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post Feb 17 2009, 02:25 AM
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In the early days of the WWF they allowed Hulk Hogan and Sammartino to keep their championship belts for years at a time contiguously. I don't think keeping a belt on a wrestler that long has ever occured since, now most wrestlers are doing good to keep a belt for 6 months (about 3 PPVs)

Was this because
1) Lack of worthy competitors WWF thought could prevail against Hogan/Sammartino (in the minds of the fans - since these were the days when wrestling was "real")
2) Popularity of Hogan as wrestler and all the merchandising that went along with it
3) Relative normalcy of the wrestling fans then that were satisfied with 1 long term champ back then compared to today's ADD/ADHD crowd who needs a new champ every other PPV?

Or some other reason or combination of the above?


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- camperxl   Mailbag 11 Question   Feb 17 2009, 02:25 AM
- - Shichiroji Sakakida   I think it's a combination of 2 and 3. Didn...   Feb 17 2009, 09:55 PM
|- - americaninchina   QUOTE (Shichiroji Sakakida @ Feb 18 2009, 05...   Feb 19 2009, 04:45 AM
- - Keelan   Thanks for the question. I'll definitely answe...   Feb 18 2009, 10:55 AM
- - Keelan   Having only seen later years Backlund, he is one o...   Feb 22 2009, 01:17 PM
|- - americaninchina   QUOTE (Ric Flair)...Bob was a great person...and.....   Feb 26 2009, 11:52 AM
- - Keelan   I actually just watched a bunch of Backlund and no...   Mar 12 2009, 11:17 PM

 

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