WWE: How to Rehabilitate Every Championship in the Company
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Universal Championship: Get The Belt on TV More
The main reason no one cares about the WWE Universal Championship is because no one has any idea what it looks like. Not that they would want to know, given the frankly god-awful design of the belt, but the fact still stands: this championship is never on television.
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Since Brock Lesnar won the title in April 2017, he has defended it (on pay-per-view) a grand total of six times over 471 days. The “distant king” style of champion hasn’t made this title feel prestigious, it’s only made fans miss actually having a world championship on WWE’s flagship show.
The Universal Championship, at not even two years old, already seems dead. Not only is it in serious need of a re-design, but it feels like the title doesn’t mean anything, to anyone. The commentators don’t mention it, the wrestlers (save for Roman Reigns) seem to have stopped vying for it, and the fans barely care. Brock Lesnar has successfully sapped the life out of a once-promising title held by Finn Balor and Kevin Owens.
Until he is no longer champion, or until fans can see the belt more regularly, this problem will likely persist. At the very least, try making sure that your new fans know this belt exists.
Dolph Ziggler is one of a long line of former world champions to win the Intercontinental Championship. (Photo Source: WWE.com)
Intercontinental Championship: It’s Fine, Don’t Worry
The Intercontinental Championship is the one title that seems to be just fine in WWE. After The Miz won the title from Zack Ryder on the night after WrestleMania 32, he became the staple of the Intercontinental title scene. Since then, there has hardly been a bad reign to speak of.
Seth Rollins brought some more serious legitimacy to the title, and with Dolph Ziggler now firmly at the helm, Raw‘s midcard belt is in good hands yet again. Cheers to you, boys, and serious congratulations to Rollins and Ziggler on main eventing Extreme Rules with a midcard championship match.