Who deserves a title run?

[Dave Youell]

Pick someone who has yet to be champ, who deserves a WWE title run?

[D Mac]

Boogeyman :shifty:

[Londoner]

RVD.

(deleted my last post after realising you said 'yet to be champ')

[Kane Knight]

Steve Blackman.

[Batsu]

if we're limiting this to current WWE:

Booker T and RVD.

That should have been the first feud of such when Booker T went to SmackDown. WWE dropped the ball though. It seems as if they're afraid of that show getting over.

[D Mac]

Chloe

[Flair Wooo]

William Regal

[Indifferent Clox]

Funaki

[Arnold HamNegger]

Chloe

No way man, I heard she's an arrogant bitch. Pretty much the "Orton" of Raw's lockerroom.

[Dorkchop]

Shelton Benjamin. Not right now, but within two years maybe. He has gotten better on the mic, and is amazing in the ring.

[JH]

R-V-D

[NeanderCarl]

D'Lo Brown

[Indifferent Clox]

Seriously though, I would choose RVD, my favorite wrestler, but he just hasn't been wrestling like he did in ECW. It's just a few spots of RVD. I feel like him holding the title would be like just using his name and not what he's about. I'd rather see a hundred matches where he wrestled like he did in ECW and never win the WWE championship then to see him win it and continue just doing a Hoganized version of RVD. I'm not saying he does the same thing every match and given the WWE atmosphere it's not his fault, but he has done very little new... and not shown his technical prowess as much as he should.

[RP]

Seriously though, Tim White

[Nark Order]

Seriously though, Triple H's unborn child.

[Nark Order]

I joke, but it will probably happen. :(

[Indifferent Clox]

I think stephanie should be in a match with the WWE champ and give birth in the ring the baby landing on top, it scares the hell out of whoever the champ is thus costing him the match. Mcmahon later says the match was actually a 3 way match.

[thecc]

RVD

and CM Punk possibly in a few years.

[rko4life]

C-A-R-L-I-T-O :D

[Kane Knight]

Ken Kennedy.

[Kane Knight]

Or Finlay.

[Kane Knight]

....Kennedy...

[Pinnacle Charisma]

RVD

Possibly Booker-T and Shelton in a year or two.

[James Steele]

TED DIBIASE

[rko4life]

TED DIBIASE

who?

[Kane Knight]

The 6 million dollar man. :shifty:

[Nowhere Man]

Shelton Benjamin

[The One]

who?

Are you seriously asking who Ted DiBiase is? Seriously?

My answer to the original question...NO ONE. At least no new champions for like, god, 5 years. Do you realise that from 1963 until 1992 there was only 16 World Champions in WWE history...and currently on the active WWE Roster we have 16 former WWE crowned World Champions. No one sees the problem with this? I know there are a lot of people who deserve it, but there have always been a lot of people who deserve it who never got it. As unfair as it was, them not getting it continued to make the belt that much more treasured. When Benoit and Jericho would fued for the IC Title, with everyone (marks and smarts alike) knowing full well they could be World Champs, it not only made the World Title something everyone should always be driving for, but it made the undercard look credible. Too many former World Champs hanging around the midcard shockingly makes not only the World Titles look useless, but also deminishes interest in the undercard itself. Who cares if JBL or Benoit are US Champs, both are former World Champs, it's a step down for both of them, and because of that there is less interest. The only titles I think former World Champs should fight for (a few exceptions to be made) are the Tag Titles. I don't care what anyone says, I have no problem with Super Teams.

[Skippord]

Zombie Curt Henning

[Destor]

Shelton Benjamin
Nah

[The Heat]

There are several choices that come to mind:

RAW

Shelton Benjamin: Let him carry the IC belt awhile, hone his mic skills[which are currently terrible], and have a feud with Charlie Haas[in which he would lose the IC title]. By then, if his mic skills have improved, he definetely deserves a title run.

RVD: He's been overlooked since the day he made his debut in the WWE[WWF]. I'm hoping WWE will do the right thing and make him champ @ ECW One Night Stand.

