6 Booking Proposals for ALL IN

One of the most significant wrestling events in history is taking place on September 1st.  You probably know that I’m talking about ALL IN.  This is the brainchild of Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks that we’ve been looking forward to all year.  They’re some of the most creative minds in wrestling so I’m sure the night is going to be loaded with surprises, gags, and storytelling.  Everyone has been thinking about what some of those surprises could be so I wrote up some of my own.

Flip Gordon

The on-going story is that Cody Rhodes refuses to book Flip Gordon for the event.  Flip has been trying to earn a spot on the card all summer to no avail.  This can only mean that Flip is going to find a way to crash the show.  The “Over the Budget” Battle Royal is scheduled on the ZERO HOUR pre-show, so this would be a perfect chance for him to sneak in.  Since it will likely be a traditional battle royal, I expect all the talent to walk to the ring in one group.  Flip could walk in the middle of the huddle wearing a luchador mask or run in from the audience a second before the bell sounds.  My plan would be to have Flip eventually win the battle royal and be the one to go on to face Jay Lethal for the Ring of Honor Championship later that night.  After he wins, an irate Cody could appear at the top of the ramp as the Bucks try to hold him back.  I wouldn’t have Flip beat Lethal so maybe Burnard the Business Bear or Brandi could interfere on Cody’s behalf when victory for Flip looks near.

Meltzer Driver

One of the stories that swept the wrestling community this month was Dave Meltzer’s insensitive comments towards Peyton Royce.  A glaring problem I see is that the Young Bucks have a finishing move named after him.  The Bucks may be in the main event of their own show so that would be a pretty ideal time to start a new chapter.  There will be a commentary team so it is possible for the fans at home to hear the name change.  With the entire legion of Bullet Club fans having eyes on this match, there’s a opportunity for a significant statement to be made if the Bucks hit a Meltzer Driver then we hear it referred to by a different name.

Joey Ryan

If you keep up with the “Being the Elite” series on YouTube, then you know that Hangman Page murdered famous dick wrestler, Joey Ryan.  Well, Hangman just so happens to have a street fight scheduled against Joey Janela.  A street fight stipulation is a perfect avenue for the ghost of Joey Ryan to interfere and absolutely lay waste to Hangman Page.  Imagine the pop when Page and Ryan look each other in the eyes for the first time since that fateful day.  Perhaps Joey Ryan brings the bloody telephone with him as the weapon of choice.

Kevin Owens 

Our own Greg DeMarco called for Kevin Owens to make an appearance in his bold predictions article.  On Monday, Kevin Owens announced on Raw that he quit and we haven’t heard from him since.  Kevin certainly deserves this one night for himself after everything he’s done for WWE the last couple of years.  He will always be an indie darling at heart so I know he’d love to be apart of ALL IN.  However, it may be a little more possible if KO was still under Triple H’s control instead of Vince’s.  I’m keeping my expectations low but it would be a nice surprise to see Greg get this one right.  The most realistic thing I can imagine is him appearing in a backstage segment.  If you really want to let your wrestling mind run free then you can hope KO becomes an honorary Bullet Club member for the night.  Or maybe Kevin wins the battle royal then challenges for the ROH Championship in his classic singlet and “Kill Steen Kill” shirt.  Hey, sometimes it’s fun to dream.

Bullet Club

I imagine the show is going to conclude with the entire cast of Being the Elite standing in the ring and celebrating the monumental feat they just accomplished.  A Bullet Club celebration always calls for a “Too Sweet” in the middle of the ring.  As they’re about to do it, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and X-Pac (who are all scheduled for the Starrcast convention) make their way down to the ring.  Instead of being upset for stealing the hand gesture, they pass the torch to them by joining in.  The idea of the whole event was to prove that an independent show could draw WWE numbers.  It would be a nice symbol of peace to see the the biggest stars from both worlds all gathered in the ring together and rejoicing in the celebration of this historic night of wrestling.

Cody Rhodes

This event is essentially Cody’s baby.  He’s also challenging for the very belt his father helped elevate throughout his career.  He needs to do something big.  Cody could dye his hair blonde again and wear the polka dot tights that Dusty made famous.  If not, maybe WWE could allow him to be announced as Cody Rhodes for just this one night.  If it was up to me, I would have the match booked with a Dusty Finish as the ultimate tribute.  Except instead of Nick Aldis winning on a technicality, I’d have the match restarted with Cody still winning in the end anyway.  I know Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard are supposed to be at Starrcast.  It would make for a pretty touching moment to have them and maybe some other guys from Dusty’s past award Cody with the belt.