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Post by romanstylesiii on Mar 1, 2019 15:55:24 GMT -5
I love R-Truth and think he would be a great US champ if he was in a real feud.
BUT randomly giving someone a title out of courtesy when it has nothing to do with a feud is lazy and dumb. It just makes the title's meaningless.
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Post by darbus alan on Mar 1, 2019 15:57:54 GMT -5
Because the US Title had so much meaning before he won it?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 1, 2019 15:58:08 GMT -5
I mean I doubt this reign will be long and seems like a transition to either Almas or Rey
Courtesy reigns are good when they serve a purpose which most likely to be a transition reign
Zack Ryder winning the IC title at Mania and losing it fits that build
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Mar 1, 2019 15:58:33 GMT -5
At least Truth defends it and from a kayfabe standpoint, the title means a shit ton to him
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Post by TGM on Mar 1, 2019 15:58:35 GMT -5
When was the last time the US title actually meant something? Truths reign is no worse than anybody else's.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Mar 1, 2019 16:13:56 GMT -5
More like, no more directionless reigns.
R-Truth won the title from Nakamura, who was doing nothing with it, and won it from Rusev, who did nothing with it, and won it from Nakamura, who did nothing with it, who won it from Jeff Hardy, who I guess had a brief feud with Nakamura for it.
So unless you count Jeff's 90 day reign as something, that's 317 days of nothing.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 16:23:19 GMT -5
Thought this thread was about Roman Reigns.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Mar 1, 2019 16:28:38 GMT -5
Courtesy Reigns.
He'll punch you in the face, but he'll say please and thank you before and after.
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Post by Tenshigure on Mar 1, 2019 16:31:30 GMT -5
When was the last time the US title actually meant something? Truths reign is no worse than anybody else's. The last time the title meant anything was when Dolph Ziggler dropped it since he felt it was meaningless, setting up the US Title Tournament back in 2017. Prior to that, AJ Styles/Kevin Owens did a fair decent shake with it, even if the 'Face of America' stuff fell flat.
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Post by Cieto on Mar 1, 2019 16:35:07 GMT -5
Last time I cared about the U.S. Title was back in 91 when Sting dropped it to Rick Rude.
The belt itself was carrying better feuds than WCW championship itself at the time.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Mar 1, 2019 17:00:52 GMT -5
I'd say the Austin/Steamboat feud in 1994 was the US Title's last hurrah.
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Post by romanstylesiii on Mar 1, 2019 17:19:23 GMT -5
I am speaking of title treatment in general. Not sure why this thread turned into a bash the US title thread. They do this with nearly every title.
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Post by chronocross on Mar 1, 2019 17:25:51 GMT -5
I dunno, I don't mind a random title change here and there that's not involved with a feud.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Mar 1, 2019 17:29:29 GMT -5
I don't see how Truth being US Champion is much different from Nakamura or Rusev. I don't see it as a gold watch.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Mar 1, 2019 17:54:45 GMT -5
Remember when Dean Ambrose had the US title for like a year and didn't ever defend It?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 17:59:40 GMT -5
Other than Becky's second SD Women's Championship reign, which elevated the title in a way that made it feel even more important than the WWE Championship, can't think of the last main roster title reign from anyone that I actually enjoyed. (Edit: Cruiserweight Champion Neville, that was the shit)
Oh and f*** the US Title.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2019 18:01:42 GMT -5
R Truth winning and defending the title on the same night made me mark out more for the US title than I have in years. I'd argue giving it to Truth was a great move. The issue is WWE's non-existent follow-up. WWE care more about moments than story now. That is their real problem not courtesy reigns
Also who decides what is a courtesy reign? One could argue Rusev winning the US title was a courtesy reign because of Rusev Day being more over than they thought. Hell one could argue Nakamura winning it was a courtesy reign due to jobbing him out so much in 2018.
Where is the line drawn and who gets to draw it?
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Post by nisidhe on Mar 1, 2019 20:36:35 GMT -5
Courtesy reigns are intended to shut the fans up about well-liked and -regarded wrestlers not getting their due via titles. We don't see the millions in gate revenue or merch they draw, and we get frustrated when they're not held up as Our Champions by the Powers That Be. When Creative can't book a decent feud with story and the like, the courtesy or "thank you" title is all that's left to give the veteran who's still capable of popping the place.
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Mar 1, 2019 20:48:50 GMT -5
Courtesty Reign? The dude is entertaining and over with the fans,he is exactly the person who should hold a midcard title when you don't have time to build a proper feud around the US or IC title. It's way better then the times they give the title to upper midcard guy's as consolation placeholder prop's who do nothing with it cause they are just waiting to feud over a top belt.
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Post by beefy on Mar 1, 2019 22:18:22 GMT -5
Wrong.
Bring back Spike Dudley. Then give him a World Title reign. As a thank you.
THANKS FOR BEING THE BOSS
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