Ever since WWE announced a new tournament exclusively for Facebook Watch, wrestling fans have been speculating about what else could come from this partnership. Since we recentlydelivered some humble suggestions for new WWE Studios content, we’re back with some ideas for the future tag team champs, WWE and Facebook.
We already know about the Mixed Match Challenge, a 12 episode series featuring mixed gender tag teams from both Raw and Smackdown brands competing in a tournament, with the winners netting $100,000 for the charity of their choice. But what else could we see on Facebook Watch?
Here are some suggestions!
Friend Request
Wrestling fans are accustomed to backstage segments used to establish, heighten, or end feuds. How about a show that takes place exclusively backstage and was just wrestlers attempting to increase their circle of friends? It would be like a singles mixer, or the first day of school. Think Talking Smack, but without the desk … and much, much worse.
Poke Of Doom
The Facebook “Poke” has been around since the earliest days of the social network. Somehow, despite all the innovation surrounding the heavyweight champion of wasting your time at work, it hasn’t gone away. It’s true, you can still poke someone — just like how, in theory, Hulk Hogan can still “finger poke of doom” someone whenever he wants:
In the Facebook Watch gameshow Poke Of Doom, contestants try to find the easiest, cheapest, lamest, most disappointing ways to solve puzzles and win prizes. Kevin Nash is a permanent contestant on this show, and he loses every time. He doesn’t mind, though, because he got paid.
Please Like My Facebook, Paige
This is another competition show, of course, but instead of winning money or prizes, you win Likes. As in Facebook likes for your page. And it’s hosted by WWE Superstar Paige. So I guess it’s more like Shark Tank than anything, except instead of rich entrepreneurs sitting in lavish recliners, it’s just Paige and she’s sitting in a very intimidating spiked chair on the bottom floor of a dungeon. And you have to take a lot of creepy stairs down there just to get her to consider liking your Facebook page. Spooky, scary!
Candy Crush
Candy Crush is the Brock Lesnar of Facebook games, so naturally, we’ve got to weave it into WWE’s Facebook programming somehow. Luckily it already sounds like the name of a junk food tournament pay-per-view, so why don’t we stay in that lane? WWE Superstars battle it out to determine which candy reigns supreme in a mixed tag team free-for-all.
Roman Reigns and candy corn vs. Cesaro and Toblerone: who you got? Or head-to-head matchups like The New Day battling Three Musketeers while The Usos go at it with a Twix. Too bad we’ll miss out on James Ellsworth and Zero Bar vs. Ted DiBiase Jr. and 100 Grand.
The Facebook Champion
Our final idea is simple yet dorky. Forward thinking while also a blast from the past. Many wrestling fans recall the days of the Television Championship, a belt at least two levels below the World Championship but that was kayfabe defended on every television broadcast.
Not only is the Facebook Championship a good idea, but the belt would be insane (I vote for a belt with a screen on it, featuring a constantly refreshing Facebook feed). And when Mark Zuckerberg wins it in a Triple Digital Cage Match on April 26th, 2020 on the 20th anniversary of David Arquette winning the WCW title, we can all have a good laugh.
(If Zack Ryder hears about this, tell him we absolutely didn’t rip off his idea for the Internet Championship.)
