Swagger may be the worst champion ever

[the wrestling guru]

He may not be the worst champ but he's close. I'm sorry and u may not agree but as far as I'm concerned vinces biggest talent that he is wasting on smackdown is Christian. No matter what arena the crowd goes nuts give him the mic and let him go he was great on tna. Vince listen to the fan and stop pushing people like swaggar and shemus on people and give other people a chance not cena and edge you might be suprised

 

[dman1373]

i personally just never cared about swagger and i stoped watching him on sd after those terrible long promos. I just never saw what people see in him. When he won mitb i just sat their thinking really, swagger, really. Now people may say he was pushed to fast and thats why you might not like him. To them I say look at sheamus. I thought he was pushed to fast but he is actually entertaining. I could tell when he was having a feud with benjiman he would go on to better things. And now he looks like he deserves to be in the m.e. MAYBE i am just biased because he has a lisp. WAIT no i'm a big cody rhodes fan. MAYBE I hate the ametur wrestler gimmi.... kurt angle. i couldn't even finish my sentense. WELL that was my mini rant.

 

[CM Pulsar]

My two cents:

Swagger is a very good wrestler, probably one of the best in-ring performers the WWE has right now. But the problem is, he can't cut effective promos with that lisp of his. It sounds messed up, but you just can't take him seriously as a threat when you hear him talk. And if you make fun of him on the show for it, it just comes across as mean (think about how a kid with the same speech impediment must feel when the BABYFACE is making fun of it.)

They seriously need to either get him to a speech therapist who can help him with it or just not have him talk and let his matches speak for themselves.

 

[CM Pulsar]

The other big problem in my opinion was they should have let him be the same character after he won the belt. They turned him from this kinda goofy over the top guy into this guy who was either dully deadpan or spent all his time spouting random factoids about himself. Not the best way to get someone over.

 

[hArdyPUNKmArk]

Was it a great reign? No not really. Was it bad? No not really bad either. It was mediocre. It was what it was, forgettable sure but it's not one we'll complain about like Mysterio's first reign or Khali's or even CM Punk's first title reign in '08.

I think he did a decent job considering he was thrust into it with no momentum. Bam, he won the MITB then bam, he won the WHC. I mean, he went into it basically from obscurity. His promo's certainly weren't bad and his matches were decent enough considering he was working Big Show.

I am in agreement though with the booking and the way he wasn't made to look real strong. He lost too many matches as Champion but he was still winning when it count. I'm actually thinking he gets the title back from Mysterio at the MITB PPV. I don't see Mysterio holding it for too long.

I think Swagger will get the title back at some stage anyway and he may be able to fall more naturally and easily into the role as champion next time. It worked for Punk, Hardy and even Sheamus. I'm already enjoying Sheamus' current run much more than his first. I think 2nd runs are generally better than the first. Unless you're John Cena.

 

[HBKevin]

It was a pretty bad reign. The poor guy hardly ever won clean. Which is a shame, because he is a legit wrestler and can convincingly get a win over basically anyone. Sure, have him lose once in a while to legends like Taker. But he shouldn't have been pinned clean by anyone under that level until he dropped the belt (and I think Orton did at some point).

 

[Sparky3000]

Personally, I like swagger but it's hard for him to pull off the cheap money in the bank title win without the strong personality to back it up, it just doesn't fit his character like it did with edge & others.

Swagger's title reign would have probably been better if he'd won the opportunity at something like king of the ring. Then he'd be able to be cocky over something more legitamate... Which would have furthered his character.

On an unrelated note, what would REALLY be good for Swagger is being a bodyguard for Mcmahon. Just think about it, you know how when vince is in a feud with someone these days, he always gets someone to fight his battles for him whilst he hypes the shit out of them... THAT COULD TOTLLY BE SWAGGER (and yes I'm choosing to ignore Drew)

This could also lead to a good feud with the undertaker

 

[Digging4Plunder]

Swagger won a briefcase with a title shot in it that 7 other guys could've won. He was LUCKY. WWE has clearly established his reign based off luck and him being more cocky than possessing ability. We knew he was in over his head. Creative knew he was in over his head. Therefore, they booked him to lose a lot more. Sure, he could've won those matches, but his annoying promos made up for it. It's almost like they messed up his booking just a tad. I think the more talking he did, the more he lost or came up on the short end of the stick.. That's fine, as it shows his inexperience. Like I said, could've won a few more matches, but it didn't matter. The more he talked the more we just wanted to see him lose another one, instead of him losing steam.

