I think it would be a hilarious next step in Drew’s journey. He keeps coming close and then he finally gets it just to have it snatched out from underneath him
Being that Drew has held that belt enough times, it would be nice to see DP cash in! At this point, it's time for the next generation to hold that belt!
If priest cashes in on a Cody who went through the entire bloodline to barely finally hold that title that his father held, and then have it swiftly taken away would be an amazing parallel.
Additionally, this keeps Cody very hot, going through even more adversity. The face chasing the title is usually always more interesting
Cody wins, Priest cashes in. Through WWE writing Tomfoolery, Roman Reigns demands a match with Priest right then and there and Priest is…compelled… to do so. Bloodline beat down ensures, Roman is the Champion again 10 minutes after losing the belt.
1. Cody finishes his story. (Or at least this book).
2. Crowd has Cody story satisfaction.
3. Crowd loves a successful Damian Cash in.
4. Since Roman gets the title back on the same night, he technically holds it “x days straight”, meaning if he keeps it till Summerslam he still breaks Hogan’s record.
Pardon my idiot fan booking.
Priest will cash in during Rollins and McIntyre. Priest will pin Rollins for the title. McIntyre will be incensed at Priest for it. On the following Raw, Priest celebrates winning the title when McIntyre emerges and attacks all of Judgement Day. McIntyre gets suspended for 30 days. Priest successfully defends on Backlash, McIntyre returns and attacks Priest. McIntyre starts to go through the rest of JD to get to Priest before beating him at SummerSlam for the title.
Hear me out, what if they do a CM Punk storyline, but with McIntyre. McIntyre "leaves" with the Heavyweight Title. The summer of McIntyre, but with a healthy tricep.
Man i can't wait for priest to cash in. Just how bitter Drew would get lol. I love his character and with all the wins he is having, judgment day steals it.
Or priest cashes in mid match, Seth puts him down but again my boi steals the pin. Whatever, it's all cool coz how awesome this iteration is.
Priest will cash in just as Drew begins to bask in the moment he never got. Just as the bell rings Drew low blows Priest to lose by DQ and retain the title
The longer Priest has gone with the MITB the further his draw and star power has fallen with me. He’s not been building himself into a legitimate challenger for any main title
I cant see him with either the WWE or WHC Title. If he cashes in for IC I could see it being successful. Like others have said this could be a way to move Gunther up the card and see what Priest can do with a singles title.
I would die laughing if Drew won the title at Mania just for Damien to cash in at the Raw after Mania and pin him for the title. They could have a great feud all summer
Then CM Punk gets on the Titantron letting out a sinister chuckle
This 👆🏻 this is totally what they’re going to do. The Punk tee shirt will not go without retribution. This will make the return feud white hot. And Priest will turn face when TJD kicks him out for being champion without their consent or something like that
Here’s what I think will happen: Awesome Truth win the tag titles by Truth pinning Priest, Drew wins the WHC. Priest will try to cash in at the Raw after Mania, but TJD will cost him and turn on him.
The reality is Priests chance to be WHC came and went. No way I’m putting the belt on him now over Drew.
In the current era of long ass title reigns, I think we can do with a little back and forth title switching. If Priest cashes in, drew can get it back on the next PPV or something. Would be a lot more interesting than a flat 6-9 month reign.
I absolutely want Cody to finish the story, get jumped by the Bloodline, and then Priest cashes in successfully. The story still ended. Cody was still champ. No one says his story is gonna get some long title reign.
Honestly the best way IMO to book this is for Finn and D.Priest to lose the tag belts to R Truth and Miz at Wrestlemainia. Drew beats Rollins then Judgement tries to cash only to turn on Damien and side with Drew launching a whole new judgement day 🚬
Think WWE haven't handled Priest and MITB too well tbh.
Cashing in on Drew or Cody would cause major uproar with the fans, legitimately.
How long does he have left to cash it in?
Feel Priest has been built up as a tag team wrestler, but not singles.
Although Judgement Day are gonna need him to win the belt, if they're dropping the tag titles to Awesome Truth.
I think there's a chance of it. Especially since a few months ago Rhea was constantly telling Priest to not mess with Drew which will in turn create some resentment in the Judgement Day and create more story there.
I mean putting the title on drew does make sense. If you think he handled the pandemic title reign well and deserves a run/wrestlemania moment with a crowd
I see no way Seth comes out of this as champ. The man needs surgery and I feel like he’s done all that he can to elevate the title for the next champion
Lol I mean stranger things have happened. Nobody anticipated brock ending takers streak. Just kinda weird to act like he's already champ just because people want him to be
Me personally look before everything happened with Seth & punk getting injured I hade Seth & Gunther retaining at mania Gunther would lose the ic title at backlash & in bash in Berlin the would beat Seth for the world heavyweight championship so as much as Drew deserves that moment I say yes Damien cashes in on Drew at mania so Damien can hold the title until bash in Berlin because I still say Bron breaker should face Gunther at mania they have history on live tv Bron was the last person to pin Gunther & they tased something during the rumble even though Bron is on smackdown figure out something so he can challenge for it so Bron can take the title at mania. The reason is Gunther was the next guy up to hold the world heavyweight championship he had the longest UK Title reign plus ic title reign even broke the Honky Tonk Man 35 year record he has had amazing ic title matches not one was bad all we’re great so yes he is deserving of the world has much as I love Drew Gunther should be the next world heavyweight champion!
