Put It on The Record: The Future Is John Morrison

Last night was a night where the WWE conveyed a message to the WWE Universe.

The fans of the WWE rose out of their seats in excitement, joy, and ecstasy as a young ring warrior hit his sensational turnbuckle move, "The Starship Pain."

The fans of the WWE cheered as Rey Mysterio was pinned by this said warrior for the three count, and had to relinquish his Intercontinental title.

The fans of the WWE saw the future of their beloved company standing in the middle of the ring, his arm raised by the referee, his face showing many emotions, awe and gratitude amongst them.

The fans of the WWE saw the future of their beloved company officially begin his rise to the top of the brand known as "Friday Night Smackdown."

The future won the Intercontinental Championship last night, and the future has a name:

Its name is "The Guru of Greatness."

Its name is "The Friday Night Delight."

Its name is "The Shaman of Sexy."

And its name is John Morrison. The future is John Morrison. The new intercontinental champion is John Morrison. And the next fresh face of the Main Event scene is John Morrison.

It's not the first time John Morrison has been considered a man in the graces of the WWE creative staff; he's even had a solid title shot against Jeff Hardy, but lost in a valiant effort.

Earlier in his career, Morrison scored gold in ECW, winning the championship at WWE Vengeance in 2007. He had a solid reign, due to the gimmick change that has remained intact and loved by the WWE Universe. His title defenses against CM Punk were definitive for him, and gave a solid push to the top of the ECW Brand.

That wasn't the first taste of gold he had in the WWE. As the cocky, Hollywood-esque narcissist known as "Johnny Nitro", Morrison won the WWE Tag Team championship three times with former WWE superstar Joey Mercury. With Melina at their ringside, they arguably became the top tag team stable of Friday Nights known as "MNM."

When Nitro was traded to Raw with his manager Melina, he managed to win the Intercontinental Championship in 2006, and had a good three month reign with the title. He managed to regain it again, but that title reign was only a short week long.

Nonetheless, his feud with Jeff Hardy over the championship was memorable.

John Morrison did revert back to the tag team phase of championship success, teaming up with The Miz to win the WWE Tag Team titles. Their title reign was long and illustrious, solidifying them as one of the best tag teams that the 21st Century has seen thus far.

Their double dose of arrogance put them over with the fans as heels, and although they were meant to be hated (And definitely were); they no doubt gained the respect of wrestling gurus and internet fans.

But, good things had to come to an end. After a second tag team title reign (This time with Raw's tag team title), John Morrison and The Miz were separated by the draft. Both wrestlers benefited from the split, as both needed to branch off into their own singles careers.

But, with all due respect, I think that John Morrison is the one who has the slightly better part of the deal.

He's a near-future Main Event wrestler.

He's primed and ready to be pushed to the top of the wrestling chain. His win over Rey Mysterio proved that.

You can attribute his win to Mysterio's current 30 day suspension from the WWE, but if he were not worthy of winning the championship, why did he?

The answer is simple: He is the future of the Smackdown, and likely the company. Holding the historic IC title didn't hurt him in anyway, either.

Many world champions have held the belt in their careers, and those particular reigns were just what they needed to be boosted to world championship status.

Morrison will likely drop his championship to one Dolph Ziggler, a future main eventer in his own right.

But, Morrison will reap the benefits; he'll be in line for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship.

And when it's all done, John Morrison can-and will-be the World Heavyweight Champion.

And yes, he'll still be the Friday Night Delight. He'll just have some gold laced upon his greatness.

The Future is John Morrison.