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Originally Posted by Blaster86
There have always been guys who never needed the title to be remembered as all time greats. Roddy Piper, Curt Henning, Jake the Snake, Rick Rude, Scott Hall. There's a long list of all time greats who just... didn't need it.
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I agree, but it also shows the sad state of wrestling today. There were just so many high end wrestlers and characters in the 80's and 90's that there simply were not enough world title spots to give out. Wrestler's held onto their belts a lot longer back then which really helped to legitimize the wrestler and the title.
There is zero question that all the guys listed above would hold the world title today. Just look at the WWE right now. there world title pool consists of Roman, Lesner, Lashley, and a couple others. there are no marquee names or high end stars right now. The WWE is starving for big names and I bet they would do anything to find a Scott Hall, Curt Hennig, Ted DiBiase, Jake Roberts, Rick Rude or Roddy Piper right now.