WWF/WWE Fifty Greatest Wrestlers

[KayfabeMan]

Originally Posted by BasicThuganomics Well, to be fair, what HTM did definately wasn't right. But i kinda think that it shouldn't be entirely blamed on him.I mean, if Vince had wanted to make him champ just to please Savage,why did he do it for the entire year? Vince still should have found a way to give DiBiase the belt that he deserved. Ted DiBiase was the man in his day.

Vince made Savage Champion because he promised him he would
hold the IC Title,and with that not happening,he needed to get a
belt on him quick,or risk losing him. Keep in mind,he kept the title
on him for a year because: A) It worked & B) This was the 1980's,
the title had not begun to change hands often - there were only
about a dozen title reigns before Savage,and about 10 Champions.

Ponder this as well: Honky wouldn't put over Savage,but he had
to squash match the title away to The Ultimate Warrior (as seen
on TV the other night) in a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE excuse of a mat-
ch.Also,if you saw that match,you'll notice HTM was doing SHIT
in the heat department,as his gimmick was dying off (and his uh,
"skill" was less than stellar).

Originally Posted by KayfabeMan Vince made Savage Champion because he promised him he would hold the IC Title,and with that not happening,he needed to get a belt on him quick,or risk losing him. Keep in mind,he kept the title on him for a year because: A) It worked & B) This was the 1980's, the title had not begun to change hands often - there were only about a dozen title reigns before Savage,and about 10 Champions. Ponder this as well: Honky wouldn't put over Savage,but he had to squash match the title away to The Ultimate Warrior (as seen on TV the other night) in a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE excuse of a mat- ch.Also,if you saw that match,you'll notice HTM was doing SHIT in the heat department,as his gimmick was dying off (and his uh, "skill" was less than stellar).

YEAH I watched the Warrior-HTM squash match the other day and the pop from the audience when Warrior got the 3 was huge. They went nuts.