4. Loser Leaves Town Match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcx2y4M7Orw As Jim Cornette is fond of saying "how can we miss you if you won't leave?" In a time when fans are getting sick of the same guys being featured on WWE television, a Loser Leaves Town match might be just what the doctor ordered. Back in the territory days, a Loser Leaves Town match would require the loser of the match to leave town (usually the main city of the promotion) for a period of 90 days. This allowed the worker to go and work for another promotor or simply to be removed from television in order to freshen up their character or let the people miss him for a few months. Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee had a famous Loser Leaves Town match in the Memphis territory that had the Mid-South Coliseum rocking. The Mid-South territory used the Loser Leaves Town gimmick very effectively with their top stars. Guys like the Junkyard Dog and Ted DiBiase lost Loser Leaves Town matches and got huge crowd reactions when they returned. This match could be effective today if someone like John Cena or Randy Orton lost a Loser Leaves WWE for 90 days match. Someone from the midcard could step into the loser's place and the crowd would give them a good reaction when they returned. It's an effective booking strategy that should definitely make a return to television.