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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Apr 24, 2023 14:05:53 GMT -5
The problem is if the Interim Champ loses to the returning champion, then their reign never officially “counted.” Which makes everything around the concept feel weightless.
I like the distinction (with vacancies only happening as punishments or injuries that exceed a set time), but they just need to do a better job at clarifying why it doesn’t put everything on hiatus until the injured party returns.
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Post by sportatorium on Apr 24, 2023 14:29:56 GMT -5
I didn't have a problem with it when they introduced it. The idea is very different from how wrestling handles things. That said, it's blown up in their face and looks like it just doesn't work.
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Post by Cyno on Apr 24, 2023 18:59:12 GMT -5
I think it's fine for a shorter-term injury where you immediately get a solid unification match between the "real" champ and the interim champ. But I think the long-term (if not outright career threatening) nature of Thunder Rosa's injury made it untenable. I know they went with the white hot hand in Jamie Hayter, but it must've really sucked for Toni that she only became the undisputed Women's Champion retroactively after she already lost it.
I still wouldn't mind it coming back if it's a relatively minor injury. But for anyone that's going to be out for more than say, 3 months, they should be stripped so the championship scenes aren't held in limbo.
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Post by Kay Faban on Apr 25, 2023 7:21:36 GMT -5
Interim champions look like a bitch and it’s a consolation prize.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Apr 25, 2023 8:50:19 GMT -5
Its fine they just got unlucky where it had to be a few in such a short period of time. I think it helps they have a International title now so if you can't have a TNT title match cause of a short injury you can swap out the defense and make it a storyline beat down so you still have a title match.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2023 9:57:58 GMT -5
Cant stand it in pro wrestling or atleast AEW's execution of it.
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Post by THE FVNKER on Apr 25, 2023 13:22:26 GMT -5
Interim titles in wrestling just make no sense to me. You write the entire script. If someone has a little niggling injury that might keep them from wrestling for a month or so then just don't book a world title match that month. Or if you really want a world title match on a particular show but the champ is hurt then just strip them. It's not rocket science. Wrestlers obviously don't like it either. Mox and Toni clearly weren't happy being "interim" champs. And Punk and Rosa both asked Tony to just strip them of their titles when they got hurt but Tony insisted on keeping it on them and in Rosa's case she got shit on for months even though it wasn't her call. I feel like it would also make wrestlers try to rush their returns before they're ready. Wrestlers already have the mentality to do that anyway but knowing you're a champion I can see feeling added pressure like I gotta get back as soon as I can. You kind of saw it with Punk. Apparently he wasn't even medically cleared yet when that Moxley Dynamite match was announced. Maybe he was always going to get injured at All Out anyway but surely trying to rush back as quickly as possible from his previous injury wouldn't have helped. I think the term is.. nagging.. 👀 |
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Post by repomark on Apr 25, 2023 16:41:30 GMT -5
It’s a needless plot device to set up the inevitable match with the actual champion. Everyone knows until they beat the actual champion who never lost it they are a paper champion, so it’s totally unnecessary.
It actually weakens the story in many ways. For instance: a heel champion mouthing off about being the real world champion is perfect for building the actual champion to come and shit him up. Harder to play that narrative when they are just “interim champ” anyway.
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