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Originally Posted by Snowden
Why? He's beaten both the current US and IC champions, as well as almost every other midcard face on the roster. What would he have to gain carrying around a second tier belt for a couple of months when they've already booked him above the division?
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By your logic, since Triple H has defeated The Undertaker before, he has nothing to gain from defeating him at WrestleMania. Hell, by your logic, why bother having titles at all if all that matters is defeating the person who is/would be champion.
What does he have to gain? How about credibility as a champion rather than just an effective heel? How about showing the people he can do a good job holding a title rather than just beating the person that does? For that matter, if he is as impressive as you say, then not only would he benefit from holding the IC title, but the IC title would benefit from having him hold it. It would be nice to see an up and coming main eventer (who isn't a former world champion) hold the IC title to make that belt mean something again. Too often the title just seems to be given to someone who isn't going anywhere, where it was once the stepping stone to becoming a world champion. Stone Cold, The Rock, HBK, Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart....they all had the IC title not long before their first world title run, and it served them well.
Miz had a successful US Title run recently before winning the WWE title, and I think it helped make him look like a believable champion before winning a world title.
You can hang on Del Rio all you want, the man does nothing for me right now, he hasnt been on tv long enough or had any gold, so I won't look at him as a credible world champion even if he does with the world title at Mania, which odds are, won't even be the main event. I bet you right now Cena vs. Miz and Triple H vs. Taker go on after Edge vs. Del Rio.
Oh, and furthermore, I never said they should give him an IC title run NOW. He should have gotten it while they were building him up. A month or two before the Rumble would have been nice timing. Jeez everyone has to complain before they think.....