CM Punk is a former World Heavweight Champion, so you can't honestly tell me Swagger is on the same level as Punk.
Oh my dear Rusty, I no longer feel even the slightest bit bad about what I'm about to do.. all because of that very statement by you. So let's begin, shall we?
First and foremost, Indy Punk didn't win the World Heavyweight Championship until he left E.C.W.. therefore, you can't very well claim he was "of that caliber" while being on the E.C.W. Brand.
But let's for purpose sake just give Punk the little nod and say he was the World Heavyweight Champion, while being associated to that brand. How many title defenses did Punk have, and cleanly win? Uhm.. 1? 2? Both being against J.B.L.. yeah.. Punk's clearly in a category all to himself.
You're right though, Swagger isn't anywhere near the level Punk is.. because he far surpassed it the moment he entered E.C.W. Swagger has a better look, better in-ring skills, and shit.. even with a lisp, he's already cut better W.W.E. promos.
Kane was champion as a little "thank you" gift from the WWE. Mark Henry won the title for a similar reason.
A "thank you" gift? So you clearly and basically just stated in not so many words that the E.C.W. Championship is trash, and just randomly handed out to anyone and everyone as a way to say "thank you" for any random (or racist) reason?
Then Swagger's already a step far above both of them too, because he doesn't need you to say "thank you".. unless you're thanking him for saving that miserable excuse for a Brand.
Matt Hardy is an upper mid-carder, and is much more established than Jack Swagger. He's been with the company for over a decade.
Which means that he should've by rights eclipsed
OUT of the "mid-carder" status. Since he hasn't, that means 1 of 2 things. Either he can't get himself over enough to be important enough to care about.. or he just plain sucks, and can't bring in ratings to be good enough to become a true "World Champion".
Swagger is already the biggest thing on E.C.W., why? Because he's being advertised in almost every weekly promo for it. His feud with Tommy Dreamer eclipsed Matt's w/ Henry and Finlay.
Swagger's chase for a title shot was overshadowing Hardy's loss and shit feud with Kozlov.. and finally, tomorrow night.. you're going to see what the world will see.. Swagger will take his rightful place at the top. It's going to happen, be it tomorrow, at the Rumble, or sometime before Mania.. it's going to happen.
And I don't even know why Chavo won the belt, and I think the WWE regrets giving it to him. He was a horrible ECW Champion.
I think the W.W.E. ultimately regrets bringing E.C.W. back as a whole, but shit happens and now they're just taking a chance. But the thing is, this is the best chance they've taken, because Jack Swagger is going to be a plus, not a negative.
Out of the list of E.C.W. Champions, possibly and maybe only The Big Show and/or Bobby Lashley would go down as better. And that's ONLY if Swagger doesn't hold the title beyond 2 monthes. If he does, you're looking at the greatest thing to ever hit that brand.. ever.
If the WWE wants to raise the credibility of the belt and use it as a upper mid-card title, why give it to a rookie? And just imagine how shit it makes Matt Hardy look.
If the W.W.E. wanted to keep the credibility of the World Heavyweight Championship, why give it to a jobber like Punk? Then have him constantly lose?!
Look at the history of Championships throughout wrestling. The Giant, in W.C.W. was a rookie that defeated Hulk Hogan to become World Heavyweight Champion. Jeff Hardy is one huge risk everyday as W.W.E. Champion.
Jack Swagger is going to be the safest thing they've ever done. Why? Because, if he does 'fail' as you seemingly believe.. what would be the reason? "He's still new". It's an easy fall-back.. but if he succeeds, what's he resembling? BROCK F'N LESNAR! And there you have it.
Matt could feud with Evan Bourne, John Morrison and The Miz over the ECW Championship. He's still got something to do whilst holding the belt.
Bourne is injured. Morrison & Miz are on Raw more than E.C.W. now. Hardy is likely gearing up to be Christian & Edge's bitch.. again. His time has been for the previous 4 monthes.. let it go, it's time for this change.
Maybe he could have shown up on Raw and beat the likes of Kofi Kingston, CM Punk and even somebody like Rey Mysterio. That way, he can establish himself as being a true contender for a title that should/is used as an upper mid-card title. So then maybe people might take Swagger very seriously as a contender to Matt Hardy's title.
Jack Swagger has defeated some of those names within tag team matches. And he's defeated all the IMPORTANT individuals.. you know, the actual talent that's ON the E.C.W. roster.
Why have him go to different brands to prove why he should be Champion over a completely different one? That's like telling Punk to begin running through the Smackdown talent to prove he deserves another shot at William Regal.. it's stupid and bogus.
Swagger should already be taken seriously, you're the only guy out of the loop not apparently getting the picture.
Ricky Ortiz isn't worthy to even challenge for that title. Jack Swagger simply isn't ready to be the face of an entire show. To me, a Matt Hardy vs John Morrison match at Wrestlemania 25 for the title sounds much better than Jack Swagger vs Ricky Ortiz for the belt.
Ricky Ortiz and Jack Swagger were the only two undefeated Superstars on the E.C.W. roster at the time it was being thought of. Swagger's defeated everyone on the fricken brand. Finlay, Ortiz, Dreamer, even the likes of Kingston & Punk through a tag match. He's even defeated Hardy in tag matches.
And what makes you think Ortiz v. Swagger would be a Mania match? If that happens, it wouldn't be Swagger who drags it under, it'd be that waste of fucking space, Ricky Ortiz.
Triple H vs Vladimir Kozlov was a terrible main event. One of the worst I've seen in a while. And I never once believed HHH was going to drop the title to him. Now, Kozlov seems to be missing and seems to be dropped down to the mid-card. That's backlash. Morrison only won the title because Chris Benoit happened to kill himself, and was therefore unable to win the title himself. I don't care what anyone says, because in my opinion, the ECW Championship is the 3rd most valuable in the entire company. And Mr Kennedy is good from what I've seen, he just hasn't proven much due to constant injuries.
You said earlier the E.C.W. Championship was merely passed around as a way to say "thank you" and now it's the 3rd most valuable title in the company? Uhm.. what?
And Kozlov doesn't have the charisma that Swagger has. He doesn't have anything that appeals to the fans, like Swagger does. He's the All-American fucking American for sakes.. he should flat-out be your role model.
Yeah, after he won the ECW Championsship, he won the World Heavyweight Championship. And Swagger is certainly NOT ready to win a proper World Title. Now Punk is in the upper mid-card again, so his push has been a little fucked up.
A LITTLE?! To take a quote from a movie.. I've seen monkey shit-fights at the zoo more organized than Punk's pushes.
I think you're living in a fairy-tale in believing that the E.C.W. Championship is some type of holy grail. Swagger is above and beyond being worthy enough to hold it.
Swagger teaming up with Dolph Ziggler is a great idea. Both have potential in my eyes. Kozlov wasn't even main eventing pay pay views. He had a match with Triple H at Survivor Series for the title, the match wasn't THE main event of the show, and it was a terrible contest by any means. He didn't win the match, he went back to facing Matt Hardy and mid-carders because he was pushed too soon and too fast. I now can't take Kozlov seriously as a main eventer, because he simply hasn't earned his spot yet.
Kozlov is NOT Jack Swagger. Kozlov's match wasn't even meant to get over to begin with.. it was set-up for Edge's return. Do you even watch the shows?!
And Dolph Ziggler?! I'll give you that I'm impressed with Ziggler, but he's a joke. They aren't using him seriously, and putting Swagger with him could do nothing but drag Swagger under.. which is apparently what you're desperately trying to do.
Mizark. I love it! 