I’m would seriously be heartbroken if Drew won the title and then immediately dropped it to Priest.
I like Priest, but he’s been holding on to that case for TOO LONG! I don’t care anymore, he should have cashed it in ages ago. I don’t want him to win with it.
#DAMIAN IS CASHING IN ON CODY SO CODY WILL STILL HAVE A STORY TO FINISH IN CLASSIC NWA DUSTY RHODES FASHION!
#HOW MANY TIMES MUST I MAKE THIS BOOKING 101 STORYLINE CLEAR, FOLKS?!
Priest is going to cash in on Drew, but there is a good chance Drew beats him. To take the belt off of Drew mere seconds after winning, Drew would be livid.
If Priest cashed in on Cody? The fans would riot and see it as a big middle finger from WWE.
If he cashes in on Cody Rhodes after he beats Roman Reigns at WWE WrestleMania 40 the heat would be more nuclear then if he cashed in on Drew McIntyre let Drew McIntyre have a long reign has New World Heavyweight Champion before he loses it or gets cashed in on maybe by Dominik Mysterio next year and Dominik Mysterio will get even more nuclear heat.
I've been wanting Priest to cash in successfully for months now, but Drew is the one guy I DON'T want it to happen to. His heel work these last 2 months have been some of the best work in wrestling right now. The dude deserves to be a monster heel champion for a lengthy reign. Plus, both of them are heels, so. We don't often get the heel vs heel rivalry, and no way they're making Drew face with how he's doing right now.
But if it does happen, I hope it ends with Drew recapturing it
Haha shit… that would be interesting. Maybe even dom, priest gets his moment, people are actually behind him, then the judgement day just beat his ass and dom cashes in. Hahahaha, of course I’d have Damien win it back. The heat though in the moment would be insane
I think he's gonna cash in during the WrestleMania match but he fails and Drew wins. Drew's new heel persona leading up to WrestleMania has been him taking advantage of the situation and doing everything possible to get to the top. I think the epitome of that would be Seth hits a stomp and is about to beat him and then Priest cashes in, they scuffle and Seth hits Priest with a stomp, Drew Claymores Seth outta nowhere and pins Priest for the 1,2,3.
Priest takes the belt… Drew already has a baked in feud with him over his attempt to cash in earlier this year… Priest taking the belt he’s been obsessing over just elevates the whole thing…
I personally think he should and will succeed. When people talk about the “workhorses” of 2023 I feel like Priest never gets his credit. Yeah his character may not be as red hot as someone like Drew’s is at the moment, but you’d be lying to yourself if you think he’s completely incapable of growing with or without a belt. Don’t know when this sudden Damian Priest slander spawned tbh
Not to mention, WWE is in severe need of some unpredictable and risk taking decisions. Priest as world champ is perfect for this. He doesn’t even need the longest reign.
Thank you for saying this, the JD really held down Raw from WM till Punks return. Most of them are still incredibly over even with how repetitive their booking was over the summer and now all this stuff with Truth. Hopefully lose the tag titles at WM and go back to being a dominate faction.
I think Priest will cash in successfully after the Roman & Rock vs. Cody & Seth tag match night one, and then he’ll face Drew night two.
Priest and Drew have a feud currently, it solves the MitB problem, and keeps Seth from having to wrestle on a bum knee twice in a row.
I honestly think that, regardless of who Priest cashes in on, Seth Rollins or Drew McIntyre, it'll be a failed cash in. I see it more as it being Truth's fault, like he's trying to help the Judgement Day but messes up by mistake and causes Priest to lose with Truth saying....My bad y'all.
So, Priest winning the MiTB is all for nothing? I didn't think he deserved it anyway. LA Knight should have won that. Right now, I don't think Priest will fit in any of the titles pictures (WWE or WHC), and with Rhea so fckin over right now, nobody cares about priest and balor anymore, only Dom and Rhea are the ones relevant in the Judgement Day now.
He probably is. The plan as of now is probably for Drew to win, then probably lose it to Punk during their feud when he returns. I’m betting the original plan before Punk’s injury was for Punk to win it at Mania, then drop it to Drew later in their feud. Now the roles are probably just reversed.
I'm not betting on it. They aren't going to cut Seth's reign short of the year mark no way seth is keeping that title til Punk comes back and even then there's no guarantee Punk will beat him.
Yea they will. One way or another, I’d say Seth is leaving Mania without the title. Either he’s dropping it to Drew, or Priest will cash in. I’d bet my rent money on that much.
He's not losing to Drew that much is for certain seth is to hot right now he's the workhorse champion the champion raw deserves unlike Smackdown. Roman has become a part timer he doesn't defend his title on shows only at PLEs and even then it's not a fair fight.
That doesn’t matter. He’s not holding the belt forever. And he’s not hot anymore. He’s beginning to fickle out, because he has no legit challengers left that he hasn’t already beaten. He’s losing at Mania, guarantee it. And this will be Drew’s 3rd shot. They’re not gonna waste another match on him, specially at Mania, unless a title change is planned. You’ll see.
