Plans for the Tag Team Division, very interesting

Expect the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships to take a back seat to the Unified Tag Team Championship in the coming months. According to an anonymous WWE Creative member "Vince is in one of his phases right now where he thinks of an idea and gets it into his head that it's the greatest idea ever. Right now that idea is tag team wrestling." Vince was also reportedly diasppointed in the title matches at Hell in a Cell but was very impressed with the DX/Legacy match. Creative has been instructed to pick one main eventer each for the WWE and WHC titles and give them a long reign with the rest of them forming tag teams and competing for the Unified tag titles. So far the plan is to have Orton retain the WWE title with Cena moving to SmackDown to team with R-Truth while Punk wins the WHC from Undertaker which will lead to a Brothers of Destruction reunion. Creative also touched on the idea of having Orton and Punk form a team with the intention of grabbing all the titles.

Opinions on the tag team revival are mixed. Some are concerned that the increased prescence of the tag titles will reduce the luster of the main championships while others, mostly the fans of "old-school" wrestling, are excited over it. Some members like the idea as it will give room for midcard and upper-midcard faces to challenge for the main titles and get pushed to main event level which would be for the best overall for the business. Others were concerned that younger tag teams like Cryme Tyme and the Hart Dynasty would get lost in the shuffle with main event teams competing for the titles.

Source: Wrestling Observer

CENA teaming with R Truth? No offense to R Truth but you got to be kidding me. R Truth is like a jobber. Cena is like Raw's biggest star.

If Cena dont get that title back and has to move to Smackdown, then they should start pushing MVP and have him win it from Orton. Henry will be a good choice to push as champ but I dont think Henry will be a credible champion, hes not that great in the ring imo. If Orton still remains champ after BR they should pick MVP to challenge him and they have a long feud with MVP winning the wwe title. He deserves it. Hes getting more over, good on the mic and in the ring. He dont bore me like Orton does.

If Cena moves where does that leave Edge when he gets back, with Edge turning face, I think he may move to Raw and if he does Im worried he will get lost in the shuffle on Raw like he did last time. Hopefully Edge stays on SD and feuds with Chris Jericho for the WHC.

Yeah looks like if this happens CT and HD wil get lost in the shuffle.

They should give the tag belts to DX and have DX drop them to Hart Dynasty since Hart Dynasty want to feud with DX, Why not make it happen?

I dont think I will like this.

Punk a 4 time world champion? God no....

UltimateOpportunist wrote:

Punk a 4 time world champion? God no....

Why not? Punk PWNS all!

Vince hasn't had any great ideas for the past 7 years. I think it's time he gives up.

UltimateOpportunist wrote:

Punk a 4 time world champion? God no....

Punk would be a 5 time champion in total. if he wins, hed be a 4 time WHC and 1 time ECW champion

btw, if Taker and Kane reunite...that means there could be a BOD/DX feud

LIE wrote:

Vince hasn't had any great ideas for the past 7 years. I think it's time he gives up.

I agree he needs to. They need to let Shane take it over.

janine wrote:

They need to let Shane take it over.

Sorry but we all know Stephanie is going to take over.....Shane doesn't have the melons to run the company....Stephanie does..which was pretty obvious from the get go. Shane is too tame, Stephanie is a risk taker like her dad.

Stephanie already has a lot of say over the talent to begin with

this sounds very interesting indeed, but not enough to get me actively watching WWE again since this isn't jack to what this was a few years ago

That is a big shock to me. I was expecting DX to win the tag title next but to have Cena/R-Truth ? and Orton/Punk to try to win the tag titles is really surprising to me.

I think the Hart Dynasty, Legacy, and Cryme Tyme need to be given the tag titles.

The titles also need to be made into one title. Carrying around two is a lot and they are suppose to be unified so might as well make a new belt or edit the raw titles to say Unified or the SD titles to say Unified. .

I saw this elsewhere and at first I had a what the heck opinion. However from a product stand point. As crazy as it may seem to the guy who reported this, it isn't to me. I like the idea of putting the focus and importance on something new. It gives the whole product a much needed shakeup.

