The Hardcore Kid
WHAT?!
I didn't see anything about this subject on another thread, but if I missed it, I do apologize.
I got to thinking last night about guys who are talented workers, but don't seem to have a lot going on. Zack Ryder. Tyson Kidd. Trent Barretta. Chris Masters. Zeke. Mason. Countless others. Wouldn't these guys benefit from a tertiary belt to go after? These kinda guys aren't quite Intercontinental/US title quality yet, but why does that mean they have to be jobbers?
I know a lot of people will say "we have too many belts already". We currently have the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, the United States Championship, the Tag Team Championship and the Diva's Championship. That's 6 belts. In the Attitude Era, what the IWC generally considers the greatest thing since sliced bread, we have 7: WWE, IC, European, Hardcore, Light-Heavyweight, Tag-Team, Women's. And the other thing to consider is that it's very different now. The WWE/World and IC/US are essentially one belt, with the brand extension.
I don't care if its European, Hardcore, Cruiserweight, or whatever label they wanna give it, a lot of wrestlers would seriously benefit from chasing after a lesser title. Earn credibility. You can even have the occasional IC-caliber wrestler win the belt to give it that much more credibility: HBK, Jericho, Guerrero, Angle are all former European Champions, and it either gave them that boost to the next level, or the other way around: they were already established and added credibility to the belt.
I just feel like a lot of guys are floating around doing nothing. Superstars is actually a great show, with some of the best wrestling you'll see in WWE. If those guys were chasing a belt, it would validate them more, and you'd even see some of these guys on RAW/SmackDown.
Thoughts?
I got to thinking last night about guys who are talented workers, but don't seem to have a lot going on. Zack Ryder. Tyson Kidd. Trent Barretta. Chris Masters. Zeke. Mason. Countless others. Wouldn't these guys benefit from a tertiary belt to go after? These kinda guys aren't quite Intercontinental/US title quality yet, but why does that mean they have to be jobbers?
I know a lot of people will say "we have too many belts already". We currently have the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, the United States Championship, the Tag Team Championship and the Diva's Championship. That's 6 belts. In the Attitude Era, what the IWC generally considers the greatest thing since sliced bread, we have 7: WWE, IC, European, Hardcore, Light-Heavyweight, Tag-Team, Women's. And the other thing to consider is that it's very different now. The WWE/World and IC/US are essentially one belt, with the brand extension.
I don't care if its European, Hardcore, Cruiserweight, or whatever label they wanna give it, a lot of wrestlers would seriously benefit from chasing after a lesser title. Earn credibility. You can even have the occasional IC-caliber wrestler win the belt to give it that much more credibility: HBK, Jericho, Guerrero, Angle are all former European Champions, and it either gave them that boost to the next level, or the other way around: they were already established and added credibility to the belt.
I just feel like a lot of guys are floating around doing nothing. Superstars is actually a great show, with some of the best wrestling you'll see in WWE. If those guys were chasing a belt, it would validate them more, and you'd even see some of these guys on RAW/SmackDown.
Thoughts?