>>14372996>>14372997>>14373010You guys are remembering "what" happened, but not "why" it happened. The prevailing feeling everywhere at that time was that Finn was too small to be called up. That he didn't fit Vince's mold. So, to prove he wasn't a stubborn old man, Vince put the belt on him at a very high profile time. Set him up for success in every way. So when Finn got injured in his first match as a champion, that immediately proved Vince's point and set back the middleweights for years.
>tldr- small wrestlers always get hurtYou're doing exactly what Tony does, that's why you never learn.