carry weight because they’ll be deciding the next challenger.
-The 1-2-3 Killam, Wrestlezone.com
