D Rock
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Post by D Rock on Mar 26, 2022 5:25:40 GMT -5
It’s been clear for a long time that the US and Intercontinental Titles don’t hold much value anymore but I found the announcements last night to be depressing. Finn Balor could’ve had a solid match but even with the US title he can’t get a match at Mania. I’m not a fan of the Ricochet or those two guys he’s wrestling on SD next week but the IC Title deserves a lot more respect than that.
It’s really sad that the three sets of tag titles are all getting storylines and match’s at Mania but there’s no room or thought given to the other titles.
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Post by McBlake on Mar 26, 2022 5:32:06 GMT -5
Yeah I don't get it either tbh. The Intercontinental title in particular used to be more than a secondary title. Bow both shows mid card titles feel like tertiary Championships. But even then, that might be doing a disservice to the European title...
There was a time in the mid to late 2000's that the titles were rarely defended at Manai, but at least the champions were doing something else of importance on the show.
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fishhook36
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Post by fishhook36 on Mar 26, 2022 6:46:45 GMT -5
Why put Finn or ricochet on the card.!when you can put a loud mouth you tube podcaster a glorified stuntman and Logan Paul. WWE is a ing joke.
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Post by Nivro™ on Mar 26, 2022 8:38:51 GMT -5
Every title should be defended at Mania and not in a cluster multi match.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Mar 26, 2022 9:10:14 GMT -5
They coulda put Balor and Priest in a match for the US Title. They had the build, with Priest turning heel after Balor beat him. Ricochet with the IC Title, a 6 man ladder match woulda been fine. It's also weird that there's the build of the champions are going to Mania, Orton and Riddle winning the Belts for example, exclaiming they're going to Wrestlemania. Why couldn't they fit the IC and US titles. Now I'm not against the celebrity matches we're getting, but they coulda easily fit those two titles on Mania
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Post by Evil Abed on Mar 26, 2022 9:48:22 GMT -5
Would have been cool to see Balor vs. Ricochet in a bragging rights type of match. Or just straight up Balor vs. Priest and Ricochet vs. Sheamus.
Crazy to think that guys like Balor, Ricochet, Sheamus, Priest, Dunne, and Kingston are getting left off Mania but instead we have Theory, Otis, Knoxville, McAfee, Paul, and some guy named DJ Valentino Khan.
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Post by Triple S: POOR on Mar 26, 2022 9:57:32 GMT -5
I think a lot of people are mistaking not being able to be fit on the card with no caring.
Vince and WWE Creative don’t care enough about Finn and Ricochet right now to include them on the card for WrestleMania.
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Post by 👑🇵🇭⭐️ on Mar 26, 2022 10:47:56 GMT -5
If WrestleMania was a one day event, I could understand why the mid-card Championship Titles are left out. They should just unify the Women's (Fatal Four Way match) and Tag Team (5-team Tag Team Turmoil match) Championship Title Belts, to open up 2 spots on the 2-Day card. I would have loved to have seen a Unification match to crown the first ever WWE United-Continental Champion!!
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Mar 26, 2022 12:39:02 GMT -5
Both of em should be on WM this year.
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Post by rkmo: 10 Month Notice on Mar 26, 2022 13:18:19 GMT -5
Unless they decide Head Cheese needs to collect all the straps to get him over, they will stay this way too.
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johnnyhanson21
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Post by johnnyhanson21 on Mar 26, 2022 17:00:09 GMT -5
Both titles are pretty much worthless now and have been damaged beyond repair.Been saying for years that the brand split should end and the titles need to be cut down a ton.Scrap all of the current titles besides the WWE Title & Women's Title and then create three new titles in the Universal Tag Team Titles,a Women's mid card title(No need for a tag team title as they have no division) and lastly a new men's mid card title like a TV Title,Global Title,Extreme Title,North American Title..ect whatever you want to call it.
