| I'm in agreement that Gail Kim winning the Women's belt on Monday was a mistake.
Sure, the Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweight belt has changed hands on a debut, but are we saying that title means all that much? Titles are made important by the people who hold them, and the storylines behind the challengers who try to take them. Just because Essa Rios and Jerry Lynn won the belt right away doesn't mean that it made the title important. The LHW/CW belt changed hands so much between marginally over guys with no build up that even with deserving people (Rey Mysterio, Matt Hardy) and decent storylines behind the belt lately, the title still isn't viewed as anything other than second rate. With Gail Kim winning the Women's Championship, a title that Trish, Victoria, and Jazz have been working their butts off to make a competitive belt, I doubt that the few that care about that division will keep their interest unless Kim is nothing less than the greatest female wrestler ever.
Just to get up on my soap box for a minute: the two fastest ways to make a title look worthless is to put it on the wrong person or to have someone win it who has no story going into it. Either one can kill the belt. Exhibit A: Triple H was awarded the World Championship about a year ago - deserving person but no storyline = World title still doesn't mean much. Exhibit B: David Arquette wins the WCW Championship after a lot of build-up and storyline - undeserving person with a lot of storyline behind it = WCW World Title sinks into oblivion. The worst is Exhibit C: Albert winning the Intercontinental title without earning it or having a storyline going in. No wonder they retired the belt for 6 months... A championship is supposed to be a distinction, not just an accessory to a wrestler's wardrobe. |