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Originally Posted by Atocep
What the hell is up with the Jerry Lawler push?
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It would have been a fun angle 15 years ago. "Old veteran lucking into one last run". It seems a little late and out of left field with Lawler in his 60s though.
I guess it's something different though. And they avoid burning out another real challenger/matchup for Miz before Mania.
In addition to building new stars (which as I've said, I think the WWE has been doing pretty well), I'd like to see them use more one-off challengers for the titles to keep potential matchups as fresh as possible. It's always been against the WWE's philosophy to do one-shot deals or short-term contracts, but I think it would help a lot to bring in Booker T, Sting, indy sensation of the moment, etc. to do short programs with the World Title holders. Otherwise, a guy like Miz will burn out all of his available matchups within a year or two (especially at the rate people in this thread want new guys constantly elevated up to that level). You end up with a glut of guys that you've cycled through, and some will inevitable get overshadowed in the numbers game. But by then, you've already blown your load with them and it's no longer "special" for them to be challenging at the top level (Sheamus, Swagger)