There's never gonna be another title chase/title win like Mick Foley's first

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When you're in the position of having to get a guy to embed himself in the main event scene WHILE he's already champion, you've fucked up.

[#1-norm-fan]

Originally Posted by Tom Guycott I agree insofar as hating the phrase because it's used entirely too much, but in the case of the Orton/Christian example it pertained to, it was a case where it fit. Orton was over no matter what, an established main eventer, and merch mover. Christian was pretty much (no pun intended) "at the edge of greatness". To drop that fast made Christian seem unworthy, and it isn't like it elevated Randy anywhere or made him look any better than he already seemed. Thus, he didn't need it. Instead of building another credible main eventer (face or heel turns aside), which they had the opportunity to do there with Christian, they stuck with the one they had.

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan When you're in the position of having to get a guy to embed himself in the main event scene WHILE he's already champion, you've fucked up.

The match with Orton where he lost the title was great. They could have built him up from there and the ensuing feud was a great start. You don't try to build a guy into a credible main eventer by letting him have the title though. While the moment of him winning the title was awesome, he should have either never won it or done exactly what he did and used his "fluke" title win as a catapult to him striving to reach the next level and not be a forgotten champ.