Why did Vince have Nash beat Backlund for the Heavyweight title in 9 seconds?
They wanted to put Diesel over as strongly as possible, and nobody would have expected him to beat Backlund in eight seconds. It wasn’t surprising that he beat Backlund, but to dispose of him in short order sent the message that this guy was going to be a dominant champion. 2. At Wrestlemania 23, MVP challenged Benoit for the U.S. title and lost. He then got a rematch at Backlash and lost again. He finally won the U.S. title at Judgement Day. My question to you is: Why did the WWE give MVP two other title shots after he lost the first one, and then have him win the U.S. title( same thing happened with Cade and Murdoch, and Duce and Domino)? Because nobody else wanted the US Title. If you really want a kayfabe explanation, I’d say that while MVP lost his first couple of matches with Benoit, he proved that he belonged on the US championship level and deserved more title shots because he showed that he could beat Benoit someday. I was watching “The Ladder Match” dvd (which is amazing BTW)