 

[The Crock]

He had a mediocre reign. He was improving in front of our eyes but he couldn't pick up a clean win which certainly isn't his fault, it's just shitty booking by the WWE. I read somewhere that it was supposed to be McIntyre's push but some trouble came up so maybe that's why they booked his so badly and maybe that's why his reign was lackluster and quick. But Khali is easily the WORST champion ever.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

The extreme mediocrity of Swagger's title reign has nothing to do with him. He's a talented guy, and given proper time in the ring, he can show it. The problem comes when you make him lose cleanly to absolutely everyone. I mean, he ever lost when he was on another brand! I compare Swagger's push to Mysterio's first title reign. He won the belt, and most people were surprised. Some people were even excited about it...until WWE decided to job them to every guy on the roster. Mysterio lost to everyone, or narrowly avoided a loss by some ridiculous come-back or tactic. But Mysterio was a face, he couldn't cheat his way into wins. Jack Swagger was supposed to be the top heel on Smackdown! The least they could have done was let him cheat his way to a few victories. He looked bad because they made him look bad. They gave him the belt, realized he didn't have the "look" the were going for, and coasted him along until another opportunity came by. And then they made him lose it to Rey Mysterio? Oh the irony... Swagger is 3x the wrestler Mysterio is. Believe it or not, he's even better on the mic. And he's a HEAVYWEIGHT! Why couldn't they start this brutal Swagger streak, with him losing via DQ because of the ankle lock when he was champion!?! At least it would have made his losses mean something! I'm sick of one-off champions, and I think the fact that Swagger lost the belt because Mysterio wasn't happy is just poor business and lack of judgement on the part of the WWE. I hate Mysterio as champion, and it was one of the worst part of Fatal 4-Way, and continues to be the worst part of Smackdown.

I do hope that Swagger gets back the title some day, and that they actually use him. He's a big guy, a talented guy, and isn't terrible on the mic. Vince should be eating him up, but instead is spitting him out.

 

[oldschool123]

They have just booked him terribly since he moved over to SmackDown. They make him lose constantly and make him look week. Then they take his character which was actually entertaining and destroy it too. They change him from a cocky guy who has fireworks and did a push-up on his way to the ring to a boring daddy's boy who whines about everything.

I don't know if I'd say he was the worst champion or just the worst booked champion.

 

[Morpheus101]

They have just booked him terribly since he moved over to SmackDown. They make him lose constantly and make him look week. Then they take his character which was actually entertaining and destroy it too. They change him from a cocky guy who has fireworks and did a push-up on his way to the ring to a boring daddy's boy who whines about everything.

I don't know if I'd say he was the worst champion or just the worst booked champion.

^^^^

I agree with this. Bad booking was probably more to blame for the weak title reign, rather than Swagger himself. I don't dislike Swagger, but his title reign was very "whatever" and it seemed as if they simply didn't have a clue who to book him with. The feud with the Big Show never really got started, despite being somewhat entertaining at times.

Hopefully now things are going to change for Swagger. They are finally making him more vicious, especially with him using Angle's ankle lock and actually injuring people. Of course, WWE should have done this while he had the belt to make his title reign somewhat more interesting.

 

[JM Punk]

Ironically, he has been booked better since he lost the title than he ever was when he held it. Sure, he is stealing the Angle Lock as a submission, but adding that to his repetoire has made Swagger look strong the last couple weeks.

 

[Scotty]

You people expect him to become indestructible just because he won the World Championship? Why exactly would he become that? He had trouble winning matches before he was champion, but he is supposed to destroy everyone or else it is bad looking?

I agree that he has been more interesting after he lost the Championship, but you guys are putting that 100% on Swagger adopting the Ankle lock. It has made him more dominant, but how has that made him a better character?

 

[JJYanks121]

His reign was mediocre, but then, who's first reign other than Hogan and Stone Cold was fantastic? Most guys don't come into their own until a few reigns in. Also, before this briefcase, guys had to earn their way to the top to get a reign. This case allows for someone to become a champion without taking the steps those before him did.

Before winning Money in the Bank, Swagger was lucky to be called a midcarder. He was losing a lot, and even got embarrassed by Santino. He was always blessed with size and athleticism, but his character was lousy. Winning the title allowed him to get more serious and talk of being a blessed child. Essentially, he is a successful version of what Alex Riley wants to be, but maybe a tad bit nerdier. With that said, his character is further along than it ever has been, and if he's not accepted as an upper-midcarder now, something is wrong. To go from losing to Santino to breaking Big Show's ankle is certainly an improvement, so in that way, I'd say his reign was a success. I wouldn't say it was a dominant reign over the brand, but expecting one would be ridiculous given where he was coming from before winning the title.

