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Originally Posted by RainMaker
I think Edge and Hardy were legit main eventers. Perhaps they can't carry a company on their own, but they were guys I think people would purchase a PPV to see in a main event. Both built their way up from the tag division when that division actually mattered. Both had built up impressive resumes by the time they hit the main event scene. I think there is a huge difference in that and someone like Miz. Miz won lower tier belts for a few years when those belts meant absolutely jack shit. He had no memorable matches on his resume, no great feuds.
3 hours.
And I think we have seen eras of 5-7 main eventers before. In fact, I think it was the norm from the late 90's on. It's only now that we have seen main event talent fall off the face of the Earth. Their problem is that they don't plan for the future and so when the older talent left, they were shit up a creek.
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Who do you think the missed the boat on in the last few years? I mean, do you really think if those Miz/Daniel Bryan U.S. title matches got a few more minutes both of those guys would be huge main eventers today? I mean, those were great matches, the crowds seemed to love them, there was a story behind it, what more did they have to do to "elevate" the midcard? Is it just a time problem, i.e, the midcard guys need more? I really don't think Cena/Orton get that much more TV time than the main eventers of 2002 or 1998 did. At some point guys have to be able to connect with an audience. Where exactly is this black hole of development and who was sitting around available to step in? (Remember, without the benefit of 12 seasoned WCW/ECW guys falling into your lap at once, I'm talking about after that.)
And anyway, if the problem is lack of main eventers today, doesn't the blame point back 5/6 years (back when the "midcard mattered")? Here's 2006's Summerslam:
1 Chavo Guerrero defeated Rey Mysterio[30][31] Singles match 10:59
2 The Big Show (c) defeated Sabu[5][30] Extreme Rules for the ECW World Championship 08:30
3 Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Orton[7][30] Singles match 10:56
4 Ric Flair defeated Mick Foley (with Melina)[30][32] "I Quit" match 12:47
5 Batista defeated King Booker (c) (with Queen Sharmell) by disqualification[4][30] Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 10:30
6 D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) defeated Vince and Shane McMahon[6][30] Tag team match 13:02
7 Edge (c) (with Lita) defeated John Cena[3][30]
That's a midcard that mattered I guess.....Is this what everyone wants to go back to? There's a ton of old WWF, ECW, and WCW stars there......The equivalent of this today I guess would be the ECW invasion of TNA. Seems like today, they're actually pushing new people, and putting them in big spots. Everything the internet fans always claimed to want....until it happens....then they see new, inexperienced guys in the midcard and decide it doesn't mean "jack shit".