Jack-Hammer
YOU WILL RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!!
Following a great match against the Miz on last night's Raw, the "Big Dog" became the new Intercontinental Champion.
I feel a lot of different ways on this. On one hand, Miz has been so good for the IC title and vice versa that I can't help but feel a slight pang at the notion of h is last few runs ending. Of course, at the same time, it's all part of a journey towards what, in my opinion, will lead to the Miz ultimately winning the title for a total of 10 times before his career is done, thereby breaking Chris Jericho's record 9 title reigns. On the other hand, of all the wrestlers debut in WWE over most of the last 7 years or so, Roman Reigns is really the only guy who hasn't had his career momentum shattered at one time or another due to Vince's illogical booking choices. He's really the only guy who's push has been properly sustained, he was even getting a strong mid-card title push after he'd flopped a drug test, so one advantage of him being champ is that he'll be used well as champ.
As to where this ultimately goes, my initial reaction is that this is all part of a plan to help Roman Reigns make history. I can easily see Vince's plan being that Reigns walks into WrestleMania next year as Intercontinental Champion and we have a champion vs. champion match ala WrestleMania VI between Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior. Now we as fans may not view it with that same level of greatness but that wouldn't stop Vince from ramming it down our throats and up our asses simultaneously; I mean, our dislike of something hardly ever does so why should this be any different? At any rate, I think there's a very strong possibility that Reigns will be the first man to be Intercontinental and Universal Champion simultaneously before dropping the IC title soon afterwards.
I feel a lot of different ways on this. On one hand, Miz has been so good for the IC title and vice versa that I can't help but feel a slight pang at the notion of h is last few runs ending. Of course, at the same time, it's all part of a journey towards what, in my opinion, will lead to the Miz ultimately winning the title for a total of 10 times before his career is done, thereby breaking Chris Jericho's record 9 title reigns. On the other hand, of all the wrestlers debut in WWE over most of the last 7 years or so, Roman Reigns is really the only guy who hasn't had his career momentum shattered at one time or another due to Vince's illogical booking choices. He's really the only guy who's push has been properly sustained, he was even getting a strong mid-card title push after he'd flopped a drug test, so one advantage of him being champ is that he'll be used well as champ.
As to where this ultimately goes, my initial reaction is that this is all part of a plan to help Roman Reigns make history. I can easily see Vince's plan being that Reigns walks into WrestleMania next year as Intercontinental Champion and we have a champion vs. champion match ala WrestleMania VI between Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior. Now we as fans may not view it with that same level of greatness but that wouldn't stop Vince from ramming it down our throats and up our asses simultaneously; I mean, our dislike of something hardly ever does so why should this be any different? At any rate, I think there's a very strong possibility that Reigns will be the first man to be Intercontinental and Universal Champion simultaneously before dropping the IC title soon afterwards.