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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jun 25, 2022 15:27:34 GMT -5
His return in 2020. He was coming off the Mundo run in Lucha Underground. He had amazing work during the thunder dome era and working with Bad Bunny. Should the WWE have given him a thank you run in 2020-2021 instead of giving Miz that title reign?
Give him a short run and he drops it to Lashley? During the bubble, he could've worked as a champion Drew would be chasing. Better than give Goldberg title matches at the Rumble 2021.
Even a Universal title run during the Strowman feud would've helped too.
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Post by Jonathan Coachman on Jun 25, 2022 15:28:55 GMT -5
Yes he deserves the world
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Post by ChitownKnight on Jun 25, 2022 15:29:43 GMT -5
Miz deserved a second run too after all he did the previous decade
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Jun 25, 2022 15:33:03 GMT -5
He could've done the veteran champ in NXT thing like Balor did but in 2020-21 no way was he suitable to be world champ on the main shows.
He was the definition of midcard guy. And there's nothing wrong with that. Not everyone should be a world champion. There's already too many people who got runs who probably shouldn't have.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Jun 25, 2022 15:34:37 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan, but no.
It would have plain to everyone he was being patted on the head by a company that never really went all in on him, and I think WWE has done a hell of a job devaluing their titles already.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Jun 25, 2022 16:18:52 GMT -5
I always think the idea of "thank you" title reigns as people call them so dumb. Especially when it comes to the World Title. Being World Champion should be reserved for a select few that deserve it. Not a participation trophy that's handed out like candy. Talents like that should be awarded but not like that.
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Post by welshpenguin on Jun 25, 2022 17:00:26 GMT -5
I’m a fan of his but not sure he should have been World Champ. IC or US Champ for sure.
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Post by Legion on Jun 25, 2022 17:05:05 GMT -5
I think he was someone who was always just that little bit better than WWE let him be solo....but he was never World Title level.
And I think if we're being honest, that wasn't 'on them' - he just isn't that sort of guy. He was a great tag guy, he was a great mid card hand, but he just never quite had the IT factor to be a top guy.
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Post by chazraps on Jun 25, 2022 17:06:02 GMT -5
Yes. Next question.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jun 25, 2022 17:06:08 GMT -5
How about that Universal title? That feud with Strowman was terrible. Braun was terrible as champion during the bubble. Morrison vs. Wyatt would've been lots of fun if Miz and Morrison had to visit the Wyatt compound.
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Post by chazraps on Jun 25, 2022 17:07:05 GMT -5
Him as world champ in 2020 would have been better than Braun's reign.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 17:17:22 GMT -5
YES
It did not have to be a very long reign but he absoloutley deserved to hold either world title atleast once.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jun 25, 2022 17:18:23 GMT -5
he deserved better than he got but I dunno if I'd say a world title.
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Post by chronocross on Jun 25, 2022 17:33:42 GMT -5
Nah, maybe a World title shot but that's about it.
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Post by canceled4truth on Jun 25, 2022 17:45:35 GMT -5
I would have loved one. I think I miss him most out of all the recent WWE releases.
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Post by tirtefaa on Jun 25, 2022 17:52:18 GMT -5
I don't know about a 'thank you' run since I consider those to be essentially Cinderella stories; Kofi, Bryan, even Benoit
However, if the plan was to get the MITB briefcase off Otis and give it to someone who could win the title, only to lose it shortly thereafter to Lashley, he could have filled that role better than Miz.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 20:06:24 GMT -5
He should've won it first time round and then when they brought him back, they should've used him in the main event.
AEW are using him like trash too. This guy is a superstar.
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Post by Tenshigure on Jun 25, 2022 20:44:36 GMT -5
AEW are using him like trash too. This guy is a superstar. He hasn’t signed a contract with AEW, he’s only on a ‘per appearance’ deal. No point building up a wrestler if he hasn’t put pen to paper. Not to say they’ve been lacking in the ‘proper push’ for many on the roster, but there’s at least some justification on this one. |
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Jun 25, 2022 22:28:51 GMT -5
If anything I would have swapped Miz with Morrison for that brief 8 day reign last year.
Yes he would have been a transitional champion but at least he would have held it and also be a grand slam champion.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jun 25, 2022 22:34:05 GMT -5
His window to be a World Champion in WWE had long since closed. He'd been made to be such a comedy character in that second run that I really don't feel like you could've made him credible enough for even a quick run.
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