How WWE Should Book Clash Of Champions 2017 (SDLive)

 

Hey everyone! I love to write and I love wrestling so ever since Night Of Champions 2015, through multiple accounts, I have been fantasy booking WWE PPV's in detail, and have been a wrestling fan since 2005. Without further ado, here is How WWE Should Book Clash Of Champions 2017. (For those that have seen these posts before that are confused, I was previously u/ThePipeBomb11)

MY POSTS ON PREVIOUS CLASH/NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS:

• Night Of Champions 2015 (My first Booking Post ever): ‪https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3lpfiw/how_i_would_book_noc_2015/
• Clash Of Champions 2016: ‪https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/54a7hp/how_wwe_should_book_clash_of_champions_2016_raw/

PRE-SHOW:

• Our Kickoff Panel consists of Renee Yong, Sam Roberts, David Otunga and Jerry Lawler.They hype up the matches and give their predictions throughout the hour, and we're also shown video packages. A Social Media Lounge segment with GM Daniel Bryan is announced earlier in the day. Use #AskBryan. We get to our Kickoff match a little past halfway through.

KICKOFF MATCH: Mojo Rawley vs. Zack Ryder (Singles Match)

• Zack Ryder is out first followed by Mojo. The match goes 7 minutes. I still just really don't understand why WWE had Mojo win the Andre Battle Royal this year. It has done zilch for the man. Ryder is worth much more investment than Mojo, and since WWE likes to go 50/50, Ryder gets revenge on Mojo for breaking up the team and the match ends after Mojo goes for a Hype-Rider, but Zack lands on his feet and hits a leaping Rough Ryder and then sits down on Mojo's chest, with his arms wrapped around Rawley's legs for the pin.

WINNER by PINFALL: Zack Ryder

• The panel gives brief thoughts on the match, we get our SML with Daniel Bryan, and they give their final predictions for the main event as we get to the main show.

MAIN SHOW:

• Minus Elimination Chamber and Hell In A Cell, Smackdown has really had some WEAK PPV cards this year. This show is no different. But that's what I'm doing these for, to make them as best as they can be. Let's get into the FINAL WWE PPV of the great, great year of 2017.

1ST MATCH: The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs. New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods; with Big E) vs. Rusev & Aiden English (Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match for the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championships)

• The Usos are out first followed by BenjaGable, Rusev & English, and finally The New Day. The match goes 13 minutes, and Jimmy Uso, Shelton Benjamin, Xavier Woods, and Rusev all start the match on their respective teams. It's chaos with men from all 4 teams in the ring at the same times, a rule that has never been enforced in 4-Way Tags until now.... the match ends in a shocker after Jimmy Uso hits a splash on Chad Gable, but Rusev runs in and clotheslines Jimmy over the top rope and both tumble to the outside, and then amidst the chaos a broken Aiden English crawls to the cover on Chad Gable. IT'S RUSEV DAY IN BOSTON BECAUSE AIDEN ENGLISH AND RUSEV ARE YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS. The reign would not last long though, as there would be a rematch on the following episode of Smackdown where The Usos would win invoke their rematch clause and back the titles. Afterwards, Rusev would announce his intentions to challenge for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. Main-event Rusev is long overdue. I know people don't usually like when the titles just switch back right after the PPV, but here I would be fine with it as sadly I don't think WWE really takes English and Rusev seriously as a team anyways, and it leads to Rusev in a WWE Championship match against AJ Styles at a Big 4 PPV. By the way, not only will I have my card for the SD matches at the Royal Rumble at the end of this post as usual, but I will also have a card for the 2nd Annual SMACKDOWN WILD CARD FINALS Show ‪on 12/26/17 that I really hope they do.

WINNERS and NEW Smackdown Live Tag Team Champions by Pinfall: Rusev & Aiden English

• We get an ad for Aéropostale.

2ND MATCH: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Natalya (Lumberjack Match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship)

• This match has happened too many damn times. The Lumberjacks come out first to generic music and it's just all the other women on the SD roster. Natalya comes out first followed by Charlotte. The match goes 10 minutes. We get the usual Lumberjack Match spots where the face gets thrown out and the heel lumberjacks attack them, and vice versa. The match ends after a huge spot where the lumberjacks all attack Natalya, and then Charlotte hits a Moonsault off the top rope into everyone on the outside and everyone gets knocked down. Natalya struggles back into the ring amidst the chaos and walks right into a big Spear from Charlotte. No Carmella cash-in tonight, I would've had her cash in at Survivor Series if you read that post, but since it didn't happen then, it doesn't feel right to happen here.

