You HONESTLY want to sit here and try to list off established wrestlers as deserving the belt less than what'shisname? Yes. Shelton is in a tag team. But he's in a tag team that nobody cares about, and nobody would notice if it split up to create two singles runs. Johnny Nitro is a FULLY legitimate competitor. He took place in one of the best IC feuds in recent years (Though that wasn't a tough feat) with Jeff Hardy. No, he doesn't have as much charisma as Flair, but he still gets reactions. You also conveniently forgot to mention Kenny, Val Venis, Super Crazy, and Chris Masters. All of them are all curently doing.....well, nothing.
Okay so your now saying Chris Masters could be a IC champ? Yet he obviously has been dropped since well he's not good, and the Masterlock has been broke, which is a sign WWE doesnt care about him. Super Crazy, he'd be fine as champ, but they chose a different path, I dont know why, either guy would be good but if they really like Santino and wanna push him, this is a great way. Venis...okay you gotta be kidding me, hes low low card, theres no way. Kennys been shit on. Nitro would be a stale champ. He's been the champ like 3 times in the past 6 months, and cannot put up a promo. It would just be so boring if he was champ, and really no point now. And Shelton breaking up from WGTT...so now your trying to come up with something that hasnt. By you saying he could just break up doesnt give me a good reason as to why he shuld be champ when he's still in the tag team. Until he actually does break up he cant be a canidate.