Fantasy question of the day: Cesaro/Santino US Championship Bout
Posted by: choke Aug 14, 2012 | 1447 views | 4 comments
How will the points, if any, be awarded for this free match this Sunday at Summerslam?
In previous PPVs, the free match did not result in points being distrubted. I don't believe we've ever had a situation where a title was on the line, and if we have, I'm not sure if one has ever seemed in jeopardy as much as Santino's does this Sunday against Antonio Cesaro who has 2 straight non-title wins over him.
So the question is, if Antonio wins the US Championship this Sunday during the freeview, what points will he gain, if any?
Unfortunately I don't believe any points should be given for this if it happens just for consistency. Earlier this season when Primo and Epico defeated Kofi and Truth for the tag belts at a house show, I don't believe they were awarded any points for winning them. Combined with the fact that we haven't given any points for any of the previous free PPV matches it just makes sense to not award any here as well.
Perhaps next season we can start counting non-televised title wins and award points for winning the belts, WITHOUT awarding the extra points usually gained for winning the match itself.
Thoughts?