You say Booker has lost credibilty. Once again, I say bullshit as I dont know anyone who says he wasnt a credible champion!
I didn't say as champion he lost credibility (though having Sharmell or... god... K-fed help him to victory certainly doesn't make him look like a strong champ in my opinion); I'm talking about his first year in WWE where almost right from the gate they made look like a putz, despite him being the WCW World Champ at the time. Nothing like having the Rock say "Who the Hell are you?" to kill any momentum he may've had.
So why mention him if you think he has credibility now? The point of this conversation is WWE at the moment, not WWE in 2001. I'm sure we can pull a load of names out of our arses who were shit on early in their WWE careers only to get a push later!
I mean, Eddie was treated so well early on wasnt he. Did that make him any less credible?