Welcome to How I Would Book It. This is a column I have been writing since April of last year, but it is making its Wrestling Rambles debut. This won’t be a weekly column. I would like to write one of these columns every month. In this column, I will be looking at current feuds and upcoming events in WWE and write about what would happen if I was in charge. I’m not predicting what will happen. I’m only writing about what I would do. Last Monday on RAW, it was revealed that CM Punk will face Ryback at the Hell in a Cell Pay-Per-View and I will now tell you how I would book that match.
The location of this year’s Hell in a Cell PPV is very interesting. Atlanta, Georgia is hosting Hell in a Cell and former WCW and WWE star Goldberg was billed from Atlanta. It is also the same city where Goldberg won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan during an episode of Monday Night Nitro on July 6, 1998. This information is interesting because the wrestler Ryback has been compared to the most is probably Goldberg. WWE fans have chanted “Goldberg” during many Ryback matches. Ryback responded to the Goldberg comparison in the most recent issue of WWE Magazine and he said, “I feel I’m a better athlete and wrestler than Goldberg ever was, and people are going to see that over time.” Goldberg responded to the comment by tweeting, “Better athlete? Come on dude wake up…..” That tweet was sent one day before Ryback became CM Punk’s Hell in a Cell opponent.
I don’t think Ryback is main event ready yet and I also think it’s too early for him to get his first loss in WWE. The best thing for Ryback would be that he doesn’t face CM Punk at the PPV. What I would do is have Ryback make his entrance and then he is attacked by some guy wearing a hooded sweatshirt. The guy pulls down his hood and it’s Goldberg! Backstage, CM Punk is heading back to the locker room because he assumes his match is cancelled but Mr. McMahon says that Ryback will be replaced by John Cena. The reports I have read said that Cena’s injured right arm might not be healthy enough for him to compete at Hell in a Cell, but CM Punk can attack Cena’s arm with a steel chair during Cena’s entrance so Cena doesn’t have to wrestle at a high level. The referee can ask Cena if he is able to compete and Cena will say yes even though Punk did major damage to Cena’s arm. CM Punk can win the match by taking advantage of Cena’s injury and afterwards, the storyline would be that CM Punk needs to prove he can defeat Cena when he is fully healthy. The storyline that would get the most attention would be the attack by Goldberg. The next night on RAW, Goldberg would start the show and talk about Ryback’s comments in WWE Magazine. Goldberg would also talk about how he didn’t want to see Ryback becoming the WWE Champion in front of Goldberg’s fans. Goldberg would say that he made sure Ryback couldn’t compete at Hell in a Cell because he wants to be the first person who defeats Ryback. The next WWE PPV would be Survivor Series and I think Goldberg vs. Ryback would be a great main event match for that PPV. The match-up is good enough to be a WrestleMania match, but I wouldn’t want it to happen at WrestleMania because it would be competing on a card that may include top superstars like The Rock, John Cena, CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, Triple H, and Undertaker. WrestleMania doesn’t need Ryback vs. Goldberg to be successful. A match like that would be great for Survivor Series and would likely increase PPV buys. I would have Ryback would defeat Goldberg at Survivor Series and a win like that would make Ryback worthy of the main event level.
The main problem with a Goldberg and Ryback feud is that Goldberg is not currently employed by WWE (officially not employed…it’s possible that he secretly signed a contract with WWE). Last month, it was reported that Goldberg had signed a Legends deal with WWE, but Goldberg denied it on Twitter. I think WWE could make Goldberg a contract offer that he would accept. If WWE was able to bring back Brock Lesnar, I don’t think it’s impossible to bring back Goldberg too. Having Goldberg show up in Atlanta would make the PPV better and it would be great for Ryback’s career. The Hell in a Cell PPV would be a bad night for Ryback, but it would set in motion something that is going to make Ryback a main event star in WWE. That’s how I would book the main event of Hell in a Cell.
