schma
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Post by schma on Apr 7, 2019 2:02:13 GMT -5
I'd argue the Women's Tag belong in that list as well, naturally one set for both shows. Those will be forgotten about soon enough once the novelty wears off. WWE couldn't do anything with them in the 80's, TNA tried their own version, that flopped (and they actually did a decent job with their women's division overall), really the only place women's tag titles have ever worked is in all-female promotions. More than once the womens title was essentially defunct. It's less a matter of not being able to make them work and more a matter of not caring enough or being willing to make them work. I think the current women's revolution is cementing their place in wwe even if you ignore the corporate speak and constant historic. They may well eventually become ignored bit the fact is, this is the best women's division I've seen in my more than 3 decades of watching. Many of the women are just as popular and accomplished as the men. I don't foresee the women backsliding to piss break status. As such, while the tag titles may seem a silly gimmick cooked up for PR, I think they will be sticking around and like the mens tag titles will have varying levels of prominence. As an aside TNA at one point was getting a lot of love for its womens division but it also features a lengthy womens tag reign with Eric Young. When you have a long lasting joke title reign, that tells me something about how much you value something. I mean you in the royal we sense here. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 7, 2019 2:04:57 GMT -5
Remember when they eliminated the European title, Hardcore title, and IC title, and it made the World title mean more?
Me neither, because it didn't work.
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Post by Prince Petty on Apr 7, 2019 3:48:20 GMT -5
The only way creative have of telling fans that a guy matters is that he's got a belt, or he's challenging for a belt. Even when the titles themselves don't matter, because they get tossed around different wrestlers every other PPV.
This started happening in the Attitude Era, where the numerous titles were used to try and keep everyone in the midcard sort of equal - Road Dogg would be IC Champ, D'Lo would be Euro Champ, Al Snow would be Hardcore Champ, then they'd all switch around, then three other guys would be champs, then they'd all switch around. But there were still storylines for all those guys that didn't revolve around holding a title.
Now, there is absolutely no reason why a half-decent writing staff couldn't figure out how to get a lot of people over while still only having a couple of titles. Look at AJ and Randy. Their feud is over, but neither is holding a title and nor are they competing for a vacant one.
Theoretically, having one woman combine the two Women's Titles would be great, because it sets someone up as a top star and then it opens an opportunity for a Women's IC belt, or whatever, that could be used to build the tier below the Four Horsewomen (though naturally, we'd probably see Sasha or Charlotte win it). But I just have no faith in the WWE doing that. They'd end up just using that midcard belt as the de facto Smackdown championship, while the Women's Title holder stays on Raw all the time.
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