WrestlingHistorian
Pre-Show Stalwart
A huge reason why I stopped watching WWF in 2002 was because of how they treated their World Heavyweight Championship throughout the "Attitude Era", same with TNA when they had the NWA Title. Too many title changes and too many champions water down the title and make it seem like anyone could be champion, it has always urked me in the sport of wrestling. A World Championship should be elusive, it should be a career achievement and a pinnicle within the sport just like when the NWA and WWF titles were revered in the 70's and 80's. A World Title should be given to very few in the sport who can earn money and put on amazing matches, champions should be honored and looked at in a different light than the other competitors, but all that is hard to attain when you have 20 ex-champions running around and everyone has held the title multiple times each. I blame the fans. New school (1990-current) are fickle and complain and moan when a champion has the title longer than a few months, they get bored and then ratings drop and new champions are crowned. I remember in the early 80's in the NWA there was no music, there was no major gimmicks, there was no flashy lights and pyro and 20 minute in ring mic segments to get wrestlers "over", all there was were a bunch of guys who worked hard in the ring and won the crowd over with their matches alone. Today, if you have a cool catch phrase or if you have a hot finisher or can pop a crowd with your words then you have a shot at winning the title it seems. Maybe I just miss the old days of wrestling and maybe I am spoiled by ROH and their long reigning champions and awesome matches, or maybe I am jaded because I dont watch Wrestling for storylines and I watch it purly for the in ring competition, I view it as a sport rather than a performance. I don't know, I just needed to get it off of my chest. Back then the belt meant more than being a prop and the champions meant something special, what does everyone think?
And please, if your some 16 y/o kid who knows nothing besides WW/E please don't respond saying how John Cena is the best ever, because this is more for the well rounded fan to discuss, those who have been a student of the sport for many, many years.
And please, if your some 16 y/o kid who knows nothing besides WW/E please don't respond saying how John Cena is the best ever, because this is more for the well rounded fan to discuss, those who have been a student of the sport for many, many years.