Kane: Another misused talent who could use a title run.

SmackDown

Lashley: Once this guy develops his skill, he's gonna be an amazing superstar. Maybe in a year or two, he could be a possible candidate for WHC.

Matt Hardy: V1 is perhaps the most underutilized talent on the SmackDown roster. I think alot of the negativity towards Hardy is his defiant attitude towards the WWE during his hiatus and the whole Edge/Lita situation. It's kinda like he's being punished. But, his ring work is second to none. Why WWE fails to capatilize on Hardy's ability is anyone's guess. Hardy DESERVES to be champion.

Benoit: I know he's a former champion, BUT....
Benoit is the BEST technician the WWE has. He & Angle are the best on the WWE roster. And since Mysterio is obviously not gonna turn heel, perhaps a heel turn with more emphasis on his mic skills would help elevate Benoit back to being WHC.

Booker T: He's been turned into a joke. Almost like Benjamin and his "Momma". Drop Sharmell and the injury faking thing. It doesn't work and only ruins Book's credibility. Let him be the guy he was in WCW. If not, he will continue coming off like a joke.

Just a few names that come to mind.

[Mr. Nerfect]

DaveWadding and TL will scream at me for this, but Val Venis. Seriously, the guy chose the smaller paycheck and went to WWE, and has since busted his ass, carries guys to watchable matches, sells like no one else and is half-way charismatic.

When this guy returns to the WWE in 8 weeks or so, I hope they just give him a title shot out of the blue, have him hang with the Champ (the great thing about John Cena as WWE Champion is that the fans will always get behind whoever is challenging). Venis eventually gets cut-off going for The Money Shot, and Cena goes for a superplex, or top rope F-U. Triple H/RVD runs out and cracks Cena over the head with a steel chair/sledgehammer. Cena falls from the top rope and is in position. Venis positions himself on the top rope. Venis flies in with The Money Shot as the referee is coming too (ref bump earlier). 1-2-3! Val fucking Venis is WWE Champion.

I don't care how long it lasts, I don't care how tainted it is, I just want to see this man with a WWE Championship reign on his resume. He could play the chickenshit heel Champion to perfection. You could have RVD help him win because Venis makes for an easier opponent than John Cena. Venis takes offense to this and sells out to Vince McMahon, giving him protection and maybe having Vince place restrictions on when and how RVD can use the title shot.

This would also make Val Venis only the fourth man in WWE history to win the Grand Slam Championship (WWE Championship, WWE Intercontinental Championship, WWE European Championship and World Tag Team Championship).

Apart from that, you have your RVD's and Booker T's, but I have a feeling RVD will win the WWE Championship whenever he cashes in his title shot, and Booker T is technically a former World Champion. He could find himself with the belt someday, too.

[DaveWadding]

DaveWadding and TL will scream at me for this, but Val Venis. Seriously, the guy chose the smaller paycheck and went to WWE, and has since busted his ass, carries guys to watchable matches, sells like no one else and is half-way charismatic.

When this guy returns to the WWE in 8 weeks or so, I hope they just give him a title shot out of the blue, have him hang with the Champ (the great thing about John Cena as WWE Champion is that the fans will always get behind whoever is challenging). Venis eventually gets cut-off going for The Money Shot, and Cena goes for a superplex, or top rope F-U. Triple H/RVD runs out and cracks Cena over the head with a steel chair/sledgehammer. Cena falls from the top rope and is in position. Venis positions himself on the top rope. Venis flies in with The Money Shot as the referee is coming too (ref bump earlier). 1-2-3! Val fucking Venis is WWE Champion.

I don't care how long it lasts, I don't care how tainted it is, I just want to see this man with a WWE Championship reign on his resume. He could play the chickenshit heel Champion to perfection. You could have RVD help him win because Venis makes for an easier opponent than John Cena. Venis takes offense to this and sells out to Vince McMahon, giving him protection and maybe having Vince place restrictions on when and how RVD can use the title shot.

This would also make Val Venis only the fourth man in WWE history to win the Grand Slam Championship (WWE Championship, WWE Intercontinental Championship, WWE European Championship and World Tag Team Championship).

