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XWF's Swift Ion: How the XWF Should Book His Singles Run - Swift Ion - 06-24-2013
**XWF Fan talks about Swift Ion**
Now that Mr. 450 is on his own, I feel it's
time for the XWF to set long-term plans in
motion. The XWF should build Justin Ion
up as one of its future stars. Before you
question my opinion and Gabriel’s potential as
a top star, I’d like to bring a number of
recent occurrences.
As a business, the XWF should capitalize on
Ion’s popularity in South Africa by
allowing him to prosper and appeal to
American audience.
Being the opportunist that I am, I decided to
analyze Ion and what can be done to
prepare him for the main event level. Like I
stated above, he possesses the wrestling
ability, charisma, and believe it or not,
passable mic skills to become a top star.
In the end, it comes down to XWF Creative
and their plans for the South African
Sensation. However, given that XWF Creative has the
tendency to botch mid-card pushes, I created
a booking plan for Ion. Simply put, if I
were orchestrating Ion’s singles run.
For starters, place Swift Ion in a solid
mid-card feud.
The XWF has done an "OK" job of
establishing Ion as a solid mid-card face
with the multiple vignettes from South Africa.
They're putting the Sensation on display for
the live audiences who enjoy Ion's unique
in-ring style.
If I were booking Ion's singles run, I
would go two different directions. First, I'd
place Swift in a mid-card feud with Shawn Steele. I
would have the feud revolve around "one upsmanship."
It would benefit both men as Shawn Steele would be
place the two in a series of matches that would allow them to display their unique styles of wrestling. Despite the popular opinion, wrestling does matter when it comes to getting over. In turn, fans would get behind Ion as a face while despising Shawn Steele as a heel.
For the feud to be effective, the XWF should
allow it to prosper for months. For example,
allow it to reach the length of Randy Orton vs.
Christian. While I am one of the fans who
opposed Christian/Orton after the third
occasion, Smackdown revolved around the
angle while the same can’t be said for a
potential Ion/Steele feud.
In the end, the XWF should set up a gimmick
match for the No. 1 contendership to the
European or US Championship. This
allows Ion to come off as a winner in one
feud while immediately inserting him into
program with one of Madness’s champions.
However, I would have Ion face Texas Tornaeo instead. This allows Ion to continue his run without overwhelming him with a main event run too early on. This also allows JTC to come into his own as a heel while remaining by Texas’s side.
By the time everything listed should come to
fruition, the XWF pay-per-view should be approaching.
I would book Swift Ion to enter at No.1. The
South African Sensation would remain in the
bout until only two competitors are left.
Ion should be eliminated after some back-
and-forth action between the two.
This allows Ion's relevance to stay intact
leading up to XWF Biggest PPV.