Dave Meltzer says Baron Corbin is an example of WWEโ€™s โ€œfetish with tall guysโ€

Baron Corbin is the Lone Wolf and Mr. Money In The Bank, those two things make a combination for domination indeed. He could strike at any time with his briefcase and cash in that contract for a WWE Title shot. Lots of people are looking at SummerSlam as Corbinโ€™s big day, but who knows what will really happen? Also, if he does cash in his MITB briefcase would he even be successful facing someone like Shinsuke Nakamura or Jinder Mahal.

Itโ€™s also important to remember there are two briefcases floating around SmackDown Live and Carmellaโ€™s has been somewhat ignored. With James Ellsworthโ€™s return (which he totally gave away) who knows when The Princess of Staten Island will start her feud with Naomi. Dave Meltzer said on a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that Mella and The Glow were set to have a program soon. So if the title was on Carmella it would only make sense. That glowing belt would look pretty snazzy around Ellsworthโ€™s waist.

WWE couldnโ€™t possibly cash in both briefcases in the same PPV (or could they?)

But Meltzer went on to discuss the possibility of Baron Corbin cashing in his briefcase and argued he just isnโ€™t ready. Dave compared him to Jinder Mahal where he said Mahalโ€™s body is way better โ€œbut probably cleanerโ€ than Corbinโ€™s, he works better promos, and he has better facial expressions. But Meltzer didnโ€™t stop there as he continued to make his point Baron Corbin isnโ€™t ready for a main event run as a singles star just yet.

โ€œIโ€™m not saying Baron Corbin should never get pushed down the line or anything like that if he improves, thatโ€™s fine. But him as World Champion nowโ€ฆ at least with Jinder thereโ€™s an excuse but Baron Corbin itโ€™s just like itโ€™s their freaking fetish with tall guys. Itโ€™s like, what has he done? What great matches has Baron Corbin had with anybody? You know, nothing. What great promos has he done?โ€

โ€œHis promos suck. Has he improved? Yes, heโ€™s improved a lot. Yes, he can be in a tag team main event when heโ€™s in there with AJ Styles and Sami Zayn and do his part? Yes, yes heโ€™s okay there with Kevin Owens as a partner. Can he be a bully to Sami Zayn in an undercard match and have an average undercard match? Yes, he can. Thatโ€™s not a world championโ€ Meltzer concluded.

I think itโ€™s safe to say Dave Meltzer doesnโ€™t think Baron Corbin is ready to be WWE World Champion and heโ€™s not alone. This conversation was initiated by speculating The Lone Wolf was going to cash in his MITB briefcase at SummerSlam. But in the end, they wondered if WWE could swerve us all and keep the title on Mahal.

Who knows what WWE will do at this point? The SummerSlam card is taking shape and so is the Road To WrestleMania. Jinder Mahal might hold that title until WrestleMania 38 for all we know if Vince McMahon keeps believing in him. If Baron Corbinโ€™s name is called at SummerSlam to run with the title, then letโ€™s hope heโ€™s ready to perform because heโ€™ll have plenty of eyes watching him very closely.

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