WINNER and STILL WWE Smackdown Women's Champion by Pinfall: Charlotte Flair

• We get a backstage interview by Dasha Fuentes with Orton and Nakamura. They promise to end the careers of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn tonight.

3RD MATCH: The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Breezango (Tag Team Match)

• Breezango are out first followed by Harper and Rowan. They should've been the challengers for the Tag Titles at this show. No question. The match goes 4 minutes. Breezango get minimal offense in before The Blugdeon brothers destroy them for the latter half of the match. Harper and Rowan hit their Cross finish on Breeze and Rowan gets the quick win.

WINNERS by Pinfall: The Bludgeon Brothers

• We get an ad for Tapout and then cut to a shot of the outside of the arena and sights around Boston as Phillips transitions us to the next match.

4TH MATCH: Baron Corbin (c) vs. Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler (Triple Threat Match for the WWE United States Championship)

• Roode is out first followed by Ziggler and finally the champ Baron Corbin. The match goes 10 minutes. Don’t feel like this match will be anything special, so keep it short so it doesn’t bring down the mood of the night. It’s time for a complete swerve. I feel like every just expects Corbin to retain or Roode to win the belt. No one is expecting Ziggler to come out on top. While not everyone may absolutely love Ziggler right now, he’s in no way bad, and it’d be nice to see him with a title over than the IC Title, even just for a few weeks like would be the plan. Dolph should win the title here just to make it feel less like a by the numbers PPV. It ends after Roode and Corbin are in the ring and Roode nails a big Glorious DDT On Baron. Ziggler rushes in and Superkicks Roode from behind, sending him over the top rope. Ziggler steals the pin from Bobby and gets the win and The US Title. Two weeks later on the 2nd Annual Wild Card Finals Smackdown, Ziggler would defend the US Title in a Fatal 4-Way Ladder Match against Baron Corbin, Bobby Roode and Tye Dillinger, where Roode would win the title and begin 2018 as a champion.

WINNER and NEW WWE United States Champion by Pinfall: Dolph Ziggler

• We get an ad for the Royal Rumble.

5TH MATCH: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura (Tag Team Match with Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon as special guest referees; If Owens and Zayn lose, they will be fired from all of WWE)

• Referee Shane and then Referee D-Bry come out and stand in the ring and debate off-mic how they’ll ref the match. Owens & Zayn are out first followed by Orton and finally Nakamura. The match goes 16 minutes. I’m gonna do something bold here, but it sets up for Wrestlemania and it’s yet another swerve that this show so desperately needs. All hell breaks lose and all 4 wrestlers are in the ring brawling and Shane and Bryan can’t control it. **The match ends after Zayn & Orton are legal but Owens goes to the top rope to hit a Frogsplash on a Down Orton but eats an RKO. Zayn sneaks up behind Randy and hits a big drop kick, sending Randy into the corner. He tries a Helluva Kick but Orton sidesteps, and hits an RKO. Orton is about to go for the pin but then goes to the corner for a PUNT KICK to truly finish it off. Orton runs toward Zayn but gets nailed with a KINSHASA outta nowhere. HEEL SHINSUKE NAKAMURA HAS ARRIVED. Nakamura drags Sami’s arm over Orton and Daniel Bryan counts the pin, knowing that Shane, down outside the ring would refuse to do so. This isn’t Nakamura officially joining Owens and Zayn in a stable or anything, just that they’re now on good terms and have each other’s back whenever they need it. At Wrestlemania, if all goes right, we’d be getting Heel Nakamura vs Face AJ Styles for the WWE Title. Come on WWE. It’s what everyone wants.

WINNERS by Pinfall & Shinsuke Nakamura Heel Turn: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

• We get an ad for Toys R’Us, and then we go to the kickoff panel for their thoughts on the show so far.