Apart from that, you have your RVD's and Booker T's, but I have a feeling RVD will win the WWE Championship whenever he cashes in his title shot, and Booker T is technically a former World Champion. He could find himself with the belt someday, too.

He has busted his ass, I've never denied that. But get this:

NO ONE WILL BUY VAL FUCKING VENIS AS WWE CHAMPION

[Nowhere Man]

I gotta agree. Folks with comedy gimmicks will never be legit title contenders, as their gimmick will always overshadow their talent.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Did anyone buy JBL as WWE Champion? Rey Mysterio? The WWE still did it. They have done many stupider things than have a guy return from an injury, talk about how thinks his solid work over the years as earnt him a title shot, have him go out and win the belt due to an already existing feud between the Champion and a seperate challenger.

This thread is about who deserves a title run. Sean Morley deserves it, in my opinion. And people will buy it, in eight weeks many people will have already forgotten who Val Venis is. Hell, have him come back as Sean Morley and even fewer fans will remember. And the best thing about Champions no one believes in is that they can play perfect heels. Sean Morley could lose the WWE Title any given night the WWE is in town. Eugene could get a title shot and look like he might have a shot at winning the belt. They just have to make sure they don't keep the belt on him too long, like they did JBL.

[DaveWadding]

Did anyone buy JBL as WWE Champion? Rey Mysterio? The WWE still did it. They have done many stupider things than have a guy return from an injury, talk about how thinks his solid work over the years as earnt him a title shot, have him go out and win the belt due to an already existing feud between the Champion and a seperate challenger.

This thread is about who deserves a title run. Sean Morley deserves it, in my opinion. And people will buy it, in eight weeks many people will have already forgotten who Val Venis is. Hell, have him come back as Sean Morley and even fewer fans will remember. And the best thing about Champions no one believes in is that they can play perfect heels. Sean Morley could lose the WWE Title any given night the WWE is in town. Eugene could get a title shot and look like he might have a shot at winning the belt. They just have to make sure they don't keep the belt on him too long, like they did JBL.

Are you stupid?
....
...
..
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Don't answer that.

How thhe hell can you compare JBL and Rey Mysterio winning the belt to Val Venis?

Rey is HUGELY over (and has been his whole career). JBL picked up the instant heat Million $ Man 2000 gimmick and used his charisma to get it over.

Venis is a CAREER MIDCARDER. He's okay for one liners, but that's it. He's average in the ring. Without the Val Venis gimmick, he would probably be the one of the most vanilla wrestlers on the roster (and thats saying something because there are a lot of vanilla motherfuckers right now.)

[RP]

Chris Masters

[Mr. Nerfect]

Rey is HUGELY over (and has been his whole career). JBL picked up the instant heat Million $ Man 2000 gimmick and used his charisma to get it over.

Venis is a CAREER MIDCARDER. He's okay for one liners, but that's it. He's average in the ring. Without the Val Venis gimmick, he would probably be the one of the most vanilla wrestlers on the roster (and thats saying something because there are a lot of vanilla motherfuckers right now.)

You do have a point with Rey Mysterio. For a guy that's been shat on by the company for so many years and maintained the same gimmick, Venis is still pretty over. The fans are starting to turn on Mysterio as well.

I won't argue too far into Mysterio, because he has been "over" and selling merchandise and winning matches on SmackDown! since he debuted.

Your JBL arguement makes no fucking sense. He was given a change of gimmick and he suddenly became Championship material? Technically the same could be done for Sean Morley. Venis hasn't even been given a chance to use his charisma to get over. Bradshaw didn't for years either. When he did get the chance, suddenly this charisma appeared out of thin air. Well, it took a while, as he is only now being recognised by a lot of fans as a great heel. For a while the only way he got heat was for being a real-life jackass.

Venis may be considered by YOU to be a career mid-carder, but Bradshaw was considered by many to be a "tag team guy" for many years. Then suddently, out of the blue he's main eventing PPVs. Nothing is written in stone.

