[Heyman]

Originally Posted by The CyNick Heyman, I love your optimism! I just cant see Hunter doing the right thing at the expense of his spot. Yeah he might put over Brock or Kurt (so long as its 50-50 booking), but thos eguys are already main eventers. Would Hunter be willing to lay down for Benoit, or Guerrero without getting a win back?

Probably not.....cleanly. If he were to job, it would be similar to how Taker jobs most of the time (i.e. getting screwed in some fashion). I do however, think that Triple H will do a clean JOB before he retires (or before he is about to be finished as a full-time wrestler....like Shawn Michaels did). I also have a feeling that there isn't much time left before Triple H calls it quits as a full-time wrestler.

As far as Hunter putting over a Benoit or Guerrero goes (with no intention to retire promptly), probably not. However - if he jobbed to Lesnar or Angle....who then in turn jobbed to a guy like Jericho or RVD, then those guys would get elevated anyways.

Think back to Summerslam 99' - Austin didn't want to job to Triple H right? He then jobbed the title to Mankind during the triple threat match. Mankind then jobbed to Triple H a few nights later. Triple H then established himself a bit within the next two months. A few months later, Austin jobbed to Triple H at a PPV (unclean....but still). Bottom line - Triple H still broke through the glass ceiling. Mankind was the "link" between Austin passing the torch to Triple H.

Similarly, Lesnar/Angle could serve as that "link" between Triple/Goldberg and guys like Jericho/RVD.

So that means you'll have a situation where even more guys will be held back and never get main event spots. I guarantee if they brought the rosters together the top programs would be something like HHH/Brock, HBK/Angle and Taker/Goldberg. None of those fueds would do anything for the guys that need to be established like Cena, Benoit, eddie and others.

Not neccessarily. Think about the rest of the guys. Benoit can get into another great feud with Jericho. John Cena and Eddie Guerrero can go at it....and so on. Think back to 2000. The Rock and Triple H dominated the main-event scene, but Jericho and Benoit still pulled off a great rivalry (and in effect, were over enough to be elevated). Once a guy like Triple H retires (or does become "benevolent" and decides to JOB ), Jericho and Benoit can be elevated.

Back in the late 90's, Austin and McMahon were the main focal point. Still - guys like The Rock and Triple H still fought against one another and go each other over.

As far as the 'need' to be elevated is concerned, I don't think anyone needs to be elevated unless they can potentially draw for the company. Can a guy like Benoit really do that if given the opportunity?