[2000-06-25-WWF-King of the Ring] Eddy Guerrero vs Val Venis

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Decent enough match but Val is dry on top. Chyna and Trish have some interaction and that gets a better reaction crowd wise than most of the match in ring. The bad booking continues with Val winning but that was pretty predictable with Rikishi going over via DQ in the first match. The main takeaway I had watching this is a theory I am really starting to propel in my mind. I am weary even mentioning it because Eddy is such a revered character. I do think he is a great worker at times but can’t help but look at his placement in GWE and wonder if there is something I am missing. Now, we still have his money WWE run to go so I don’t want to write him off but he is someone that we have chronicled throughout 11 years of his career now and he certainly has highlights but also a good bit of stuff like this match where he doesn’t feel compelled to make the match more than it is. That can be considered a positive as not showing up the rest of the card but I see it more as Eddy being content to just give an adequate performance instead of a great one based on his role. It is something to track and again I may be on an island but just based off the GWE results and some of the PTBN WWE GWE talk of Eddy as a top 10 contender, he seems overrated and hasn’t excelled at all since returning from the elbow injury. **1/2