Being a champion and carrying a belt representing that championship means that youre the best in your division. The WWEWHC is supposed to mean that youre the best wrestler in the company, the Tag Team Titles is supposed to mean youre on the best team in the company, and the Divas Title is supposed to signify the best womens wrestler in the company. So why is it that all of the champions are being booked so poorly? Brock Lesnar is the current world champion, yet has not made an appearance for the WWE outside of Pay-Per-Views, especially in such a desperate time when they need all the big names to help them. The Divas Title has changed hands four times in the last six months, with little in terms of storyline development between the contenders, other than the fact that AJ Lee, Alicia Fox and Paige are all crazy now, apparently. The mid-card titles have it worse, though, as the champions seem to lose constantly. Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler lost three TV matches in a row before beating Kane on the most recent RAW. The Tag Team Champions Goldust and Stardust seem to lose on a frequent basis, as did their predecessors the Usos, despite being champions. As US Champion, Sheamus seems to be on a constant winning streak, yet no one seems to care; there isnt much interest in pursuing the mid-card championships as there should be. It seems as though the top brass of the WWE has very much bought into the notion of treating the championship belts as props. Clearly WWE has changed their tune in that they no longer believe that the champion is the most important person. When CM Punk was WWE Champion, he was taking a backseat to Cenas feud with the Rock. What WWE needs to do is to completely change their philosophy, with the champion being the biggest star in the company. If fans buy into the idea that the championship means youre the best, why are the decision-makers going in a different direction?
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
