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Post by Metalheadbanger Man on Dec 28, 2008 8:59:54 GMT -5
Shelton has now been US champ since July, but he hasn't really had any major feud over the belt since. He's defended against the likes of R-Truth and now Helms (that was a great match BTW), but those seemed rushed to me - the basic challenger gets a non-title victory, then loses the title match and that's that routine. Who else is there to challenge him, and can he have a successful rivalry over anyone on SmackDown that will last a couple of months and lead to perhaps a PPV match?
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Post by Red 'n' Black Reggie on Dec 28, 2008 9:05:39 GMT -5
if helms doesn't get a rematch then it's a shame. benjamin's done nothing with the title. some of the matches were good, but as soon as he loses the belt 99% of people will forget he ever had it for all the difference the title's made.
anyways, i think it should be scotty goldman out of nowhere in a barry horowitz style upset. but that's not gonna happen, so i think maybe kizarny or someone.
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Post by Aziraphale on Dec 28, 2008 9:08:06 GMT -5
Well, seeing as they use the belt to help new/returning midcarders get over . . . whoever the next new/returning midcarder to show up on Smackdown will get the next shot.
Kizarny iz yizour nizext UizSizA Chizampion!
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Post by Haulk on Dec 28, 2008 9:11:36 GMT -5
I don't think anyone wants the US belt anymore. It used to be fought over by thelikes of Magnum TA vs Nikita Koloff now its just more stuff for Shelton to tote around in his luggage.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Dec 28, 2008 9:15:21 GMT -5
I'm guessing that Umaga will take it from Shelton.
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Post by ratedXsuperstar on Dec 28, 2008 9:31:05 GMT -5
I think the Helms/Benjamin feud may not be over yet. After the match, Helms was on the mat, holding his neck and shaking his hand like he was trying to get feeling back into it. Now, the commentators didn't call attention to it, but it just looked a little too played up for the camera, and I just have the feeling that they are going to continue on with it.
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Post by Mr Captain Falcon on Dec 28, 2008 10:27:15 GMT -5
Shelton loses constantly which is ridiculous. Who is he supposed to be? Mysterio? Mysterio only won the title defenses. Shelton only wins the title defenses. But he loses every other match. They need to have him win clean over R-Truth, Helms, and anyone else he defends against.
But I vote either Youmanga or Kennedy Kennedy.
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Post by Wolfaga on Dec 28, 2008 10:33:13 GMT -5
Oddly enough I'll think it's Kizarny, but the wise choice will be the Samoan Bulldog.... I mean Bulldozer, UMANGA!
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Post by The Lunch Break Kid on Dec 28, 2008 10:46:31 GMT -5
Seriously they should scrap all belts and just keep 3
World Title Raw Champ Smackdown Champ
and 1 set of tag titles that are cross brand.
Throw everything else in the garbage.
It is hard to care for a championship if everyone has one. The current belt situation reminds me of the bit in Bruce Almighty when Bruce let everyone win the lottery and they all only won $17 each.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Dec 28, 2008 11:01:45 GMT -5
Seriously they should scrap all belts and just keep 3 World Title Raw Champ Smackdown Champ and 1 set of tag titles that are cross brand. Throw everything else in the garbage. It is hard to care for a championship if everyone has one. The current belt situation reminds me of the bit in Bruce Almighty when Bruce let everyone win the lottery and they all only won $17 each. Ive been saying this for a while. One undispitued champ between the 3 brands Raw gets the IC title Smackdown gets the US title One set tag titles One womans title The above idea would: Makes the world title MUCH more important and makes the championship matches themselves seem more important if you have multiple guys chasing ONE belt Makes the IC and US titles much more important, as they would be the only exlcusive singles belt to their respective brands Makes tag belts mean something again if you have teams from all 3 brands chasing them Might actually make the womens division intresting
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 28, 2008 11:14:45 GMT -5
Shelton loses constantly which is ridiculous. Who is he supposed to be? Mysterio? Mysterio only won the title defenses. Shelton only wins the title defenses. But he loses every other match. They need to have him win clean over R-Truth, Helms, and anyone else he defends against. But I vote either Youmanga or Kennedy Kennedy. Actually he beat R-Truth clean I believe and as well as Helms this past week.
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Post by The Lunch Break Kid on Dec 28, 2008 11:26:19 GMT -5
Yeah thats another bug bear of mine, non title fights. But thats another thread all together.
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Post by taylorandborland on Dec 28, 2008 12:59:02 GMT -5
I'm guessing that Umaga will take it from Shelton.
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Post by MGH on Dec 28, 2008 13:00:16 GMT -5
MVP, once his face turn happens.
(...assuming my idea for where they're going with MVP is actually right)
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Post by mrjl on Dec 28, 2008 13:03:51 GMT -5
Shelton loses constantly which is ridiculous. Who is he supposed to be? Mysterio? Mysterio only won the title defenses. Shelton only wins the title defenses. But he loses every other match. They need to have him win clean over R-Truth, Helms, and anyone else he defends against. Flair. He's supposed to be like Flair. Remember reading in the Wrestlecrap book, where RD comments on it?
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Post by mrjl on Dec 28, 2008 13:04:21 GMT -5
Seriously they should scrap all belts and just keep 3 World Title Raw Champ Smackdown Champ and 1 set of tag titles that are cross brand. Throw everything else in the garbage. It is hard to care for a championship if everyone has one. The current belt situation reminds me of the bit in Bruce Almighty when Bruce let everyone win the lottery and they all only won $17 each. THat's not near enough titles.
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Post by Albino Heat on Dec 28, 2008 13:05:29 GMT -5
Kennedy.
Comes back from an injury that Shelton caused(although they never acknowledged it on TV) to take his title. Thing writes itself.
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Post by bubbles on Dec 28, 2008 13:50:19 GMT -5
Festus
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Post by nonrev on Dec 28, 2008 21:00:31 GMT -5
no one... if we're lucky ;D but if it does happen they might actually want to give Shelton an actual FEUD or something to work with. Something other than the usual curtain jerker matches that then lead to a curtain jerking title defense match. If you want a babyface to be elevated to importance by beating Shelton you have to make Shelton look important as the US champ. Cena winning the US title from Big Show (who totally demolished Eddie Guerrero for the title) received a pretty decent boost in his babyface push. If they actually start giving a hoot about the US title like they seemed to back then, they're going to actually find a mid-card Smackdown babyface who is somewhat over that they want to try and see if he can take his popularity a step farther. All of the current Smackdown mid-carders seem to be cast in joke roles, so I don't see them being elevated any farther by winning the title from Shelton (although I suppose Cena was in a sort of joke role himself, and Santino made his joke role work for the IC title also). But of the midcard babyfaces on Smackdown there is who? Jimmy Wang Kung-Fu-Naki Festus Jesse Goldman and they seem to be done already with Truth and Helms none of whom really scream out as elevating the title anymore than what it curently is at right now. Anyways when he does lose the title, as long as Shelton gets constantly bothered by Goldust until they form a wacky serious/comedic/can they get along tag-team afterward, I'm sure that will be the fresh and exciting thing we need to liven up the tag-team scene. The Goldust Standard! another quick thought: put Goldman in the group as well. I'm sure he can also add to the comedic mileage of the wacky hijinks he and goldust do to unintentionally infuriate Shelton.
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Post by Joekishi on Dec 28, 2008 22:39:05 GMT -5
it's going to be how MVP stops his losing streak.
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