I would love to see Pope one day become TNA world champ, but right now I think this is just a test run for him to see if he can handle the main event scene. After Lockdown I expect Pope to return the midcard and have a good run there and some solid feuds with guys like Wolfe, Roode, Storm, etc...
At this time TNA needs to have the champ on someone like AJ or Jeff Hardy, like Tasty said. Those guys are two of the most well known superstars in TNA and they should focus on keeping the title in the hands of those that can be trusted to carry championship gold. In due time Pope will be a world champ, but I can't see it happening until the end of this year to the middle of next year.
At this time TNA needs to have the champ on someone like AJ or Jeff Hardy, like Tasty said. Those guys are two of the most well known superstars in TNA and they should focus on keeping the title in the hands of those that can be trusted to carry championship gold. In due time Pope will be a world champ, but I can't see it happening until the end of this year to the middle of next year.