What you guys don't get is that they had to take the title off AJ. As much as I like him he really wasn't pulling in the ratings like they had hoped and so a change was needed. Who do you go to, a young guy like Pope who the casual fan doesn't know or somebody who's been around a while and most people know?
Also Smartmark you seem to forget that the Attitude Era was dominated by the title changing hands on free TV, it's not like this is something new to the wrestling industry.