I can't remember if I enjoyed his ECW title reign or not. I do remember that it seemed like they were just throwing the title on him because it was a third rate title for what amounted to a glorified developmental brand. He was the "big fish in a small pond".
I loved the fact that they had him go Orton clean twice to win and retain the World title. I'm a huge Orton fan but that's how you build a monster heel to the top. Take one of your top faces and just have him try his best and fail to topple him. I wish they could have built it to a big climax with Orton finally overcoming Henry. Could have been a classic moment.
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