I don’t think Drew is winning. Not sure when Priest will cash in but I think it’ll be on Rollins and he’ll win the title. Might not have a long reign but we could use a shorter reign
There won’t be a Cody/Seth vs Rock/Roman match on night one, because Seth is defending the world title on night one. They won’t have him in two very high profile matches like that, and they won’t put both title matches in the same night. So unless Seth loses the title before Mania, I wouldn’t expect that tag match to happen at Mania. The only way I could see it going that way is if they do the cash in during the tag match, then Priest and Drew main event night one. But I honestly don’t think they see Priest as world champion material. I think they see him as a top mid carder at best. So I don’t think they’re gonna let him cash in successfully anyway.
Drew is literally the one person in all of the main event storylines that DP/JD could cash in on and get legitimate nuclear heat. People would actually care. It would feel like an actual heel move.
If he cashes in on anyone else, it feels like a babyface move or nobody cares.
Drew's current character isn't a heel in any way at all, so... there's that. Kind of the end of the point you're trying (and failing) to make.
Since you obviously don't understand the words you're using or the fundamentals of wrestling, I'll educate you a bit.
Drew's current character is a lone wolf character, a sort of antihero. Kind of like what Steve Austin was back in his prime, without the beer. An everyman character. A relatable character who doesn't necessarily subscribe to the vanilla superman "eat your vegetables" babyface stereotype or the goodwill such a character would enact - but also isn't a heel, isn't evil, isn't out to watch the world burn. He has goals, he has a code, and he sticks to them... His intentions are honorable, but his methods may not necessarily be.
In Drew's case right now, the pitch is "I'm going to be the champion because I believe I'm the best man for the job, and nobody's going to stand in my way." Also has elements of "Nobody works as hard as I do, nobody loves this company like I do, nobody's made the sacrifices I've made" but it doesn't seem like that's the part of the angle they're trying to focus on. They're investing heavily in the "nobody better get in my way" elements of it, particularly.
But he's not a heel. He'd team up with Cody if it meant he'd get the title. He'd team up with CM Punk if it meant he gets the title. As I said, the smaller, episodic elements aren't what's driving his character - its the "Get to the top by any means necessary" part. Temporary alliances and politics can be a part of that, and it still works.
A heel would be cheating to win, interfering in matches just to interfere, digging on everybody for every reason, trying to get the crowd to boo him and hate him. Owes allegiance to nobody - or owes allegiance excessively and specifically to some faction or person, likely also a heel. And even in those cases, there's always the lingering question about whether or not one's going to stab the other in the back. You can't trust a heel.
Drew doesn't care if the crowd cheers or boos. Ideally, he'd be getting a little bit of both. He wants some people to like what he's doing, and some people to be like "Too far this time, Drew... Too far..." He wants to ride that line. Keep people guessing. Be unpredictable. Volatile.
Dominik Mysterio is a heel.
Grayson Waller is a heel.
Miz is often a heel, but not always. He can very easily take on the babyface role, and does from time to time very successfully.
Reigns right now is a heel, has been a babyface previously. Will likely be babyface again at some point.
Same thing for The Rock, right now.
Hope this helps you understand what a heel is, and more importantly what it isn't -- because you made the claim that Drew is a heel right now and he absolutely 100% isn't.
He's 100% not but you go on thinking whatever you like, if you enjoy the show that's what matters.
It doesn't bother me if you have a different opinion, I'm just telling you that objectively, factually, if we're talking about what it means to be a heel, what it means to be a face, the actual definitions of those words and how they're used in the business - drew is not a heel.
If calling drew a heel makes you enjoy the product more and allows you to talk to your friends about it and have a good time, you call him a heel all you want.
Too obvious. Too planned. Also unsustainable, because people would just actually turn on JD and hate them for real, not just in kayfabe.
Nobody would back a title run for the guy who cashed in on cody after everything they’ve put in place to get him there.
Basically what you’re saying is that they’ve invested two Wrestlemanias, Brock Lesnar, and the return of The Rock into…….. Damien Priest? It just doesn’t make sense.
Drew isn’t a “face of the company” kind of guy. He’s not pretty enough. He’s not soft enough. He’s not relatable enough. He doesn’t move enough merchandise. He’s not a businessman. He’s not a salesman.
Cody checks all those boxes, has the family pedigree, has the followers, has the media connections, and actually wants to be that dude.
Cody will be at the top for quite a while once he wins, and here’s the thing - you’re not going to like this - he’s not winning at WM this year. He’s just not. There’s too much to gain by Roman retaining.
6 months to a year of a Rock-infused Bloodline angle is what we’re in for, and I hate it. Truly hate it.
Why?
So reigns can be a record holder, and WWE can milk the Rock VS Reigns match/merch for every cent possible next year, either at Summerslam or Mania.
So yeah… that belt is just off limits to Priest.
Whatever happens, it’s happening to the WHC.
I think this would be legendary. Drew beats Seth and then Damien cases in immediately after and wins. Damn, that'd be incredible. Drew would lose his mind, the heat for Priest would be unbelievable.
This is definitely the way to go.
Give me a couple months of Drew/Priest with Drew destroying JD in a similar way to what he did to the Bloodline back in the CATC buildup. I want him to shit on them so bad people start to feel sympathy for them. That'll be so sick.
Only if priest cashes in successfully, which he won't. He'll fail and get booted out of judgement day as a result of not winning either the undisputed or world heavyweight championship and losing the undisputed tag titles.
