Toxx, stay off that soapbox. And don't get back on.
Sure, I should have showed, but I decided not to. Is that bad? Yes. Does that make me look weak in my World Title feud? No.
So, doing the job 1 show after my title program starts makes me look weak? So, I never should have jobbed to JJ Johnson in that Pure Rules match during my feud with Flesher? How about those other jobs I either co-wrote or let the other person write?
Jobbing now is going to set up challengers later if (I mean, I could end up no-showing against ELM, according to you) I win the title. You may be considered the best World Champion in the past year or so, but setting up challengers wasn't your strong point.
Should this job have happened? Probably not. Did it? Yes. And now I will work around it. Can this set up something with TKO in the future? Did I not just lose to KOJI during my big world title chase while my tag team partner was injured against TORU?
Working around losses and building up future matches is what makes a great champion. Not winning PPV main events against no-showers.