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Post by Fantozzi on Dec 23, 2009 15:52:55 GMT -5
I'm not gonna argue one way or another... But I wonder if Kurt Angle got so much flak when they gave him the WWF title after being in the company for less than a year, and being partially comedy for most of that time. he was partially comedy and partially european champion, IC champion and KOTR
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Post by Bubble Lead on Dec 23, 2009 19:38:24 GMT -5
Why is it that guys like Drew McIntyre and Sheamus, who haven't even been around for a year, are holding major championships. But guys who have been around, like Shelton Benjamin and Matt Hardy lose. It's surprising that this subject has never come up before in the couple of weeks since Sheamus and McIntyre won their belts. The most interesting Shelton has ever been was when he had his Momma around and the most over Matt has ever been on his own was during his worked shoot feud with Edge over Lita. Just throwing that out there. There are veteran guys who deserved titles more than Sheamus and Drew, but Shelton and Matt are not good examples. Both are more over than Drew or Sheamus. When has either guy drawn any sort of reaction at all? In fact, the WWE giving them both major titles so soon pretty much negates any sort of "so and so isn't over enough to be a champ" arguments until the end of time. Next time someone tells me that Shelton isn't good enough on the mic, over enough, or doesn't have an interesting enough character to be a major title holder all I am gonna say is "Sheamus."
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Post by Bubble Lead on Dec 23, 2009 19:40:03 GMT -5
I'm not gonna argue one way or another... But I wonder if Kurt Angle got so much flak when they gave him the WWF title after being in the company for less than a year, and being partially comedy for most of that time. he was partially comedy and partially european champion, IC champion and KOTR Angle had tons of buildup, was an OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, amazing in the ring and great on the mic. There is absolutely no comparison here between him and Sheamus.
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Post by cabbageboy on Dec 24, 2009 0:00:02 GMT -5
Here's the thing: WWE has so utterly buried an entire generation of guys that they almost have to start over with newbies. Guys like MVP have been so buried over the past 2 years that no one would buy him in the main event. Matt Hardy doesn't really have any heat without Jeff around (or even Shannon Moore for that matter). Shelton just is who he is at this point.
McIntyre will end up being better off than Sheamus in the long run. A solid IC title run will get fans more used to the idea of him getting a push, rather than throwing a world title on a guy who isn't remotely credible or ready for it.
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