Orton didn't earn it?? Maybe he didn't have as long of a journey as a lot of other guys,but in my mind, talent wins out. He is by far, no challenge, the most talented guy this business has seen in years. It's just too bad he is stuck in this terrible era of wrestling. He would have fit in perfectly during the Attitude ear. But no, unfortunately for him, he is stuck with bums like Cena, Matt Hardy, Batista, and all the other misfits this company is shoving down our throats. This is the worst wrestling era EVER!!! P.S. who cares about that idiot sheamus, he means nothing.
Orton? seriously? that is crap, sure he is now one of the best (not the best talent by far), but if it was not because of his last name and his buddies he would have ended with no job after he won his first WHC just to take Brock Lesnar off the book as the youngest champion ever and even at that time he was crap.
He was given chance after chance and only after he was paired with Edge (who is way, way more talented than him) and was part of Rated RKO he started to show he matured enough to be consider into the Main event picture again.
Take the "era" thing on the way is just a bad excuse since he was there even before the PG era begun and when he was there haging with the big guns of the Attitude Era on they later days and Post WCW era he choked.
Batista might not be the Best wrestler ever (and yes, Orton is way better than Batista by far) but he was chosen over Orton to face HHH at WM21 because he was over with the fans and Orton was shoved down the fans throats.
Now on the topic, thing is that it is a necesary evil to have someone pushed by creative.
Sheamus is a good way to taste the waters of a new star, maybe not a main eventer yet but a good shot. He might not have done much, but at Survivor Series he was a survivor for his team, eliminated 2 out of 5 guys and specially took out the Intercontinental Champion on his own.
Orton was not going to win be cause it is too soon to put him and Cena in the ring again, specially after the stipulation of Bragging Rights.
Kofi is involved with Orton and there is no way he was facing Cena, it was way too soon to end his program with Orton and start one with Cena with both being faces.
Take Kurt Angle as an example, He was shoved down to the fans throats when he started, he at the time became the Most condecorated Rookie in the history of the WWE (won the European, Intercontinental and WWF titles on his first year) also winning King of the Ring and none cared about his first WWE title reign, then what happened? he became one of the greatets wrestlers out there.
Example of a bad Push? for me that goes to Bobby Lashley, talking about someone being shoved down our throats. The guy is a good power house but nothing more and has no real charisma what so ever, the onlything that has him up on TNA is that he is an MMA fighter who takes wrestling as a hobby and that he was a WWE star. I still remeber when he faced Cena at GAB, first time I heard fans booing both main eventers, the next night Mr. Kennedy defeated him being the bad guy and was cheered like Hell.
