| pokoko said: The way the WWE treats the secondary titles is one of the dumbest things I've seen in wrestling. It's straight-up stupidity to devalue your own roster just to keep putting over the top guys, never mind titles that should carry some meaning. I remember when Albert Del Rio was just barely hanging on to the main event picture, like he was the third guy in line or some such and they didn't seem to know what to do with him, so they had him squash the IC title-holder in a non-title match, like the belt wasn't even worth his time. I was so pissed off by that. It's just stupid, there is no better word for it. It makes the title meaningless. Yeah, I know I've mentioned this before, but New Japan has THREE secondary titles that hold great value. Their IC belt is held by one of their top names and possibly the most popular wrestler in Japan. Their Junior Heavyweight title is a big draw and one of the most respected titles in the world. Now, the NEVER open-weight belt is generating some excellent matches and a lot of attention at every PPV. If they can do that, why can't the WWE? I feel the same way about using tag teams as jobbers to thrown together main event teams. TOP tag teams are supposed to be better than the sum of their parts. When I used to watch the NWA as a kid, you didn't see a thrown together tag team squashing the Road Warriors or the Free Birds. It's a ridiculous way to cannibalize your own product. Honestly, I don't really like the McMahon philosophy in many areas. |
They have three hours to work with on Raw and the way they spread the time out for each segment is idiotic and part of the reason why these titles get so little attention. Whatever is the main event at the next PPV gets at least 25% of the airing time via in-ring segments, matches, commentary build up or promotional videos. And if Cena isn't in that picture then he gets his own 25% to do what Cena does. Deduct commercial time, in ring entrances, comedy/jobber skits, your weekly half-assed Diva/Tag Title story progression and what are you really left with for the secondary titles?
I've been saying this for a while but I think they need to put more emphasis on the IC title. The IC title should be the #1 contender for whenever a former champion isn't cashing in his rematch clause. And if they really don't have time for it on Raw why not let the IC champion main event Smackdown every week, doesn't even have to be a title match, just give whoever it is the exposure they aren't getting on Raw so that when it's time to move them up the ladder the "WWE Universe" will be a little more behind them.
As for the US title, Rusev should just Madusa the belt and debut the Russian Championship. Then have a bunch of guys challenge him weekly to try and redeem the legacy the US championship once had. Have Rusev completely steam roll everyone until one day finally someone by the name of Sami Zayn gets an upset victory on his first match on Raw as a singles competitor.
