Could We Really See A New Champion at WWE Unforgiven?

HHH had a halfway feud with Edge that looked like it was a side story to Edge's real story with Undertaker and Vickie, and a match against a fresh opponent The Great Khali.
   
Let's look at the other opponents he could face to continue his reign. Edge is always an option. However, with Edge there is a few things you have to look at:

In the conclusion of his last match with the Undertaker, Edge was set on fire. The WWE's next video game features an Inferno Match. Unforgiven is also the 10th anniversary of the 1st Inferno match.

It would be a smart business move to have one on a PPV to promote the feature. Undertaker and Edge looks like the only feud that could go that far without looking like a obvious plug.
   
Edge is also a very big name right now and could be a very big match at Mania. Looking at HHH's Wrestlemania history and the current WWE roster there isn't many people who HHH could have a match with at Mania that's not a rematch. (Big Show at WM2000, Undertaker at X7, HBK at XX, Y2J AT X8, Orton at 24, Cena at 22, Batista at 21, Kane at XV). So it's best the WWE save new someone with momentum for Mania.

For HHH's reign to be exciting, he needs matches now. When Orton comes back from his break, he does have a legit reason to come after HHH. He could easily move to Smackdown, as the new home will give him fresh opponents, not new but opponents he haven't faced in a while. A blow off match with HHH could get exciting for one ppv.

Back to Triple H, The Undertaker is always a feud that can be done but he has some unfinished business right now with La Familia, and a HHH/Taker match should not be a side feud. The Big Show looks to be regaining a bit of momentum after last night's Smackdown and could get a title shot eventually, but right now he's not in the title picture.

So losing this belt to a new guy would give HHH will give him a fresh opponent for now. This match is also so weird that it can appear that HHH got screwed. HHH never has to get pinned to lose this belt. Add in the fact that HHH's desire to be champion is well documented and you have a instant interesting rematch.

Now who is the person to give the belt to? Let's look at the participants:

The Brian Kendrick will get a rub out of just being in this match; all he needs is a good showing an his momentum increases 100 percent. You will have a guy that will be a instant upper mid-carder.

Shelton Benjamin is the current United States champion; that belt did wonders for MVP. A good showing for Benjamin and even a possible pinfall mid-match will boost him and give his title reign more momentum.

So that leaves MVP and Jeff Hardy. Of these two you have to look at who is ready for a title reign. MVP reminds me much like Randy Orton of last year. While Orton had already been a world champ before it had been years since so it was a rebuild of sorts.

For much of 2007 Orton had been in many matches involving world title's or world title shots, being one of the Final Four of the Rumble, Money In the Bank, a Fatal 4 Way at Backlash, A 5 way at Night of Champions. Orton was so close to his eventual title reign for much of that year.

MVP is much like that this year with his Elimination Chamber Matches and MITB matches and now this match. He's getting the big match experience needed to be a world champion, just not right now.

So that leaves us with Jeff Hardy. He's the most credible from an experience standpoint . He's held the most gold of any competitor in this match besides the champ. He's had plethora of big matches within the last year with names like HBK, Y2J and Orton. Plus he's beaten the champ before at last years Armageddon.

Hardy is the one guy in this match fans won't be disappointed to see win. In fact, the crowd would erupt. He's extremely over with the crowd, and is known enough by casual watchers to bring in viewers.

A feud with HHH will do him wonders in the future. HHH is allowed to win the belt back from Hardy after a feud to bring in other matches like HHH/Taker, HHH/Edge or HHH/Big Show.

Jeff Hardy getting the belt even for a month or two will give him credibility to win it again in a bigger match. Winning it right now people, will look at it like "yeah, but he was in a match with nobodies," but being the champ makes you credible regardless.

What a Hardy/HHH feud will give him the most is big match training with one of the best in this industry. Love HHH or hate him you cannot deny his resume of big matches as a ring general.

He puts on matches that will be remembered and talked about for a very long time and he's been in the main event for a decade. He can prep Hardy now for big matches later by having big matches now.

So Hardy is the best logical choice to win the Scramble.

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