WWE: Over the Limit Should Be Replaced with King of the Ring

Over The Limit is WWE's May pay-per-view event, and it has been a complete letdown for the past three years in terms of the matches and storylines leading up to it. There has been only a three-week buildup every time, and the time would be better allocated with something that is truly traditional for the WWE: King of the Ring.

In its truest form, King Of The Ring is something that has been done since the start of the WWE and has been something fans have been missing for years as well. The last three King of the Ring tournaments only consisted of a special edition of Raw or a part of the Judgement Day pay-per-view, and the last true pay-per-view was in 2002.

It's been more than long enough for the pay-per-view to make its return, especially with the lack of ability to build up to Over the Limit. With King of the Ring as the themed event, it would fit in well between Extreme Rules and No Way Out and would replace the last non-traditional, non-themed pay-per-view.

The Plan for the Tournament

While the traditional King Of the Ring tournament starts with 16 competitors, this one would be started with 10 guaranteed and six "wrestle-in" spots decided on the first Raw after the Extreme Rules PPV. No title holder would be allowed to join the tournament, as there would be run-overs from Extreme Rules since this would be a "Big" PPV in between WrestleMania and SummerSlam. 

The tournament would have matches for midcard types like Alex Riley, Brodus Clay or Dolph Ziggler, who would all have a shot to rise to the main event scene every year. It's the equivalent of the Royal Rumble for the summer and would be a lot of fun for those involved. 

Examples for the "wrestle-in" matches could include guys like Alex Riley vs. Ryback or Antonio Cesaro vs. JTG. It would be fun to get some guys into the mid-card scene and even start a long-term midcard feud to lead up to SummerSlam by having someone like Dolph Ziggler get screwed out of the tournament by a feuding superstar and then competing for the Intercontinental belt. 

The first Raw would have the six wrestle-in matches. The second Raw would have the eight first-round matches. And the third raw would have the four quarterfinal matches before the semifinal and final matches happened on the pay-per-view.

The ideal storyline plan would be to take someone who is a midcard wrestler and give them the push they earned or take an already established main event-caliber star like Randy Orton and have them win as a way to start a feud.

The Pay-Per-View Structure

This would give WWE a big PPV and be a three-hour showing. The following would be the match order:

1) King of the Ring Semifinals Match 1

2) King of the Ring Semifinals Match 2

3) Tag Team Title Match

4) US Title Match

5) Intercontinental Title Match

6) World Title Match

7) WWE Title Match

8) Main Event: King of the Ring Finals

The Results for the Company

WWE would get a pay-per-view that would not just bring back the true heritage of the company, but it would also be a way to give young stars a push instead of just some random pay-per-view with no storyline capabilities.

This would be an easy way to get the company back to having interesting storylines in the middle of the summer when it tends to be the most dead, as far as storylines are concerned. The buy rates for the pay-per-view would be close to twice what the standard Over the Limit or even what Judgement Day used to give. 

More buy rates is more money for the WWE, so you have to wonder why they don't bring back something that was one of the most successful ideas in the company's history.