Please No More "Courtesy" Championships Reigns

[romanstylesiii]

People don't actually read what you put in the actual post do they?

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If anything giving it to R-Truth was the smartest thing they've done with the belt in years. He's been in a hot streak for months now and with reviving the open challenge thing - which they've already announced he's doing again on the next SmackDown - it's making the belt already more visible than it has been... pretty much since AJ had it.

Plus it's a nice change of pace to see a midcard belt actually on a midcarder again instead of being given to a slumming it main eventer. Looking at you Balor.

[AdamAFL was sooooo wrong]

Mar 1, 2019 16:13:56 GMT -5 The Heartbreak TWERK said:

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.

Jeff was US Champ last year?

[Dean-o]

It’s kinda hard to make any of the other titles on Smackdown mean anything, because they have severe time management problems and a stacked roster that can randomly disappear for months at a time.

But this reign is gold. I hope he gets a nice run with it.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Mar 2, 2019 3:37:07 GMT -5 AdamAFL was sooooo wrong said:

Mar 1, 2019 16:13:56 GMT -5 The Heartbreak TWERK said:

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.

Jeff was US Champ last year?

Yeah, he beat Jinder Mahal for it. Seriously, that belt got hot potatoed like mad early last year. Roode and Orton both had it for the proverbial cup of coffee (in the big time, yeah).

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Mar 2, 2019 3:48:19 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Mar 2, 2019 3:37:07 GMT -5 AdamAFL was sooooo wrong said:

Jeff was US Champ last year?

Yeah, he beat Jinder Mahal for it. Seriously, that belt got hot potatoed like mad early last year. Roode and Orton both had it for the proverbial cup of coffee (in the big time, yeah).

Hell, not counting Greatest Royal Rumble, it took between SummerSlam 2017 and SummerSlam 2018 for the belt to be successfully defended on PPV. And I don't think it actually has been since then.

[facethatrunstheplace]

Mar 2, 2019 3:55:16 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Mar 2, 2019 3:48:19 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Yeah, he beat Jinder Mahal for it. Seriously, that belt got hot potatoed like mad early last year. Roode and Orton both had it for the proverbial cup of coffee (in the big time, yeah).

Hell, not counting Greatest Royal Rumble, it took between SummerSlam 2017 and SummerSlam 2018 for the belt to be successfully defended on PPV. And I don't think it actually has been since then.

Yes your correct since then it's only been defended on the Crown Jewel kickoff show. In addition to title defenses at
Starrcade 2018 and the Royal Rumble 2019
Kickoff show.

[government mule]

Roman 'courtesy' Reigns.

Cole - 'The BIG DOG is here (but only after holding the door open for everyone else into the building first)!

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

The title win was a shock and was doing more for the US Title than shit all the last few months or more before it

He also had a great match with Rey and Almas where he defended it, where he didn't just stand around or take a nap and steal the win on the outside, he was seriously involved in the match and played plenty of roles showing Rey and Almas he isn't a joke champion.

I don't see any issue with this at all. I don't see why people can't have a guy who is a nutjob/goof until the bell rings and then he can surprise you, it's almost the entire definition to what wrestling is. Truth will drop the belt eventually, but I wouldn't call his reign a "Courtesy", he is still really entertaining on the mic, and he can still go at a good clip, and man is PUSHING FIFTY.

I'd say he's earned every bit of this.

[Yacht Persona]

The US title is arguably the most useless title in all of wrestling. It couldn't have less meaning than if Hacksaw Jim Duggan dug it out of a trash can.

[Ben Wyatt]

Mar 3, 2019 4:58:22 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

The title win was a shock and was doing more for the US Title than shit all the last few months or more before it

He also had a great match with Rey and Almas where he defended it, where he didn't just stand around or take a nap and steal the win on the outside, he was seriously involved in the match and played plenty of roles showing Rey and Almas he isn't a joke champion.

I don't see any issue with this at all. I don't see why people can't have a guy who is a nutjob/goof until the bell rings and then he can surprise you, it's almost the entire definition to what wrestling is. Truth will drop the belt eventually, but I wouldn't call his reign a "Courtesy", he is still really entertaining on the mic, and he can still go at a good clip, and man is PUSHING FIFTY.

I'd say he's earned every bit of this.

Agreed. And like I said earlier, dude is always over. At least the crowd is invested in his defenses

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Mar 2, 2019 12:38:32 GMT -5 government mule said:

Roman 'courtesy' Reigns.

Cole - 'The BIG DOG is here (but only after holding the door open for everyone else into the building first)!

And much like Curtis E. Bear, The Courtesy Bear... Roman Reigns spent years taking our abuse with good nature and aplomb.

(“Can I at least shield my big dog?”
“Dogs can’t talk, pal.”)