In a recent revelation, it has been said that the WWE is looking to rewrite history by starting a new title reign that will outlast the
streak put in motion by C.M. Punk. Is it a coincidence that the WWE would devise
a plan to shatter a record held by their former disgruntled employee? I am
guessing that this is precisely the ammunition Vince needed to make sure this
plan was put into motion.
CM Punk holds the record of the longest reigning WWE
champion of the modern era, as he held the WWE championship from November 20,
2011 to January 27, 2013 for a total of 434 days. CM Punk’s nearly 15-month
title reign is the sixth longest WWE title reign of all-time. The longest
reigning WWE champion of the modern era before CM Punk was, in fact, John Cena.
After Cena won the WWE championship for
the third time in his career, he held the title for 385 days before an injury
forced him to relinquish the title.
There is a belief around the Wrestling world that Roman
Reigns is the company’s pick to be the new record holder and lead the WWE back
to prominence. Roman has come a long way in a short time, but still doesn’t
have the charisma and promo skills needed to be a yearlong Champion. He has the
in-ring ability and the fan support, but I have feeling that his gimmick could
become boring and redundant if pressed upon to remain at the top for a long
period of time.
The question is, if not Roman Reigns, who? If it were up to
me, the pick would be Dolph Ziggler. Dolph has proved, almost in the same token
as Daniel Bryan a year ago, that once you get the backing of the WWE Universe, there’s
nothing to stand in your way of climbing that mountain. The chants and cheers
consistently erupt every time his name is mentioned. His charisma can be felt
by the thousands of viewers at home. This guy could be the second coming of HBK. Yes, I said
it. HBK.
Dolph was battling some concussion like symptoms for a while
which forced him off of TV, but now seems to be back in full force. His recent work
at Survivor Series and weekly matches against Luke Harper has been catching the
praise of the locker room, along with WWE officials. What if this praise
excelled him into a bigger spot in this year’s Royal Rumble? What if the WWE
finally gave us an unpredictable outcome and pegged him as the last man
standing?
If this were to happen, he would go onto Wrestlemania 31 and
presumably win the WWE Championship, igniting the Ziggler streak. This would be
the streak of remaining Champion for 435 days and showing that he is the new
face of the WWE, not Roman Reigns. Based on this assessment, the stable would
be pretty strong with Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Daniel Bryan, and Dolph
Ziggler jockeying for position on a monthly basis. I think this is a pretty
decent array of talent to keep fans interested for the next couple of years.
Let’s just hope Dolph doesn’t get buried in mid-card hell battling the likes of
the Miz every other Thursday. Now that would certainly be bad for business!
What are your thoughts? Could Dolph be the man?
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