WWE G1 tournament?
By Scott Keith on 12 August 2013
Hi Scott,
What do you think the reaction would be if the WWE ran a G1 type tournament after WM with the winner getting a title shot at Summerslam or leading up to Survivor Series so the MITB matches mean something? They have enough talent to have two 8 man brackets and could have the matches on Raw and Smackdown and as part of a PPV. If each wrestler has 1 match a week, that gives them roughly 7 weeks of matches booked ahead of time. Figure out who should be in the title match and work backwards. Every week would be important so ratings should be solid. A win is worth 2 points. Draws earn 1 point each. They don't have to be clean finishes and could lead to some interesting directions for the coming months.
Thoughts?
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onestly, I think they'd consider it too close to the BFG Series and would avoid doing it just because of the instant "You're stealing from TNA" reaction that might follow. I think if they were going down that road, reviving King of the Ring and having it mean something again would be far more productive, because they already have the brand recognition and won't have to explain rules. In fact, given that MITB has become the pre-eminent B-show of the summer, they could even slot King of the Ring into fall instead, replacing Survivor Series. Or maybe just do Survivor Series as a KOTR-like tournament for a Rumble title shot.
Either way, tournaments are always awesome.