Is it even possible? (IC Related) Possible Raw spoiler

[Jaded-Dragon]

Is it possible to de-value the IC belt anymore? After recently watching the RAW 15th anniversary dvd and the Shawn Michaels dvd, I started thinking about how much the IC title used to mean. I started to think about all those great matches that Michaels had defending the belt, the matches between The Rock and Triple H, Macho Man vs Steamboat, even Jericho vs Benoit.

And now, the title means as much as Orton low blowing Hardy at the start of the match. I get that it is supposed to convey how much he wants to get at Hardy, but that is just my point. To an extent, all the belts have become trinkits, accessories, mere items that just happen to be caught inbetween the two power houses that want to get at each other for whatever personal reason the creative genious's come up with this week.

I also think that another part is the changing belt designs. It was fine the first time, now it's ridiculous.

This..



And This...



Although called the same thing are now two totally different things with two totally different meanings.

I don't think it was any one point, or action, that caused this, but I really wish they would at least try to build some prestige back into the belts. Even in the 80's and 90's we all knew wrestling was fake, but the belts still meant something to fans at that point.

I know, this topic has been brought up for the last 6 years, it just happened to really piss me off, what happened on RAW tonight.


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And even this...