By the way, without the Val Venis character, Chief Morley was one of the better heels on the RAW brand, and was on the verge of breaking out as a credible upper mid-card talent on the rise.

Don't base your negative "they're not going to be anything!" arguements on opinions or assumptions.

[Pinnacle Charisma]

My answer to the original question...NO ONE. At least no new champions for like, god, 5 years. Do you realise that from 1963 until 1992 there was only 16 World Champions in WWE history...and currently on the active WWE Roster we have 16 former WWE crowned World Champions. No one sees the problem with this? I know there are a lot of people who deserve it, but there have always been a lot of people who deserve it who never got it. As unfair as it was, them not getting it continued to make the belt that much more treasured. When Benoit and Jericho would fued for the IC Title, with everyone (marks and smarts alike) knowing full well they could be World Champs, it not only made the World Title something everyone should always be driving for, but it made the undercard look credible. Too many former World Champs hanging around the midcard shockingly makes not only the World Titles look useless, but also deminishes interest in the undercard itself. Who cares if JBL or Benoit are US Champs, both are former World Champs, it's a step down for both of them, and because of that there is less interest. The only titles I think former World Champs should fight for (a few exceptions to be made) are the Tag Titles. I don't care what anyone says, I have no problem with Super Teams.

Good point. I think that this year the wwe have given the title to the last few wrestlers on the rooster that really derserve it (rey, edge) with RVD the only real last person that should have it.

I however do disagree about your point that former world champs feuding for the secondary title. It does kinda give it credibilty and more often than not former champs have better character and abilities that make them better candidates for the title than the rest of the rooster.

[Kane Knight]

He has busted his ass, I've never denied that. But get this:

NO ONE WILL BUY VAL FUCKING VENIS AS WWE CHAMPION

I will. By the way, here's my 9,000 word essay on why Scotty deserves to be WHC and how I plan on doing it.

[Kane Knight]

Are you seriously asking who Ted DiBiase is? Seriously?

My answer to the original question...NO ONE. At least no new champions for like, god, 5 years. Do you realise that from 1963 until 1992 there was only 16 World Champions in WWE history...and currently on the active WWE Roster we have 16 former WWE crowned World Champions. No one sees the problem with this? I know there are a lot of people who deserve it, but there have always been a lot of people who deserve it who never got it. As unfair as it was, them not getting it continued to make the belt that much more treasured. When Benoit and Jericho would fued for the IC Title, with everyone (marks and smarts alike) knowing full well they could be World Champs, it not only made the World Title something everyone should always be driving for, but it made the undercard look credible. Too many former World Champs hanging around the midcard shockingly makes not only the World Titles look useless, but also deminishes interest in the undercard itself. Who cares if JBL or Benoit are US Champs, both are former World Champs, it's a step down for both of them, and because of that there is less interest. The only titles I think former World Champs should fight for (a few exceptions to be made) are the Tag Titles. I don't care what anyone says, I have no problem with Super Teams.

Sports change. Home run races weren't always a part of baseball. Hundred point games weren't always part of basketball. Hell, the Shot clock wasn't even part.

Why should our sports entertainment be different? MOre championship reigns? Wow. Shocking. Because WWE never progressed either.

[vampiro03]

Ralfus needs to be champ

[Indifferent Clox]

Ralfus needs to be champ


Agreed.

[The One]

Sports change. Home run races weren't always a part of baseball. Hundred point games weren't always part of basketball. Hell, the Shot clock wasn't even part.

Why should our sports entertainment be different? MOre championship reigns? Wow. Shocking. Because WWE never progressed either.

