02-16-2009, 05:28 PM
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla
Another thing to consider here, and this doesn't have so much to do with Triple H as it does with the business in general today compared to what it used to be, is that title changes seem to happen about a billion times more frequently. Ric Flair won sixteen championships in a time where usually a world champion would stay world champion for quite some time. Triple H's titles are coming in an era where the titles seem to change every other pay per view (and there are more pay per views, at that).
I wouldn't say 17 titles should rightfully make Triple H the greatest, but I'm sure the WWE will have us believe otherwise.
As far as politicking goes, I wouldn't say that Flair was completely innocent in that respect, and whether we like it or not, it IS a part of the business. Maybe being a good politicker is part of the all around package of being a great wrestler.
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First off, when we are talking about Flair's title riegns, how many world titles has he had, I've seen different numbers, 16 being the lowest.
Second, Flair won his titles back in the day where there was a committee figuring who was going to be champion instead of just Vince McMahon. That makes Flair's title reigns more impressive.
On the other hand, that make's Jerry Lawlers less impressive being that he awarded himself so many titles.
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