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Post by TheMediocreWarrior on Dec 22, 2019 7:50:36 GMT -5
Even though the "prestige" of wrestling championships is in the eye of the beholder due to it being a staged sport, I feel that there have been times when a promotion abandoned a championship when they shouldn't have. Does anyone have a favorite championship that they think a promotion gave up on too soon?
The one that angered me the most as a fan was when The Outsiders threw the WCW Television Championship into a trash bin. A prestigious midcard championship that had been treated like a significant prize for years gets tossed like it meant nothing in a crappy segment. And for what? The WCW Hardcore Championship, which was a ripoff of a WWF idea.
I think the WWF European and Hardcore championships might have been saved if WWE had been better about distributing the titles between the two brands, but the mistreatment of the TV Title puts it at the top of my list.
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Dec 22, 2019 8:47:43 GMT -5
WWE should have reintroduced the World Heavyweight Championship rather then bring in the Universal title.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Dec 22, 2019 9:08:19 GMT -5
I was never against WCW getting rid of the Television Title. Honestly the company didn't need two traditional mid-card singles titles. What I was against was the way they did it. There was a genuine story to be told in them retiring that title, but Russo being Russo had to choose a way that does nothing but piss people off.
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Post by J. Hova on Dec 22, 2019 9:17:24 GMT -5
I'm a mark for the TV title and time limits, so the end of the story for me will always be the TV title.
Now I'm waiting for someone to make a case for the Western Heritage Title......
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Dec 22, 2019 11:53:15 GMT -5
I’d love to have the European title revived for the NXT UK brand. You could even give it to a heel who says his title s more valuable than the main NXT title since it was on the main roster for years. You could also have the first champ from mainland Europe for another storyline (someone like WALTER) since the only Europeans who held it were UK guys or were just pretending to be from Europe like Al Snow or D’Lo.
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Post by Heeltown, USA on Dec 25, 2019 12:00:32 GMT -5
The ROH Pure championship was a nice change of pace. I loved you had a finite amount of rope breaks.
Some say the title ran its course, but I could have stood to see it last a little longer.
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Post by thegame415 on Dec 25, 2019 17:12:04 GMT -5
I liked the hardcore title, even though the gimmick was getting old. What was great about that title is anyone could win it. I mean, in 2001 Al Snow, Mike Awesome and Undertaker were all champion. How many other titles have that card-spanning ability?
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Post by Beebs is the Final Girl on Dec 25, 2019 18:41:24 GMT -5
I'm a mark for the TV title and time limits, so the end of the story for me will always be the TV title. Now I'm waiting for someone to make a case for the Western Heritage Title...... The Western States title is my favorite |
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Post by thirteen3 on Dec 25, 2019 19:00:58 GMT -5
WWE should have reintroduced the World Heavyweight Championship rather then bring in the Universal title. Or at least bring the Big Gold Belt design back. But no, "DUBYA SEE DUBYA" can't be glorified. I bet it got up Vince's ass when those sport teams came out with BGB replicas but refuse to come out with current WWE title replicas. |
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Post by honsou on Dec 25, 2019 23:05:05 GMT -5
The ROH Pure championship was a nice change of pace. I loved you had a finite amount of rope breaks. Some say the title ran its course, but I could have stood to see it last a little longer. This was what I was going to post. The title really allowed you to show something completely different and was always interesting to watch. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2019 23:26:39 GMT -5
I’d love to have the European title revived for the NXT UK brand. You could even give it to a heel who says his title s more valuable than the main NXT title since it was on the main roster for years. You could also have the first champ from mainland Europe for another storyline (someone like WALTER) since the only Europeans who held it were UK guys or were just pretending to be from Europe like Al Snow or D’Lo. Agreed. In general, it would be nice if titles would just get reactivated, rather than having new ones revealed. The list of titles that have operated under the WWE umbrella is insane, especially considering many fill the same role. The Light Heavyweight championship, for instance. |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Dec 26, 2019 0:48:42 GMT -5