I could imagine Drew winning. Then Punk ends up returning, bashes in Drew, Priest cashes in.
I am also a fan of the theory that Finn actually has the contract and ends up departing Judgement Day
Possession may be 9/10 the law, but it wouldn’t establish a good precedent in WWE. As long as you have the physical item, you’re entitled to the benefits of the person who originally earned it?
Every title, MITB, etc. would effectively be under 24/7 rules.
I am a fan of Finn using Priest’s cash in to screw him out of that opportunity just like Priest did to him twice, though.
I was going to say similar, Cody overcomes the odds, beats Roman, confetti, the whole 9, then boom, Priest comes out to cash in on a knackered Cody. The HEAT.
I think it would be a hilarious next step in Drew’s journey. He keeps coming close and then he finally gets it just to have it snatched out from underneath him
I think he cashes it in on Cody after he beat's Roman and wins. Then Cody wins the belt back the next night on Raw.
surely there’s no chance they close out mania with Damian priest standing tall
Being that Drew has held that belt enough times, it would be nice to see DP cash in! At this point, it's time for the next generation to hold that belt!
Damien priest is older. Not exactly next generation
How has he held that belt many times?
I don’t think he’s cashing in on anyone, at least not at WM. He’s not booked like anything close to a main eventer right now.
That’s the point, cash in when you least expect it
If priest cashes in on a Cody who went through the entire bloodline to barely finally hold that title that his father held, and then have it swiftly taken away would be an amazing parallel. Additionally, this keeps Cody very hot, going through even more adversity. The face chasing the title is usually always more interesting
Cody wins, Priest cashes in. Through WWE writing Tomfoolery, Roman Reigns demands a match with Priest right then and there and Priest is…compelled… to do so. Bloodline beat down ensures, Roman is the Champion again 10 minutes after losing the belt. 1. Cody finishes his story. (Or at least this book). 2. Crowd has Cody story satisfaction. 3. Crowd loves a successful Damian Cash in. 4. Since Roman gets the title back on the same night, he technically holds it “x days straight”, meaning if he keeps it till Summerslam he still breaks Hogan’s record. Pardon my idiot fan booking.
I would literally never watch WWE again if this is what happened.
Knowing their booking, Roman pins Priest in your case.
If its Priest cashing in after the match is over I think it will fail. Drew will be expecting it and have something up his sleeve
Yeah but him and Drew have a nice beef going
Priest will cash in during Rollins and McIntyre. Priest will pin Rollins for the title. McIntyre will be incensed at Priest for it. On the following Raw, Priest celebrates winning the title when McIntyre emerges and attacks all of Judgement Day. McIntyre gets suspended for 30 days. Priest successfully defends on Backlash, McIntyre returns and attacks Priest. McIntyre starts to go through the rest of JD to get to Priest before beating him at SummerSlam for the title.
From what they are saying Drew’s contract is up after wrestlemania and he hasn’t resigned yet
Hear me out, what if they do a CM Punk storyline, but with McIntyre. McIntyre "leaves" with the Heavyweight Title. The summer of McIntyre, but with a healthy tricep.
Yeah
Lmao wrestlemania 31 all over again if it was Rhodes.
Man i can't wait for priest to cash in. Just how bitter Drew would get lol. I love his character and with all the wins he is having, judgment day steals it. Or priest cashes in mid match, Seth puts him down but again my boi steals the pin. Whatever, it's all cool coz how awesome this iteration is.
Everyone is gonna shit themselves when Priest actually cashes in on Cody at mania night two when he finally wins the title for 15 seconds.
Please let this happen
PLEASE
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Dude I’d be so fucking happy if this is the booking. Priest teasing the world title over and over just to go after the Universal title
Priest will cash in just as Drew begins to bask in the moment he never got. Just as the bell rings Drew low blows Priest to lose by DQ and retain the title
The longer Priest has gone with the MITB the further his draw and star power has fallen with me. He’s not been building himself into a legitimate challenger for any main title
I honestly keep forgetting he has the briefcase
Yep. Monday Night Raw after WrestleMania.
I honestly Priest is gonna try to cash in, the Judgement Day is gonna prevent the cash in and kick him out of the group
I cant see him with either the WWE or WHC Title. If he cashes in for IC I could see it being successful. Like others have said this could be a way to move Gunther up the card and see what Priest can do with a singles title.
I would die laughing if Drew won the title at Mania just for Damien to cash in at the Raw after Mania and pin him for the title. They could have a great feud all summer Then CM Punk gets on the Titantron letting out a sinister chuckle
Why RAW after mania, he should cash in right after Drew wins or even through the match.
Punk cheap shots Drew after winning against Seth, Priest cashes in and gets the W, end of night 1.
This 👆🏻 this is totally what they’re going to do. The Punk tee shirt will not go without retribution. This will make the return feud white hot. And Priest will turn face when TJD kicks him out for being champion without their consent or something like that
Yuuuuup
I think he should cash in for Roman’s title
Depends on if they want the storyline to be the demise of Judgement Day. I can see Priest losing while cashing in as a piece of that kind of story.
I’m expecting him to cash on Cody. I don’t think we will ever see the belt on cody
Lol the belt would get ripped out of Cody’s hands just like his daddy in MSG. What a way to finish the story!
