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Post by Dan on Apr 25, 2023 15:37:22 GMT -5
I think they were clever in targeting the visual aesthetic of this Title towards the fans who appreciate heritage and nostalgia, since the profile of this Champion will presumably be a more workhorse type wrestling Champion.
However, it really is quite a baffling route and explanation to have taken, with this essentially all but confirming that nobody is going to beat Roman anytime soon. It's a bronze medal. They've essentially booked themselves into a corner, and more or less made another new World Championship purely because nobody can beat Roman, which is just ridiculous. They didn't have a choice to have Roman function on both shows as Undisputed Champion since there's barely anybody credible left for him to face, but I'm not sure how you're supposed to take this Champion seriously. The only thing this does do, is now make Roman as Undisputed Champion probably the closest thing to the Streak. Beating Roman is now almost more of a rub in itself than actually winning the Championship. But it also feels like Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes are intertwined, with Cody more or less also separated and 'above' this new World Title.
Anyway, I think there's only a few credible names that can go for this belt initially, and that's because it simply has to be someone who hasn't already been toppled by Roman. Anybody who couldn't beat Roman for the Title but then wins this one, just devalues the credibility of the Title from the off. I do think Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor, to come full circle from Summerslam, would be quite fitting at this point. I think it's also a safe bet at this point that the MITB Winner will cash in on this Champion.
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Post by OTC Waxbender on Apr 25, 2023 15:47:55 GMT -5
Also loved how HHH was the first guy on RAW to hold the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 2002 (not counting the initial WCW invasion title with Rock/Booker just the WWE incarnation that Bischoff awarded to HHH) and 20 years later, he's the one presenting it to us on the same brand. Nice touch.
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Post by The Real Chillary on Apr 25, 2023 15:52:01 GMT -5
How many times are they going to do this ffs.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Apr 25, 2023 15:57:22 GMT -5
Also loved how HHH was the first guy on RAW to hold the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 2002 (not counting the initial WCW invasion title with Rock/Booker just the WWE incarnation that Bischoff awarded to HHH) and 20 years later, he's the one presenting it to us on the same brand. Nice touch. Crazy stuff… history really repeating itself! |
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Apr 25, 2023 16:38:35 GMT -5
Very interested to hear King Patrick Star's opinion, hope he comments on this thread.
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Post by CM Tusk on Apr 25, 2023 16:54:51 GMT -5
I like the belt and I’m curious to who the first champion will be. Seth seems like the most likely choice, but I’d love for a heel Drew champion run. Finn could also work. As long as it’s not Cody. He needs to win the WWE championship. Not the World championship.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Apr 25, 2023 16:59:10 GMT -5
I think they were clever in targeting the visual aesthetic of this Title towards the fans who appreciate heritage and nostalgia, since the profile of this Champion will presumably be a more workhorse type wrestling Champion. However, it really is quite a baffling route and explanation to have taken, with this essentially all but confirming that nobody is going to beat Roman anytime soon. It's a bronze medal. They've essentially booked themselves into a corner, and more or less made another new World Championship purely because nobody can beat Roman, which is just ridiculous. They didn't have a choice to have Roman function on both shows as Undisputed Champion since there's barely anybody credible left for him to face, but I'm not sure how you're supposed to take this Champion seriously. The only thing this does do, is now make Roman as Undisputed Champion probably the closest thing to the Streak. Beating Roman is now almost more of a rub in itself than actually winning the Championship. But it also feels like Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes are intertwined, with Cody more or less also separated and 'above' this new World Title. Anyway, I think there's only a few credible names that can go for this belt initially, and that's because it simply has to be someone who hasn't already been toppled by Roman. Anybody who couldn't beat Roman for the Title but then wins this one, just devalues the credibility of the Title from the off. I do think Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor, to come full circle from Summerslam, would be quite fitting at this point. I think it's also a safe bet at this point that the MITB Winner will cash in on this Champion. Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor to crown the first new World Champ sounds dope… just like SummerSlam 2016 for the first Universal Title. I’d have Rollins win it this time since Balor won it last time. |
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Post by cableV on Apr 25, 2023 17:04:29 GMT -5
I don't see the big deal. Chandler Bing won the same belt back in '96.  |
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Post by tylerbreezee on Apr 25, 2023 17:06:05 GMT -5
Also loved how HHH was the first guy on RAW to hold the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 2002 (not counting the initial WCW invasion title with Rock/Booker just the WWE incarnation that Bischoff awarded to HHH) and 20 years later, he's the one presenting it to us on the same brand. Nice touch. Imagine he wins it again💀 |
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Apr 25, 2023 17:11:40 GMT -5
WWE really need to make up their minds if they want 1 or 2 World titles.