I’d love to have the European title revived for the NXT UK brand. You could even give it to a heel who says his title s more valuable than the main NXT title since it was on the main roster for years. You could also have the first champ from mainland Europe for another storyline (someone like WALTER) since the only Europeans who held it were UK guys or were just pretending to be from Europe like Al Snow or D’Lo. Agreed. In general, it would be nice if titles would just get reactivated, rather than having new ones revealed. The list of titles that have operated under the WWE umbrella is insane, especially considering many fill the same role. The Light Heavyweight championship, for instance. You could bring back the European title as a midcard title for the NXT UK brand, but I feel like doing a new title as the top title for the brand was the right move. You'd have to do way more work trying to restablish the C title for the Attitude Era as a flagship championship for a new brand than you would have creating a new title that has no preconceived notions. |
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Post by TheMediocreWarrior on Dec 27, 2019 9:54:12 GMT -5
WWE should have reintroduced the World Heavyweight Championship rather then bring in the Universal title. Or at least bring the Big Gold Belt design back. But no, "DUBYA SEE DUBYA" can't be glorified. I bet it got up Vince's ass when those sport teams came out with BGB replicas but refuse to come out with current WWE title replicas. The current belt design is an improvement over the spinner belt, but it can't hold a candle to the Big Gold Belt or any titles designed in the 80s and 90s. The giant WWE logo reminds me that I'm looking at a product, and that marketing has to take precedence over creativity. The old titles with globes, eagles, crowns, and wrestlers in the designs are much, much more aesthetically pleasing. The WWE UK Championship is probably the best looking modern belt, because it isn't plain and generic looking. |
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Post by Dub H on Dec 27, 2019 9:58:35 GMT -5
Or at least bring the Big Gold Belt design back. But no, "DUBYA SEE DUBYA" can't be glorified. I bet it got up Vince's ass when those sport teams came out with BGB replicas but refuse to come out with current WWE title replicas. The current belt design is an improvement over the spinner belt, but it can't hold a candle to the Big Gold Belt or any titles designed in the 80s and 90s. The giant WWE logo reminds me that I'm looking at a product, and that marketing has to take precedence over creativity. The old titles with globes, eagles, crowns, and wrestlers in the designs are much, much more aesthetically pleasing. The WWE UK Championship is probably the best looking modern belt, because it isn't plain and generic looking. The new IC and most of the NXT titles are pretty good titles,if not better than a lot fo the 80s and 90s. Every other main roster belt short of the IC and Woman Tag is just bad.I think it is important to keep the design updated to modern times.The issue is that WWE never knew how |
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Post by Wieners=$$$ on Dec 27, 2019 10:14:12 GMT -5
The ROH Pure championship was a nice change of pace. I loved you had a finite amount of rope breaks. Some say the title ran its course, but I could have stood to see it last a little longer. Although, I think it was unified perfectly between Bryan and Nigel, it is something that could stand a resurgence. Jonathan Gresham seems like a suitable wrestler to strap it to. |
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Dec 27, 2019 11:47:43 GMT -5
say what you will about hoow it was being used, the WCW TV Title deserved a hell of a lot better than Tweedle-Scott and Tweedle-Kev throwing it in the garbage as a joke.
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Dec 28, 2019 2:07:45 GMT -5
I'm a mark for the TV title and time limits, so the end of the story for me will always be the TV title. Now I'm waiting for someone to make a case for the Western Heritage Title...... The Western States title is my favorite It's one of mine too, but once you give it to larry zbyszko, the merciful thing to do is to deactivate it. |
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 28, 2019 8:41:20 GMT -5
Not exactly a title, but King of the Ring. For a while it served as a great way to boost developing midcarders to that next level, getting them ready for either the IC title or to officially jump into the main event. It’s lows where when they treated it as if the winner became legit royalty.
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Post by Beebs is the Final Girl on Dec 29, 2019 21:26:24 GMT -5
The Western States title is my favorite It's one of mine too, but once you give it to larry zbyszko, the merciful thing to do is to deactivate it. This is true. |
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Dec 30, 2019 9:54:17 GMT -5
WCW's TV title, it gave talented midcarders and rising stars something to feud over that kept them insulated from Hogan, Nash et al's power games at the top of the card and gave them something worthwhile to do on Nitro and such. It deserved better than being handed to a talent that didn't need it and being tossed in the trash.
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