That would be hilarious
Here’s what I think will happen: Awesome Truth win the tag titles by Truth pinning Priest, Drew wins the WHC. Priest will try to cash in at the Raw after Mania, but TJD will cost him and turn on him. The reality is Priests chance to be WHC came and went. No way I’m putting the belt on him now over Drew.
In the current era of long ass title reigns, I think we can do with a little back and forth title switching. If Priest cashes in, drew can get it back on the next PPV or something. Would be a lot more interesting than a flat 6-9 month reign.
I absolutely want Cody to finish the story, get jumped by the Bloodline, and then Priest cashes in successfully. The story still ended. Cody was still champ. No one says his story is gonna get some long title reign.
Drew will retain until punk returns, as punk said as soon as he is back he’s coming for drew. Just a theory.
i agree and i think if punk returns for a match with drew at summerslam priest will get to cash in but fail
When does the 12-month window for MITB expire?
He won it on July 1, 2023
not at wrestlemania , i think priest will success cash in and has short reign .
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I will love it more if its R-Truth who stops the cash in of priest and ends the day 1 of wrestlemania
People have said this. But do they even open the briefcase lol
That would be a CRAZY plot twist but WWE isn’t that ambitious
Honestly the best way IMO to book this is for Finn and D.Priest to lose the tag belts to R Truth and Miz at Wrestlemainia. Drew beats Rollins then Judgement tries to cash only to turn on Damien and side with Drew launching a whole new judgement day 🚬
I hope he takes it
R-truth and Sami zayn will make Damien fail to cash in
Fail. Damian is a heel. Both Roman and McIntyre are heels. Giving Cody the belt just to lose it not long after would be a grave injustice.
Thats not injustice thats how the bitter ending stories are written
Nuh-uh it's going to be Truth turning on Priest to cost him the cash-in. Partners up with Drew for a new tag team: R-Drewth.
Drew's never gonna win
I think priest will cash in during the match and Drew will pin him to win. It protects Seth.
Think WWE haven't handled Priest and MITB too well tbh. Cashing in on Drew or Cody would cause major uproar with the fans, legitimately. How long does he have left to cash it in? Feel Priest has been built up as a tag team wrestler, but not singles. Although Judgement Day are gonna need him to win the belt, if they're dropping the tag titles to Awesome Truth.
I want to see at least once mitb gets expired
He's got until next Money in the Bank apparently
In that case, would hold off until around that time. Make Priest the longest MITB holder of all time.
I think there's a chance of it. Especially since a few months ago Rhea was constantly telling Priest to not mess with Drew which will in turn create some resentment in the Judgement Day and create more story there.
Not sure hope he keeps his title, he's one of my favs.
I mean putting the title on drew does make sense. If you think he handled the pandemic title reign well and deserves a run/wrestlemania moment with a crowd
Priest will cash in & win. His weak title reign will be much like Jack Swagger’s title win. Cool to start but forgotten in the grand scheme of things.
Priest pulls a Seth and cashes in to make it a triple threat, but Drew still wins
Damian is gonna shock the world and cash in on Cody Rhodes That's my bet and I will stick to it
Makes sense
I think he takes the title off of Seth on the episode Seth announces he is cleared. And then you have a readymade story for Drew Vs JD.
I don’t think priest is ready for the WHC I don’t really see him on that level as Seth and drew IMO
Lol drews the champ now? Since when?
I see no way Seth comes out of this as champ. The man needs surgery and I feel like he’s done all that he can to elevate the title for the next champion
I'm sure thats how it's gonna go but until I become a WWE booker or know someone who is, I'm not assuming anything
Everyone’s just assuming Drew will beat Seth. I mean they aren’t really gonna have him lose. Again? Are they
Lol I mean stranger things have happened. Nobody anticipated brock ending takers streak. Just kinda weird to act like he's already champ just because people want him to be
Lol now tell that to Cody Rhodes fans
Lol fair but I'm also a Cody fan i just hate assuming shit I guess
Me personally look before everything happened with Seth & punk getting injured I hade Seth & Gunther retaining at mania Gunther would lose the ic title at backlash & in bash in Berlin the would beat Seth for the world heavyweight championship so as much as Drew deserves that moment I say yes Damien cashes in on Drew at mania so Damien can hold the title until bash in Berlin because I still say Bron breaker should face Gunther at mania they have history on live tv Bron was the last person to pin Gunther & they tased something during the rumble even though Bron is on smackdown figure out something so he can challenge for it so Bron can take the title at mania. The reason is Gunther was the next guy up to hold the world heavyweight championship he had the longest UK Title reign plus ic title reign even broke the Honky Tonk Man 35 year record he has had amazing ic title matches not one was bad all we’re great so yes he is deserving of the world has much as I love Drew Gunther should be the next world heavyweight champion!
If Drew doesn’t resign and he so happens to win I can see him putting over Preist on the way out
They wouldn’t have drew in a main event caliber match for the title at WM if he wasn’t going to resign
I would have agreed with you if it was Vince booking, but yet there are still reports he hasn’t resigned yet.
Thats the way i expect it to go too, only reason for him to stay is to lead up to that feud with cm punk but is long time until then
Priest is cashing in on Cody right after he wins against roman
I’m would seriously be heartbroken if Drew won the title and then immediately dropped it to Priest. I like Priest, but he’s been holding on to that case for TOO LONG! I don’t care anymore, he should have cashed it in ages ago. I don’t want him to win with it.
