Comments on: How The WWE Championship Lost Its Luster

By: Jeff Hardy's Personal Assistant

Jeff Hardy's Personal Assistant — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:14:27 +0000

im only 12 and ive been watching wwe for 8 years now
and i know you are all saying its changing hands to keep us kids interested
but i have to be honest
its not keeping me interested
its not just the period of time someone is holding the championship for
its who it goes to aswell
wwe gives the title to people who talk a good game
and the superstars who the “kids” are bound to love
but honestly
i hate superstars like batista and john cenaand rey mysterio
i prefer the bad guys like edge and jericho and orton
and i hate the fact that superstars like cena and batista are rising so quickly
within 4 years cena had been u.s and wwe champ
it took jeff hardy 11 years to become champ

By: Sharp Shooter

Sharp Shooter — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:48:47 +0000

Great column, and Great reading thanks Scarlet for your care in your writing.

I totally agree with everthing you have written.

I personally like the Attitude era belt the most, followed closely by the winged eagle version held by Brett Hart.

The current WWE title belt, is nothing more than a piece of getto styled bling merch to sell to the kids.

Lets hope WWE bring back a more traditional strap design.

But I fear that WWE management, will continue with the current belt design.

By: Long Time Fan

Long Time Fan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:35:24 +0000

I, perosnally, think that the WWE title (the spinner belt) should go back to a more traditional design. The World Heavyweight Title harkens the likes of Ric Flair, Lex Luger and Sting in my mind… but that kind of tradition has faded in years past… TNA is almost as bad… Mick Foley as World Champ? I think it’s just wrestling in general… the younger generation has definitely left its inpression on wrestling writers, and unfortunately, it’s beginning to turn off the “old timers” like myself… 36 years old… still watching wrestling because I LIKE it… but you’re losing me, Vince…. and Jeff, you’re beginning to lose me, too… at least you have the MEM!

By: Scarlett Harris

Scarlett Harris — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:05:02 +0000

Jonh: Congrats on your first post on the site, I agree with your opinions on this topic aswell. Triple H is much better as a heel than a face, he’s probably one of the best heels ever in the business. It’s definitely time for him to turn heel again.

By: kantankruz

kantankruz — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:19:06 +0000

Ahhh, Im over it hey. What the hell do you expect from the WWE at the moment. They have lost the plot in a very large way and for me to be “really” interested again they are going to have to do something pretty damn special.

By: Booker T

Booker T — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:00:05 +0000

I’m probably gonna show my age again, but what happened to the days when the wrestlers made the titles, and not the other way around? Anyone could be champ, but it takes a good wrestler to bring it that prestige (not to mention good opponents and good feuds).

By: John

John — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:23:21 +0000

I’m another who agrees that the spinner belt has to go. Fair enough bringing it in and having it on Cena when he was the champ to make it “fresh” but when he lost the title it should have gone you didnt see the smoking skull belt (which was a lot lot better) stick around for five years after Austin lost it.

I’m also agreed that the intercontinental title has lost all its prestige and has no meaning anymore its ok to see that people like mysterio and jericho have been holding it for the last couple of months even if the reigns have been pretty short. But when you get an idiot like Santino Marella come into the company and win the title on his first night by beating Umaga (who was pretty big in the company at the time with his whole undefeated streak and all) just completely deminishes the title. Whats the point of a title if absolutley anyone is going to hold it?

Anyway back to the wwe and world titles I dont think it helps with CM Punk the fact that he has won the title twice via money in the bank. I mean its all good and well when someone like Edge wins with it when his opponent is virtually helpless because he’s a heel and heels do that sort of thing but when you have a face do it it just doesnt have the same affect in my opinion. I dont think it also helps with the types of talent that are being pushed towards this title at the moment either. In my opinion both CM Punk and Jeff Hardy are horrible to watch in the ring and terrible on the mic. Especially when there are some decent wrestlers on smackdown like John Morrison and Shelton Benjamin just to name a couple who are good in the ring and arent bad on the mic these are the guys that need to be being moved up the pecking order.

With the WWE title at the moment its nice to see the top guy (in my opinion)Orton with the title they just need to give him a decent run with it. I didnt mind the whole Batista winning it and then losing the day after as it allowed Batista save face whilst out with his injury and increase Ortons heel heat. I also like the idea of legacy as it will help get dibase and rhodes over however what I dont like continually seeing is Legacy helping out Orton all the time. Fair enough have them do it on Raw but not on pay per views as it just makes it seem like Orton cant win on his own and doesnt make him look like as good as a wrestler as he is. And when your trying to promote someone as the top heel in the company whos going to go round kicking people in the skull making it seem as if he cant ever retain the title without his two best mates helping out or getting himself disqualified doesnt make sense.

My final whinge if you like is going to be about Triple H. Now I’ve got nothing against Triple H as a wrestler. Infact I think he’s awesome in the ring and on the mic. From 1999-2005 for example i thought he was great he had good fueds during the attitude era and I thought everything with Evolution was awesome. But and this is a big but, I just dont see the benefit as having him as a face for such a long period of time. He’s been a face now from around the time since they brought DX back which was good. But since about 2007 to me he’s been boring why keep him as a face when he was such a good heel? I cant recall a a interesting fued he’s had in the last year. This years maina build up was somewhat interesting but thats only because of everything Orton did kicking by kicking vince and DDT’ing Steph etc. Plus the fact now that he seems to use the Sledgehammer every week and he finds it everywhere is just ridiculous. Hopefully sooner rather then later they will turn him back heel.

Anyway people thats it for me as this post is getting too long winded but its the first time I’ve put my points across on this site let me know what you think of my views etc

By: Scarlett Harris

Scarlett Harris — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:25:54 +0000

It’s good to see that everyone feels so strongly in favour of my argument. Usually my columns draw mixed reviews and not everyone agrees with my opinions. But obviously it’s come to a point where the devaluing of champions has become ridiculous.
Hardware 952: I agree, too many “top” belts devalues the “top” guys, with not enough mid- and lower-card belts to help guys work their way to the top. When the ECW title first came up, it was special, with main event guys like Rob Van Dam and Bobby Lashley holding it, and now I don’t even know who has the belt as I don’t watch ECW anymore.
Manny C.: I feel a bit sorry for CM Punk. After his first dismal title run, I think he’s now viewed as a transitional champion and is not being taken seriously as the top guy on SmackDown! And considering that the World Heavyweight Championship was THE belt when it was on Raw and Triple H held it, it’s really gone downhill.
Booker T: Oh yeah, the Tag Team titles are a major issue amongst fans, judging from some of the comments I’ve recieved when I bring them up in my articles. Next week’s column will focus on them.

By: carl keane

carl keane — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:10:38 +0000

WWE seem to be forgeting that rather than cheapen thier shows and rack thier brains over thier own creative ideas, the basis for a respectable rivalry is simply “You’ve got the championship and I haven’t”.

Remember he days when every title had a seperate fan base; pureley because of who was vying for the championship.

As TNA’s roster grows I hope these instances provide a warning to not fall into this same loop.

By: jad j

jad j — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:27:24 +0000

there was once a time in wwe when the world title had a massive amount of prestige to it, now all titles are lackluster due to wwe’s problem to elevate and cement top and young superstars in my opinion.