Plus less world title changes, mid carders getting pushed, and tag titles getting some serious importance is everything we as fans have asked for.

So honestly I hope it is true.

This could be VERY interesting, I'm liking the Orton/Punk duo, I just hope they don't forget about Legacy, oh and I think cena is paired with truth because they're both "Rapper", and they're both wack as hell.

ssilva872 wrote:

That is a big shock to me. I was expecting DX to win the tag title next but to have Cena/R-Truth ? and Orton/Punk to try to win the tag titles is really surprising to me.

I think the Hart Dynasty, Legacy, and Cryme Tyme need to be given the tag titles.

The titles also need to be made into one title. Carrying around two is a lot and they are suppose to be unified so might as well make a new belt or edit the raw titles to say Unified or the SD titles to say Unified. .

or carry one Raw belt and one SD belt

Complex Tank wrote:

This could be VERY interesting, I'm liking the Orton/Punk duo, I just hope they don't forget about Legacy, oh and I think cena is paired with truth because they're both "Rapper", and they're both wack as hell.

R-Truth actually raps, Cena doesnt

This could be very interesting, or it could be a disaster waiting to happen...assuming it's even true in the first place.

Id actually appreciate a stronger tag division. All the focus has been heavyweight singles for too long. They should still have the main event, but Ive always said WWE needs a stronger Tag and Diva division, plus they need a cruiserweight division.
This seems like a step in the right direction to me.

One would think that the actual TAG TEAMS would get some exposure from this, namely the Hart Dynasty, Legacy, and Cryme Tyme

Jordan Harvey Version 1.0 wrote:

One would think that the actual TAG TEAMS would get some exposure from this, namely the Hart Dynasty, Legacy, and Cryme Tyme

I totally agree. I'd love to see the Hart Dynasty get a decent push.
But the way WWE is you can pretty much expect the real tag teams to be jobbers to the thrown together teams, ie Cena/Truth.
Except for Legacy and DX, I doubt theyll be doing alot of jobbing.

I still DISPISE the Cena/Truth idea. Why do that to one of their biggest draws? Pair him up with a jobber? It makes no sense. I know Truth may get a good rub but I dont think he be much bigger then he already is. So NO JUST NO.

Punk and Orton wouldnt be a bad idea, both are top stars so it would work better.

Insted of throwing Main eventers into tag teams why not just use the actual tag teams they got like HD, CT, Legacy, and even pair up Jesse and Festus again insted?

if they gona do this i wish they split titles up agen. I do like this idea very much tho cuse i sick of fatl 4 ways, tripl threts & anything that not 1 on 1 for a title. u gona put all those guys in ring than make tag matches & bring back tag teams

me and dead must be the only one who hopes that the bros of destruction reunite they could do with a long ass reign themselves

as for Punk being a 5 time champ. im sorry but i agree with Xs comment of OH GOD NO. its bad enough havin 9 reigns on Edge within 3 years, let alone 5 with in one

And the thing is...Punk still isn't that over. He only gets booed because he is attacking the fans...Which could get anyone over as a major draw. He is a three time world champion, yet he still isn't in the same league as John Cena, Rey Mysterio, etc. Hell...Even Morrison is booked as more credible than Punk is.

It annoys me that after all the years, RVD wasn't given a good push with a few world titles. He was one of the more over faces, one of the better wrestlers, and would always be guarenteed to pull off a great and exciting match.

janine wrote:

CENA teaming with R Truth? No offense to R Truth but you got to be kidding me. R Truth is like a jobber. Cena is like Raw's biggest star.

If Cena dont get that title back and has to move to Smackdown, then they should start pushing MVP and have him win it from Orton. Henry will be a good choice to push as champ but I dont think Henry will be a credible champion, hes not that great in the ring imo. If Orton still remains champ after BR they should pick MVP to challenge him and they have a long feud with MVP winning the wwe title. He deserves it. Hes getting more over, good on the mic and in the ring. He dont bore me like Orton does.

If Cena moves where does that leave Edge when he gets back, with Edge turning face, I think he may move to Raw and if he does Im worried he will get lost in the shuffle on Raw like he did last time. Hopefully Edge stays on SD and feuds with Chris Jericho for the WHC.

