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Hogan's Ultimatum to Aries: #1 Contender or X Division Champion?


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After winning his first ever Ultimate X match, retaining his X Division Championship and extending his record breaking run, Austin Aries called out to Hulk Hogan claiming that no matter what, "He Is The Main Event". Hogan heard and then came back with one very interesting offer. Hogan acknowledges Austin is the "Greatest Man That Ever Lived", but he's still not TNA World Champion. He then offered Austin the chance to face Bobby Roode for the title at Destination X. There's catch though. Hogan does not want a Champion of 2 divisions. In order to make the match official, Austin Aries must reliquish the TNA X Division Championship and put an end to it's longest reign. In contrast, he gets the chance to truly main event a PPV and end another record breaking run in Roode's World title run.

 

But the real question is... How good would it look if Austin simply gave up the X Division title? We all want him pushed, but is the title gonna suffer for it? He'll essencially walk out of the X Division, unscratched and never beaten. Great for him, but with all the competition he's gone over, it leaves a lot to be desired for the potential next champion.

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I don't think it makes the X-Division look weak, just makes Aries look super strong. Also, it's not like he retired, he gave it up to move on up the ladder, which to me isn't the same thing as retiring unbeaten, or simply giving it up.

 

Besides, who is there in the X-Division that's really got much of a resumé? Everyone else in the X-Division (now that Sabin is back on the shelf) is quite new or not that established. It gives TNA a chance to build it up again and work towards what they had with Aries. Not moving Aries into the main event would be criminal because he's built himself up so well, but dropping the title to anyone in the X-Division currently would knock him back down again, unless they had him screwed out of it. Personally, I'm glad they've done it like this. Aries looks unstoppable at the moment to me.

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