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Post by Epic Z on Jan 12, 2014 18:15:17 GMT -5
I think this is a bad idea.
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Post by The Yes Man on Jan 12, 2014 18:24:15 GMT -5
Just saying, if you unified the us(United States) and ic(everywhere else) and combine them.....wouldn't that make it a world title? Oh and ps, if they unify them they better keep the ic belt and get rid of the us. No.. it would not. Traditionally how a championship becomes a world title is by being a companies top title, usually the "Heavyweight Champion." By defending it all over the world it then becomes a "World (Heavyweight) Championship." Now a days though a top title automatically becomes a world title by just being there. One world title. The royal rumble in 3 weeks. That ties up the wrestlemania main event. So I'm thinking Elimination Chamber to unify the US and IC titles. What else can they do for the chamber with no secondary world title.Ambrose Big E Langston Fandango Kofi Kingston Maybe even RVD or Jericho if they're back in time. I'd like to see it. Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2014 20:02:32 GMT -5
About time, the US title has been all but a paper weight for years now. We need to get back to basics and have clear champs for every card so they mean more.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Jan 12, 2014 20:15:02 GMT -5
Hmm?  Sorry, forgettable angles are forgettable. ] Yeah, you're right. That whole invasion thing... nobody remembers how that even came together. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2014 20:20:59 GMT -5
I detest Big E. Langston. He is terrible... Ambrose could use this more... Big E needs to fade into obscurity with Big Zeke.
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Post by Epic Z on Jan 12, 2014 20:38:20 GMT -5
About time, the US title has been all but a paper weight for years now. We need to get back to basics and have clear champs for every card so they mean more. Not exactly YEARS now, the title was pretty prestige in late 2011 when Ryder was chasing it and was more than a paper title when Cesaro held it. I think just ever since Ambrose has had it the title has become more of a paper title. So I think its probably been just a couple months now that the title has not meant anything. When people say its been 'years' I think of 5-8 years. |
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Post by HVMMONS on Jan 12, 2014 20:48:38 GMT -5
I hope Big E wins, hes been on a good hot streak as of late and lately has proven himself worthy of holding both titles by performing well in big matches. I don't think the titles mean anything when the SHIELD has them, as they are popular enough as a unit that they don't need any titles to elevate them. And dude, chill about Ambrose. He's not even that good. In WWE he hasn't proven once on the mic or in the ring that he is a top dog. Wut? |
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Post by Yayo on Jan 12, 2014 21:59:09 GMT -5
the ACTIVE roster isn't nearly big enough to warrant two mid-card titles. There's no sense having both at this point. This will make the IC title something worth fighting for again.
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Post by DTP. on Jan 12, 2014 22:20:56 GMT -5
Sorry, forgettable angles are forgettable. ] Yeah, you're right. That whole invasion thing... nobody remembers how that even came together. Personally brother, I'm happy forgetting it. Just absolutely terrible. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2014 22:32:11 GMT -5
Sorry, forgettable angles are forgettable. ] Yeah, you're right. That whole invasion thing... nobody remembers how that even came together. It's very confusing, but there is a nice article here www.wwe.com/classics/era-of-unificationBig E is obviously going to win but I do hope Ambrose pulls through. |
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Post by Brad on Jan 13, 2014 1:38:34 GMT -5
Thank God
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Post by Jonathan Karate on Jan 13, 2014 1:47:11 GMT -5
Just saying, if you unified the us(United States) and ic(everywhere else) and combine them.....wouldn't that make it a world title? Oh and ps, if they unify them they better keep the ic belt and get rid of the us. No.. it would not. Traditionally how a championship becomes a world title is by being a companies top title, usually the "Heavyweight Champion." By defending it all over the world it then becomes a "World (Heavyweight) Championship." Now a days though a top title automatically becomes a world title by just being there. One world title. The royal rumble in 3 weeks. That ties up the wrestlemania main event. So I'm thinking Elimination Chamber to unify the US and IC titles. What else can they do for the chamber with no secondary world title.Ambrose Big E Langston Fandango Kofi Kingston Maybe even RVD or Jericho if they're back in time. I'd like to see it. Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship? I thought that swell but I can't see them putting guys like Brock in the Chamber. It just doesn't seem like their style. |
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Post by Jack on Jan 13, 2014 2:42:16 GMT -5
They are going to be running low on championships :3
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Post by Flair Forever on Jan 13, 2014 3:30:25 GMT -5
So will it be called "The United States Intercontinental Championship?"
