which title run was a mistake?

[Hazardous]

There has been a point in everyone's life when we have been watching and gone "HE'S the champ?? Wtf is creative thinking??"

the two most obvious are when Vince won the WWF title from HHH, and when David Arquette won the WCW title, just for promotion of the movie "Ready to Rumble"

So who was it that you think was a mistake to give the title to?

 

[Find'er Woo'er Ryder]

ima say the current unified tag champs....look at past utc.....dx, jerishow, showmiz!! i mean there tag finisher sucks ass and would b way better has heels again or in single competition. i wanna c natayla wrestle for the title too

 

[covieo81]

i would have to say the biggest title mistake was giving bobby lashley a title albeit ECW he sucked period and was horrible imo. also i would have to say(i know im gonna get heat for it)any of the WCW guys post WCW in WWE rey mysterio, eddie guererro, chris benoit, and goldberg to name a few. im sorry but i didnt ever see these guys as bein more than upper midcard in a WWE ring. they werent the stars imo that WWE was used to pushing. exception ric flair and hogan even though i believe they were past their primes they already had a name for themselves in both WWF and WCW. sorry if it pisses anyone off but its just my opinion. im not sayin the WCW guys were bad but i dont think they were up to WWF/WWE standards.

 

[Xemmy]

Out of the two you listed, Vince's reign wasn't nearly as damaging to the company. David Arquette's reign is one of the major symbols of the downfall of WCW...though the movie was funny as hell.

In recent history, I'd have to say the Colons being given the Unified Tag Team champions. They were very weak face champions, and Miz and Morrison had the potential to help lead WWE into actually having a tag team division.

 

[silverwraith720]

Arquette is probably the most offensive title run ever.
Coming in close second is ANY time a McMahon held a title. Actually, now that I think about it...when is Linda gonna get a title run? Stephanie, Shane, and Vince did WONDERS for their respective titles, so let's see how the Diva's division does with her.

 

[Father Uncle Oscar]

I'm not gonna pick on a title holder, I wanna pick on a title: the TNA Legends/Global/TV Title. Why? Just why? That title is the ONLY reason I could possibly hate Booker T's TNA stint.

I guess that makes my answer to this question Booker T's reign as Legends/Global/TV champ. Without him, we wouldn't have that waste of TV time.

 

[nutt]

i would have to say the biggest title mistake was giving bobby lashley a title albeit ECW he sucked period and was horrible imo. also i would have to say(i know im gonna get heat for it)any of the WCW guys post WCW in WWE rey mysterio, eddie guererro, chris benoit, and goldberg to name a few. im sorry but i didnt ever see these guys as bein more than upper midcard in a WWE ring. they werent the stars imo that WWE was used to pushing. exception ric flair and hogan even though i believe they were past their primes they already had a name for themselves in both WWF and WCW. sorry if it pisses anyone off but its just my opinion. im not sayin the WCW guys were bad but i dont think they were up to WWF/WWE standards.

Sounds more like you are diehard WWE and only like WWE proven stars.


But....mine would be Goldberg's WCW Title reign.

It was too early. If WCW gave us an nWo screwjob finish, I would have been more satisfied with the outcome knowing that not only is Goldberg a threat to the title, but a threat to the face and heel nWo factions.

 

[CuddleBuns84]

I think a few pop up in my mind. The first one is the Great Khali. It was really boring, and didn't really do anything for his career. The promos were awful, and he isn't really that much fun to watch in the ring.

Of course, the One day title run of Kane. That was just stupid. I might be heading off course on the subject, but in my opinion, One day wasn't enough. It should of at least lasted till the next Pay-per-view.

Jeff Jarrett WCW title run! Holy cow! He was a mid-carder in the WWF then jumps ship to WCW, and is thrown right to the main event. Might I add, the Main event staff was already stacked. This guy, this guy, somehow, Gets the title, when guys like Nash, Goldberg, Hogan, Savage, Sting, and many others are there. I mean, he was no better then Buff Baggwell. He used that damn guitar gimmick. Really wasn't that great of a deal. Yet, he has the title? WTF?

Hogan's title run in 2002! He just turn red and yellow again. He lost his match at Wrestlemania. However the crowd just started liking him again. Cool understandable. But, Triple H, just made a triumph return from rehab for his leg. So, they decide to have the Backlash PPV main event around those two. Well, HHH loses, just only having the title for 3 weeks, and then Hogan loses it a month later. Really stupid idea.

