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HBK didn't want to carry the World Title
Topic Started: May 1 2008, 10:11 AM (268 Views)
Cybrus
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This is an article written by a former WWE Creative Team writer. I posted one of these articles awhile back that talked about why they put the World Title on Triple H when it first came to Raw. Well, the same guy has written about HBK winning the World Title and not wanting to carry it around with him.

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So after my last post, I got to thinking a little more about the "curse" of the World Heavyweight Championship, and I have a confession to make:

I think it might be my fault.

You can trace it back to Survivor Series 2002 and one of my favorite stories from my time at WWE: The night I went home with the World Heavyweight Championship.

I was still on creative at the time (though I was days away from giving my notice), and I was gearing up for my second hometown Pay-Per-View (I'm from Brooklyn, and my first PPV while on creative was SummerSlam at Nassau Coliseum).

The main event in the Garden that night was the first-ever Elimination Chamber match, with Shawn Michaels set to win the World Title from Triple H. As the match started, we on creative settled in to watch the match in Vince's office, and Ric Flair soon joined us.

Towards the beginning of the Elimination Chamber match, Rob Van Dam leapt from the top of the chamber onto Triple H, and Van Dam's knee hit Triple H in the throat, causing him a restricted airway. I, and several others backstage, were of the opinion that it had been Triple H's fault, since he'd moved too much after Van Dam had already committed to a 12-foot jump, which is a big no-no. But of course the popular opinion was that it was Van Dam's fault.

Triple H still finished the match, putting Michaels over for the World Title. You probably remember the scene -- Michaels, midring, his hand raised, tons of confetti falling from the ceiling of the World's Most Famous Arena.

(For the record, I still say that Triple H gutting out the match wasn't heroic -- it was stupid. Michaels was going to win the title anyway, so bow out early, let the fans get excited because now they KNOW they'll see a title change, and you've got a perfect in for a return match. It wouldn't have been that tough to rebook that right in the ring -- so get some help! Your THROAT is CRUSHED!)

After the match, all the concern backstage was for Triple H. (A major concern too was making sure there were camerapeople in the room to tape Triple H being attended to after his "heroic" performance).

Once the craziness died down, Michaels took a shower and then returned to Vince's office to change. He was just about to leave when I pointed out to him that he'd left the World Title belt on a chair. He said he'd rather not carry the thing around and asked if I would bring it to TV for him the next day.

Normally the champions carry their own belts, but I said OK, wanting to help, and I carried it over to where our prop guy, Richie, had his stuff, figuring he'd be the guy to take it. But it was so late already (Triple H's injury had pushed all the scheduling back) that Richie had already left.

Really having no other options, I, Seth Mates, went home from a Pay-Per-View at Madison Square Garden, in my hometown of New York City, with the World Heavyweight Championship. And I didn't have to take one bump.

I mean, what are the odds -- a main event at Survivor Series involving Shawn Michaels, and the World Title going home with someone who didn't actually win the belt .... Wow!

And yes, when I got home, I put it on my shoulder and did a lap around my apartment. Don't even pretend you wouldn't have done the same.

But I can't help but feel at least a twinge of guilt for contributing to the curse of the World Heavyweight Championship. That long night it spent in a red duffel bag on my kitchen counter could very well have spelled the beginning of the end.
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Damn, HBK didn't even want to carry it with him. Guess even if you put it on some known names, it's never going to get the recognition it may needed since (and it could be argued) that it came from WCW.

Maybe it's because it can be looked at from coming there, HBK didn't even want it. Still I would've probably carried that belt around myself and do some posing in my place of dwelling myself.

I don't know if it's because of this that it has a curse on it like some would think, perhaps it being from another company that basically destroyed itself put some sort of curse on it.

They should've just did what they did with the US belt and change the design completely like they did with they US belt, you don't see anyone getting injured or whatever the case it since they decided to do that. Also it can be said and even looked at by some that it's the better mid card belt at the moment, compared to the IC one. You be the judge on that.
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I remember him saying that he felt it was rather heavy on TV.
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I'm missing something, what is this "curse"? Injury?
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Cybrus
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Yeah, it's talking about how almost everyone that has held the World Title has had an injury while holding the title. Triple H had that leg muscle problem, which he worked through but wore those weird trunks. Batista had to vacate the title due to injury. Angle got it and went out with an injury. Mysterio got it and went out with an injury. Undertaker got it and went out with an injury. Edge got it and went out with an injury.
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OH, that curse. Though it might of been something else.
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Yeah, but all that after Michaels held the title...
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I mean, what are the odds -- a main event at Survivor Series involving Shawn Michaels, and the World Title going home with someone who didn't actually win the belt .... Wow!


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Cybrus
May 1 2008, 08:29 AM
Yeah, it's talking about how almost everyone that has held the World Title has had an injury while holding the title. Triple H had that leg muscle problem, which he worked through but wore those weird trunks. Batista had to vacate the title due to injury. Angle got it and went out with an injury. Mysterio got it and went out with an injury. Undertaker got it and went out with an injury. Edge got it and went out with an injury.

You forgot King Booker.

Anyway, how dare he call Triple H stupid. The man obviously knows nothing. The ending to that Elimination Chamber match made for a classic ending and easily the best Elimination Chamber ending of all time, if you don't count Edge's title win.

And how does it make it more entertaining when you KNOW there would be a new world champion. Y2J, Booker, RVD and Kane, could not have had a good a finnish as the other 2 in the match, and it meant ALOT more for Micheals to win the belt in his first match back from the current champion and former DX partner. Fool. FOOL I say!
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I definitely agree with Shows. The whole ending was amazing because it was either "oh man, the Heart Break Kid is going to beat his former best friend now most hated rival," or "awww, damn. Triple H kept the title again by beating Michaels." No other combination would have had that sort of vibe, because if Triple H was out first, then it would have been obvious who would come out on top. It wasn't entirely obvious who would have won between those two, especially with that great Pedigree false finish.
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