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**Fox** · 01-02-2011, 12:00 PM

Let me preface this post by saying that I have never been a fan of Jerry Lawler in the ring. I don't think I've enjoyed a single one of his feuds. The guy is so fucking old school, which is fine if you're an old school fan, but he's just not relevant today. He's a Legend, like JR and Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter and Jesse Ventura - but Legends shouldn't be the WWE Champion when there is fresh young talent that deserves it more.
I personally hold The King responsible for destroying Tazz's push back in 2001. Their feud was God awful. Every feud he's in, to me, is utterly stupid. This old announcer who cracks TERRIBLE JOKES all night long every Monday night and PPV's, who is far past his prime both in the ring and at the table, seems to think that when he gets into it with a superstar that he sets the world on fire. It's just not the case for me.

Now you have The Miz as the WWE Champion. No one has come up in the WWE from a lower position and at the incredible speed that The Miz has in a very, very long time. He really is the big thing in the WWE right now, no question about it.

While on the one hand I can see how it would be effective to take your top heel on that roller coaster ride of losing the WWE Title to a lesser competitor, only to win it back in cheating fashion one night later, I also feel that it's unneccesary at this stage in Miz' career and title run.

WrestleMania is in 3 months. They should be focusing on that - not on some birthday present title win for The King. If Miz is going to carry the WWE Title into WrestleMania, they need to keep booking him strongly and they need to keep the belt on him. This little speed bump with The King would be a downshift in gears - they need to keep him hot and keep him strong. If he's losing the title before WM, then they should focus on that instead - this title loss to King would only hurt him.

I understand the logic behind the idea, but I don't agree with it for right now. The Road to WrestleMania is not the time, and The King certainly is not the guy. If they really want to make King the champion AND give him his WrestleMania moment, put him in Money in the Bank at WM27, let him win it (the other 7 guys get knocked out in some gigantic spot and then a bloody King climbs the ladder slowly and pulls down the briefcase). Have him gloat about his MITB contract on RAW every week, have the heel champion talk about how King is GUARANTEED to be the only MITB winner to fail to cash in, and then when the time is right, he cashes in and wins the belt (they could even do it in Memphis, for Christ's sake). Then he either strips himself of the belt and they have a tournament, OR he loses it back to the heel. But do it around Summerslam. Not WrestleMania.

01-02-2011, 12:00 PM	#170
Fox "Ask him!" Posts: 10,075	Let me preface this post by saying that I have never been a fan of Jerry Lawler in the ring. I don't think I've enjoyed a single one of his feuds. The guy is so fucking old school, which is fine if you're an old school fan, but he's just not relevant today. He's a Legend, like JR and Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter and Jesse Ventura - but Legends shouldn't be the WWE Champion when there is fresh young talent that deserves it more. I personally hold The King responsible for destroying Tazz's push back in 2001. Their feud was God awful. Every feud he's in, to me, is utterly stupid. This old announcer who cracks TERRIBLE JOKES all night long every Monday night and PPV's, who is far past his prime both in the ring and at the table, seems to think that when he gets into it with a superstar that he sets the world on fire. It's just not the case for me. Now you have The Miz as the WWE Champion. No one has come up in the WWE from a lower position and at the incredible speed that The Miz has in a very, very long time. He really is the big thing in the WWE right now, no question about it. While on the one hand I can see how it would be effective to take your top heel on that roller coaster ride of losing the WWE Title to a lesser competitor, only to win it back in cheating fashion one night later, I also feel that it's unneccesary at this stage in Miz' career and title run. WrestleMania is in 3 months. They should be focusing on that - not on some birthday present title win for The King. If Miz is going to carry the WWE Title into WrestleMania, they need to keep booking him strongly and they need to keep the belt on him. This little speed bump with The King would be a downshift in gears - they need to keep him hot and keep him strong. If he's losing the title before WM, then they should focus on that instead - this title loss to King would only hurt him. I understand the logic behind the idea, but I don't agree with it for right now. The Road to WrestleMania is not the time, and The King certainly is not the guy. If they really want to make King the champion AND give him his WrestleMania moment, put him in Money in the Bank at WM27, let him win it (the other 7 guys get knocked out in some gigantic spot and then a bloody King climbs the ladder slowly and pulls down the briefcase). Have him gloat about his MITB contract on RAW every week, have the heel champion talk about how King is GUARANTEED to be the only MITB winner to fail to cash in, and then when the time is right, he cashes in and wins the belt (they could even do it in Memphis, for Christ's sake). Then he either strips himself of the belt and they have a tournament, OR he loses it back to the heel. But do it around Summerslam. Not WrestleMania.