The WWE and World Championship - Second fiddle to contemporary legends?

**Supreme Olajuwon** · 01-25-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Loose Cannon

I agree with you in a sense, but this is not the first time it's happened over the course of wrestling history. Like you mentioned, there are always going to be certian guys whose matches are seen as more important then the World title matches.

1990: Warriror was Champion, but Hulk's feud with Earthquake quickly became the focus.

1992: Bret was Champion, but his matches were second fiddle to the whole Warrior/Savage vs Flair thing for a bit.

Benoit played second fiddle a lot when he was champion.

And there's a ton of other cases I could go through.

Fact is when you have a "new" champion like Miz, he's not going to get the all mighty treatment. He just hasn't been around that long. Especially when you still have so many over guys this day and age. The WWE would rather have the guys that have "been there, done that" be the focal points of the show.

And that's fine by me as long as the champions are booked strong in thier feuds and matches.

Adding to this, there's always going to be that generational star that always is the center of attention. He's just that popular and the fans will focus on that guy no matter what.

First it was Hogan, then Austin, and now Cena.

Randy Savage and Ric Flair fought at WrestleMania for the WWF Championship. That should be one of the biggest matches ever. But it wasn't even the main event. That was Hogan vs. Sid.

Mick Foley and the Rock had an epic feud over the WWF Championship, but even when they were putting on classics, it was still secondary to Austin/McMahon. When Mick won the belt, the focus of the match was Austin running in and screwing over McMahon. When Mick and Rock had their I Quit match at the Royal Rumble, it was overshadowed by the whole No Chance in Hell theme with Austin and McMahon entering #1 and #2 in the Rumble.

So yeah I kinda see where you're coming from, Xero. But it's just something that happens every now and then in wrestling. And the people who say it's the fault of the modern day programming can shut their stupid faces.