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I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I'm of two minds about the World Championship of a company. On one hand, I feel that the best wrestler in the promotion should be holding it. This would add to its prestige and ensure that the top prize is being contested in the best way possible. A lot of people say that "Shawn Michaels didn't need to be a World Champion once he returned to the WWE," but imagine how that would have helped the World Title. John Cena and Randy Orton wouldn't have had a billion reigns each by now and this era might truly feel like "theirs."
On the other hand, I don't want to see the same guys hogging the title scene all the time. I liked it when Sheamus beat John Cena at the first TLC PPV to become WWE Champion. No one really saw it coming. Then Jack Swagger actually became the World Heavyweight Champion. Kurt Angle was never the biggest star when he initially won the WWE Title, but the company made it work.
The titles are tools to getting guys over, but they are only going to be effective if the guys vying for the title are up to scratch and make it seem worth holding. The WWE Title will be fine heading into WrestleMania and now that there is only one World Title to contend for. The IC Title and US Title are only going to be as interesting as the programs their holders are working.
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