Paid Members Duke Posted January 9, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2019 It's a well trod thread on here to ask the question "who's the best to never win the world title" and everyone says Ted diabiase or Scott Hall and then we all go home. Well here's the twist: who's the best guy to never win the WWE or World title since 2000 when they started giving it away. Play the game in the spirit, they don't have to have debuted after 2000, but it has to be someone for whom it wouldn't be completely ridiculous for them to have won it post 2000 by that point in their career . No Scott Halls, but if you think you can make an argument for William Regal then shine on. Ive been racking my brains about this, and honestly I think it has to be Kofi Kingston. If they'd capitalised in that feud with Orton, he could've really shot up the card, but they clearly weren't ordered about doing that. A short underdog run beating some of the big boys who were underestimating him wouldve been really fun! Over to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkchopcash Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Ryback....just became super over at the wrong time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Blog Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Cesaro at some point I would guess. He was over for a while due to the swing and feats of strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Got to be Joe he’s been on fire last 2 years but they never pulled the trigger on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 9, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, Jacko said: Got to Joe he’s been on fire last 2 years but they never pulled the trigger on him But he's been TNA World Champion! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 9, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 9, 2019 And the answer is Rusev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidzero Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Have to say Samoa Joe I love the guys work I wouldn't mind seeing him having a run as u.s champ and build him back up for a long heel run as wwe champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: But he's been TNA World Champion! 😂 That’s like being league one champion 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killjoy_Gee Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I do think there was a period where I genuinely could have seen John Morrison as the champion. Possibly around Wrestlemania 26/27  I think Wade Barrett should have beaten Randy Orton at Survivor Series (?)  Finally... Cody Rhodes. I remembered fantasy booking Cody vs Goldust for Big Gold at Wrestlemania with my housemates during my uni days (2010) and the idea made sense.... Possibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted January 9, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2019 Regal is a very good shout. People often point to his 2008 run but his stuff in the early 2000s could have amounted to something as well. X-Pac would just about qualify for me too. He was done for by 2001, but if you’d struck while the iron was still hot in early 2000 he could have had a few weeks as champ before HHH/Rock really got going. The Hurricane in 2003 with the Raw belt, why not. He had that match with Rock and I think he had one with Triple H too. Do a giant killer thing and break up the H title reign that felt like it went on forever. And Matt Hardy Version 1. Replace the Big Show reign from the end of 02.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEGABUCKS Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 For me Steve Blackman would have made a good champion. Bad Ass Billy Gunn is another who should have been champion in his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 It could still happen for Kofi! I'd say it's a two-horse race, William Regal and Matt Hardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted January 10, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 10, 2019 Goldust. I honestly think if they had done more with him both in 2002 and around the time him and Cody fueded with the authority. They really could have played up his and HHH having quite a history, have him topple Orton even if just for a month with Dusty in his corner because he remembers Triple H as a cocky punk bitch and he's not much better now. He's probably going to be one of the best workers with some of the worst gimmicks to never win the big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I remember Goldust seeming like a relic (that's ciler spelt backwards) when he came back at the 02 Rumble. Same with The Godfather and Mr. Perfect (who I only knew as my older brothers' favourite wrestler). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted January 10, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 10, 2019 In recent years, it's got to be Samoa Joe. Each time he's had a sniff of one of the top Championships, against Brock Lesnar a few years back and then against AJ Styles this past Summer, he's hit a home run both times. Incredible promos, totally believable character, great matches, brilliant angles and a freakish ability to make even the worst material somehow work, they were insane both times to not give him a go with the belt. Who else would be able to read a bedtime story and pull it off? I can only assume their reluctance is because they view him as injury prone. What other reason could there be? He's fucking ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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