Sports do change, hell pro wrestling changes faster then most. I have no problem with more championship reigns. Hell, I think having title changes ads something. But I don't think that every single guy who gets a decent sized pop should walk away with the title belt. Randy Orton, Dave Batista, Rey Mysterio, and even one of my personal favorite wrestlers JBL shouldn't have had the reigns they did. None of them were at "World Title" level when they won the belt. We accepted they were World Champ material because WWE told us they were, but do you realise there were 8 former World Champions on RAW this week? EIGHT! (Cena, HHH, Edge, Show, Kane, Flair, Vince, & HBK) Then we have only 19 other people to appear on RAW (Kenny, Mikey, Mitch, Nicky, Jonny, Lita, RVD, Masters, Master's Jobber, Carlito, Shane, Mickie, Candice, Torrie, Trish, Chavo, Shelton, Umanga, and the Cuban guy)

So let's break that down, 19 non-Former World Champs, 5 are women, 5 are in a brand new stable debut, 1 was a jobber, 1 was a manager. That means for men who have been around for more then 3 months there are only 7 men who appeared on RAW who wern't a former World Champ. SEVEN men who havn't held the World Title vs. the EIGHT who are former World Champs. But yeah, I can definatly see how it's so incredible and important to become a World Champion...not because it's a rare honor like it once was, now it's just a mater of needing to win the WWE or World Belt because let's face it, everyone is doing it.:shifty:

[Loose Cannon]

Can't wait till The Masterpiece wins the Title. He will do it and I will mark out.

[Kane Knight]

Sports do change, hell pro wrestling changes faster then most. I have no problem with more championship reigns. Hell, I think having title changes ads something. But I don't think that every single guy who gets a decent sized pop should walk away with the title belt. Randy Orton, Dave Batista, Rey Mysterio, and even one of my personal favorite wrestlers JBL shouldn't have had the reigns they did. None of them were at "World Title" level when they won the belt. We accepted they were World Champ material because WWE told us they were, but do you realise there were 8 former World Champions on RAW this week? EIGHT! (Cena, HHH, Edge, Show, Kane, Flair, Vince, & HBK) Then we have only 19 other people to appear on RAW (Kenny, Mikey, Mitch, Nicky, Jonny, Lita, RVD, Masters, Master's Jobber, Carlito, Shane, Mickie, Candice, Torrie, Trish, Chavo, Shelton, Umanga, and the Cuban guy)

So let's break that down, 19 non-Former World Champs, 5 are women, 5 are in a brand new stable debut, 1 was a jobber, 1 was a manager. That means for men who have been around for more then 3 months there are only 7 men who appeared on RAW who wern't a former World Champ. SEVEN men who havn't held the World Title vs. the EIGHT who are former World Champs. But yeah, I can definatly see how it's so incredible and important to become a World Champion...not because it's a rare honor like it once was, now it's just a mater of needing to win the WWE or World Belt because let's face it, everyone is doing it.:shifty:

I do agree with you, but a lot of these guys were champs when the WWF/E was a lot bigger than it is now, hence an influx of champions. It was also a time where the fans expected a high turnover. Now, tossing the belt on anyone with a pop is a bad thing, but I really think we do need the title on a few new people over the next couple of years, simply because long title reigns don't seem to work well with the casuals. Mostly. They seemed to eat up Batista's, and while I'd like to see some mroe title reigns in length, WWE has groomed people to expect frequent changes. They did it because they thought they could substitute "surprise" for good booking, but they still did it.

My proposal is really to slow it down somewhat. The first way to do that is make the US and IC championships more important, and have them actually stand for #1 contendership. Stuff like that. But we can't really go back in a huge leap, and there's another complication.

Many of the former champions on the active roster, which is what really makes it look bad, are past their prime. Now, that's not the only problem, but it is a huge part of the issue.

What I'd really like to see is a couple good strong champions with some believable contenders challenging frequently. Unfortunately, WWE done changed the game on us, and think a feud only really works if a title changes hands, etc.

