[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball No. He'd only have held onto the title for a little under a third of the year by the time Mania arrives and no way the WWE would want him having it any longer. They originally didn't even want him having it for more than a couple of weeks until he lucked out due to both Henry and Orton getting injured.

The sad thing is, I guarantee the story of him being a manipulative weasel to keep it is way better than anything they would have done with someone else as champ.