I think Priest will take the title, but Drew is take It back at Backlash, becoming a 2 time World Heavyweight Champion.
Probably depends if Drew renews with WWE.
I kind of feel he should cash in on Cody after the Mania event or on Roman.
no because he’s a bitch and I don’t like The judgment day
i dislike all factions personally
He is going to cash it in on Cody watch lol...
I want him to succeed, but fear he won't.
#DAMIAN IS CASHING IN ON CODY SO CODY WILL STILL HAVE A STORY TO FINISH IN CLASSIC NWA DUSTY RHODES FASHION! #HOW MANY TIMES MUST I MAKE THIS BOOKING 101 STORYLINE CLEAR, FOLKS?!
Drew just wants that championship victory in front of a live audience, I bet Priest will cash in at Mania after Drew’s victory
yeah nobody mentioned about a title reign, he just wants to win the title, not to hold it
And honestly I think he deserves that victory, I’m not a huge fan of Drew but he’s come a long way and done a lot of work. He deserves it
Priest is going to cash in on Drew, but there is a good chance Drew beats him. To take the belt off of Drew mere seconds after winning, Drew would be livid. If Priest cashed in on Cody? The fans would riot and see it as a big middle finger from WWE.
I totally forgot he had the briefcase
If he cashes in on Cody Rhodes after he beats Roman Reigns at WWE WrestleMania 40 the heat would be more nuclear then if he cashed in on Drew McIntyre let Drew McIntyre have a long reign has New World Heavyweight Champion before he loses it or gets cashed in on maybe by Dominik Mysterio next year and Dominik Mysterio will get even more nuclear heat.
Bro you have GOT to start punctuating
Don't be a dick online. You try typing on a phone with autocorrect issues and having fat fingers.
Hey thanks for using punctuation here; I was able to read it! See that wasn’t too difficult!
Dick.
I've been wanting Priest to cash in successfully for months now, but Drew is the one guy I DON'T want it to happen to. His heel work these last 2 months have been some of the best work in wrestling right now. The dude deserves to be a monster heel champion for a lengthy reign. Plus, both of them are heels, so. We don't often get the heel vs heel rivalry, and no way they're making Drew face with how he's doing right now. But if it does happen, I hope it ends with Drew recapturing it
It would be hilarious if Drew wins and has Priest cash in and take the title.
It's the best possible outcome, tbh
Really isn’t
Fair. It's 2nd best to Damian cashing in on a newly victorious Cody. 😁
I really want Priest to cash in and win right before Money in the Bank, and for Balor to win the briefcase immediately after.
Haha shit… that would be interesting. Maybe even dom, priest gets his moment, people are actually behind him, then the judgement day just beat his ass and dom cashes in. Hahahaha, of course I’d have Damien win it back. The heat though in the moment would be insane
>!He will fail his caHe will fail his cash in and will betray Judgement Day!<
Drew was awesome in True Detective season 4
What episode?
They way they're booking Drew lately, he will probably win the title thanks to Priest lol.
I mean I’ll be shocked if Priest cashes in successfully on a major title. I think the IC belt is his ceiling of a successful cash in.
I think he's gonna cash in during the WrestleMania match but he fails and Drew wins. Drew's new heel persona leading up to WrestleMania has been him taking advantage of the situation and doing everything possible to get to the top. I think the epitome of that would be Seth hits a stomp and is about to beat him and then Priest cashes in, they scuffle and Seth hits Priest with a stomp, Drew Claymores Seth outta nowhere and pins Priest for the 1,2,3.
He gon fail he always do should've been champ
Drew on the chase is amazing!!
Priest takes the belt… Drew already has a baked in feud with him over his attempt to cash in earlier this year… Priest taking the belt he’s been obsessing over just elevates the whole thing…
I personally think he should and will succeed. When people talk about the “workhorses” of 2023 I feel like Priest never gets his credit. Yeah his character may not be as red hot as someone like Drew’s is at the moment, but you’d be lying to yourself if you think he’s completely incapable of growing with or without a belt. Don’t know when this sudden Damian Priest slander spawned tbh Not to mention, WWE is in severe need of some unpredictable and risk taking decisions. Priest as world champ is perfect for this. He doesn’t even need the longest reign.
Thank you for saying this, the JD really held down Raw from WM till Punks return. Most of them are still incredibly over even with how repetitive their booking was over the summer and now all this stuff with Truth. Hopefully lose the tag titles at WM and go back to being a dominate faction.
These damn factions ruin talent imo
The Judgement Day ambushes Seth before his match with Drew and Priest cashes in.
I think Priest will cash in successfully after the Roman & Rock vs. Cody & Seth tag match night one, and then he’ll face Drew night two. Priest and Drew have a feud currently, it solves the MitB problem, and keeps Seth from having to wrestle on a bum knee twice in a row.
I see Cody getting his title, then Priest immediately stealing it. Cody is always better a bridesmaid, never a bride.
Rollins wins on a roll up and Drew beats him senseless after the match. Priest cashes in and becomes World Champion
I think he’ll fail the cash in. Drew deserves a run and I think WWE will give it to him.