I'm opposed, for the record.... both titles have a rich lineage that I'd like to see continue - I guess they do anyway, but whenever they do these "unifications" it always seems like one of them gets lost in the shuffle.
I'm kind of surprised they're going this direction with championships - you'd think they'd want more opportunities to monetize them, with replica belts, Mattel stuff, "kids" belts, etc... if anything, I'm surprised they're not adding MORE titles so that they can sell more merchandise......
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Post by LtD73 on Jan 13, 2014 10:51:53 GMT -5
No.. it would not. Traditionally how a championship becomes a world title is by being a companies top title, usually the "Heavyweight Champion." By defending it all over the world it then becomes a "World (Heavyweight) Championship." Now a days though a top title automatically becomes a world title by just being there. Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship? I thought that swell but I can't see them putting guys like Brock in the Chamber. It just doesn't seem like their style. If only Brock had experience of fighting in a cage. |
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Post by Jaz on Jan 13, 2014 10:55:16 GMT -5
Good to hear. Thanks for posting man.
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Jan 13, 2014 11:30:26 GMT -5
Glad to say I called this a while back  I wonder what they'll call the unified belt |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2014 11:33:01 GMT -5
Glad to say I called this a while back I wonder what they'll call the unified belt "The Intercontinental Championship" has a nice ring to it. |
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Jan 13, 2014 11:46:30 GMT -5
About time, the US title has been all but a paper weight for years now. We need to get back to basics and have clear champs for every card so they mean more. Not exactly YEARS now, the title was pretty prestige in late 2011 when Ryder was chasing it and was more than a paper title when Cesaro held it. Nope. Cesaro was one of the guys who dragged it down -- until he formed a tag team and started doing the swing, Cesaro was the most boring, unover guy on the roster. The title did seem important when Ryder was chasing Ziggler for it, yes, but then Swagger won it and it went downhill. Then Santino won it, which was cool and made it interesting for about a second. Then the rest of his reign was forgettable. Then Cesaro won it, sucked and did nothing with it. He lost it to Kofi Kingston, who had his 40949879874579th forgettable US title reign. And then Ambrose won it, which again was interesting when it happened but amounted to nothing. WWE can build a guy to the point where them chasing and winning the US title can mean something... But over the last three years or so, they're pretty incapable of making a US title reign interesting after the win. The last decent US title reign was The Miz in 2009-2010. Before that, it was MVP in 2007-2008. |
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Post by Falconsinclair on Jan 13, 2014 12:05:31 GMT -5
Roster was bigger and had more depth in the late 80s/early 90s and only had the IC title. Exactly. This is exactly why guys like Bigelow and Jake Roberts never got to hold titles. Jake the Snake NEVER needed a title to get over. He was the guy they used to get guys ready for Hogan. Bigelow probably would have won a title in the WWE if it wasn't for his loss to LT at Mania. That loss really killed Bigelow. There were numerous guys back in the late 80's early 90's who were over with the fans more than anyone other than Cena/Bryan/Punk on the current Roster. Just off of the top of my head: George "the Animal" Steele King Kong Bundy Big John Studd Koko B Ware Hacksaw Jim Duggan None of those guys held gold in the WWE and were hugely over. So will it be called "The United States Intercontinental Championship?" I'm opposed, for the record.... both titles have a rich lineage that I'd like to see continue - I guess they do anyway, but whenever they do these "unifications" it always seems like one of them gets lost in the shuffle. I'm kind of surprised they're going this direction with championships - you'd think they'd want more opportunities to monetize them, with replica belts, Mattel stuff, "kids" belts, etc... if anything, I'm surprised they're not adding MORE titles so that they can sell more merchandise...... The WWE US Title only dates back to July 27th, 2003 when Stephanie brought it to Smackdown. Just because the WWE recently combined that history with the NWA/WCW US Title doesn't make it the original belt. This is what is truly wrong with the WWE. They completely re-write history to suit their needs. I am honestly surprised that they don't have the "World Championship History" Dating all the way back to Frank Gotch The World Heavyweight Championship only dates back to the day Eric Bischoff awarded it to Triple H after Brock Lesnar became "Exclusive to Smackdown" While I am all for a unification of the IC & US titles. Calling it anything other than the Intercontinental Championship would be just stupid. Mind you Intercontinental is just a fancier word for "World" when you think about it. |
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