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Too many Multiple time Champions in the E
So the one thing that bugs me the most about the PG Era is that now we have multiple guys having multiple reigns as the WWE Champion &/or the World Heavyweight Champion.
For instance, John Cena. Cena has come a long way since the Super Cena era and now he has had 6 reigns as the WWE Champion and 2 reigns as the World Heavyweight Champion. That makes him an 8 time Champion! And taking into consideration the fact that he is 32 years old, he has a big time chance to break "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's record of 16 major World Heavyweight title reigns (21*). I understand that records are meant to be broken but a street brawler like Cena really? |
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ELF ANGEL
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That is quite annoying yes.
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He's Here
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With two "major" titles in one company it's bound to happen. There is no longer one top dog (title-wise).
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Side Note: Once again, just like last year, Smackdown has two Champions before Mania. |
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the low Art Gloominati
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I agree.
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Eh, times have really changed. WWE has 2 "world" titles floating around and with that, they don't have to worry about 1 Champion "drawing" and representing the entire company all at once.
For example, they can afford to do a trial run with someone like Sheamus, because he's not the only Champion that they have to represent the company (as Taker was the other Champ). |
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the low Art Gloominati
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Whatcha gonna do, when Punk comes after you?
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What they really have to do is combine the top titles back into the Undisputed championship, make it cross-brand and make the US and IC titles the top brand-specific titles.
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the low Art Gloominati
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Hell, maybe to make up for it and bring back the TV Title. Something for the other guys to do. |
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That could actually work. I mean look at the Tag Team Champions nowadays and look at the Tag Team Champions before the unification of them belts.
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I suppose the big problem with that is that guys like Hunter would bitch and moan about holding a second-tier title, despite it being the top for that brand.
Realistically, WWE has way too many top-tier talent that they don't really cycle out. And fighting for one title isn't enough. The IC/US idea would work as long as egos don't get in the way to allow the titles to re-build up to their former glory. |
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![]() This idea could actually benefit talents like Shelton Benjamin, Swagger, Carlito or Matt Hardy in that case. |
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At the very least, I'd like to see a TV title that is only defended on TV, never PPV, and is cross brand. Maybe require it to be defended every two weeks. That would help midcarders get over with a larger audience.
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#16 |
Get a poke on
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Cena, Batista, Edge, Orton, HHH, Shawn, Taker, CM Punk, Jericho, Rey, Big Show, Khali, Kane
This list will dwindle soon. I would predict Shawn, Taker, Kane and Khali all being gone within the next year and a half. How many new champions will be made within the next year and a half? I doubt 4. |
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Hey Mister!
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Patience of the fans isn't what it used to be either. Long title reigns get a negative reaction these days, sadly.
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Cranky Kong
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Former TPWW Royalty
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This seems to be more of a RAW than Smackdown problem mostly because of how many "star" main events the show has while they keep neglecting the US title/Intercontinental title as a respectable 2nd tier title for most of those "star" wrestlers. Instead of making Cena vs Batista as a regular match, they gave Cena the title at Elimination Chamber but he drops it within minutes with Batista's title shot out of no where. All it ended up doing was padding the title stat for Cena and giving Batista a title reign which made the whole Chamber match useless. |
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Get a poke on
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Wouldn't suprise me if Big Show took a hiatus again soon, or "retired."
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One Of A Kind
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Its the thing i hate most about the roster split, would love it if it went back to just having one world champ but i know that's not going to happen for a long time yet if ever again.
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I'm a loner, Dottie...
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this does bug me because it makes being a world or wwe champion less prestigious but it is what it is and as long as vince is in charge there isn't a damn thing anyone can do to stop it
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I dunno. I can't see Triple H making it to 22. John Cena for that matter, either.
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Cena's World Heavyweight Title win at WrestleMania XXV was predictable, but in the scheme of things, just a number, as well. You can probably find a lot of Cena's reigns were really just given to him to boost his numbers. The same goes for Batista's last WWE Championship reign, and probably some of Randy Orton's.
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John Cena being the babyface chasing the WWE Title heading into WrestleMania is also a big clue.
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