Shane Douglas was never known for being a great wrestler by anyone other than diehard ECW marks though. By the tme Douglas was ECW champ he was slow and prodding, also you cant really consider the ECW belt on par with the AWA World Title of that era. Do I enjoy ECW in its prime more than AWA? Sure but even I can recognize the legitimacy of the AWA World title over the ECW world title.

I can remember his return to the WWF at the time and the buzz about WWF getting Martel. While they didnt give him high marks for his mic work in the article he was one of the best pure heels and I can see him sitting at 50 or higher.