Destination X provides a real final exam for card placement.
The last chance four-way HAS to be the opener.
Roode vs. Aries HAS to be the main event.
Ultimate X HAS to be the second-to-last match
How do you most effectively place the other 6 matches in between?
Gut instinct says that in the interest of fairness the four Ultimate X qualifiers should be matches 2-5, but then you just ran 5 X-Division matches in a row.
And then what comes before Ultimate X? Again, gut instinct says Daniels vs. Styles since that's a "bigger" match than Joe vs. Angle, but it'll be a very emotional match. You don't want to drain the crowd right before making a new star.
It's a tough task to maximize the crowd response on this one!
Last Chance 4-way
Angle/Joe
X-Division Qualifiers
Daniels/Styles
Ultimate X
Aries/Roode
Is the most logical, but
Last Chance 4-way
Angle/Joe
3 X-Division Qualifiers
Daniels/Styles
X-Division Championship Winner Qualifier
Ultimate X
Aries/Roode
does the best job of putting over the Ultimate X winner huge while giving a slight rest between Daniels/Styles and the X-Division Title match.
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