From Jack-Hammer:
As with the topic of getting a single wish for Christmas, it can be hard to narrow down a single, definitive thing you’d like to see happen above everything else.
One thing that does come to mind, however, is that I’d like to see the championships treated with more respect as a whole. Take the Intercontinental Championship with Roman Reigns as champion, when’s the last time WWE made such a fuss about someone as IC champ? I’ve always thought that a championship and champion should be sort of mutually beneficial to each other, that one doesn’t necessarily have to make the other. Keeping with the IC title and using an old school favorite, Macho Man Randy Savage was a talented guy when he won the title and being the champion only enhanced him because of how he was booked and used as champion. You had a situation where you were like “hey, this guy’s a really good champion and that makes me wanna see him do his thing even more than before” and that’s not something we see a whole helluva lot of anymore. Aside from Roman Reigns, probably the only guy I can think of that fits into that mold has been the Miz in a very long time, at least among the mid-card titles. When it comes to the mid-card titles especially, for the most part, they’re often given the impression, at least to me, being something someone carries around with them for a little while before it becomes someone else’s turn to carry it for a while.
Shane McMahon said that “perception is reality” and if Vince wants the fans to perceive the wrestlers who carry the championships as top stars, then they should be treated as though they matter. Hype the importance of the titles, show video packages/presentations of the champions, be more selective about who does or doesn’t become champion.
From #hamler:
Cesaro needs to be a bigger focal point in WWE in 2018 going forward.
Cesaro has all the tools necessary to be a top contender in WWE. He’s as polished as they come in the ring. Cesaro has proved time and time again he can capture the crowd with his ability to deliver with anyone in the squared circle. His matches with John Cena, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Sheamus, Roman Reigns and various other differently styled opponents shows how well he works with others. Cesaro has been more consistant than anyone not named Aj Styles with his matches. He’s got a character. He’s got the look. He’s got the strength. He’s got the Cesaro section. He’s got it all.
Through all that, what really sold me on Cesaro as a performer is the beach ball incident of Summerslam 2017. He saw an opportunity to get himself more over by simply popping a beach ball and it worked. That shows me Cesaro can take anything you throw at him and use it to his advantage which is what a Champion should be able to do. It’s obvious Cesaro isn’t going to deliver a ten minute promo on why he’s great. He isn’t the most accomplished superstar on the microphone. Cover up the his shortcomings by showing how great he is as a performer. Keep his promos short (like Braun) and he’ll do fine.
If the Summer of Jinder has taught us anything, its that anyone can have a moderately successful championship reign with decent booking. Imagine Cesaro in position to challenge Aj for the WWE title. Or be a definitive challenger to Brock’s Universal Championship. WWE is missing a great opportunity to deliver some stellar moments. WWE insists Roman Reigns is great. WWE insist that Jinder Mahal is great. WWE tries way too hard to tell tell someone is great when Cesaro is actually showing you how great he is. It’s his time.
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