10 WWE Booking Steps To Make Kevin Owens The Top Guy

9. He Unifies The Intercontinental And United States Titles

Whilst competing for these two titles won't immediately put anyone in the main event, unifying the titles automatically means that the person carrying the newly married belts carries with them a greater degree of importance and significance, which in turn could help them make that all important next step up to become a regular fixture in the main event picture for the WWE World Heavyweight title. With WrestleMania on the horizon, the perfect opportunity is round the corner to do just that. There are still no plans set in stone for either championship belt, nor for many of personalities involved with the respective title scenes. Last year the Intercontinental title was suspended above the ring as we saw the return of the multi-man ladder match at WrestleMania, which effectively replaced the Money in the Bank match which has since gone on to spawn a PPV event of it's own. Throw in the US title into the mix, and you've got another contest fitting of the Wrestlemania tag to look forward to. Victory for Owens in such a match - in what will also be his first WrestleMania - gives him another memorable career moment and sets him up nicely for the rest of the calendar year, giving him some much needed purpose and direction again as he climbs up the card.