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Old 09-10-2008, 10:37 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Rob View Post
1 - Get new material.

2 - Check the ratings and PPV buys when he was on top.

Maybe I'm the idiot here but I think the whole point of making a star is the make money with him immediately. Not hopefully months down the line. You build him BEFORE you put the belt on him. Only Bret Hart went from mid card to main event and stayed there because they booked him strong when he was on top. Everyone else who made money on top was booked to be a top star BEFORE they got the belt.
I don't care about ratings, hence I didn't mention them. And I'm not intending to call you an idiot, so you really can stop the hostility. Again, I'm not saying what they did was the perfect play. I'm simply saying it's not nearly the tragedy that some would suggest, and I've explained why. By your own comparisson, had they booked him stronger, he'd have been fine. But testing the waters with him as champ is not the end of the world because it's what gave him the base to have a powerful run as champion. His second run will have the potential to be long and strong because of this.
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