The Intercontinental Championship, once a prestigious and important title, is dying a fucking death now, maybe even worse than it used to in recent past. After a few hopeful reigns of Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens, they killed it completely by putting it on Zack Ryder and then on fucking Miz, who ran it into the ground and now it's nothing more than a lowcard geek belt that doesn't mean jack shit. Just imagine how good the title would look if, instead of that awful Miz/Young match at BG, it was on the line in that Owens/Zayn classic?
Now, we pretty much know that one of the big matches at SummerSlam will be AJ Styles vs. John Cena. It was expected that it would be for the new world title, but since that's not the case, and since Dean Ambrose is currently feuding with Ziggler for the WWE title, I would do as follows:
1. Next SmackDown!, have some kind of multi-man match to determine the next challenger for The Miz. Have both Cena and Styles participate; their participation will bring some cred to the title, as it will seem important because Cena and Styles want it. Cena has also never won it, so that could be his motivation.
2. Feature the AJ/Cena rivalry in this match. In the end, have AJ win it.
3. That same night, have the title match. AJ squashes Miz and becomes the new IC Champion. Cena comes out post-match and cuts a promo on Styles; Cena pinned him on BG, so therefore he wants a title match at SummerSlam. AJ accepts, since he wants to #BeatUpJohnCena .
4. At SummerSlam, give them 17-20 minutes and let them tear the house down. Eventually, no matter who wins, I think some credibility will be restored to the title. It will seem much more important and mean much more than it does now, if it has Styles and Cena fighting over it.
Thoughts about this idea?
Now, we pretty much know that one of the big matches at SummerSlam will be AJ Styles vs. John Cena. It was expected that it would be for the new world title, but since that's not the case, and since Dean Ambrose is currently feuding with Ziggler for the WWE title, I would do as follows:
1. Next SmackDown!, have some kind of multi-man match to determine the next challenger for The Miz. Have both Cena and Styles participate; their participation will bring some cred to the title, as it will seem important because Cena and Styles want it. Cena has also never won it, so that could be his motivation.
2. Feature the AJ/Cena rivalry in this match. In the end, have AJ win it.
3. That same night, have the title match. AJ squashes Miz and becomes the new IC Champion. Cena comes out post-match and cuts a promo on Styles; Cena pinned him on BG, so therefore he wants a title match at SummerSlam. AJ accepts, since he wants to #BeatUpJohnCena .
4. At SummerSlam, give them 17-20 minutes and let them tear the house down. Eventually, no matter who wins, I think some credibility will be restored to the title. It will seem much more important and mean much more than it does now, if it has Styles and Cena fighting over it.
Thoughts about this idea?