The supposedly high concept of WWEs September event (do we even call them pay-per-views anymore?) is in the name: its the night of champions, where every title in the company is defended on the card. Wait, wait, wait, hold on so at the other monthly pay-per-views (seriously, do we call them Network events, live specials, what?) the various WWE champions are sitting it out? These are supposed to be the marquee matches, at the marquee events. I understand why you might try to avoid too many title bouts on free television, in order to make the pay-per-views more important (I keep wanting to call them WWEs big shows, but I hear the name is taken). Surely though, that just means that the pay-per-views (big show actually sounds like a euphemism for a bowel movement) should then showcase said title bouts, like, every time theyre on TV? If the intercontinental champion is involved in a storyline, then retaining the intercontinental championship should be a part of that storyline. Same with the US title, the tag team titles, and especially the WWE world heavyweight championship: there may be a grudge going on, it may have gotten personal, but ultimately if one of the participants holds gold, the other should want it. If they dont, then what are these much-touted, heavily-promoted worked achievements for? Every pay-per-view (we should call them affairs. That makes them sound like cool hardboiled detective short stories: The Bad Blood Affair; The Vengeance Affair; The Breaking Point Affair) needs to have every championship defended on it, and most of the time they do. So whats the point in a pay-per-view (The Armageddon Affair! Yes!) with a special stipulation that every title will be on the line, when every title should be on the line at every pay-per-view (or affair)? Theres no point. No point at all.
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