Will the mid card Championships ever mean anything in the WWE again?

[joet1102]

As I continue watching WWE programming, I continue to believe that championships are becoming less relevant. I was watching WWF back in the mid and early 90's, when main event storylines revolved around the 3 championships. Back when becoming the Intercontinental Champion meant that you were the #2 guy in the company. The IC title always had its matches where the superstars gave it their all because they knew that it was a stepping stone and the final step to be in the World Title picture. Now we have the IC title and the US title. When I watch RAW or Smackdown! I feel like both titles aren't given the recognition they deserve. I want to see a feud that revolves around being the champion and not just the superstars. I want to see, two guys wrestle the way Savage/Steamboat wrestled or Hart/Perfect or Hart/Smith or Micheals/Ramon. I question if its possible seeing Santino Marella or Evan Bourne and the Miz going at it in a match of epic proportions for the US title. Or on Smackdown, with the exception of Drew McIntyre..I don't see Kofi Kingston having a phenomenal match with Dolph Ziggler or Cody Rhodes.

The Tag Team Titles, those have meant nothing since the WWE brand split. It seems its only a relevant championship when two main event caliber superstars form a team. Finally a real tag team is holding it, hopefully the WWE will bring back more tag teams and actually create a division again. I'm not too sure who the Hart Dynasty will face, the two dudes on smackdown or the Usos or Hawkins/Archer...thats pretty much the tag division right now. I'd love to see more teams make their debuts, I remember when the WWF had so many tag teams that they used to have four way title matches on numerous occasions to fit alot of the teams in.

Maybe its the superstars, but I miss when it was "nothing personal" and strictly wrestling to be a champion.

 

[Ferbian]

The mid-card championships is already relevant and meaningful, they are getting good feuds right now with The Miz and R-Truth getting a feud between the two of them.

Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre and Teddy Long is already getting a feud revolving around the Intercontinental championship, and to top that off Dolph Ziggler requested a championship match through Vickie Guerrero.

The tag team championships are meaningful still because of The Uso's and The Hart Dynasty, the championships being unified did well for them, creating excitement for them again when Jeri-Show held the championship belts.

I could list how all of the belts are meaningful in their own manner because they are actively being competed for with good matches on a somewhat regular basic now (we saw both the United States and Intercontinental championship being defended at Fatal 4 Way).

Sure you could always argue that you can't give enough credibility to a championship belt no matter where it is placed on the card, but considering they are getting storylines and they're being used to push stars now is a proving thing that the mid-card championship belts are still meaningful to WWE.

 

[Dr. Stinger A. Zoidberg]

Where have you been for the past year and a half?

In that time, we have seen both the US and Intercontinental Championship actually mean something again. We've seen Jericho and Mysterio battle over the Intercontinental Title which brought a lot of prestige back to it, and propelled the title to have new, exciting feuds.

Then the US title is now becoming relevant again. Have you seen The Miz? In my opinion, he is one of the greatest US Champions of all time. His feuds are exciting and he brings so many new things to the table when it comes to feuds over the US Title.

I don't know where you have been, but obviously, you havent been paying enough attention to the WWE.

 

[steveh0481]

Yeah, hate to bash you on this one, but where have you been? The WWE is really trying to pump some credibility back into the mid card titles. Unfortunately the attitude era did a lot to take away the meaning of those titles, in my opinion. For those of you that disagree, my point is simply this: When a title changes hands nearly every week, it loses value. It becomes a commodity that anyone can have and no fan truely cares who holds. The WWE has changed that mentality and is building credible feuds around the mid-card titles as of late.

 

[The Doctor]

Seriously, man...no offense, but have you been living under a rock? The championships are getting PPV time, interesting stories, and have great stars that are all surefire main eventers holding them. Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre (if he can get his act together), The Miz, and R-Truth ALL could be in the main event. They have all been putting on good matches and delivering good promos. The titles are being featured on every PPV. What more do you want?!

 

[joet1102]

My point is that championship feuds used to be about the championship and not anything personal. Stinger mentioned the Mysterio/Jericho feud for the IC title, I'm pretty sure that feud revolved more around the fact that Jericho was trying to unmask Mysterio more than the actual championship. The whole McIntyre/Kingston/Hardy/Long IC title situation is more about McIntyre being McMahon's chosen one and how Long won't give him a free pass because of it. It's not about the actual IC championship, the IC title is just used as a item as part of that story. The US title meant what this past year? Miz held it with the Tag titles for a while, but when did he defend it when he was a tag champ? He lost it to R-Truth and won it back a month or so later in a 4 way on RAW. Now the Miz is entered into another storyline revolving around the WWE championship and not the US championship, it seems like he wants to hold both titles.

 

[mister_b1LL]

The mid card titles already mean something because of the people that have held it before. Because of guys like Chris Jericho and the Big Show, the Hart Dynasty look like a million bucks when they hold the Tag Titles. I think the only mid card title that doesn't seem as meaningful is the IC Championship, simply because the previous title holder Drew McIntyre treated it like it was just entrance attire. But when somebody threatened to take it, all of a sudden he gets really defensive when he should have been gloating about how he has the title and how no one is going to take it from him. Shame considering last year, guys like Jericho and Rey Mysterio were doing a really good job with the IC Title.

