This is will make me hated, but Flair was never great. His matches never drew me in and I never felt he was one of the best talkers in the business. And he has now repeated the same routine in the ring for over a decade (taunt, chop, flop, climb top rope, chop block, figure 4).

I agree Edge is better than Nitro RIGHT NOW, as is Benoit and HBK, but Nitro is improving quickly. And remember, Edge, Benoit, and HBK all were exactly like Nitro when they were his age before their push: tremendous talent, moderate mic work, and solid IC/top of the middle/bottom of the top superstar. Of all the superstars on RAW or Smackdown, only Jeff Hardy and Ken Kennedy are closer to the top of main event status. And as I said in another thread on the Money in the Bank match, if Nitro or someone like him, were to win that match it would help to legitamise that wrestler. Look what the Royal Rumble did for wrestlers like HBK, Yokozuna, and even Stone Cold ( this was before it became a predictable showcase for already main event stars). The WWE just has to push its younger talent instead of recycling the same champions every three months.