[The One]

I would like to see guys who WWE have already deamed World Title worthy get more then one go with the belt. Guys like Benoit, JBL, Mysterio, Orton, Edge, Batista...instead of giving them one run and hanging them up for the rest of time...why not give them a second, thrid, maybe even a fourth run before we start handing out new "Former World Champion" cards to everyone else. Too many guys have held the World Titles, I and realise it is doubly difficult now because of the Brand Extension so we have two of them floating around, but not everyone who is a credible Upper-Mid Carder needs to get the belt. I think in order to be a World Champion you should have solid mic and in ring skills...a few exceptions to be made...no one will ever call The Rock a great inside of the ropes, but he deserved the World Title, equally so, Chris Benoit isn't going to floor too many people with a promo, but he deserves it. I don't think someone like Shelton should hold the belt until his mic work inproves, when Orton held the World Title his in ring work was still too sloppy, Batista's mic skills imprpved (by some act of god) but when he won the belt, he couldn't cut a promo to save his life. Would it have killed them to maybe have Batista focus on mic work until SummerSlam til they gave him the belt? No, but they jumped the gun...and it lowers the bar to be a World Champion.

I think that's the biggest problem with the WWE Main Event picture, instead of the next guys to come along being better then the ones before them, they lower the bar just a little to allow this guy to be World Champ, then the next guy comes along and they lower the bar just a little more, until we end up with a migit mexican who can't cut a promo, is more or less a living punching bag, pulls meaningless flippy moves out of his ass and who's only marketable quality is riding the coatails of his friend's death winning the Title in a Mania Main Event. Where do we go from here? Hell whenever Funaki wrestles he gets a good pop, let's throw it on him.

The very least WWE could do, it take the guys they ALREADY made Champ, and continue to have them be Main Eventers...have them win the belts back. We don't need year long reigns, if you have two guys fueding for 4 or 5 months, you can have someone drop the belt in the first month, continue the fued for another 3 months, and then in the last month have him get his belt back...it keeps the belt moving, it doesn't get stale, and we don't end up with a new flavor of the year coming along and becoming the next "Former World Champ" in an already crowded pool.

[Pinnacle Charisma]

Yeah I think when the wwe gave the belts to Cena and Bats it lowered the cred of the belts a hell of alot.

[St. Jimmy]

Nick Hogan

:shifty:

[Kane Knight]

I would like to see guys who WWE have already deamed World Title worthy get more then one go with the belt. Guys like Benoit, JBL, Mysterio, Orton, Edge, Batista...

Part of the problem is, a lot of these guys shouldn't get the belt again.

JBL, though I've praised the character, was a shit draw. Even against Eddie. Mysterio's a terrible Main Eventer. Edge, I think they realised was a mistake. Orton's too busy being punished every five minutes, being Taker's bitch, etc.

Most of their "established champs" are junk. Whether on their own merit or because they were treated like crap. Revisiting any of the above is either a bd idea or won't happen, with the exception of Batista.

Hell, I don't see Benoit getting the strap back anytime soon, to be frank. Orton'll be lucky if he makes it to the Main Event again at this rate, JBL can't draw, I'd sooner see wrestling go bankrupt than see Edge as champion again, and Mysterio's the biggest joke since the concept of a black champion.

[McLegend]

I have no clue why people don't get why Batista was given the title when he did?

Boggles my mind.

[Skippord]

Can't wait till The Masterpiece wins the Title. He will do it and I will mark out.
And I will die a little on the inside

[Pinnacle Charisma]

I have no clue why people don't get why Batista was given the title when he did?

Boggles my mind.


I get why Bats is champ. He was over as hell but most of the wwe's fans are retards and even when he was over he lowered the cred of the belt because lets face it the man isnt that talented.

[McLegend]

Right and HHH winning it like 5 million times in the span of two years didn't hurt the cred of the title at all.

[Pinnacle Charisma]

Right and HHH winning it like 5 million times in the span of two years didn't hurt the cred of the title at all.


Not really he made the show boring but at least he was talented (one of the most talented on the roster) and he did show us how much he wanted the belt.

[LIC098]

they call him goldust .............

[Y2Jeremy]

Bobcore Holly... This man should have been a champion YEARS ago. Let him remain a likeable asshole, and give him some credible wins. as much as you hate to admit it, he is over HARD in most markets, and is decent in the ring, not great, but decent. THe man has paid his dues...

[DaveWadding]

Bobcore Holly... This man should have been a champion YEARS ago. Let him remain a likeable asshole, and give him some credible wins. as much as you hate to admit it, he is over HARD in most markets, and is decent in the ring, not great, but decent. THe man has paid his dues...

