http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xke8fn_al-snow-vs-william-regal-raw-10-16-2000_sport But the jokes didnt end there. Once Michaels and Triple H had moved on to bigger and better things, the likes of DLo Brown and Al Snowamong otherswere afforded European Championship reigns. As previously mentioned, theres nothing wrong with that if the intention was to use the titles initial credibility to elevate lesser stars and add significance to the lower echelons of the card. But it soon became clear that building stars for tomorrow was not what the WWE was going for here. Besides, that was essentially the role of the Intercontinental Championship. So instead, the company saw an opportunity to use European title as an outlet for their often-questionable attempts at comedy. And Im using the term opportunity lightly here. The aforementioned DLo Brown soon began to be billed from various European countriesnot entirely in keeping with his background in the militant Nation of Domination. Yet Al Snow took it one further, playing up to poorly informed stereotypes of countries such as Germany, Spain and Greaseexcellent punning skills there WWE, just excellent. Dont get me wrong, Im a fan of the lighter side of wrestling. But theres certainly an art to it, and guys like Colt Cabana, Santino Marella and more recently Damien Mizdow have nailed it down to a tee. But these European gimmicks that the WWE started pushing? Not so much. If the company wanted the belt to retain any credibility whatsoever, they should have steered well clear of the comedy angle.
