Thread: World Heavyweight Championship or WWE Championship?
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Old 11-07-2004, 02:41 AM   #43
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Originally Posted by The CyNick
At the same time with wrestling being a work, you could take anyone, even David Arquete and make them champion. WCW could have ran with Arquette as champ for months, but people would have been turned off.

So with any world title you have to keep it on people that fans accpet as top guys. I agree with LC when he says JBL was put int he world title picture with literally no build, that definately hurt.

I dont think JBL has hurt the company in any way, because numbers wise SD is pretty much in the same spot with him as champ as they were with Eddie and slightly better than they are on RAW with the almighty as World Champ. But I do think it would help the credibility of the title if they put it one of the universally recognized top guys on that side (Eddie, Kurt, Show or Taker). Ultimately it should be put on Cena, but thats another story for another day.

In terms of Eddie, I think fans still see Eddie as a guy who is "above" JBL even though JBL won every match they had. The fact of the matter is that every one of their matches were laid out to make Eddie look better than JBL. In the match in LA, Eddie wouldn't quit even though he lost 4 or 5 pints of blood. In the Bull Rope match, JBL only won because Angle overturned the initial decision and JBL didn't win with an offensive move. And then in the Cage Match, Kurt cost Eddie the match. And even judging by the reactions of the fans, I still think Eddie is seen as a bigger star.

As for where to go with JBL post dropping the title. I would hope think he'll be given a US title run. But at the same time, Carlito has that belt, and I'd hate to see him drop it too quickly. I mentioned before that I'd like to see Hogan-JBL do a program at Mania (brutal match in the ring, I know). But I think they could do some good stuff promo wise, and their gimmicks are perfect opponents for one another. Of course JBL would have to go over, and I think that would give him some legitimacy in the fans' eyes. From there maybe he could get the US title or remain a top challenger for the WWE title.

That is why you are the best.

I would love to see JBL/Hogan. I also think something as simple as JBL/Triple H would be good
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