Armchair Creative Team: Spinning the Raw Roulette Wheel

We’re backkk! Yeah, I know we just did this yesterday but we can’t help ourselves. The armchair was calling us! Today we’re puzzling over the possibilities for tonight’s rumored Raw Roulette special. As most of you know, this is the one night where a spin of the wheel (and a predetermined stop) determines the stipulation of the matches. We’ll take our best shot at booking–two matches each–a show that is known to be one of the most unpredictable events of the year.

Melanie’s Ideas

Submission Match: Gail Kim vs Mickie James — I know what you’re thinking, “Girl, do you have a Gail and Mickie fetish?” I know I got all up in the Gail-Mickie action in the SummerSlam post too, but what can I say? I want to see these two Divas have great matches so we can act like last week didn’t happen. With two such talented Divas, especially the technical Gail Kim, a submission match could make for an exciting match filled with tense moments. Gail Kim’s Flying Dragon in particular would be quite the picture on Mickie James. I wouldn’t make this for the title, but rather a non-title match with Gail perhaps getting the victory using the Flying Dragon and earning herself another Divas Title match at Unforgiven Breaking Point?

Contract on a Pole Match: Beth Phoenix vs Gail Kim — Gail Kim may be Mickie’s current #1 Contender, but Glamazon Beth Phoenix is notching up victories and strong showings left, right and center. Why not have them duke it out for the next #1 Contendership? Having blown her last shot, I feel like Gail should have to earn another title match rather than have one handed and Beth, who has had lots of wins of late including last night at SummerSlam, seems like the perfect contender. WWE loves their pole matches so it seems like the best Raw Roulette stipulation for such an affair.

Erin’s ideas & reader poll after the cut:

Erin’s Ideas

Strange Bedfellows Match: Mickie James & Rosa Mendes vs. Gail Kim & Beth Phoenix — These matches are a rare opportunity to see two wrestlers–who under any other circumstance would be at each other’s throats–team up. Granted, neither team doesn’t seem to have deep-seated hate for one another, but it would be interesting to see the heels and faces forced to work together, with style clashes and attitude clashes out the yin-yang. The bit of history between Rosa and Beth would make for an interesting face off. But, most of all, it could help establish a lot more heat between Mickie and Gail in a roundabout way. If the WWE really wants to make this a feud and has a Divas Championship rematch in mind (and I hope they do), this could be the perfect way to send it in a more hostile direction. The match could start out as friendly competition but slowly morph into an all-out brawl, any trace of competitive sportsmanship abandoned. Let’s hope last week’s fiasco doesn’t discourage them from taking this feud forward.

Blindfold Match: Jillian vs. Alicia Fox — The little bit we saw of these two last week showed that they have a bit of history hanging out backstage together. Okay, so it was a few seconds, but whatever. If Jillian busts into the GM’s office, demanding a match after last week’s humiliation at the hands of DX, a spin of the wheel could land on something that would suit her role as the resident comic relief Diva–a blindfold match. Alicia could be on her bad side for laughing at her garbage-related misfortune, thus being pegged as her opponent. She could add to the hilarity by cheating and running circles around Jillian in the ring, even with the sight handicap. I’d love to see Alicia prove that she can be a true heel by sneaking her way to a dirty victory.

Now you’ve read all the ideas. Have your vote below:

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