IC champion as top contender, is it now only a memory?

[SuperSlim]

remember back in the day when the IC champ was actually considered the #1 contender for the world title? When the IC champ was actually a someone.

Like you oculd look at the IC champion and see him as a possibility for the world title reign. Like I was watchin Shelton compete in the Money in the bank match. Shelton was damn good as IC champion whenever they actually did somethin with him. It's like they don't even care anymore about the IC title or whoever the IC champion is. I mean they ended his reign and gave it Carlito. They feuded for a month then that was it. Shelton then went down to nothing after having the longest IC title reign.

Whenever they did somethin with the IC title. LIke an actual feud or somethin Shelton looked good. Like he could and should compete for hte world title. When Orton was on his game he looked like a contender. Now we have Carlito and I mean come on. He has done nothing but do a lotta talking. Edge was champ after Orton and Edge didn't look like a contender. Not at all. I don't even remember who was champ before Orton.

It's like at one time you could. Now you have to have these damn predictable tournemnts or battle royals to determine who is gonna be number 1 contender or out of the blue they'll just say that some guy is the number 1 contender. Ic champion has been downsized to nothing more than a mid carder. barely touching upper midcard.

I guess you can just discuss how you feel about it, recall days when the IC champ was an actual threat to the world champ, the downfall and whatnot. I just had to let that out finally.