 

[Ruthless-RKO]

there are 2 world titles incase you haven't noticed...and no they have been going downhill..but recently I have been seeing a change..and the titles are being used more than they were like 5/6 years ago...

The tag titles have been re-invented...and some decent feuds are coming from them...the IC and US titles are getting a lot of recognition from the mid card guys as of late...with some really interesting feuds...

OP, are you don't watch some classic wrestling...say from 5 years ago..

 

[The Raven's Epitaph]

They still are pretty prestigious. But not as prestigious as they once were.

Just because of the change in time though. My opinion is that the United States championship stopped being prestigious when John Cena defaced it and when Chris Benoit lost it for the last time ever.

R.I.P. Heritage of mid-card titles.
R.I.P. Benoit.

 

[JGlass]

Evan Bourne, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, R-Truth, The Miz, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Christian, Dolph Ziggler, Hart Dynasty, MVP, Zack Ryder...

All of those guys can put on a decent match, and all can put on a good feud. I have, at one time or another, enjoyed all of them, and I can actually think of a moment for all of them where I was wowed by them or impressed by them, whether that was in a match or in a promo.

So what do you mean by meaningful? They can already put on a good match and a good feud. They are frequently featured on the maincard at PPVs, and get a reaction out of the crowd that ranges from decent to great. Some midcarders have made it to the main event recently, including Sheamus, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk, and Kane. More seem to be on their way there in Evan Bourne and The Miz.

So we have guys who have good matches and feuds, get reactions, are featured regularly, and make it to the main event. How aren't they meaningful?

 

[harrythem]

I think since the Monday night wars where WWE and WCW had to do anything to hook viewers all titles means less now. They're still important but it used to be the case that if your titles weren't the be all and end all of everything then your champ wouldn't draw, and you'd go out of business. It's just the changing times really.

 

[rayman]

the us and ic titles have great potential in star power but it lacks story lines the feuds are terrible in the midcard division yeah miz and kingston and morrison and mvp and the list goes on all can put on damn good matches but the wwe just hands them random oponents instead of building up rivalries mizz and evan bourne could put on a great feud or mizz and morrison and i would like to see a kofi and punk feud but wwe is lacking story lines everywhere the last good feud was cena and batista and if wwe doesnt put cena against taker at mania than they are ideots that would be HUGE

 

[WJDwjdWJDwjd]

I think we all need to partake in an excavation project. This guy who made the thread is seriously not seeing much sunlight. This thread is a year or two too late. The mid-card titles are being used amazingly lately. They don't have senseless feuds anymore, the storylines are pretty solid and they using the best midcard talent to chase after these titles. These belts are being used the way they are supposed to be used... to get midcarders to the next level. Kofi will be there soon. Miz will be in the main event scene before the end of the year. Hes being booked into a Randy Orton feud!! Sure Kofi didn't benefit much, but then he got shipped to SD and lost momentum. Anyway, these titles, I'm glad to say are being used very well. I love the Uso v Harts feud. It fresh to see actual tag teams and not just a random pairing put together. Hell, I'd even go out on a limb and say that the midcard title storyline are about as interesting as the WWE & World titles' storylines.

 

[Goliath Uterus]

I would have to disagree with the OP here, all the titles (aside from maybe the divas) mean sooo much. We, the viewer may not realise it but holding the title means you are the MAN, to say that isn't important is just ridulous.

For example check out the fueds over the US and IC titles, you've got R-Truth, one of the top faces, fueding with Miz, a guy who WWE obviously has big plans for in the future. And over on Smackdown! You've got Drew Mc'Intyre, Matt Hardy and Kofi Kingston all pushing for that belt. Drew is a guy thats gonna get the world title someday, as is Kofi and Matt, well Matts just there to get Drew over. My point being is that if you are a male holding any title then you obviously are an important part of the WWE.

 

[ORTON_RULEZ]

If a John Cena, Triple H, Undertaker, Orton drop down and take the belt and go on a streak out shining the WWE/WHC title holder leading up over time to a match at a big PPV. That would bring great prestige back as the IC/US Champ would have great momentum along with people respecting his talent and the belt once again.



I hate that recently Brett Hart held the US Belt OFFICIALLY when legally he shouldn't be in a square thing with 4 posts in each corner with ropes attached, just making the prestige of it a joke, poor!

Give it to Khali turn him heel and let him keep it forever! Would get more intrest than the current crock of shit we put up with!

 

[ORTON_RULEZ]

I would have to disagree with the OP here, all the titles (aside from maybe the divas) mean sooo much. We, the viewer may not realise it but holding the title means you are the MAN, to say that isn't important is just ridulous.

For example check out the fueds over the US and IC titles, you've got R-Truth, one of the top faces, fueding with Miz, a guy who WWE obviously has big plans for in the future. And over on Smackdown! You've got Drew Mc'Intyre, Matt Hardy and Kofi Kingston all pushing for that belt. Drew is a guy thats gonna get the world title someday, as is Kofi and Matt, well Matts just there to get Drew over. My point being is that if you are a male holding any title then you obviously are an important part of the WWE.

A belt given up by a 50+ year old man took by r-truth to be re- won by The Miz? SCORRRRRREEEEEE!!!!!
Had me intensely watching to make sure The Miz got it back zzzzzzzz