mrpink
AC Slater
THE GREATEST POSTS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT!!
Posts: 213
|
Post by mrpink on Feb 18, 2007 1:03:12 GMT -5
I was just thinking about the 30 Day rule for champions in the WWE. Are we supposed to forget it exists?
For example:
Cena and Michaels are tag champs, yet I don't think they've defended the belts once. With No Way Out coming up and then Wrestlemania, I don't see the belts being defended for a long while.
It's not just them either.
Benoit hasn't defended the US strap since Chavo.
The Spirit Squad went months without defending the tag belts.
And does anyone remember when Show had the US title for like 9 months and defended it once, when he lost it to Cena?
Speaking of Cena, he rarely defended the US belt either.
So again I ask. Were we supposed to forget?
|
|
|
|
Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Feb 18, 2007 1:04:15 GMT -5
It's one of those things that we're only supposed to remember when it's convenient for storyline purposes nowadays. Otherwise, it doesn't exist.
|
|
|
|
Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Feb 18, 2007 1:05:03 GMT -5
I was just thinking about the 30 Day rule for champions in the WWE. Are we supposed to forget it exists? For example: Cena and Michaels are tag champs, yet I don't think they've defended the belts once. With No Way Out coming up and then Wrestlemania, I don't see the belts being defended for a long while. It's not just them either. Benoit hasn't defended the US strap since Chavo. The Spirit Squad went months without defending the tag belts. And does anyone remember when Show had the US title for like 9 months and defended it once, when he lost it to Cena? Speaking of Cena, he rarely defended the US belt either. So again I ask. Were we supposed to forget? Two words: house shows. Those guys must have defended their titles there. |
|
|
|
Post by heyguesswhatidid on Feb 18, 2007 1:05:29 GMT -5
They can just say the belt was defened on house shows.
|
|
|
|
Post by Richard on Feb 18, 2007 1:05:37 GMT -5
30 Day rule hasn't meant squat since nWo Hogan won the WCW Title. Or if you want WWE, since Steph won the Women's title.
|
|
EJS
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Posts: 18,857
|
Post by EJS on Feb 18, 2007 1:06:01 GMT -5
House shows count!
But yeah, they ignore this rule. I don't recall it being referenced in several years.
|
|
|
|
Post by Michael Coello on Feb 18, 2007 1:10:58 GMT -5
What about when Trish was woman's champ, got injured and was gone for a couple of months, but was still champ.
|
|
Ace Diamond
Patti Mayonnaise
Believes in Adrian Veidt, as Should We All.
mmm...flavor text
Posts: 36,043
|
Post by Ace Diamond on Feb 18, 2007 1:12:07 GMT -5
Gregory Helms is the most flagrant violator of the rule.
|
|
|
|
Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Feb 18, 2007 1:14:23 GMT -5
Gregory Helms is the most flagrant violator of the rule. Gregory Helms had a belt? |
|
wwerules60
El Dandy
"Bring what? a vomit bag? a fig newton?"
Posts: 8,999
|
Post by wwerules60 on Feb 18, 2007 1:17:09 GMT -5
Gregory Helms is the most flagrant violator of the rule. Gregory Helms had a belt? Who is Gregory Helms? |
|
mrpink
AC Slater
THE GREATEST POSTS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT!!
Posts: 213
|
Post by mrpink on Feb 18, 2007 1:17:12 GMT -5
True about Trish and Helms. "The Longest Reigning Champion in WRESTLING, I refuse to say SE, Today." Real easy when you never defend the damn thing.
As for House Shows, the WWE has always maintained, unless it suited them otherwise, that if it didn't happen on TV then it didn't happen. I don't think they count.
|
|
mrpink
AC Slater
THE GREATEST POSTS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT!!
Posts: 213
|
Post by mrpink on Feb 18, 2007 1:20:57 GMT -5
Personally I think that the hack "Never saw a wrestling match in his life until he got the job" writer Gerwitz doesn't know about the rule and no one has bothered to tell him. Hayes, should know better though.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2007 1:23:42 GMT -5
Trish's was the worst, she got hurt and just was gone for many months.
"Ah screw it, no one cares."
|
|
Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
It's Just a Ride
Posts: 42,477
|
Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 18, 2007 1:39:42 GMT -5
Not to mention when Shawn "didn't fail" that drug test, they used the 30 day rule.
|
|
helped $lim jinx NXT. Woops
