WrestleMania Intercontinental Title to be defended in MITB style ladder match at WM31

[Just Kevin]

Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett will defend his title in a multi-Superstar Ladder Match at WrestleMania 31, WWE announced on Facebook during a WrestleMania 31 Tech Tour. Both the number of participants and identity of the challengers will be revealed in coming weeks.

Source: http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/intercontinental-championship-ladder-match-27145665

Rumors are saying 8 participants including.. Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, Dean Ambrose, Barrett (of course), R-Truth, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, and Ryback... possibly 10 if they include Kane and Big Show

 

[Vice]

Take out Kane & Big Show and this match seems like it would definitely be one of the highlights of the show.
Talk about bringing some prestige back to a title.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Fuck this shit.

Bryan, DZ and Ambrose are all moving on to even shittier things? Shocker.

 

[Green Jesus]

Daniel Bryan fighting for the IC title. Welp, that was fast

 

[Majour]

Fuck this shit.

Bryan, DZ and Ambrose are all moving on to even shittier things? Shocker.

How are Ambrose and DZ moving on to shittier things with this? IIRC, Ambrose still hasn't won a solo match at a PPV and DZ hasn't really done much since he returned from being kayfabe fired.
Obviously you're upset about DB, but at least he hasn't been forgotten. He isn't in the WHC picture- so what? Guy has plenty of time for that. The way people are getting because he isn't in the title picture straight away is annoying. It's not like he's retiring after Mania.


And back on topic, I'd like to see this.

 

[Leo C]

Hopefully Slater gets in and wins the belt.

 

[The GOAT]

A ladder match has a greater chance of being more entertaining and memorable than just an ordinary multi-man match does, so no complaints from me. Plus, if not for this match, most of these guys would have just been thrown into the Andre Memorial Battle Royal, and we don't want that, now do we?

I hope they just book it to include six men instead of overcrowding it with eight, though. Six is always the perfect set number for a match like this. Barrett, Ambrose, Bryan, Ziggler, Harper, and a returning Sheamus, maybe. Big Show, Kane, and Ryback can all take part in the Andre Memorial Battle Royal instead. Rowan and R-Truth, too. (Realistically though, it'll probably be something like Barrett/Ambrose/Bryan/Ziggler/Rowan/Show/Kane/Harper.)

 

[Prince Bálor]

How are Ambrose and DZ moving on to shittier things with this? IIRC, Ambrose still hasn't won a solo match at a PPV and DZ hasn't really done much since he returned from being kayfabe fired.
Obviously you're upset about DB, but at least he hasn't been forgotten. He isn't in the WHC picture- so what? Guy has plenty of time for that. The way people are getting because he isn't in the title picture straight away is annoying. It's not like he's retiring after Mania.


And back on topic, I'd like to see this.

Whoever wins the IC title, and I'm guessing it'll be Ambrose, it's not gonna help him, except that 'Yay, I've just won my first PPV!'. That title is cursed.

I'm not upset about DB not being in the WWE-WHC title picture, it's just that I'd much rather have him vs Sheamus at Mania, the odds of that happening aren't big and if it wasn't for this IC title Ladder match, he may've wound up in ATGMBR, so whatever.

As far as DZ goes, I'm used to them not doing anything with him. Oh, well... I hope the build-up to this match changes the way I feel about it right now.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Never said this before: but I really hope Bryan wins the match.

 

[edge4ever]

Well now that DB is in this match, which I don't mind because he could steal the show, I have a feeling he might win it. I don't see him losing considering he just lost to reigns, was booted from the rumble early, and now is going To mania in what some might consider a "belittling" match for a main eventer like himself.

I love this idea, however. The ladder match should be great. I would've rather seen DB fight The Rock or something, but this won't be bad...

 

[C.M. Shaddix]

Better be anyone but the champion, tired of seeing big matches with many challengers and the champ always coming up on top, lets see someone unpredictable win.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Combine this with the Battle Royale and it seems like the entire roster is going to be put to the test for this year's Wrestlemania event.

 

[The GOAT]

It's kind of funny to think that coming out of Wrestlemania, the top two babyfaces of the company might be holding the two midcard belts (Bryan the Intercontinental Title, Cena the United States Title) while the most rejected babyface in the company is the one holding the world title.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

It's kind of funny to think that coming out of Wrestlemania, the top two babyfaces of the company might be holding the two midcard belts (Bryan the Intercontinental Title, Cena the United States Title) while the most rejected babyface in the company is the one holding the world title.

How is Reigns any more "rejected" than Cena? Cena has plenty of crowds who treat him like a heel

 

[The GOAT]

How is Reigns any more "rejected" than Cena? Cena has plenty of crowds who treat him like a heel

Cena at least has other things like merch sales, house show attendance, etc. to justify his popularity. I know Reigns is early into his push, but still, it's a funny scenario regardless.