What's the deal?

[edge4ever]

I'm all for Zac Ryder but why all the sudden the big push???? He show shows up at mania and wins a huge ladder match?? What gives? Is he blowing Stephanie?

 

[Stopspot]

1. Owens vs Zayn does not need the belt.
2. Stardust is a better challenger than title holder with this gimmick.
3. Miz or Dolph winning the belt for the fifth time each is not as special a moment.
4. Sin Cara is mainly a spectacle worker. Not meant to hold singles gold but pull off spectacular moves/moments in the match/be part of a tag team.
5. Why not? The guy is a loyal company workhorse who has slaved away on the C shows pulling good matches out of his ass left and right for years. He survived years of burial and is still reasonably over. Him winning a belt in his first gold opportunity at mania is a fairly big deal.

 

[InSaNe]

He was re-signed recently, yeah, but I just think that Ryder convinced WWE brass to push him in his current contract. It came out of nowhere, yes... but they need someone new to win the IC title. Stardust (as Cody Rhodes) won the IC title, Dolph Ziggler won the IC title, KO was champion, Sin Cara will be in the Cruiserweight Series, obviously. The Miz has been IC and WHC, it would just boil down to Sami Zayn and Zack Ryder.

Sami Zayn is new so I don't think it's wise to give him the IC title just yet. Build him up a bit longer.

 

[Snowman1]

Such a feel good moment.

 

[Neptune]

I said it in the LD last night, Kevin and Sami don't need a belt to have a good feud. Belts are used to put value on a wrestler who needs it more than anything. I know some will disagree but belts to me are nothing more than props wrestlers who need a boost carry. Zac needs a boost to get over.

 

[Prince Bálor]

I doubt he'll be champion for more than a month. Wouldn't surprise me if he dropped it tonight on RAW, tbh.

 

[seabs]

I'm guessing they needed a transitional champion for another heel to take the belt pretty quick, I'll spoiler the second part as it's part of Mania.

Spoiler

with Corbin winning the Andre Battle Royal possibly him

 

[Prince Bálor]

That's what I'm thinking. I'll be surprised if he holds the belt past Payback. Hell, he could be dropping it tonight.

 

[Rogue]

I'm guessing they needed a transitional champion for another heel to take the belt pretty quick, I'll spoiler the second part as it's part of Mania.

Spoiler

with Corbin winning the Andre Battle Royal possibly him

Like a retelling of Swagger vs Ryder, except Big Banter has 10xs the longevity of Swagger.

 

[Stopspot]

Aaaaand there we go. Granted I think the rematch will be splendid.

BTW with how jacked Zack is now he needs to start doing a Scott Steiner inspired gimmick. The big Zack daddy

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

spoiler- winning the Intercrapinental championship isn't a huge push

 

[C.M. Shaddix]

watch miz now get a 5 month reign and ryder to decend again.... FUCK

 

[KevinJamesFan]

watch miz now get a 5 month reign and ryder to decend again.... FUCK

Just give Corbin the title, no storyline needed

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

no storyline needed

WWE's motto

 

[The GOAT]

When I heard he won it, I immediately thought that they were just throwing him a bone and booking a surprise feel-good moment for WM, and that he would probably lose it the next night on Raw or something. Figured it would be KO winning it back and destroying Ryder in the process instead of another Miz title reign, but whatever.

The Miz himself is likely (and hopefully) just a placeholder being used to keep the belt warm until the time is right to pass it along to AJ Styles (or Cesaro.) After Styles loses to Roman Reigns and looks strong in the process, he ends up as a guest on MizTV, has some words with Miz, gets mocked over his loss, and bam, they begin a program over the IC belt. Hopefully Styles would actually hold onto the title for more than a few months because the last several champions haven't been able to.