So, what would YOU do to make the IC and / or US titles matter?

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Ive been meaning to pose this question for a while and @bob loblaw posed a good idea which made me bring it up again

They really need to find a way to get guys out of the IC/US title holding pattern and the watch out for me in 20__/i'm going to make an impact generic promos. We all know by now that none of that means shyt. Combine both with the MITB and do like TNA and be able to forfeit the US/IC for a shot at the big belt.

Now, idk if this is the answer, but its a thought. I know wwe *has been trying* in many ways:

• Giving it to perennial title holders such as Chris Jericho and Big show. They hold prestige and holding the belt should enhance it right?
• Cody Rhodes wins the belt, cuts promo about ic title history and bring back white belt, and holds it for a long time.
• Kofi wins the title and is on some shyt, fairly established dudes like wade chase the belt because it matters to them
• Giving it to guys who are clearly next, such as wade, ziggler, etc

Still, it dosnt seem to matter like it did when rock, hhh, austin, bret hart, orton, or Rvd held it...they were clearly getting prepped to run with the ball.

What isnt working and why? Is it a case of too many titles? Some say if you eliminate the WHC the IC strap goes up in prestigue...I thought so but theres no euro belt....or hardcore....or light heavyweight...

The US title, i think is being used right. Its a belt to add credibility to new comers, and dudes early on a first build...its the TV title...

 

[Arcavian]

I agree with getting rid of the other Heavyweight title after doing that.....

Id put the IC belt on a reliable veteran them have them go on a long streak with it. This streak would have a long fued with another veteran thats past his prime but capable of performing.

Then have a younger guy that hasn't had a belt, and thats rising take the veteran to the brink with the vet barley winning and the crowd craving a rematch. The younger wins the rematch, belt is prestigious again.

 

[DaylitoJames]

1. Unite I.C. and U.S. titles.
2. Have the I.C. Title be defended in the main events every other Raw and Smackdown
3. Stop having the World Heavyweight Champion/WWE Champions fight on tv, they should only fight on ppvs giving more time for the mid-carders to have matches to prove themselves.
4. Don't have the I.C. Champion LOSE ALL THE TIME LIKE THEY DO NOW!

 

[g-ice]

For me the problem is that the majority of the title holders don't seem to get elevated after they have held the IC/US belt. After a mid carder loses the belt they need to be pushed to the main event. That would be a good way to give the belt prestige.

Spoiler

I bet you Kofi is gonna go back to Tag Teaming or chasing the IC belt once again after losing it today.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

Have a viable midcard division instead of a bunch of guys who have nothing better to do compete for the title because of X. Have a standard bearer hold the belt, Chris Hero comes to mind immediately, and have him beat almost everyone for the belt. Then pick a gutsy face, Seth Rollins comes to mind but hes heel so lets say Tyson Kidd have a reason to want to beat the champ and hold the belt. Use the history and past prestiege of the belt. Get the fans behind him. And when he finally wins it, make Cole actually fukking sell it like a career defining moment and not a "big win". Perception is everything in building credibility

 

[Hoss]

Yep, I'd get rid of the second world title first of all.

Making sure those midcard belts get defended as a featured match on all PPVs would help.

Completely eliminating these "out of nowhere" midcard title matches on Raw and Smackdown would help too. Most of the time there's no buildup and certainly no advance announcement of the match, they just mention it at the top of the show and the message they're sending is that midcard titles are not a big deal and the title matches are just thrown together to fill out the show.

In fact, don't have them defended on free TV ever, unless it's a special event. Reserving title defences for PPVs make them a bigger deal.

Heel champs who will do anything to keep their belt. Long title runs.

Make sure wrestlers are over BEFORE they win the belt, instead of having them win the belt so they can get over.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

I agree with getting rid of the other Heavyweight title after doing that.....

Id put the IC belt on a reliable veteran them have them go on a long streak with it. This streak would have a long fued with another veteran thats past his prime but capable of performing.

Then have a younger guy that hasn't had a belt, and thats rising take the veteran to the brink with the vet barley winning and the crowd craving a rematch. The younger wins the rematch, belt is prestigious again.

