I don't know if a HBK/Shelton fued would have been the answer, but the door slammed shut on Shelton when they decided not to follow up on that fantastic match...that was a case of being put over without actually winning, and regardless of the HBK hate, he really did a great job of putting Shelton over in that match...but you know, Benoit, Guerrero, Cena, Orton, Batista, etc. all toiled around in the midcard for awhile before, sometimes disappearing completely before getting their big shot so, there's always that slim hope...