Jack-Hammer
YOU WILL RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!!
Over the course of the past month or so, there've been no shortage of complaints in regards to either the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship picture. In the case of Cena vs. Del Rio, a lot of people simply couldn't care less. While Cena & Del Rio have almost always put on strong matches, in my eyes at least, it's just not all that interesting. The mind set of many pertaining to Cena vs. Del Rio seems to be along the lines of: "John Cena is champ, AGAIN, and is in the main event, AGAIN." and "Del Rio isn't over enough to have this kind of push." In the case of the WWE Championship scene, frankly, a lot of people are disappointed, uninterested and flat out pissed off that Daniel Bryan isn't the WWE Champion. After all, he's insanely over and that sense of freshness & optimism concerning the title picture that was present during SummerSlam & leading into the first month or so afterward just isn't there now. The mind set, for a good mean, seem to be "Yet ANOTHER title run for Orton." and "Why should I be excited about Big Show, of all people, in the title picture?"
At the past couple of ppvs, there've been reports of fans grumbling negatively about the shows as they've been leaving. The main events are called "main events" for a reason as they're supposed to be the chief attraction. A lot of people aren't into Cena vs. Del Rio as there's no chance of Del Rio beating Cena, plus a lot are disenchanted with Cena always being the top guy whether he's champ or not, and Del Rio just isn't nearly as over as you'd expect someone with the spot he has to be. Orton vs. Big Show has just been dull & generally uninteresting to many, partially because it's something that people have seen a lot of times over the years and partially because, as with Cena, some are tired of seeing Orton in the spot. Even though Orton wasn't champ for roughly 2 years, he's been champ so many times and in the main event for such a long stretch that people are just bored with it.
As a result of all this, part of me believes that the upcoming champ vs. champ match at TLC feels a little desperate. A good many people have voiced the opinion that WWE should go back to having a single World Champion over the years. Aside from each other, the only other guys on the roster that I think people would genuinely care to see go up against Cena or Orton in the title scenes would be CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. As they're both currently occupied with the Wyatt Family, and now possibly also The Shield, I'm wondering if WWE officials came to the conclusion that Cena vs. Orton is all they've really got at this point as far as the title scene goes. After all, the new year is coming up and with it comes the freshness of the start of WrestleMania season beginning with the first Raw of the year, then building up to the Royal Rumble, etc. Maybe they're of the idea that Cena vs. Orton for both straps is going to be enough to ultimately get them through what's left of 2013.
At the past couple of ppvs, there've been reports of fans grumbling negatively about the shows as they've been leaving. The main events are called "main events" for a reason as they're supposed to be the chief attraction. A lot of people aren't into Cena vs. Del Rio as there's no chance of Del Rio beating Cena, plus a lot are disenchanted with Cena always being the top guy whether he's champ or not, and Del Rio just isn't nearly as over as you'd expect someone with the spot he has to be. Orton vs. Big Show has just been dull & generally uninteresting to many, partially because it's something that people have seen a lot of times over the years and partially because, as with Cena, some are tired of seeing Orton in the spot. Even though Orton wasn't champ for roughly 2 years, he's been champ so many times and in the main event for such a long stretch that people are just bored with it.
As a result of all this, part of me believes that the upcoming champ vs. champ match at TLC feels a little desperate. A good many people have voiced the opinion that WWE should go back to having a single World Champion over the years. Aside from each other, the only other guys on the roster that I think people would genuinely care to see go up against Cena or Orton in the title scenes would be CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. As they're both currently occupied with the Wyatt Family, and now possibly also The Shield, I'm wondering if WWE officials came to the conclusion that Cena vs. Orton is all they've really got at this point as far as the title scene goes. After all, the new year is coming up and with it comes the freshness of the start of WrestleMania season beginning with the first Raw of the year, then building up to the Royal Rumble, etc. Maybe they're of the idea that Cena vs. Orton for both straps is going to be enough to ultimately get them through what's left of 2013.