6TH MATCH: AJ Styles (c) vs. Jinder Mahal (Singles Match for the WWE Championship)

• We get a video package beforehand. Jinder is out first with the Singh’s followed by AJ. The match goes 18 minutes. AJ got the best match of Jinder’s career out of him on the SD where he won the title, and I think this could be even better. Here are some big spots in the match:
• Jinder is on the outside by the ramp and AJ flys over the top rope for a forearm but Jinder pushes Samir Singh in the way and he takes the blow.
• JINDER HITS A TOP ROPE ELBOW DROP for a near fall.
• Jinder pulls a page out of Cesaro’s book and stands on the middle rope and SUPLEXES STYLES FROM THE APRON TO THE RING.
• Styles knocks Mahal onto the Spanish Announce Desk and then rolls back in the ring. In a spot he’s only ever done one other time in WWE, (7Rf1Po0uB9E), AJ leaps off the top rope and nails Jinder with a phenomenal forearm through the table.

The match ends after Jinder hits a viscous Khallas on AJ, and then collapses from exhaustion over AJ. 1. 2. 3. JINDER MAHAL is a 2-time WWE Champion. Twitter goes into a rage, the fans boo like crazy, and everyone claims they’re done with WWE, while also being sure to tune into RAW & SD the next days. Jinder poses with the title on the top rope, but then the ref snatches it away and signals for JoJo to enter the ring. The ref gives her a rundown and it’s announced that both men’s shoulders were on the mat for a count of 3, therefore AJ Styles is still champion. It would be funny to see the reaction prior to the announcement, and it’s a way to keep both guys looking strong. Jinder would get the chance to earn another shot at the title at the Rumble against former partner Rusev on the Wild Card Finals II SD. If you want, you could have Nakamura come out and confront Styles post-match, but I think that would be too obvious of a spoiler and he should just win the Rumble.

AJ Styles and Jinder Mahal fought to a DRAW (Double Pin); However, STILL WWE Champion AJ Styles

Final Results:

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1PS	Zack Ryder defeated Mojo Rawley by Pinfall	Singles Match	7 Minutes
2	Rusev & Aiden English defeated The Usos (c), Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin & New Day (with Big E) by Pinfall	Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match for the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championships	13 Minutes
3	Charlotte Flair (c) defeated Natalya by Pinfall	Lumberjack Match for the WWE Smackdown Women's Championship	10 Minutes
4	The Bludgeon Brothers defeated Breezango by Pinfall	Tag Team Match	4 Minutes
5	Dolph Ziggler defeated Baron Corbin (c) and Bobby Roode by Pinfall	Triple Threat Match for the WWE United States Championship	10 Minutes
6	Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn defeated Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura	Tag Team Match with Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon as special guest referees; Had Owens and Zayn lost, they would've been fired from all of WWE	16 Minutes
7	AJ Styles (c) vs. Jinder Mahal (with The Singh Brothers) ended in a Draw	Singles Match for the WWE Championship	18 Minutes

My Card for the 2nd Annual WILD CARD FINALS SDLive (12/26/17):

No.	Matches	Stipulations
1	Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Baron Corbin vs. Bobby Roode vs. Tye Dillinger	Fatal 4-Way Ladder Match for the United States Championship
2	AJ Styles & Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn & Shinsuke Nakamura	2-On-3 Handicap Match
3	The Usos (c) vs. The Bludgeon Brothers	Tag Team Match for the SD Tag Titles
4	Charlotte (c) vs. Ruby Riot	Singles Match for the SD Women’s Title
5	Jinder Mahal vs. Rusev (with Aiden English)	Singles Match for a WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble

Royal Rumble 2018 Card (SDLive)

No.	Matches	Stipulations
1	2018 Royal Rumble Match	30-Man Royal Rumble Match
2	AJ Styles (c) vs. Rusev (with Aiden English)	Singles Match for the WWE Championship
3	Charlotte vs. The Riott Squad	3-On-1 Handicap Match for the SD Women’s Championship

Well, that was how I would Clash Of Champions 2018. Tell me what you liked and didn’t like, and what from this post you’d like to see happen on the show. Be sure to look out for my 4 BOOKING POSTS in January. First, for the first time ever I’ll have a HOW NJPW SHOULD BOOK WRESTLEKINGDOM 12 post coming out on January 3rd. I’ll also be doing posts for The 25th Anniversary Of RAW Show out on January 21, AND a 2-Part Royal Rumble post on January 27. I was going to also do Takeover Philadelphia, but I decided that was just too much typing. January is a huge month. Thanks for reading, and enjoy the show tonight!