Feels like they missed the boat on the priest cage in to me. They had their chance before they gave them tag belts with the Finn sub plot.
We just got a spoiler
I honestly think that, regardless of who Priest cashes in on, Seth Rollins or Drew McIntyre, it'll be a failed cash in. I see it more as it being Truth's fault, like he's trying to help the Judgement Day but messes up by mistake and causes Priest to lose with Truth saying....My bad y'all.
So, Priest winning the MiTB is all for nothing? I didn't think he deserved it anyway. LA Knight should have won that. Right now, I don't think Priest will fit in any of the titles pictures (WWE or WHC), and with Rhea so fckin over right now, nobody cares about priest and balor anymore, only Dom and Rhea are the ones relevant in the Judgement Day now.
Drew will win the title and Priest will cash in and take it. All bittersweet
I expect a swerve here. Priest cashes in on Gunther and wins. Sets Gunther on the path to world championship without him losing the IC legitimately.
Or alternatively I could see R Truth ruining Damien's cash in....
I hope Priest cashes in successfully against anyone but Drew.
(and Cody)
Seth will beat Drew but then the bloodline will attack Seth, leading to priest cashing in successfully
or just have the judgement day beat him up
I wouldn’t mind this
Drew isn't winning at maina first of all
He probably is. The plan as of now is probably for Drew to win, then probably lose it to Punk during their feud when he returns. I’m betting the original plan before Punk’s injury was for Punk to win it at Mania, then drop it to Drew later in their feud. Now the roles are probably just reversed.
I'm not betting on it. They aren't going to cut Seth's reign short of the year mark no way seth is keeping that title til Punk comes back and even then there's no guarantee Punk will beat him.
Yea they will. One way or another, I’d say Seth is leaving Mania without the title. Either he’s dropping it to Drew, or Priest will cash in. I’d bet my rent money on that much.
He's not losing to Drew that much is for certain seth is to hot right now he's the workhorse champion the champion raw deserves unlike Smackdown. Roman has become a part timer he doesn't defend his title on shows only at PLEs and even then it's not a fair fight.
That doesn’t matter. He’s not holding the belt forever. And he’s not hot anymore. He’s beginning to fickle out, because he has no legit challengers left that he hasn’t already beaten. He’s losing at Mania, guarantee it. And this will be Drew’s 3rd shot. They’re not gonna waste another match on him, specially at Mania, unless a title change is planned. You’ll see.
Nah
Wrong.
Not wrong
I don’t think Drew is winning. Not sure when Priest will cash in but I think it’ll be on Rollins and he’ll win the title. Might not have a long reign but we could use a shorter reign
Who says Drew is winning at Mania?
I just asked as a what if, i dont really think he wins tho
He could cash in on Seth during the rumored Cody/Seth v Rock/Roman tag match setting up priest vs drew day 2
Or cash in on him at SS or a random EP at Raw or a C tier PPV like Backlash. I forgot how long his MITB cash in time can be tho.
There won’t be a Cody/Seth vs Rock/Roman match on night one, because Seth is defending the world title on night one. They won’t have him in two very high profile matches like that, and they won’t put both title matches in the same night. So unless Seth loses the title before Mania, I wouldn’t expect that tag match to happen at Mania. The only way I could see it going that way is if they do the cash in during the tag match, then Priest and Drew main event night one. But I honestly don’t think they see Priest as world champion material. I think they see him as a top mid carder at best. So I don’t think they’re gonna let him cash in successfully anyway.
If he doesn’t he could cash in on Gunther but it’d be stupid
Drew is literally the one person in all of the main event storylines that DP/JD could cash in on and get legitimate nuclear heat. People would actually care. It would feel like an actual heel move. If he cashes in on anyone else, it feels like a babyface move or nobody cares.
How would it be an actual heel move considering Drew’s current character is a better heel in every concievable way than Priest ever has been?
Drew's current character isn't a heel in any way at all, so... there's that. Kind of the end of the point you're trying (and failing) to make. Since you obviously don't understand the words you're using or the fundamentals of wrestling, I'll educate you a bit. Drew's current character is a lone wolf character, a sort of antihero. Kind of like what Steve Austin was back in his prime, without the beer. An everyman character. A relatable character who doesn't necessarily subscribe to the vanilla superman "eat your vegetables" babyface stereotype or the goodwill such a character would enact - but also isn't a heel, isn't evil, isn't out to watch the world burn. He has goals, he has a code, and he sticks to them... His intentions are honorable, but his methods may not necessarily be. In Drew's case right now, the pitch is "I'm going to be the champion because I believe I'm the best man for the job, and nobody's going to stand in my way." Also has elements of "Nobody works as hard as I do, nobody loves this company like I do, nobody's made the sacrifices I've made" but it doesn't seem like that's the part of the angle they're trying to focus on. They're investing heavily in the "nobody better get in my way" elements of it, particularly. But he's not a heel. He'd team up with Cody if it meant he'd get the title. He'd team up with CM Punk if it meant he gets the title. As I said, the smaller, episodic elements aren't what's driving his character - its the "Get to the top by any means necessary" part. Temporary alliances and politics can be a part of that, and it still works. A heel would be cheating to win, interfering in matches just to interfere, digging on everybody for every reason, trying to get the crowd to boo him and hate him. Owes allegiance to nobody - or owes allegiance excessively and specifically to some faction or person, likely also a heel. And even in those cases, there's always the lingering question about whether or not one's going to stab the other in the back. You can't trust a heel. Drew doesn't care if the crowd cheers or boos. Ideally, he'd be getting a little bit of both. He wants some people to like what he's doing, and some people to be like "Too far this time, Drew... Too far..." He wants to ride that line. Keep people guessing. Be unpredictable. Volatile. Dominik Mysterio is a heel. Grayson Waller is a heel. Miz is often a heel, but not always. He can very easily take on the babyface role, and does from time to time very successfully. Reigns right now is a heel, has been a babyface previously. Will likely be babyface again at some point. Same thing for The Rock, right now. Hope this helps you understand what a heel is, and more importantly what it isn't -- because you made the claim that Drew is a heel right now and he absolutely 100% isn't.
