Originally Posted by The CyNick

Well I dont see how you can say Orotn and Benjamin are on the same level. I mean I watched Backlash earlier today and Orton looked like a main event player by beating Foley convincingly in a hardcore match, while Benjamin looked like an opening card guy beating a guy that nobody takes seriously anymore.

The difference between HHH and Rock from 98 to Benjamin-Orton in 04 is that niether HHH or Rock had beat anyone of significance when they were feuding. HHH was the hip babyface pissing on bikes and what not, while Rock's biggest win to that point was against Ken Shamrock. The two were able to battle one another and used each other to get to a higher level.

With Orton, Mania and moreso Backlash put him on a whole different level from Benajmin. yeah Shelton got a fluky win over HHH on TV, but it wasn't done in a way to make Shelton look superior to HHH. Whereas Orton in two straight PPVs clenaly defeated one of the most beloved superstars in WWE history. There is a huge difference.

My fear with Orton is that if they dont capitalize on his momentum quickly, people will forget about the Foley feud (attention span of the audience is so low its scary) and all of Foley's hard work will be lost.

If you put Orton with Benjamin thats a step down for Orton, and if Benjamin were to win, well that would likely kill Orton dead. I just dont think Shelton is over enough, and he has yet to get a convincing enough win over a top guy to make him even with Orton.

It seems that on RAW they decided to go in another direction for Orton with Edge. Edge is a decent choice, but only if Orton continues to go over.

This isn't like 5 or 10 years ago when you can build up a guy for 2 years and then main event them, you have to strike while the iron is hot, or else people will forget and move on to someone else.