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The Miz - I don't see him as a true main eventer yet, despite him being one of my absolute favorites. I love him, but there's just something that seems off with him at the top. I definitely feel he has what it takes and will be there soon enough, and I do feel he's earned the title, but he hasn't quite acquired that intangible for me to consider him a bonafide main eventer.
John Cena - Absolutely, and will be there for years to come. He deserves the spot where he is and does what's needed.
Randy Orton - Yes. I may not enjoy him sometimes, but he definately feels like he's at that top spot.
Wade Barrett - Not quite. Wouldn't buy him winning the world title at this point, after all the shit that's gone down with him and Nexus, and the fact that he has won only one match that anyone could give two shits about. He might have a future, but I can't say one way or another with certainty at this point.
Triple H - Absolutely. A modern-day living legend.
Batista - I see him as a main eventer, but I don't think he deserved it. He never really showed anything of interest to me until his last heel run. He absolutely deserved it there, then he left. That's why, on a whole, I don't think he deserved it, but would have if he stuck around in that Hollywood gimmick.
Sheamus - Again, another guy I love but don't quite see at the top. I think he's shown that he can run with the title and make it work, is solid in the ring and can talk with the best of them, but again, there's that intangible missing. Maybe it's that one hot Superstar-making feud that he's missing. But he has a bright future.
CM Punk - Once again, love him but missing the intangible.
Kane - No. Kane is a solid worker, but he never really progressed well after parting with Taker. He definitely came in hot and buyable as a main eventer with the Taker storyline a decade ago, but he's been running on that steam alone ever since. Yes, part of it's bad booking, but the fact is that I just can't buy him at the top. I think he's earned his title run, but like Benoit's, it's more of a "thanks for your work" gift rather than "we trust you to be one of the best things we have going today".
The Undertaker - Absolutely. Another modern day legend.
Jack Swagger - They tried to make him, and then just let him slip back down. If anything, I see him as a transitional champion who just couldn't hang with the main event just yet. A few years down the line, I think it could happen, but right now I don't see him as a main eventer.
Edge - Honestly, I can't put my finger on it, but I never bought Edge as a main eventer personally. He absolutely deserves the spot, and I do enjoy his work in and out of the ring, but he always felt, to me, like a guy who should be cycled in and out of a top spot when he was needed, but not a solidified top guy.
Chris Jericho - Yes.
Rey Mysterio - I think he's in the spot he deserves to be right now. He's over, and constantly puts on great matches. He's not very believable for the most part, but whatever. Personally, I'd rather have him in that spot where he's cycled in and out than a permanent fixture at the top.
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