The X-Division
By Scott Keith on August 12, 2013
Hey Scott,
After watching Impact Wrestling on demand when I'm bored , I've noticed the whole trade-in the X Division title for a shot at the World title scenario. When did this start? Has it always been like that? I never seem to remember this.
TNA has been hailed by so many for doing so much for cruiserweights. However, isn't the idea of even having a separate title and division for these guys counter-productive? You're basically telling the audience these guys aren't worthy of fighting for the "main event title" so we'll create their own title. WCW did it, WWE did it. For the last 10 years, I'd say TNA has actually hurt that style of wrestling more than it has helped it, imo. Especially now that you can trade the title in just for a shot at the big boys title.
I'd love to see them just have the World Championship and the World Tag Titles. I'd then do the Bellator approach and have tournaments to get a number 1 contender for both titles. All those talented cruiserweights would join everyone else on the roster and go through the tournament to get their shot. So much more interesting and fun than simply trading in your title for another one.
What do you think of this idea?
Taking business tips from Bellator seems like a good way to lose money.
Anyway, the deal with cashing in the X title is called Option C and debuted last year with Austin Aries doing it on Bobby Roode, and it was supposed to be an annual tradition for Destination X before they decided to stop doing PPVs. The X title itself was fine as a secondary belt as long as there was interesting workers and storylines behind it, but Kenny King really killed that thing dead. Which is nothing against Kenny, but he screams curtain jerker, not champion, and he was just the wrong guy completely for a long-term reign as champion. RVD was the opposite problem, coming off as a guy way above the level of that belt. As with anything, it's not the titles, it's the booking and storylines around the titles.
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