:rofl:

Oh my God. You're hilarious.

[Londoner]

What's sad about Y2Jeremy's post is he is being serious by the looks of it.:lol:

Btw, I agree with everything the one has said in this thread.

[Dorkchop]

Bobcore Holly... This man should have been a champion YEARS ago. Let him remain a likeable asshole, and give him some credible wins. as much as you hate to admit it, he is over HARD in most markets, and is decent in the ring, not great, but decent. THe man has paid his dues...

Why was "hard" capatilized? Don't answer that.

[Kane Knight]

Bob Holly is over HARD?

[Shadow]

Can't wait till The Masterpiece wins the Title. He will do it and I will blow my fucking brains out.

[Savio]

I gotta agree. Folks with comedy gimmicks will never be legit title contenders, as their gimmick will always overshadow their talent.Iron Sheik.

[Schoenauer]

Mr. Cannon that's not wise. Let's see... my pick?
RVD. Given where the roster is right now, RVD could potentially be the last great WWE champion if they do it right.

[D Mac]

Doink.

[Arnold HamNegger]

I would say RVD, but I really don't like this WWE version of him. I'm a big RVD mark and as much as it pains me to say it...I don't buy the current WWE/RVD as being a credible champ. He basically has the same match everytime, using the same few spots everytime. (Sound familiar?)

The question I have is that, let's say for argument's sake that RVD does win the Title at ONS and does it in a hardcore style that exhibits shades of old "ECW" RVD...how is WWE going to handle this? Are they going to allow RVD to maintain this style as champ or handcuff him again once he's back on Raw or Smackdown? This is why I don't think RVD will win the title with his MITB match. WWE will have to take the handcuffs off him and I don't think that'll happen. And worse, if they do allow him to win it in a more "hardcore/creative" style, but make him go back to the current watered down version, fans are probably gonna be pissed off.

So that leaves, unfortunately, the reality that if RVD does win the Title it will be just to increase the buy-rate for the upcoming ONS PPV...but he'll have it as long as Edge. That just doesn't sit right with me. Why they don't turn the guy loose is beyond me. Break in a new style of WWE champ and let him run with the ball for a while for christ sakes. The guy's still massively over now...imagine how over he'll be if they just let him be himself in the ring.

Here's a question for you guys. When was the last time the WWE/Heavyweight Title changed hands on Raw? WOW, there's a wacky concept. :wtf:

[Kane Knight]

The Spirit Squad.

Between the 5 of them there's enough material for a KAne run.

[The One]

Here's a question for you guys. When was the last time the WWE/Heavyweight Title changed hands on Raw? WOW, there's a wacky concept. :wtf:

Most recent televised title changes...

WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle in a 60 Minute Iron Man Match on the September 18th of 2003 edition of SmackDown (recorded September 16).

World Heavyweight Championship: Kurt Angle won a Battle Royal for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship on the January 12th of 2006 edition of SmackDown (recorded January 10).

Now if you were asking specifically for RAW Title changes...

The World Heavyweight Championship was originally awarded to Triple H on RAW (Sept. 2, 2002) and then later on the title was vacated by Vince McMahon on December 6, 2004...but it has never changed hands on an edition on RAW...unless you're one of those foolish people who think it is the WCW Title, then in that case Booker T won the WCW Title off of Kurt Angle on the July 30, 2001 edition of RAW...

The last time the WWE Championship changed hands on RAW was when Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle on October 8, 2001.

Anyone think it's weird that Kurt Angle is involved in every single one of those?

[rko4life]

Chris Masters
:rofl:

[Pinnacle Charisma]

Bobcore Holly... This man should have been a champion YEARS ago. Let him remain a likeable asshole, and give him some credible wins. as much as you hate to admit it, he is over HARD in most markets, and is decent in the ring, not great, but decent. THe man has paid his dues...

How the hell can you be a likeable asshole???

[Johnny Vegas]

A heel John Cena

[weather vane]

Rob Van Dam