Basically, I'm not on board with The Rock being the WWE Champion. This is a very multifaceted concept for me, and something I spend a lot of time getting irrationally (or perhaps rationally? That's for you guys to decide) angry about very often.
Firstly, I have so much respect for what The Rock has done in the WWE. I was a huge Rock fan back in the early-2000's; his promos were spot-on, his wrestling was so exciting to watch, and his feuds with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mankind are some of the greatest in history. I always looked forward to seeing him every week, and I still enjoy watching those matches and segments back.
But The Rock we are seeing on Raw every few weeks now in 2013 isn't the same Rock WWE fans fell in love with in the late 90's.
Let's talk about CM Punk for a minute. You're gonna find a lot of talk about CM Punk on this blog, but it is relevant. CM Punk was WWE Champion for 434 days. During that time, he suffered a torn meniscus that required surgery - yet he still showed up to Raw, not only to continue his title reign but to allow the programs involving him and thus helping the show (i.e his association with The Shield, feud with The Rock) to keep running. That is a workhorse, and that is someone that deserves to be WWE Champion. And hey, say what you will about John Cena, but that guy was also a very proud, very dedicated WWE Champ.
And then at the Royal Rumble 2013, CM Punk lost his title that he very much deserved, to The Rock.
I'm not saying The Rock doesn't deserve to be champion based on his wrestling ability or that he doesn't care about the WWE - but caring about WWE and being a good wrestling is not all it takes to deserve the most prestigious title in the WWE today.
CM Punk lives and breathes wrestling. He sacrifices a lot to be one of WWE's top guys, and yet he dropped the championship to a guy who prioritises his movie career over WWE (and he dropped the title after 434 days after a basic elbow drop - but that's a rant for another time).
We went from having a real workhorse of a champion for 434 days to a champion who wrestles only at pay-per-views, and who gets big hype when he actually shows up at Raw because it happens that rarely. It should not be a big deal that the WWE Champion is on Raw.
The Rock isn't injured, he isn't too old to be competing frequently; he has no excuse to not be showing up to his show week in and week out. Brock Lesnar, Triple H and The Undertaker are all part-time performers as well, be it due to their inability to go as hard as they used to or family commitments, whatever. That's their business, and that's okay, whatever, I don't care about that. Because they aren't WWE Champion.
Simply put, you do not deserve the WWE Championship if you are not going to show up to Raw and even Smackdown week in and week out, let alone compete in matches at those shows. It's time for the torch to be passed.
/endrant
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