Five titles much like AEW I think would be the right amount in WWE and would hopefully get more focused on that what the current state is.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Mar 26, 2022 18:36:47 GMT -5
The new designs haven't helped the belts either. They both look horrible.
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Post by Valbroski on Mar 26, 2022 20:36:16 GMT -5
The new designs haven't helped the belts either. They both look horrible. Yeah, I really hate both of the new designs. The IC title especially.
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CMW Toys
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Post by CMW Toys on Mar 27, 2022 5:46:54 GMT -5
The worst part about it, they couldn't even make the ppv when it is over 2 days...
Wasted.
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fishhook36
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Post by fishhook36 on Mar 27, 2022 9:47:52 GMT -5
Man that Bad Bunny rub really benefited Damian Priest. He. Had everything that made him cool stripped from him. Turned heel acts like Bruce Banner and can’t get on a two day mania.
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Post by finnbalor1 on Mar 27, 2022 10:45:38 GMT -5
I thought for sure we was headed to Demon Balor against Priest at Mania but now they keep sticking Theory in there to advance his and McAfee match. I've got no problems with the celebrity matches,actually the Theory/McAfee one is something I'm most looking forward to on the show but seems like a waste to have guys like Balor,Priest and Ricochet not doing something more on the card then a throwaway battle royal.
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Post by Affliction: Elite Trader on Mar 27, 2022 14:27:47 GMT -5
Every title should be defended at Mania and not in a cluster multi match. Especially when it’s a 2 day event. 🤦🏻♂️
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Post by Scott! on Mar 27, 2022 15:19:14 GMT -5
I’m not surprised, sadly. I seen a post the other day saying that if the IC title wasn’t on the card, that’s a full year it’s not been on a PPV. That’s reaaaally surprising because WWE put a lot of effort into that title over the years, it feels like it doesn’t matter now and that 100% shows.
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Post by johnnyhanson21 on Mar 27, 2022 16:09:04 GMT -5
I’m not surprised, sadly. I seen a post the other day saying that if the IC title wasn’t on the card, that’s a full year it’s not been on a PPV. That’s reaaaally surprising because WWE put a lot of effort into that title over the years, it feels like it doesn’t matter now and that 100% shows. If that is indeed true zero need for the title then.Why have mid card titles if their barley defended or featured and more so if feuds aren't really even based around the title.
Really think its time to retire both titles and create a new one that is actually heavily focused.I title not giving to lower card a jobber talents look both titles have over the years and a title that is truly seen as just one step down from the World Title,a title that can and should headline shows and on occasion depending on the feuds PPVs as well.
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Post by Scott! on Mar 27, 2022 16:53:26 GMT -5
I’m not surprised, sadly. I seen a post the other day saying that if the IC title wasn’t on the card, that’s a full year it’s not been on a PPV. That’s reaaaally surprising because WWE put a lot of effort into that title over the years, it feels like it doesn’t matter now and that 100% shows. If that is indeed true zero need for the title then.Why have mid card titles if their barley defended or featured and more so if feuds aren't really even based around the title. Really think its time to retire both titles and create a new one that is actually heavily focused.I title not giving to lower card a jobber talents look both titles have over the years and a title that is truly seen as just one step down from the World Title,a title that can and should headline shows and on occasion depending on the feuds PPVs as well.
I honestly thought that would be the job of the Universal Title, but that’s become just as big as the WWE Championship now. The brand split is dead so both titles are just as important to both shows, so why need both the US and IC titles. If you go back 15-20 years and look at how big the Intercontinental title was at that time, that was your next step to main event title. Do you really see Ricochet for example going straight into the main event after his run? No, but that’s the job it does now and that job is nothing. It’s like they’ve got bored of using the titles, and they flip flop like crazy on who has them while doing nothing to promote them or it. It’s sad, IC title matches were generally my favourite parts of PPV’s, because the guys that had it were working their ass off with it. It’s nonexistent today.
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