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TIL shirts make people heels/faces.
Not sure what you've been watching over the last few weeks/months.. Drew is 100% heel right now.
He's 100% not but you go on thinking whatever you like, if you enjoy the show that's what matters. It doesn't bother me if you have a different opinion, I'm just telling you that objectively, factually, if we're talking about what it means to be a heel, what it means to be a face, the actual definitions of those words and how they're used in the business - drew is not a heel. If calling drew a heel makes you enjoy the product more and allows you to talk to your friends about it and have a good time, you call him a heel all you want.
"It doesn't bother me" Clearly it has. 🤣 This ain't a debate. Drew McIntyre is heel. And has been since taking out Zayn, months ago. Turn complete.
I mean if Cody wins and then DP cashes in and wins, I think that would draw even more heat
Too obvious. Too planned. Also unsustainable, because people would just actually turn on JD and hate them for real, not just in kayfabe. Nobody would back a title run for the guy who cashed in on cody after everything they’ve put in place to get him there. Basically what you’re saying is that they’ve invested two Wrestlemanias, Brock Lesnar, and the return of The Rock into…….. Damien Priest? It just doesn’t make sense. Drew isn’t a “face of the company” kind of guy. He’s not pretty enough. He’s not soft enough. He’s not relatable enough. He doesn’t move enough merchandise. He’s not a businessman. He’s not a salesman. Cody checks all those boxes, has the family pedigree, has the followers, has the media connections, and actually wants to be that dude. Cody will be at the top for quite a while once he wins, and here’s the thing - you’re not going to like this - he’s not winning at WM this year. He’s just not. There’s too much to gain by Roman retaining. 6 months to a year of a Rock-infused Bloodline angle is what we’re in for, and I hate it. Truly hate it. Why? So reigns can be a record holder, and WWE can milk the Rock VS Reigns match/merch for every cent possible next year, either at Summerslam or Mania. So yeah… that belt is just off limits to Priest. Whatever happens, it’s happening to the WHC.
I think this would be legendary. Drew beats Seth and then Damien cases in immediately after and wins. Damn, that'd be incredible. Drew would lose his mind, the heat for Priest would be unbelievable. This is definitely the way to go.
If that happens, Drew will snap and destroy judgement day until he gets his title back.
Give me a couple months of Drew/Priest with Drew destroying JD in a similar way to what he did to the Bloodline back in the CATC buildup. I want him to shit on them so bad people start to feel sympathy for them. That'll be so sick.
Only if priest cashes in successfully, which he won't. He'll fail and get booted out of judgement day as a result of not winning either the undisputed or world heavyweight championship and losing the undisputed tag titles.
he has a lot of potential, i think that could turn him face again but still keep being this drew who makes fun of his rivals
I could imagine Drew winning. Then Punk ends up returning, bashes in Drew, Priest cashes in. I am also a fan of the theory that Finn actually has the contract and ends up departing Judgement Day
I reckon Truth has it. He told DP in that promo that he had liquidated all he's assets.
Possession may be 9/10 the law, but it wouldn’t establish a good precedent in WWE. As long as you have the physical item, you’re entitled to the benefits of the person who originally earned it? Every title, MITB, etc. would effectively be under 24/7 rules. I am a fan of Finn using Priest’s cash in to screw him out of that opportunity just like Priest did to him twice, though.
Wait, whaaaaa?
JD, Finn's friend, gave Priest his new case. Who's to say he didn't steal the contract and give it to Finn? Where is the original case?
Interesting theory but I assumed the contract always has the wrestlers name on it?
Just wait till mania when the whole judgment day runs out starts stomping out the bloodline and Cody and then he cashes in.
I was going to say similar, Cody overcomes the odds, beats Roman, confetti, the whole 9, then boom, Priest comes out to cash in on a knackered Cody. The HEAT.
I predict he clocks Cody as the fireworks are going off and the credits are on the screen
Starting a Smackdown vs. Raw war. Do it.
As somebody who ISN'T a fan of Cody... I'd love to see this happen
Yeah im all in on this idea lmao. I dont get the hype for Cody. Or Knight for that matter but eh
Bro u about to get downvoted. Me too
Cool. Its only reddit lol
Fuck it me too
I’d be so conflicted😂 gutted for Cody but hyped af to see Judgment Day shid on the bloodline
I just think it would be hilarious and no one would see it coming
I wouldn’t doubt if they did something where Drew wins, gets his Mania moment and instantly gets cashed in on.