Well, I agree with some of what you say, but I think Edge in particular was a guy who earned and deserved the title, and was able to generate genuine heat. And like it or hate it (I personally don't understand it), the fans seem to love Randy Orton, so I think he's deserved his push. Christian and Miz? I don't really see them as championship material, either, though both have more than paid their dues. Back in the early '90s, they might have been worthy of the IC title, but nowadays that title doesn't mean ____ so who cares? Cena. . .well, he's got his group of fans, and he's got mad mike skills and the look McMahon has always preferred. But McMahon has shoved him down the fans' collective throats for many years when he sometimes didn't seem to warrant it. I think CM Punk is the kind of heel that would be a great foil for a babyface champion in any era.
But were things really much better in the 80s and 90s in the WWE? Sometimes. But frankly, I'm glad the days of Hogan vs. Warrior are gone, and the 90s had some great stuff that seemed to result from the aftermath of steroid-gate and WCW's competition with WWE, but that just couldn't have lasted. If you remember Raw from the early to mid 1990s, it wasn't pretty. Mostly jobbers vs. A- or B-listers, and a main event that would be lucky to make it as an under card match on Raw nowadays. I think NWA/WCW gave you a much better product in the 1980s, but that wasn't something you could sell to the massive audiences the WWE attracted. If you are a fan of actual wrestling, then it is better to be a fan of WWE now than it was in the mid-80s through the 1990s IMO. Daniel Bryan and Tyson Kidd had a ____ing awesome 15 minute match or so on Smackdown last week. You wouldn't find that very often on WWE TV back in the day.
As for Raw last night, I thought it was a major improvement over last week. Great tension at the end of the show.
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So many better workers in the day-Savage,Steamboat,Bret Hart,Shawn Michaels,Ted Dibiase,Mr.Perfect,Bulldogs,Tito Sanatana,Paul Orndorff,The list goes on and on.Today ,you might have a few.
Cena wishes. People can say what they want about Hogan today, but back in his prime Hogan was thee man. Cena can't even compare to the amount of love Hogan received nor does he have any of his charisma and connection with the people like Hogan had.
