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To say he is the subject of a lot of internet gushing and fawning is true.
But I have to contest the claims that he never had the potential to go beyond midcard. Now, I'm not saying Owen would have ever had a lengthy run with the title, but it is not out of the question to consider that Owen could have conducted a main event feud, and/or had a caretaker reign with the big belt. Let's face it, there have been periods in the time since Owen's demise when WWE was crying out for a credible opponent for their champion of the moment. Owen could have filled that role, heel or face, more than adequately.
He's not 'the best wrestler never to hold the WWF/WCW World title' (my pick for that crown is Curt Hennig or maybe DiBiase) but he was more adaptable than simply just a midcarder.
If a bum like Bradshaw can get over in the main event after a decade of jobbing, then Owen certainly could have. All it would have taken was the right demeanor and the right storyline at the right time. No mean feat, but you can't write it off either. As it is purely speculation, and we'll never know, does it really matter?
And if people do genuinely believe Owen was due to be the "next Austin" or any other number of (probably) misjudged predictions, why knock him off their pedestals?
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