This is the 2nd time they have unified the belts and then created a new top title.
How many years until they unify this with the WWE title?
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Post by romanb on Apr 25, 2023 17:53:26 GMT -5
This belt genuinely looks fugly as sin
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Post by OTC Waxbender on Apr 25, 2023 18:46:32 GMT -5
Also loved how HHH was the first guy on RAW to hold the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 2002 (not counting the initial WCW invasion title with Rock/Booker just the WWE incarnation that Bischoff awarded to HHH) and 20 years later, he's the one presenting it to us on the same brand. Nice touch. Imagine he wins it again💀 first we need mysterious golden shovel vignettes and then Orton to return so they can have 5 more super dry matches where they both clothesline each other and lay on the mat for 45 seconds while also hot potato-ing the new belt to add pRestIge and lInEagE |
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Post by Sizzle on Apr 25, 2023 22:31:47 GMT -5
WWE really need to make up their minds if they want 1 or 2 World titles. This is the 2nd time they have unified the belts and then created a new top title. How many years until they unify this with the WWE title? Besides the fact that things generally go in and out of style and it doesn't really harm them one way or another to do this sort of thing every once in a while, there are plenty of factors that go into these decisions that we don't know about. WWE has had a crazy last few years with the pre-pandemic era PPVs being long as hell, pandemic era tightening things back up, the start of Peacock PLEs, the HHH regime, and now the Endeavor merger. All these things can lead to on-screen decisions that reflect the changes behind the scenes.
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Post by BSR on Apr 26, 2023 1:21:15 GMT -5
I think they were clever in targeting the visual aesthetic of this Title towards the fans who appreciate heritage and nostalgia, since the profile of this Champion will presumably be a more workhorse type wrestling Champion. However, it really is quite a baffling route and explanation to have taken, with this essentially all but confirming that nobody is going to beat Roman anytime soon. It's a bronze medal. They've essentially booked themselves into a corner, and more or less made another new World Championship purely because nobody can beat Roman, which is just ridiculous. They didn't have a choice to have Roman function on both shows as Undisputed Champion since there's barely anybody credible left for him to face, but I'm not sure how you're supposed to take this Champion seriously. The only thing this does do, is now make Roman as Undisputed Champion probably the closest thing to the Streak. Beating Roman is now almost more of a rub in itself than actually winning the Championship. But it also feels like Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes are intertwined, with Cody more or less also separated and 'above' this new World Title. Anyway, I think there's only a few credible names that can go for this belt initially, and that's because it simply has to be someone who hasn't already been toppled by Roman. Anybody who couldn't beat Roman for the Title but then wins this one, just devalues the credibility of the Title from the off. I do think Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor, to come full circle from Summerslam, would be quite fitting at this point. I think it's also a safe bet at this point that the MITB Winner will cash in on this Champion. Nothing you're saying is something I disagree with, but in my opinion both WWE and world champions should be work horses. Ric flair defended the title in a different city every single night. Roman reigns wrestles five times a year. That's an issue. |
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Post by CM Tusk on Apr 26, 2023 2:32:18 GMT -5
Actually, give it to Logan Paul.
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Post by hbkjason on Apr 26, 2023 5:53:58 GMT -5
I think it looks tacky as hell. The big WWE logo spoils it for me, you take that off and I think it looks much better. Still, why not just use the original big gold or the WWE version?
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Apr 26, 2023 10:43:57 GMT -5
Big Gold is not back.
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Post by r44gz96 on Apr 26, 2023 10:55:19 GMT -5
So when does Roman get the belts into one???
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Post by finnbalor1 on Apr 26, 2023 11:13:34 GMT -5
So many possible guys i can see winning this right now,I don't think I could really name someone that sticks out as a clear favorite besides Cody. No matter how you feel about the prestige of the new title,at least that's fun not knowing who's gonna be the first champ.
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Apr 26, 2023 12:21:21 GMT -5
Fingers crossed for Edge to win it.
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