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Rumours have been circulating over the past few weeks that WWE had plans to make Shane McMahon WWE champion at an upcoming pay-per-view and fans have not been happy about it. Not only are fans claiming it will steal spots away from the more deserving talent, but it will also not work within the two-hour format of Smackdown Live.
With that being said, however, it seems like the WWE Universe is once again only thinking about the short-term effects of the move and not what it could do in the long-term. They seem to have already forgotten the wonders that putting Daniel Bryan up against The Authority did for his career leading up to WrestleMania 30.
Of course, execution is going to be pivotal in a situation like this, but if anyone can pull it off, it is WWE and their team of creative writers. In the end, here are five reasons why making Shane McMahon WWE champion is best for business. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us what you think WWE should do with their top belt.
#5 Gives Smackdown Live an overarching storyline
Let's be honest here.
While Monday Night Raw has Seth Rollins versus Baron Corbin as their overarching storyline, the same cannot be said for Smackdown Live. Sure, Smackdown live has a top title picture, which currently includes Kofi Kingston and Samoa Joe, but it is only one segment and doesn't tie together with anything else.
With that in mind, and WWE needing an overarching storyline for the blue brand, why not recreate The Authority versus babyface mechanic that highlighted Monday Night Raw a few years ago. At least that way, Smackdown Live has a flowing storyline that fans can follow and can hopefully become a focal point throughout the show.
Keep in mind, that this is a short-term thing and will lead to monumental progress in the future for Smackdown Live. Unfortunately for the WWE Universe, however, they need to understand that this is going to take time to unfold and will hopefully be patient with the company for the time being.
#4 Allows WWE to create a new faction
Another thing the WWE Universe needs to be honest with themselves about is the fact that both Smackdown Live and Monday Night Raw are lacking a dominant faction at this point. Of course, some are going to point to The New Day filling that role, but if they were effectively able to do so, ratings probably would have improved by now.
One way to fix this is to create an official faction behind Shane McMahon as champion and use them to make sure the boss's son stays champion. Not only will that allow for more superstars to have television time on the blue brand, but it could also lead to some shocking reveals of who aligns with The Authority.
For example, WWE could have Finn Balor become more and more fed up with his spot on the blue brand and come to McMahon looking for opportunities. At least that way, guys like Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev, Balor and others can get back on television and be dropped into the main event angle from the get-go.
#3 Helps Kofi Kingston look strong in defeat
How does WWE get the belt off Kofi Kingston?
While Kofi Mania rocked the WWE to its very core over the last couple of months, the momentum of his run is starting to dry out and the company is going to be forced to make other arrangments in the future. Beyond that, they are going to have to do it in a way that doesn't make Kingston look weak in defeat.
Of course, that's going to be a hard goal to accomplish, especially with how high some fans still are on Kingston, but probably the easiest way to do it is to screw him over. At least that way, he doesn't take a clean loss and be booked in a rematch or two before he is officially removed from the title picture.
With that being said, Shane McMahon fixing the match and making it go in his favour would be a great way to generate heat, make Kingston look strong in defeat and transition the title into its next phase. Maybe WWE could even put in a crooked referee or have McMahon's faction help him win the match, which will only help Kingston look stronger in defeat!
In the end, a clean loss is only going to hurt Kingston moving forward and kill any further momentum. That's why WWE needs to do it in such an unfair fashion to make sure that fans have nothing to complain and Kingston doesn't look too bad.
#2 Nuclear heat on McMahon
WWE needs a top villain and while the company will eventually be forced to establish a long term one, Shane McMahon is a great stop-gap heel for the time being. In fact, between him being the boss's son and his frequent beatdowns of top babyfaces over the last couple of months, the man has been garnering nuclear heat.
The only logical conclusion to this scenario is to put the WWE Title on McMahon and have him run roughshod over the blue brand for a while. That way, WWE can continue to build upon the heat that's already been established, the people associated with McMahon can garner their own heat for later on and it creates a huge opportunity for whoever beats him.
In the end, fans are going to want to see Shane McMahon finally get what's coming to him and WWE pumping the brakes on the idea robs the WWE Universe of a chance to see just that. It will also result in a lackluster ending to McMahon's run as a top heel, which would truly render his turn meaningless.
#1 Finally establishes Roman Reigns as the top guy
If nothing else, WWE has been wanting to make Roman Reigns their defacto top guy for quite a while now and there is no better place to do that than against Shane McMahon. At least that way, Reigns is up against the most hated heel in the company, which will almost definitely put the fans behind Reigns by default.
Beyond that, it would also serve as a christening moment for Roman Reigns, who has needed one for quite a while now and would probably be enough to keep Reigns in the title picture for the immediate future. Again, it's just the perfect scenario to create a star and WWE just needs to pull the trigger on it.
In the end, Reigns's official christening has been long time coming and the WWE Universe seems more behind him than ever at this point. With that being said and how despised Shane McMahon is as a heel right now it only makes sense for WWE to pit Reigns and McMahon against each other to create a monumental moment.
