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'Big Four' or 'Gateway' Championship
This idea is similar to Impact's X-Division Title 'Option C' created by Austin Aries. It basically allowed the person who held the X Division Title to have the option to relinquish it and challenge the TNA/Impact World Champion at their annual Destination X PPV.
It also increased the importance of holding that title as the PPV approached each year. It caused some challengers to only care about the title once the PPV it could be used at was approaching.
That's what Mike Bennett (Kanellis) did when he was in TNA/Impact. It had the champion in the ring for matches and not simply defending it in backstage segments, which immediately upped the prestige of holding the title once that PPV came around.
Lucha Underground also had a similar title with its 'Gift of the Gods' Championship. The title was immediately put back up for grabs once it was surrendered for a title shot. The matches to crown a new champion after it was relinquished were often bonkers, but in a good way.
A way WWE could have used this type of concept would be to call it the 'Big Four' or 'Gateway' Championship. The holder of the title would have to defend the belt throughout their reign but could use it as a 'Gateway' to a title shot. They would have the option of 'cashing it in' or 'relinquishing it' for a chance at a WWE Championship or Universal Championship title shot at one of the 'Big Four' PPVs.
It wouldn't be just another Money in the Bank briefcase, but one that would be routinely defended. It would, however, only able to be used for a title match at either WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series or SummerSlam.
It would keep an ace in WWE's pockets if a champ was injured or did or said something that warranted a stripping of the title. The idea could also give a chance to some other stars who wouldn't regularly get a chance at a major title.
Cedric Alexander might have already faced Seth Rollins in ROH, but he could hold it and cash in for a chance at dethroning Rollins. The same could have been done with someone like Buddy Murphy on SmackDown winning it and challenging Kofi Kingston.
