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| I think a few quick title changes leading into long reigns is cool, but from that statistic you're looking at a good 6-9 months worth of quick changes and that's ridiculous.
If Orton and Edge walk away Champions this Sunday, I'd like to see both hold the titles for at least the next 5-8 months, longer if they can keep it fresh. If I'm honest though, I'd love to see the 'E work the two titles to it's advantage. For instance, while one title is being held on Raw (by Cena, let's say) for 12 months, have two or three shorter reigns 2-4 months on Smackdown between their top stars (Edge, Jericho, and Undertaker, for instance). Then have Mr. MITB (let's say Punk, just for sake of argument) cash in his contract on Smackdown and have a lengthy reign, while Raw's title is swapped between it's top stars (Triple H, Orton, Big Show) and so on. It would also mean that eventually you would be able to bring guys like Matt and Jeff Hardy, Jack Swagger, Rey Mysterio, and Christian up to the main event for trail run title reigns and test the waters with them for much bigger wins against the likes of Cena, Triple H and Undertaker, that would then last much longer. |
That would definitely be a good idea, but unfortunately WWE seem to do the exact opposite. When Cena was having an epic long reign in 2006-2007, Batista was also dominant on Smackdown. I remember the days of Cena/Batista/Lashley as Champions being some of the most boring I have ever seen in wrestling. Of course, after the draft, Smackdown was completely fucked over by injuries which led to a ridiculous series of events culminating in THE GREAT KHALI being World Heavyweight Champion after injuries to Taker, Edge, Kennedy... I am pretty sure they were gonna give Taker a long run though.
Now, instead of having one title being passed around like a hot potato and the other one held by the same guy for a substantial amount of time, they have both titles changing hands every few weeks. Doesn't really make sense.
As for the idea of Orton and Edge holding them for a long time, I'd rather Orton held his for ages and not Edge, because I doubt they could keep Edge fresh enough to justify it. He has been beyond stale over the last few months. That said, I would love to see Edge finally get a long reign. It would be something new I guess. I just think if anyone needs a long reign, its Orton. However, Orton's reign would be pretty embarassing because he would never go over Trips on PPV, even through cheating.