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Let me preface this by saying, I enjoy JBL.
But to say that because he worked his ass off in the midcard he deserves some kind of main event status isn't true. Just like Bob Holly, you either have it or you don't and it doesn't matter how hard you work if you can't cut the cake. Doesn't mean anyone who falls into this category is any less or a worker or loyal to the company. Either way, just because somebody busts their ass off and works harder and is more loyal than say, Manny Ramirez, doesn't mean they should be hitting clean up for the Boston Red Sox.
There's some things that dedication, hard work and loyalty don't produce and I'm sorry to say, wrestling is full of them. Just ask Brian Hilldenbrand. Or on the flip side, just ask Ultimate Warrior.
As for JBL, he made it work. He earned a shot I suppose. At the time I didn't agree with his sudden, untested and alltogether risky/likely political rise to the top of the WWE, and I probably still don't.
But he had what it took, at least as an entertainer and a character/performer. He took the ball and ran with it in a lot of ways, even if they had no business handing it to him.
He succeeded and he's damn entertaining, but just because you're a company guy, a tough guy and have respect with the people that matter backstage doesn't make you main event material.
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