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Old 11-21-2005, 06:05 PM   #1
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A REAL World Champion...or just another face in the crowd?

To be a big time draw, you need a big time player. To be a big time player, you need to be a guy who is worthy of the World Title, or at least a former champion. Seems simple right. But here comes the snag, why care about a guy who is World Champion, if evertone gets a ride. This is kind of hard since we now have two World Titles floating around, but don't hand them off to every guy who starts to get noticed by the fans. One of the most color conversations top have with someone is who is the best guy to never win a World Title...you notice that NO ONE since the Attitude Era is even considered for that list. Becuase since "Attitude", anyone who got any steam behind them got the belt. I realised this while watching Mania XX the other day, on that card alone, there was 20...TWENTY...former WWE crowd world Champions. There was (counting the women too) 30 performers who hadn't held the World Title...and thats count 6 women. Does anyone else see the problem with this? I saw we have reached a limit. No more crowning new World Champs. Remember when guys who were massivly over got a title shot, and actually *gasp* lost? It's like WWE is looking for anyone who they think can hold the title. Guys like Batista, Orton, JBL...why were they given the title? Because they got a few pops? It didn't mean anything. Hell my friends who used to watch wrestling tuned in the other day, and to their shock, Bradshaw was a main eventer, a bunch of guys who they had never heard of were holding the world titles, etc. I am shocked Carlito hasn't gotten his, "Hey you got a pop, here's the gold" run. Shawn Michaels was a guy who could have won the title two years before he wactually won it. Austin the same. I am not complaining that guys like Benoit and Guerrero got their ride, hell no one questioned why they were champs...but for the love of god, we don't need every Jonny-Few-Face-Pop/Heat getting their hands on the title. Let those guys who are getting over in a big way stick around and actually have a few wars with the IC Title and US Title...it A) not only hightens the meaning of the lower belts, but B) keeps the World Title belts as a goal. As fans we like seeing guys over come long journeys to win it finally...sure you can get a pop and shovel off a few more T-Shirts...but you miss out on creating a HUGE star that is so popular you can't keep the shirts in stock.

Anyone else agree, or am I barking up the wrong tree?


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Originally Posted by What Would Kevin Do? View Post
I would have no problem with HBK getting a farewell run with the title before he retires.

With that said though, there is no belt in the industry that HBK could win that would add to his career. HBK's career is built around him being HBK, not winning a bunch of titles.
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