The Macho Man's only title Run in WCW! Oh yea! He beats Kevin Nash, he was the heel, and Nash was the Face. Finally Randy Savage has the belt. Then boom! Hogan is out on Crutches, then he can walk just fine. Quickly after that, it's the main event. That's right, Macho Man, had a one day title run in WCW, and if I'm correct, that was his only title run in WCW. One day! Fuck!

 

[Midnite Express 2009]

In hindsight, Sid Vicious winning the WWF title at Survior Series 1996 was a complete waste. At the time, Shawn Michaels was THE most popular wrestler in the company, women loved him, kids wanted to be him, he had top feuds with men like Mankind, The British Bulldog & Vader to name a few. Then here comes Sid, who couldn't draw flies in a wasteland of crap and suddenly Sid's the top guy. The fact that they even traded the title back and forth, with Shawn regaining it at the Royal Rumble ONLY for Sid to take the title into that year's WrestleMania was an even bigger waste because quite simply, 2008 could have been 1997 in that Shawn Michaels could have put the title on the line against The Undertaker instead of it being Sid, since Taker ended up winning the title regardless. Had The Undertaker faced a younger, more cockier Shawn Michaels for the WWF title instead of Sid, in all honesty perhaps the next few years would have went differently, and certainly Sid Vicious' career wouldn't have made it past Go in the WWF. I really don't see why Sid was a two-time anything, let alone WWF Champion at a time when the title still meant something. That, my friends, was the biggest waste & mistake.

 

[#hamler]

Kanes run for one day I believe was a total accident, scsa probably got busted open accidnetly that's probably why stone cold took the title back the next day...just my thoughts..
Rey mysterio's first world title. Maybe even second. I don't believe rey mysterio is a believable world champ. He's overrated and if it weren't for eddie's passing...he wouldn't have won it. There are plenty of other deserving champs out there... CHRISTIAN...

 

[DJrayray]

In the 80's I'm going to go with "Wildfire" Tommy Rich. Seriously? He beat Harley friggin' Race for the NWA World Title. Second pick would be Ronnie Garvin. NWA champs are Hall of Famers and then there's Rich and Garvin. In the 90's I will go with the US Title reign for Hacksaw Jim Duggan. He wins by squashing Steve Austin? Really? In the 00's I will go with Carlito winning the U.S. Title in his first TV match and Santino winning the I-C title coming from "the crowd." People shouldn't debut and win titles. Winning titles shouldn't be flukey. It can be lucky, but not flukey.

 

[rondiesel2005]

Jeff jarrett when he won the first wcw title and started using his guitar almost every show knockout people out with it, also made the ratings sank down big time

rey Mysterio's second title run, they gave it to him because he was unhappy...well if he improve his promos maybe then maybe just maybe he hold the title longer and improved better as a wrestler

 

[Simmo]

For me it isn't one particular person but the whole Hardcore Title when Vince said it was to be defended 24/7 and I remember one night it changed hands 5 times in a couple of minutes, just a complete waste...

 

[worldchamp101]

Did everyone forget the time when Hornswoggle won the Cruiserweight Championship? I thought that was THE stupidest title run EVER!!!!! There were ohter crusierweights who were more deserving of it and it was given to Hornswoggle.

 

[Decarow]

Uh let's stick to a pretty obvious one.. The Great Khali. I wasn't really that mad about him winning it, but the fact that he held it for so long. They gave him a pretty good length title run. He defended it at about 3 or 4 PPVs. I understand that he was supposed to be dominant, which he was, he just couldn't really sell it.

 

[DJrayray]

I thought Khali winning that battle royal was horrible. I think that could've been a chance to give Ric Flair one last quick run at the title. Kane could've also won the battle royal and it would've made sense. Khali is a joke.

 

[UFOcalling]

I'd have to say one of the worst title reigns was when David Flair was the US Champ in WCW. I understand this is more of a "World Title" thread, but that reign just pissed me off. It happened during the Russo-era (or soon before/after), but it was just a travesty. At least they got the title off him quickly, and put it on Benoit (a MUCH more deserving champion).

 

[pessimism101]

I guess you're all forgetting that Vince Russo once held the WCW title? He DID relinquish it, but still, arguably the most hated man in wrestling was WCW Champion. And this cemented the demise of WCW. Almost as bad as David Arquette.

Runner-Up would be Jeff Hardy winning the WWE championship, only to get shown the door a short time later... again!

