Is Alberto Del Rio too big for a midcard title?

[JimmyMess]

Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla Like when the Ultimate Warrior was IC champ and it led to a match with Hogan for the WWF title? I like where your head's at. Have Del Rio just have a phenomonal run to where the only next logical thing for him to do is get a crack at the big one. Possibly against Cena?

Yeah exactly something like that. The problem is we've come to the point where we view the IC belt as make or break for a superstar. They either get to it and go far, or they get the belt and never go anywhere.

to win that belt should almost guarantee that you are on for bigger and better things, IE, a World title shot....

Originally Posted by Fox Very very few WWE superstars have won the World Title or WWE Title without first winning the IC or US Title. It's just the pecking order of things. I would love to see Del Rio be the first guy in a long long time to take the IC Title and then win the World Title while still holding the IC Title belt. Can't remember last time this happened.

There may be few names that have done the World belt before a lesser title... BUT

Sheamus, Undertaker, Batista....

those are three very, very legitimate names that have never won the IC belt.