WWE: 6 Simple Steps To Rebuild The Mid-Card Titles
5. More Stipulation Matches for the Title http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=137Hjq5egjA The WWE gives its top card titles a lot of time with stipulation matches in order to ensure that the feuds can seem fresh and interesting. One only has to look at the Extreme Rules card to acknowledge how they are building up both World Titles with cool gimmick matches- a Last Man Standing Match and a 3 Man Ladder match. The mid-card titles? Not even a match yet. Not only is does this ensure that there's no heat between the two opponents ( see point 1 ) but the WWE are missing a major opportunity. Stipulation matches are a great way to allow mid card talent to get noticed. I realise that some stipulations are not conducive to 15 minute bouts such as Iron Man, 2 out of 3 Falls and Last Man Standing but others have had a long history of working. After all, one of the most historically significant Ladder Matches ever was Razor Ramon vs Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Title- a match that went for 18 minutes. Table Matches, No holds Barred Matches, Falls Count Anywhere Matches and even Steel Cage Matches are all stipulations that could work in a match that has a time lime of approximately 15-20mins. Stipulation matches like this are great because they can make everybody look strong, provide lots of highlights and therefore catapult the title to a bigger status thanks to the type of matches that are involved.