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Originally Posted by Simple Fan
Eh, Lashly is good and all and would be a fine champion but I think they should hold off on that until he gets a MMA title shot. EC3 is fucking awesome and doesnt deserve to be in a secondary title proram in my opinion. Dudes kegit and im looking forward to his face run.
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It wasn't a knock on EC3. He's just the sort of awesome act that is in the "paying dues" segment of his career. Matt Hardy is a heel veteran that is on the way down and grabbing whatever branch he can to remain relevant. The two fighting over a mid-card title makes perfect sense and is good aesthetically for the company.
Even if Lashley isn't around all the time, he can give off the presence of a traveling World Champion. The dude is a legit killer. Kurt Angle had the legitimacy to get in the ring with him. Jeff Hardy has the name and the popularity. Maybe Davey Richards could have been slotted in as a "plucky young guy fighting above his weight." Bobby Roode and James Storm could also be main event players in TNA. But no one else is really there.