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Who should win the respective Money In The Bank contracts on Raw and SmackDown and why?

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Raw:

My prediction as to who the participants will be:

Alberto Del Rio, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio & The Miz

My choice for the winner:

The Miz

Let me explain. Out of all of the possible winners, The Miz is the most versatile in terms of what they can do with him while he is holding the case. He hasn't been able to recapture the championship from John Cena by legitimate means, so the Money In The Bank contract gives them a good way for him to get it back and not make Cena look weak. Plus, Miz just headlined WrestleMania so he is a very believable guy to be holding the title for SummerSlam. Plus, they could book CM Punk to win instead of Cena at the next PPV and have Miz cash in on Punk the same night. That would present a lot of interesting ways to go about the road to SummerSlam. Possibly even a face turn for Miz. Who knows? He is the most intriguing candidate to me simply because the possibilities with him are endless and he has proven that if they give him the ball he is more than capable of running with it.

Honorable mention:

Alberto Del Rio

I like him a lot, but him holding the briefcase would basically be, "It is my destiny" ad nauseam until he cashes it in or loses it. Plus, I think he is more than capable of winning a major championship in a much more legit fashion somewhere down the line.

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SmackDown:

My prediction as to who the participants will be:

Cody Rhodes, Daniel Bryan, Ezekiel Jackson, Kane, Mark Henry, Sheamus, Sin Cara & Wade Barrett

My choice for the winner:

Cody Rhodes

This one was a much easier choice for me. While there are a handful of young, talented wrestlers on SmackDown to have never held a title before, Rhodes has been on fire for the last 7+ months and is the most deserving of the bunch in my opinion. Plus, if Randy Orton still has the title after the Money In The Bank PPV it would be appropriate for Rhodes to be chasing him since the two have a lot of history with one another. Cody is young, very talented in the ring, has the championship pedigree and his promos have improved immensely over the course of the last calender year. I could see him becoming a solid first time world champion by cashing in sometime after SummerSlam and before Survivor Series during the throwaway PPV season.

Honorable mention:

Wade Barrett

My reasons for him not winning are basically the exact same reasons as to why I don't want Del Rio to win.

Let me hear it, smarks...

[footballfan4life]

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I wouldn't be surprised if Kofi won the RAW MiTB, as I think he deserves a push, Del Rio would also be a contender because of his charisma and what he did on SD.

I'm kinda torn on the SD MiTB. Rhodes, Barrett, and Jackson could all be a world champion in the next few years

[TheMatrix31]

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Sounds about right. I'd go with Ziggler, Del Rio, or Miz on the RAW MITB and Rhodes, Sheamus, or Barrett on the Smackdown side.

I don't care for the MITB anyway. I mean, it's awesome but to be quite honest it just seems like an easy, cheap way to just hand a guy the title, you know?

Maybe the Miz wins it again and becomes the first to cash in and lose?

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Maybe the Miz wins it again and becomes the first to cash in and lose?

Bingo.

That is another reason why he is the most versatile out of all the possible winners. His reputation could take that hit and he still wouldn't miss a beat. Whereas, with a guy like Del Rio who already won the Royal Rumble and lost his title match, if he had the MitB and cashed it in and became the first guy to lose, it would damage his reputation.

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Well the ratings are piss poor so they need something new. My top 2 Raw picks might not even be in the match so I'll wait to see who's in for that side of things.

I agree with Cody or Barrett for SD.

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I just got an out of left field idea.

Triple H returns at MitB and wins the match.

CM Punk beats John Cena for the title at MitB.

Triple H cashes in on CM Punk immediately and wins the title.

CM Punk leaves the WWE and goes on hiatus.

John Cena wants his title back and becomes number one contender via rematch clause.

John Cena vs. Triple H for the WWE title as the main event for SummerSlam.

John Cena and Triple H have only had one singles match against each other at a PPV since 2006.

[PVarck31]

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I just got an out of left field idea.

Triple H returns at MitB and wins the match.

CM Punk beats John Cena for the title at MitB.

Triple H cashes in on CM Punk immediately and wins the title.

CM Punk leaves the WWE and goes on hiatus.

John Cena wants his title back and becomes number one contender via rematch clause.

John Cena vs. Triple H for the WWE title as the main event for SummerSlam.

John Cena and Triple H have only had one singles match against each other at a PPV since 2006.

This would be fantastic. Assuming of course Punk does in fact leave.

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My top 2 Raw picks might not even be in the match...

John Morrison and Drew McIntyre, I presume?

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I don't care for the MITB anyway. I mean, it's awesome but to be quite honest it just seems like an easy, cheap way to just hand a guy the title, you know?

I've been thinking about this statement today and I must admit that I completely disagree.

Just one example:

The CM Punk/Jeff Hardy feud back in 2009 was the best feud that the WWE had seen in a very long time and without the MitB contract, it would not have been possible. The slow heel turn by CM Punk was the best turn in quite some time as well and I shudder to think that the whole angle may have never had a chance without Punk cashing in on Hardy to get it started.

