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Throughout sports entertainment history, a common misconception has been shared by a group of wrestling fanatics regarding to what adds prestige to a company title, whether it’s a top-tier, mid-card, or a women’s division championship.
This erroneous belief shared by a few select individuals is often brought up during the discussion pertaining to the ongoing title changes in the industry today.
To some, it is the length of the reign that a wrestler has which not only proves his supremacy in the industry, but also adds another great portion of history to the already reputable championship.
To others, it is the number of memorable moments that a wrestler creates during his possession of the title that matters most.
And in so doing, they tend to overlook the frequent title swaps that might occur and be inclined to instead count the number of memorable matches and feuds that came to fruition during the wrestler’s tenure.
Judging by the above-mentioned categorization, the first group is to be quite perturbed by the recent series of unfortunate events that have caused a downward spiral of interest for the aforementioned group of people.
The second group might also be quite agitated with the recent roller coaster of title exchanges, and it might not welcome nor appreciate the lack of remarkable feuds and matches that leave you awestruck, flabbergasted, and speechless.
What is understood by the endless discontentment towards the wrestling program of today is that both parties are unsatisfied by the hoopla that is caused by the hot potato exchange of championships between several superstars, whether it is a vicious cycle or between entirely new faces.
The reason for this is clear—it brings in ratings. At the moment, that means more than building cornerstones of today’s wrestling industry.
A quick title change, be it between a face and heel, is going to get even the most bored fan interested, and lead them to think: “Where are they going with this?”
Wrestling fans sometimes joke around that the creative team is under the impression that we, as wrestling fans, have a limited attention span.
Contrary to popular belief, it’s quite the opposite.
What wrestling aficionados everywhere are desperate to see are wrestling feuds that build, lead to a climax, and the eventual blow off match that ends the feud.
A good example of a well-executed, short-term rivalry would be between CM Punk and the recently liberated Jeff Hardy.
The question we have to ask ourselves at this transition era in professional wrestling is: How do we bring back the prestige that has so often been linked to championships?
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