WWE PPV: How the Pay-Per-View Schedule Should Look in 2012

With the news yesterday the WWE will be doing away with Vengeance on their 2012 pay-per-view schedule, the company will return to having just 12 events this year on their calendar instead of the 13 or more the last few years.

While the move back to 12 events during 2012 is a smart move for the WWE, the following slide show will breakdown how the pay-per-view schedule would look if I were in charge of how the events would play out during a full year.

January: Royal Rumble

As always, the Royal Rumble will remain in the event's comfortable spot at the end of the month of January just like the past 25 years, as it kicks off the road to Wrestlemania each and every year.

Before the Royal Rumble at the end of the month, the Slammy Awards special would move from the end of December to the first show of the New Year on Raw Super Show as a way of looking back at the year that was before moving forward into the next year.

February: Elimination Chamber

In my pay-per-view lineup, the Elimination Chamber would still hold the second and final stop on the road to Wrestlemania in the first part of the year with two Elimination Chamber matches on the card for Raw and Smackdown.

For example, if a Raw superstar wins the Royal Rumble, the Raw Elimination Chamber match will see the WWE Champion defend his title, while the Smackdown Elimination Chamber match will determine who will face the World Heavyweight Champion at Wrestlemania.

March: No PPV, Saturday Night's Main Event Special

Just like the actual WWE pay-per-view for 2012, there would be no pay-per-view event in the month of March on my schedule, but instead, the WWE would bring back Saturday Night's Main Event for a special on NBC a few weeks before Wrestlemania to amp up the hype for the event.

In addition to Saturday Night's Main Event, Raw Super Show will have another Wrestlemania Rewind night during the month, as the show featured former classic matches from the granddaddy of them all in March of 2010.

April: Wrestlemania

There is nothing more you can say about Wrestlemania, as the event is known the world over by people who are die-hard fans of professional wrestling to the casual fan, even to the people that only tune into the WWE on the biggest night of the year.

Unlike in the current scheme of the pay-per-view schedule, the Money in the Bank Ladder match would only be contested at Wrestlemania instead of also being at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in the summer.

May: Vengeance

Even though being dropped from the WWE's 2012 schedule in favor of Cyber Sunday, Vengeance would be the apply named pay-per-view to follow for those who wanted revenge after a loss at Wrestlemania and could settle rivalries that might have spilled over from the road to Wrestlemania.

The Last Man Standing match could be tied into the event each year as the main event for the card after the great match this past year between John Cena and Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship.

June: King of the Ring

With some of the older fans of the WWE demanding to bring back the classic event, the King of the Ring will return to pay-per-view at the beginning of the summer and would serve as a Royal Rumble type event, as it would be the start of a Road to Summerslam in August.

After having the first and quarterfinal rounds on Raw and Smackdown in the prior weeks, the two semifinal matches, along with the final, will be decided on the pay-per-view, with the winner getting a title shot of their choice at Summerslam later in the summer.

July: The Great American Bash, Tribute to the Troops

In the most patriotic month of the year, the WWE could definitely pay tribute to the United States' birthday with bringing back the Great American Bash to the pay-per-view lineup on the Sunday closest to the fourth of July.

Along with the Bash returning to the pay-per-view schedule, the Tribute to the Troops special should be moved from the latter part of December to July and be aired on the night of the fourth of July on NBC or USA before everyone goes out to watch the fireworks in their respective town and cities

August: Summerslam

As the WWE's second biggest event in the history of the company, Summerslam will hold its place on the pay-per-view schedule in the month of August with the highlight of the event being the aforementioned winner of the King of the Ring from June would get a title shot and face the champion of his choosing in the main event of the pay-per-view.

September: Night of Champions

On the night where every championships is on the line, Night of Champions will be the main September pay-per-view for the WWE, as the top two titles in the company, the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships, would be defended in two 30-minute Championship Scramble matches to determine who would walk out of the event with the gold.

October: Breaking Point

After the first and only event in September of 2009, Breaking Point would make a return to the pay-per-view schedule with a focus on submissions in the outcome of the matches on the card, as the main event matches for the WWE or World Heavyweight Championships would be held under I Quit match rules on the pay-per-view.

November: Survivor Series

After nearly being eliminated from the schedule a few years ago by the WWE, the Survivor Series will focus more on the elimination format that made the event so special over the early years of the pay-per-view. The classic team vs. team elimination tag team match will be the main event as five superstars from Raw and Smackdown face off for bragging rights for the next year.

December: Tables, Ladders and Chairs

As only the second gimmick pay-per-view of the year, TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs will hold its place on the schedule in December as what could be a better way to end the schedule than seeing superstars fall from ladders, get crushed over the head by a steel chair or plummet through a table to end the year in the WWE.

Do you like the setup that I put together for a year of WWE action? 

What changes or additions would you make to the schedule if you were in charge?

Drop down to the comments and let me know how you would construct the yearly pay-per-view schedule.

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