I hear you...y2j and big show did that for like 3-4 months each and it didnt do a whole lot for the belt...it just made them look not good enough for a 'real' title.

The prototype of how to build credibility to a belt is HHH 2003. As bad as we hated the run, he was shytting all over dudes and beat challenger after challenger and cheated and everything because he wanted to keep the belt. HHH, and JBL (with orton and eddie chasing as faces) are why the WHC matters,

Imo this could work for the ic strap....i'd make it the work-rate belt and give it to dudes who can really fukkin work and fly around the ring, and make sure it is never below #3 on any card ever.

 

[John_Chimpo]

The fact that there are two world titles waters it down. I would have one unified world title with the intercontinental and us titles becoming the main titles. Main eventers can feud over them, which makes it a bigger deal when someone moves up to win it. Create a tv title and something else for someone that is being groomed where then can wrestle the helpful hands so to speak.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Making sure those midcard belts get defended as a featured match on all PPVs would help.

Completely eliminating these "out of nowhere" midcard title matches on Raw and Smackdown would help too. Most of the time there's no buildup and certainly no advance announcement of the match, they just mention it at the top of the show and the message they're sending is that midcard titles are not a big deal and the title matches are just thrown together to fill out the show.

In fact, don't have them defended on free TV ever, unless it's a special event. Reserving title defences for PPVs make them a bigger deal.

Also, make the wrestlers look like they treasure the damn belt when they win it. Act like RVD did when he was the ECW TV champ, the dude made that belt mean as much as the world title just because he

this is a huge deal. Let the us title be the tv belt, but the ic strap should be a PPV only, and SHOULD NEVER be a dark match

 

[Arcavian]

this is a huge deal. Let the us title be the tv belt, but the ic strap should be a PPV only, and SHOULD NEVER be a dark match

na the ic belt has to be defended on tv so more people can see it

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

The fact that there are two world titles waters it down. I would have one unified world title with the intercontinental and us titles becoming the main titles. Main eventers can feud over them, which makes it a bigger deal when someone moves up to win it. Create a tv title and something else for someone that is being groomed where then can wrestle the helpful hands so to speak.

The US title can be the de facto tv title.

I understand why the WHC and wwe titles exist...They want to end smackdown and raw houseshows with a 1a or 1b title defense...if you unify all 3 major belts it makes shows less important...sure its nice for the belt holder but it kills the mid and uppermidcards

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

na the ic belt has to be defended on tv so more people can see it

By only on ppv i just meant title changes...

 

[John_Chimpo]

The US title can be the de facto tv title.

I understand why the WHC and wwe titles exist...They want to end smackdown and raw houseshows with a 1a or 1b title defense...if you unify all 3 major belts it makes shows less important...sure its nice for the belt holder but it kills the mid and uppermidcards

I understand, but then it would just become the ic and us title being on raw and only the heavyweight title on smackdown as the lone belt. This would most certainly happen with the way they cater everything toward the "flagship" show.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

I agree with getting rid of the other Heavyweight title after doing that.....

Id put the IC belt on a reliable veteran them have them go on a long streak with it. This streak would have a long fued with another veteran thats past his prime but capable of performing.

Then have a younger guy that hasn't had a belt, and thats rising take the veteran to the brink with the vet barley winning and the crowd craving a rematch. The younger wins the rematch, belt is prestigious again.

Good idea. Throwing it on a tweener RKO with DBry chasing it with both turning down WHC shots with the IC on the line would do a lot of good for the perception of the belt.

@Ed MOTHERfukkING G for the spinach

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Good idea. Throwing it on a tweener RKO with DBry chasing it with both turning down WHC shots with the IC on the line would do a lot of good for the perception of the belt.

@Ed MOTHERfukkING G for the spinach

Unless that fantasy booking is leading to RKO holding the unified world title after beating cena and rock in an ecw style 3 way dance...and he pins both of them...at wrestlemania....after single RKOs...with HHH-mania-XIX style time between the finishers and the pins....i dont see how that makes sense