 

[Moonsault Madness]

Shane-o Mac as the Hardcore champ. Cause when I think hardcore, i think Shane Mcmahon. I Think he won another title, but i can't remember. any time a Mcmahon has held a title was terrible!

 

[The Black Album]

Great Khali without question. Ugh I didnt think I could sit through that but somehow I did. You talk about an atrocious wrestler with an atrocious title reign with the top belt. Khali takes the cake with this one.

 

[#hamler]

Shane-o Mac as the Hardcore champ. Cause when I think hardcore, i think Shane Mcmahon. I Think he won another title, but i can't remember. any time a Mcmahon has held a title was terrible!

To me, shane was an underated wrestler. I think he did deserve the harcore title. Remember how hardcore he got? Jumping through tables, jumping off titain trons, jumping 50 feet from the top of the unforgiven set into kane. Shane is as hardcore as they come. And his other title reign was european championship. Agreed that any mcmahon holding a title was a wtf moment but shane's hardcore championship reign was not a wtf was creative thinking moment.

Sticking to the topic, I believe sheamus' first run as champ was weird. He came out of no where winning that battle royal. Don't get me wrong I love sheamus as much as the next guy but his first reign...wtf

 

[Brahma Bull]

while i think david arquette winning the belt was one of the worst things to happen to wcw, it literally made the belt look like a prop, i will defend vince mcmahon winning the title. he did it because he is the damn chairman, and he was showing an abuse of power. great way to get heat. its not like he ever won it cleanly. everyone just wanted him to loose the title so badly. its just like when he won the royal rumble. the corrupt boss gets what he wants and the crowd hates him for it.

ill repeat what someone else said. the worst i think was hornswoggle winning the title. at least the great kali is huge, and looks like he could realistically win the belt from anyone. he was dominate at the time, and even though he cant move too well, his shear size makes up for that. but hornswoggle? his title reign literally ended the only title that could be defended by the lower card. if the title was still around, we could see guys like yoshi tatsu and chavo do some actual good wrestling, instead of just being used as jobbers. (im not dissing using them as jobbers as every company needs them, and they are very important to the company, but it would be nice to see these guys really wrestle every now and then.)

 

[Swarles Barkley]

Kanes run for one day I believe was a total accident, scsa probably got busted open accidnetly that's probably why stone cold took the title back the next day...just my thoughts..

Kane's win wasn't accidental. Had Kane lost, the stip was that he would light himself on fire. There was NO WAY that was going to happen, but no one thought Austin would lose either. It was actually a classic case of "what the hell are they going to do?" Kane's win was a way to make sure he didn't have to light himself on fire and Austin's win the following night was to ensure that the belt didn't stay off the top guy too long.

I don't know if was a mistake, but it certainly was pointless and that's Sting's WCW title win on a 1999 edition of Nitro. He beat DDP for it only for DDP to win it back later that same night in a 4-way.

Also, Benoit's WCW title win in 2000. He said he didn't want it, was going to leave the company, yet they still put it on him, and then he proceeds to walk out of the company. Just plain dumb, if you ask me.

 

[Carpathian Florist]

I think Kane's title "run" from KOTR 1998 to the next night on Raw was a huge mistake, all it did was completely ruin his character and didn't have much point to it at all, sure some could argue the interference from Undertaker set up the "cahoots" angle (such a terrible term...) but there is a thousand different ways that could have been done better without weakening Kane so much.

 

[Xemmy]

while i think david arquette winning the belt was one of the worst things to happen to wcw, it literally made the belt look like a prop, i will defend vince mcmahon winning the title. he did it because he is the damn chairman, and he was showing an abuse of power. great way to get heat. its not like he ever won it cleanly. everyone just wanted him to loose the title so badly. its just like when he won the royal rumble. the corrupt boss gets what he wants and the crowd hates him for it.

ill repeat what someone else said. the worst i think was hornswoggle winning the title. at least the great kali is huge, and looks like he could realistically win the belt from anyone. he was dominate at the time, and even though he cant move too well, his shear size makes up for that. but hornswoggle? his title reign literally ended the only title that could be defended by the lower card. if the title was still around, we could see guys like yoshi tatsu and chavo do some actual good wrestling, instead of just being used as jobbers. (im not dissing using them as jobbers as every company needs them, and they are very important to the company, but it would be nice to see these guys really wrestle every now and then.)

I totally forgot about that one.....Hornswoggle does have his place in comedy, but him winning the cruiserweight title was an embarresment to every single cruiserweight in the division, and every who had held the title before him.