[SoxFan01605]

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I've been thinking about this statement today and I must admit that I completely disagree.

Just one example:

The CM Punk/Jeff Hardy feud back in 2009 was the best feud that the WWE had seen in a very long time and without the MitB contract, it would not have been possible. The slow heel turn by CM Punk was the best turn in quite some time as well and I shudder to think that the whole angle may have never had a chance without Punk cashing in on Hardy to get it started.

Yeah, I agree.

I think, if anything, it's a great way to push a guy into the main event picture that is capable and/or deserving without having to upset character balance or mess with the order of things.

I think MITB has done a lot in that regard (I think Punk/Hardy is a good example along with what it did for The Miz as well-a guy who a lot of people in the mainstream didn't view as top level talent, but through MITB was able to better sell his character as a main event player).

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I just got an out of left field idea.

Triple H returns at MitB and wins the match.

CM Punk beats John Cena for the title at MitB.

Triple H cashes in on CM Punk immediately and wins the title.

CM Punk leaves the WWE and goes on hiatus.

John Cena wants his title back and becomes number one contender via rematch clause.

John Cena vs. Triple H for the WWE title as the main event for SummerSlam.

John Cena and Triple H have only had one singles match against each other at a PPV since 2006.

That's a good idea...the thing about it is, I don't see why HHH would NEED to win MITB to get a title match or get the title. I definitely favor using MITB to put a new guy further into the spotlight.

I think Del Rio wins it to set up Del Rio-Cena at SS. But that's just me. Besides HHH seems comfortable being backstage now and I don't think SS needs that 'big' main event to sell, unlike WM.

Not saying that HHH-Cena wouldn't sell more than Del Rio-Cena, but at this point WWE is in the mode of making new stars, and throwing HHH back in out of nowhere would pretty much put a dent into that for no good reason. In any case I don't think the world really needs another Cena-HHH feud as there's not really much that they haven't done already.

[Sanchez_Mareno]

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John Morrison and Drew McIntyre, I presume?

Raws roster is too stacked if McIntyre cant make a 8 (i assume) man MITB match

[TheMatrix31]

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I've been thinking about this statement today and I must admit that I completely disagree.

Just one example:

The CM Punk/Jeff Hardy feud back in 2009 was the best feud that the WWE had seen in a very long time and without the MitB contract, it would not have been possible. The slow heel turn by CM Punk was the best turn in quite some time as well and I shudder to think that the whole angle may have never had a chance without Punk cashing in on Hardy to get it started.

I suppose...it's a good point. Good way to have Punk jump to the forfront.


As for the HHH idea...that would be bad ***. Unlike most people, I miss him a lot, and would love to have him back in the picture. But that would mean Punk leaving (if that scenario happens) and thats a price I'm not willing to pay.

[Streets]

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Not a fan of the Triple H idea at all.

55 is spot-on with the choices on SD.

Cody is my number one choice, only because it fits his gimmick so well. Imagine every single title match, Cody watches from the shadows (with his whole phantom of the opera schtick) clutching his briefcase, staring a hole through the competitors. After a while he becomes obsessed with Randy Orton... the poster child for what he once was, his former mentor. Slowly, Cody becomes obsessed with ruining him, his good looks, humiliating him, and taking his title.

Second is Barrett, mainly because I am really high on him. He foreshadowed a possible win on SD stating "I've forgotten the two of you (Corre) exist. Just like I've already forgotten about the Intercontinental championship. I have much bigger plans". Barrett has proven he can carry the flagship show as its top heel last summer. He's great on the mic and in ring, especially for a big and is really comfortable with his gimmick and his style. Barrett is the complete package and a MITB win would give him the push he needs, to move into Smackdown's upper echelon of heels inhabited by Christain, Sheamus.... and.... Mark Henry. The main event needs you Wade!

Third would be Christain. Since he "can't beat Orton", it'd be great to have him win MITB and hold it over Orton's head for awhile threatening to take back his title at anytime. Then he cashes in after Orton is brutally decimated to win his belt back, proving he can "beat Orton". It gets Christian over huge as a heel because he brags that he beat Orton as if he did it clean. During the final rematch, Christian gets DQed and does not give Orton anymore shots. He says that they've fought a million times and Randy is just looking pathetic now (the tables are now turned with Christian as champ). Back of the line for you! This of course infuriates Orton, so he just tears through people at the back of the line, working his way up the ladder, until he meets up with Christian again way down the road.

The problem with all of my write-ups are I usually think up long term angles that build slowly (like my idea for Cena's slow heel turn during Nexus). Even the good angles are never as great as I imagine they'll play out in my head, lol. So I'll just sit back and watch as it'll be interesting to see what happens.

I'll think about Raw and do it later.

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John Morrison and Drew McIntyre, I presume?

Yup. Of course that's who should win. Even if JoMo makes it in I don't think he will. Being on the posters seems to be bad luck.