Back in the 80's and 90's the IC title was amazing. At times I perceived it to be on par with the WWF title or higher. Hogan/Warrior was champion vs. champion in the WM6 main event; same goes for Survivor Series '92 with Bret/Shawn (albeit Shawn's title wasn't on the line). Hell, the IC title officially superseded the WWF title at SummerSlam '92 with Bret/Davey. The IC title was up for grabs in the main event of a couple of the In Your House pay-per-views, and countless Raw broadcasts (Bret/Rock was your headliner on March 31, '97, for example). On top of that, you had awesome guys like Savage, Steamboat, Rude, Curt, Kerry, Piper, Razor, Owen and Austin, who were spotlighted as major stars with a title that really mattered.
We've all seen the title's tragic decline since (ditto US title). We know that Curt being the longest-reigning champion of the 90's, or Razor being the first four-time champ was a massive deal back then, but what do audiences now think of it? Do fans just perceive it as WWE trying to hype up mediocre talents by pushing the fact that they won a worthless piece of tin? Or are viewers savvy enough to know - from the classic clips on TV and possibly their own research - that the IC title was a HELL of a lot more valuable back then?
We've all seen the title's tragic decline since (ditto US title). We know that Curt being the longest-reigning champion of the 90's, or Razor being the first four-time champ was a massive deal back then, but what do audiences now think of it? Do fans just perceive it as WWE trying to hype up mediocre talents by pushing the fact that they won a worthless piece of tin? Or are viewers savvy enough to know - from the classic clips on TV and possibly their own research - that the IC title was a HELL of a lot more valuable back then?
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