Yeah looks like if this happens CT and HD wil get lost in the shuffle.  
They should give the tag belts to DX and have DX drop them to Hart Dynasty since Hart Dynasty want to feud with DX, Why not make it happen?

I dont think I will like this.

If Cena goes to SD, they probably will push MVP.  If Edge is able to return from his injury, he'll prolly do a few thing on SD, include have a few ppv matches with Jericho, then move to Raw to help put over the younger talent.  Btw, as far as Orton goes, WWE has been very repetitive with what they've done with him.  Psychosis-like gimmick has gotten old, not to mention the fact that he's been a heel for more than 90% of his career.  It'd be nice to see what he can do as a face.  The only time he was a good guy was in his first few months in the company and for those few months after getting kicked out of Evolution.

UltimateOpportunist wrote:

And the thing is...Punk still isn't that over. He only gets booed because he is attacking the fans...Which could get anyone over as a major draw. He is a three time world champion, yet he still isn't in the same league as John Cena, Rey Mysterio, etc. Hell...Even Morrison is booked as more credible than Punk is.

4 time world champion*, the fact sheets show him being a overall 4 time world champion in WWE

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It annoys me that after all the years, RVD wasn't given a good push with a few world titles. He was one of the more over faces, one of the better wrestlers, and would always be guarenteed to pull off a great and exciting match.

RVD fucked up his title pushes when he got busted for pot, no one can blame him for having a lackluster push but himself

they should use this to make huge stars out of the tag teams they already got (cryme time, hart dynesty and legacy)

i never liked them putting two main eventers together to give them the tag titles. I was watching the shawn and cena match from wrestlemania the other day and thought it was so stupid they were tag champs at the time. i totally forgot

this coud help push som mid card peoples like mvp or dolph to main event pushes wile cena is in tag team. this mite work

Chessman wrote:

UltimateOpportunist wrote:

And the thing is...Punk still isn't that over. He only gets booed because he is attacking the fans...Which could get anyone over as a major draw. He is a three time world champion, yet he still isn't in the same league as John Cena, Rey Mysterio, etc. Hell...Even Morrison is booked as more credible than Punk is.

4 time world champion*, the fact sheets show him being a overall 4 time world champion in WWE

Quote :

It annoys me that after all the years, RVD wasn't given a good push with a few world titles. He was one of the more over faces, one of the better wrestlers, and would always be guarenteed to pull off a great and exciting match.

RVD fucked up his title pushes when he got busted for pot, no one can blame him for having a lackluster push but himself

The ECW title has no more credibiity than the IC title. And I was talking about in 02-04. RVD was right up there, and could have easily defeated Triple H for the title. So Jeff is a druggie and gets suspended for doing drugs, yet they give him two world titles afterwards. That one won't work.

UltimateOpportunist wrote:

Chessman wrote:

UltimateOpportunist wrote:

And the thing is...Punk still isn't that over. He only gets booed because he is attacking the fans...Which could get anyone over as a major draw. He is a three time world champion, yet he still isn't in the same league as John Cena, Rey Mysterio, etc. Hell...Even Morrison is booked as more credible than Punk is.

4 time world champion*, the fact sheets show him being a overall 4 time world champion in WWE

Quote :

It annoys me that after all the years, RVD wasn't given a good push with a few world titles. He was one of the more over faces, one of the better wrestlers, and would always be guarenteed to pull off a great and exciting match.

RVD fucked up his title pushes when he got busted for pot, no one can blame him for having a lackluster push but himself

The ECW title has no more credibiity than the IC title. And I was talking about in 02-04. RVD was right up there, and could have easily defeated Triple H for the title. So Jeff is a druggie and gets suspended for doing drugs, yet they give him two world titles afterwards. That one won't work.

in Punks eyes it does, because it was the first world championship AND the first championship overall he won in WWE, so just because it doesnt mean anything to anyone else doesnt mean he didnt care for winning it. and yeah, it does work...because when RVD got suspended he was both the WWE champion AND the ECW champion, so that looked bad for the company. Hardy was never suspended in his title reigns, and actually they gave him 3, one WWE and 2 WHC all within this year