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I was thinking that Ryback does do the match. They put on a great match, but Lesnar comes out and costs Ryback the match. It isn’t really an official loss, cause it wasn’t legit. From here on, I would have Ryback demanding a match against Brock at Survivor Series, but Heyman does the same thing he did with Triple H and say no. But, Triple H comes out and makes the match, saying that if Brock can come out without being employed anymore, he can have a match. No DQ, Ryback vs. Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series. Triple H costs Lesnar the match, his feud with Lesnar is officially over, Ryback is HUGE, Triple H can ride off into the sunset and none of Lesnar’s days are wasted on a feud that wasn’t planned from the beginning, since they want to continue the HHH/Lesnar feud, they do it with Ryback wrestling instead of HHH.
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Sounds really good, but does Triple H have any power anymore? He’s not the COO and he’s not the GM so how would he be able to make the match? But other than that, it’s a great way to re-open the Lesnar-HHH feud. I think your idea would be a way they can book Lesnar vs. HHH at WrestleMania.
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I think storyline wise he was never stripped of his COO powers. If he was, then just change it to Vince or AJ making the match, and Triple H comes back and says that he’ll be in Ryback’s corner.
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I think Lesnar getting involved would make more sense because of his association with Heyman. Plus that could be another challenge for Lesnar since he said he doesn’t have any more challenges in WWE after beating HHH.
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I forgot that Heyman is representing both CM Punk and Lesnar. Good point.
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Yeah this is what I think will happen as well. Lesnar interfering and helping Punk win helps keep Ryback’s credibility.
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Not bad, Tony. But I don’t want to see Goldberg to be honest, he’s not as awesome IMO as a lot of people think. I love how the long feud with Punk and Cena would continue with your idea. I love the story of why Goldberg would attack him and how it would set up a match but I’m not sure if I want to see Goldberg. I found him highly overrated tbh.
I think you would like this debate I had on FB with a fan… http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=433212810071000&set=a.376970569028558.88649.376036235788658&type=1
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He’s a TJR guy. I think I’ve seen him participating in CommentFest.
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TJR guy, haha. Awesome.
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I really liked Goldberg. I certainly don’t think he was overrated but I heard he was difficult to work with. He was brilliant in the Elimimation Chamber at SummerSlam 03.
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I think what bothers people about Goldberg was that his matches were awful. I got a few Goldberg matches on DVD. His Nitro match vs. Hogan, his EC match, his Survivor Series match vs. HHH, and the infamous WM XX match vs. Lesnar. The Hogan match and the EC match were good, but the others were disappointing.
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True, his match with Lesnar at mania was awful. I’ve got a headache just thinking about it.
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Just end with Punk and Ryback playing Patty Cake in the ring. That’ll work.
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I don’t like the Goldberg part as well. Thats one of the biggest problems with WWE, they don’t spend time trying to make us care about the guys they have now, instead they continue bringing back people from the past.
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Is it bad if they use legends to try to help push younger stars? The Rock and Lesnar returns have done nothing so far for younger talent, but Goldberg’s return would. It’s not always bad to bring in people from the past. I think Jericho helped Punk and Ziggler a lot.
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My view is that regardless of what happens, WWE will want Ryback and Punk to look as strong as possible, which is why this main event at HIAC has shenanigans written ALL over it. I kinda agree with Ray, I’ve never seen what the big fascination with Goldberg is. If it’s a one shot deal and Ryback wins, fine, but nothing longer than that.
Lesnar may get involved, which could lead to a Cena/Ryback vs Lesnar/Punk match at Survivor Series. Could be a way to do it I suppose.
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The thing with Goldberg is when he came through the pyro and exhaled, he looked like a dragon.
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Yeah that looked cool. They mentioned that in the Rise and Fall of WCW DVD I think.
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@Petemaian1225 It’s debatable. I think the Rock is the bigsegt star of the Attitude Era because he’s currently the one making BIG money in Hollywood, unlike Austin who’s bigsegt movie was The Expendables.If you go by fan reaction, they are damn near identical. If you go buy merch sales, Austin nudges Rock out. If you go by overall impact on WWE, once again identical. But if you go by star power (ie recognition among non wrestling fans) Rock is THE number 1.
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