WWE Intercontinental Cup

[zigglerHEEL]

The names of the participants of the Intercontinental Cup, with the winner getting a shot at Wade Barrett's Intercontinental Title have been revealed....

The Miz
Kofi Kingston
Darren Young
Dolph Ziggler
Antonio Cesaro
Cody Rhodes
Damien Sandow
Randy Orton

quite a few big names involved here... Makes me wonder where they are headed with this. Other than the current Bo Dallas (123 Kid rehashed) storyline, Barrett doesn't really have a feud going forward towards WM....

 

[Keith]

Decent looking lineup but also odd considering some already have a title or are too big to be in the IC Title scene and therefore don't need it. Young on the other hand should be no where near this thing. I predict the Miz will win but I hope Sandow gets it.

 

[zigglerHEEL]

the more I look at it, I wonder if a Cody Rhodes face turn might be coming... The Rhodes Scholars are seemingly done for the time being as they lost at the Rumble and both competed at Raw without their partner accompanying them to the ring... Cody had a really good run in the rumble and I could see the fans getting behind him and that terrific Stache in a feud against Barrett.... I'm liking the Miz/Cesaro feud and hoping it runs through Mania and I think they'll use this tournament to continue the build..

 

[Dale]

Just can't see anyone other than Kofi winning it really.

The Miz is feuding with Cesaro over the US Title
Darren Young is irrelevant as fuck
Dolph Ziggler is above the IC Title
Antonio Cesaro is the US Champion and feuding with The Miz
Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow I expect to take the Tag titles shortly
Randy Orton is above the IC Title

 

[Crippler]

Why wouldn't you put the guy who just beat the IC champ in this tournament.

 

[Chris Dresdon]

Why wouldn't you put the guy who just beat the IC champ in this tournament.

I was wondering that myself. I remember reading about the tournament before the Rumble so maybe that's why he isn't in it.

 

[NotReallyaGoodUN]

Kofi Kingston, yeah.

Randy Orton as IC champion in 2013? No, sorry, just no.

 

[zigglerHEEL]

Why wouldn't you put the guy who just beat the IC champ in this tournament.

Even if this was planned out in advance, you think they could very easily just throw Bod Dallas in Darren young's spot.... looks like, in the very least, we should get some good matches out of this tournament....
BTW, your Heyman sig is BOSS

 

[Mick Donalds]

Hopefully Barrett retains.

 

[Captain Charisma]

Why is Cesaro & Ziggler is there? Mr. MITB and United States Champion shouldnt compete.

 

[Deezy]

A tourney is the best thing for a three hour show going into a PPV, would give a bunch of guys something to do without storylines.

Could totally pull a bunch nof swerves in this, Miz could lose to Cesaro in this, or vice versa, which would spin off in their own program when the other guy screws over the other guy.

Ziggler could get screwed over by Jericho, resulting ion their Mania program.

Orton? The odd man in this whole thing......Maybe he could be on the path of making that belt mean something.

 

[Tapout]

Orton and Ziggler being in I think brings some importance to it. That Mr. Money in the Bank, and a 7 (?) time world champion are trying to win the IC title shows that it is a prize to be sought after.

WWE has done a great job this past year with restoring Mid Card titles, and has been really enjoyable to watch. Could see Kofi winning this, maybe from Orton, would be nice to see. Sandow or Rhodes isn't a long shot either. And Bo Dallas can still find a way in, I think.

 

[Andrew]

I do not want Kofi winning this at all.

I can only see Orton winning this because there isn't much planned out for him.

 

[Dale]

Andrew's back off the Kofi bandwagon now that he's lost the title.

 

[Keith]

Kofi winning another IC Title would a waste.

Wouldn't totally rule out Orton winning as it does seem the company are keeping him from the main event scene right now and this would give him something to do and enject some star quality into the scene. Also don't forget that Flair won the US Title in WCW in 1996.