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One, you're right about putting the belt on your "top guy." Whether we like it or not, Orton has been picked as the "top guy" for Smackdown. The problem though is that putting the belt on your top guy has to have some kind of buildup. Having him win it on his first
ing night after being drafted to the new show is just silly. I get why they would want to
eventually put the belt on Orton but the way they did it was just cheap. Yeah it might push the whole "anything can happen any night" idea but it backfired, which brings me to my second point; it backfired.
They just crowned a new champion which hit the internet 4 days before it was aired. If Orton really was the guy who sold their tickets and brought in the money that should have been one of the highest watched Smackdown episodes. Instead, its likely that everyone found out and said "
it" to Smackdown. This "mysterious" backlash should be enough to show them that Orton isn't enough of a draw to be their "top guy" but it won't be.[/QUOTE]
You bring up a good point in that the WWE is now subscribing to Monday Nitro era Eric Bishoff's philosophy of "anything can happen". You should never change the title on a match that was unadvertised. You use tv ratings as an example of Orton's inability to draw. However, most of the people who watch wrestling shows do not read spoilers and listen to pro wrestling podcasts. You have to remember that the people on this board are probably in the minority when it comes to wrestling fans. Had the WWE advertised the title match a week in advance and the ratings did not pop , then we could say Orton isn't a big draw.