Backstage Update on the WWE Draft, Possible Gimmick Changes for Superstars

[Rosie]

*PLE's

This is a new era.

Hogan wasn't on every PPV back in the day either.

In an era with only like maybe 3 PPVs a year. But when it is weekly TV, a champion should be around most of the time. Cena's issue was more people were tired of Cena himself. Then recently we have had Brock part-time title reigns happen for years at a time. It goes from a "special thing" to just nothing happening for months without him there.

My case for Roman dropping the belt isn't even the fact he is part-time now. The man can work a lighter schedule. It is the fact he has been champion for 700+ days. It has gotten stale even if he does good work. Yes he is a dominant champion and a final boss, but the thing is that a final boss eventually needs to be beaten. Okada, Triple H, Kagetsu in Stardom, etc, a lot of dominant champions have an end goal of losing to build a new hero or a better star. After all this time, it has to come sooner or later. His match at Mania (that has been rumoured/planned for a while now) against The Rock doesn't need a title to happen or be main event worthy. So it probably should happen before that date. Then afterwards you can probably be able to split up the titles by the rumored post-mania draft and both brands have champions, Roman can come and go for his big matches, and you have multiple stars who still are worthy and have world titles on each brand to fight over when he isn't around and give those stories a goal.

 

[Cwalker]

I think if there were still 2 belts, you could get away with Roman not being on TV every week. But with them being unified, he should show up a little more than he does until they decide to get one or both belts him.

If only a star hadn’t got lost in the dust

 

[Deezy]

In an era with only like maybe 3 PPVs a year. But when it is weekly TV, a champion should be around most of the time. Cena's issue was more people were tired of Cena himself. Then recently we have had Brock part-time title reigns happen for years at a time. It goes from a "special thing" to just nothing happening for months without him there.

My case for Roman dropping the belt isn't even the fact he is part-time now. The man can work a lighter schedule. It is the fact he has been champion for 700+ days. It has gotten stale even if he does good work. Yes he is a dominant champion and a final boss, but the thing is that a final boss eventually needs to be beaten. Okada, Triple H, Kagetsu in Stardom, etc, a lot of dominant champions have an end goal of losing to build a new hero or a better star. After all this time, it has to come sooner or later. His match at Mania (that has been rumoured/planned for a while now) against The Rock doesn't need a title to happen or be main event worthy. So it probably should happen before that date. Then afterwards you can probably be able to split up the titles by the rumored post-mania draft and both brands have champions, Roman can come and go for his big matches, and you have multiple stars who still are worthy and have world titles on each brand to fight over when he isn't around and give those stories a goal.

Hogan made like 6 PPVs a year in WCW and they were monthly.

 

[Shane]

corrected to PLE

But you have to agree holding the belt this long in this day in age isn't necessary what is the point of a two year reign?

It gives legitimacy to the title to have a reign this long. Brings you back to the classic era when you had a true top guy. A top guy is someone who legit can beat all challengers and hold on to his title for a long time. Not this oh let’s have a new world champ every 3 months like they’ve done. I will admit that at this point Roman probably can lose the title and he’d be fine but it’s silly to say there was “no point” in giving him a long run like this.