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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 16, 2013 17:29:35 GMT -5
I don't think it can be saved. Look no further than the Summer of Punk
CM Punk held the World Heavyweight Title three times, yet when he finally won the WWE Championship, they acted like he "finally made it", which enforced the idea that the WHC is lesser than the WWE Title.
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Post by BHB on Jan 16, 2013 18:15:13 GMT -5
Retire it and book the IC title as the secondary title.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 18:18:14 GMT -5
Make it the "heavyweight" title, as in 270 pounds and up. Retire it and book the IC title as the secondary title. I was hoping Show would just hold it until he decided to retire, retiring the title along with himself.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 16, 2013 18:22:22 GMT -5
Two methods:
1. Retire it, keep the main title, and find ways to make the IC and US belts fit in, as well. Maybe attach a gimmick to one and use the other as a true midcard title, or do what WCW used to do with the US and TV titles, whatever, but just flat-out go back to one main event title.
2. Keep it, but as said before, make it a "heavyweight" title, for guys 250 pounds and over. Meanwhile, retire the IC and US belts, bring back the Cruiserweight/Light/Junior Heavy title, and use that for guys 249 pounds and under.
Unless you're going to retire other belts in favor of it, there is zero reason to have this belt around.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 18:26:29 GMT -5
Two methods: 1. Retire it, keep the main title, and find ways to make the IC and US belts fit in, as well. Maybe attach a gimmick to one and use the other as a true midcard title, or do what WCW used to do with the US and TV titles, whatever, but just flat-out go back to one main event title. 2. Keep it, but as said before, make it a "heavyweight" title, for guys 250 pounds and over. Meanwhile, retire the IC and US belts, bring back the Cruiserweight/Light/Junior Heavy title, and use that for guys 249 pounds and under. Unless you're going to retire other belts in favor of it, there is zero reason to have this belt around. Thinking about it, I would really like to see Daniel Bryan get FURIOUS about the new weight requirement for the WHC, then show segments of him eating as much salad and falafel as humanly possible trying to make weight over a number of weeks. It would be like the reverse Matt Hardy.
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Post by mrjl on Jan 16, 2013 18:27:03 GMT -5
They can EASILY re-establish it. Just have John Cena feud over it, and it becomes VERY important again. Then lose his match for it whilst grinning like an idiot and cut a promo the next night where he acts like he doesn't care about losing it beats acting like it's going to ruin his life
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 16, 2013 18:30:59 GMT -5
Merge the world titles, trash the current WWE title and use the Big Gold Belt as the WWE title.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 20:42:44 GMT -5
They should really do something. It is very confusing for new viewers.
"Oh wait - that guys the champ?" "Well, yeah - but so's this other guy. One's the WWE Champ and one's the World Heavyweight Champ." "Oh - what's the difference." "I honestly don't know."
I'd agree with retiring it, but if they really want to keep it around....The idea of a WHC title seems silly when there's no other weight class, but a junior heavy weight title just seems like a fruitless endeavor in WWE.
Pre-brand split I'd say rename one "the RAW Championship" and the other "The Smackdown Championship" to really play up the "I'm the champ of this show - this is MY SHOW!" stuff, but now...eh.
I guess call it..."The Universal Champion" as in WWE Universe?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2013 21:17:23 GMT -5
The HHH Beltbuckle
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Jan 16, 2013 21:48:59 GMT -5
They could've had Big Show declare that he was renaming it the Super Heavyweight Championship after he won it; it'd sound like an arrogant heel thing to do while still shifting the belt into its own niche, with the WWE title being the more broadly defined "the best wrestler in the company, period" one.
And he'd be feuding with guys like Sheamus and Ryback, who'd fit that title too. And then when some sneaky heel like Dolph Ziggler won via MitB, it'd give him more heel heat because he obviously wasn't a super heavyweight, like when evil foreigners become US Champion.
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