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Originally Posted by loopydate
WWE, despite what Vince says, abhors making new top-level stars. It took Hogan jumping to WCW to make Bret the #1 guy. It took Montreal to make it Austin. It took Austin taking his ball and going home to make it Brock. It took the NFL to make it Cena. There have been other big stars along the way (Savage, Warrior, HBK, Luger, Rock, HHH, Angle, Orton, Punk were all solid #2 players), but until something catastrophic happens to Cena, no one will ever get the opportunity to carry the company.
Let's not kid ourselves that Bryan winning the title would make him The Guy. This will always be Cena's company until the day he dies/leaves. But, if you have the chance to capitalize on the most popular guy on your roster WHILE HE'S HOT, you do it.
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People seem to be getting the wrong end of the stick here.
I never said Bryan wasn't popular, I just don't think he's particularly good or worthy of that position.
I feel the same way about Lesnar all he is a big, brutish bag of steroids, about as much mic skills as a soft-boiled egg and the IQ of a soft-boiled egg and yet as a part-timer who clearly has no interest or passion for the wrestling business or its fans, he's made the WWE champ and was given the distinction of ending the streak. He is imo (my opinion) one of the most overrated and undeserving superstars of all time and the BS he produced at WM 20 still lingers in my mind. In that respect I would advocate Bryan being a champion as at least he is there week in week out when he isn't injured and I don't doubt he puts in an incredible amount of hard work. With Lesnar it seems every other day on TPWW news or elsewhere there is talk of him going back to UFC it seems that way since he came back.
My issue with Bryan is that I can't see in what capacity he is going to be placed in the main-even picture again once this current storyline is over. This storyline was ideal for him i.e. the loser vs the evil boss etc. He fits that bill. But what happens when it's over?