The conclusion here is that his reign was a success for him but mediocre for the brand. I think that's the simplest way to put it.

 

[The Holy One]

Considering the numerous of 2-3 month reigns that came before him, I thought this was good trial run as champion for Jack Swagger. The way I see it is that the first title reign is a test to see if the holder can hold his own in the main event scene which I thought Swagger did.

Everybody talks about him losing but never winning. He beat Orton at the Extreme Rules PPV and Orton was on fire with his face turn at that point and he is probably the only one to beat Orton since he turned face well without interference. He also beat Edge and Jericho to retain the title. I saw it as that he won when it mattered and that is defending the championship.

He showed me great promise in promo abilities and charisma although I wish he would bring back his old entrance with the push-ups and fireworks. But I don't think this reign was a fail at all and several great ones to come for the All-American American.

 

[Maxx]

You can't really say he's the worst champion, you can't really put all the blame on swagger though, most of the time, the contenders make the champion look good. You can put the most talented or the most "over" wrestler as the champ. But as long as he doesn't have good challengers he will not have a good title reign.
For example, in 2002/2004, Triple H and Brock Lesnar were having alot of contenders that actually made them look good, Triple H defended against alot of different big names over and over again. Like Scott Steiner, Shawn Michaels, Booker T, Kane, Goldberg, Etc.
While Lesnar he was actually having classic matches with people like Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, The Undertaker, Etc. You can't give all the credit to HHH or Lesnar on those title reigns, you gotta give more cred to the contenders.
Back to topic, Swagger wasn't really helped on his title reign, all he did was defend against The Big Show and then lose to Rey Mysterio, how do you actually expect to have a good title reign like that? Swagger could have had a way better title reign if he would have had the right contenders. (Same thing happened with CM Punk and his reigns)

 

[TJ Matics]

Was he the worst in History,
No,
But you can damn sure argue it,
& It's all WWE's fault,
I for one couldn't wait to see him at the next taping,
Why???,
Because I wanted to see him do his push-ups w/ the title and the Pyro,
I wanted to see him run around the ring w/ that big goofy grin of his,
But,
They rewarded him w/ the title and put him in a suit,
EPIC FAIL,
Did they forget WHY we liked him,
If they don't fix this,
If they don't turn him into the pyro having,
push ups mocking,
Goofy grin wearing guy we loved in the FIRST place,
There going to ruin this dudes career,
When they gave him the title,
They took away his Swagger,
and left us with JACK

 

[Y2Jericho]

Swagger's a good champion in the sense that you know when he gets beaten, it's going to feel good. I've never liked him, even if he's basically an up-and-coming Kurt Angle, atleast I could respect Angle.

 

[Da Prophet]

Swagger is not the worst Champion in histroy, why because he beat Randy Orton on Pay Per View in an Extreme Rules match.Orton has been at the top of the WWE for sometime and Swagger beat him.Not many people can say they beat Randy Orton let alone on PPV in front of thousands of people.His title run was decent, nothing amazing but he was solid.But you couldn't hear his promo's so that was bad.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Worst ever? I would definitely argue it. But I hated him getting the belt in the first place because it happened too soon after jobbing to Santino. Maybe the reason they booked him to lose so many matches as champion is because they realized they screwed up by having him go from jobbing to Santino to WHC in a month. But looking back on it it almost seems to me that this was the idea of his title reign. To show that while winning the MITB match requires skill and luck, once you've done it, getting the belt is only a matter of smart timing. They played him off as a fluke champion almost from the beginning. They tried making him legitimate by beating Orton at the PPV but soon realized not many people liked him. I mean, he got booed so bad at a taping it took him 20 minutes to do it...

 

[SGT_Robinson]

The WWE made Swagger LOOK bad as a champion!!!!! How can u be a World Champion and loss as many matches as he did as World Champion!!!!!

 

[Pencil Necked Basturd]

It would have been good to have seen Swagger win more than a handful (If that) of matches during his reign. He's not the worst champion in a while, considering Khali held the belt a few years back. But he's nowhere close to the best either. Granted, it was his first world championship reign on something other than ECW/FCW, so you can't expect much from that.

 

[LongLiveTheStreak]

I agree,Jack Swagger is the worst chapmion of all time in WWE. Even Great Khail made a better champion. I have never take a world champion less seriously than Jack Thwagger. If WWE wanted him to lose almost every match he had, why the hell give him the belt.

 

[MayorMcCheese]

Swagger as champ was an ill advised hot shot for a guy that wasn't ready, and a lazy attempt by WWE to elevate him