Kids love sweets, but if you give them sweets every day, theyll get fat and throw up. It isnt a good idea to give kids sweets all the time, no matter how much noise they make. The same analogy works with wrestling fans and title changes (except for the part about throwing up). This is not to advocate a return to the multi-year title runs of Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales or Lou Thesz, just that there are far too many belt changes in wrestling these days. Being made the Champion of a company or territory is a major honour, as well as a big deal - and it should be treated as such. The crowning of a new World Heavyweight Champion should not happen every couple of months, as it does these days, but should be a special event that takes place maybe only a couple of times a year (or less). As with anything in life that isnt sex, the more times you do it, the less special it ultimately becomes. This year alone is only eight months in and has already seen three men wear the WWE Championship belt and three men wear the TNA World title. Thats six World Wrestling Champions over an eight-month period, far too many. A title change is good for business, it re-shuffles the deck and energizes the fans, but if it is done too often, it cheapens both the belt and the man holding it.
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