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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 24, 2023 20:18:10 GMT -5
Yeah, this does smell of consolation prize and wanting to have the cake and eat it too, having a new world champion without anyone beating Reigns for the other ones. That said, it would’ve been something they’d have had to confront eventually even if Rhodes had won at WrestleMania.
Nice belt, though.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Apr 24, 2023 20:18:55 GMT -5
What does this do to the existing titles and their lineages? It depends if the new belt inherits the lineage of the WHC. I believe it would make Dolph a Grand Slam champion, although I GUARANTEE you they will only count the second title reign and not the one where he was handed the belt by Vickie.
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Post by krozor on Apr 24, 2023 20:19:02 GMT -5
I'm just glad that we'll finally have a champion we can admire and respect instead of that lazy, cowardly, good-for-nothing Roman Reigns, who is the greatest and strongest man of all time.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Apr 24, 2023 20:19:10 GMT -5
So the IC and US titles get devalued in this whole process I guess.
Maybe the Usos win back the tag titles and HHH comes out again and introduces WWE World Tag Team Championships next?
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Apr 24, 2023 20:20:42 GMT -5
Yeah, this does smell of consolation prize and wanting to have the cake and eat it too, having a new world champion without anyone beating Reigns for the other ones. That said, it would’ve been something they’d have had to confront eventually even if Rhodes had won at WrestleMania. Nice belt, though. Part of me thinks this is less consolation prize and more something they needed to do as they head into rights negotiations. The mistake was unifying them in the first place. I’m kind of indifferent to it. They pulled off the bandaid.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Apr 24, 2023 20:20:43 GMT -5
What does this do to the existing titles and their lineages? It depends if the new belt inherits the lineage of the WHC. I believe it would make Dolph a Grand Slam champion, although I GUARANTEE you they will only count the second title reign and not the one where he was handed the belt by Vickie. That’s what I was wondering. But half of the Undisputed Universal is the WWE World Title, so there’s a bit of confusion there. WWE is celebrating 60 years of that belt this month, so that leads me to believe they won’t retire that one.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Apr 24, 2023 20:21:50 GMT -5
I like how this means they’re gonna stop trying to present Theory’s US title run as the top title on RAW.
Also, f***ing megalulz that Theory could’ve just held onto his case and have been awarded a world title.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Apr 24, 2023 20:22:02 GMT -5
It depends if the new belt inherits the lineage of the WHC. I believe it would make Dolph a Grand Slam champion, although I GUARANTEE you they will only count the second title reign and not the one where he was handed the belt by Vickie. That’s what I was wondering. But half of the Undisputed Universal is the WWE World Title, so there’s a bit of confusion there. WWE is celebrating 60 years of that belt this month, so that leads me to believe they won’t retire that one. I know that, by current standards, Dolph is not a Grand Slam champion, because he has not held the WWE or Universal titles.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 24, 2023 20:22:31 GMT -5
So the IC and US titles get devalued in this whole process I guess. The belts that only represent part of the world were already lesser than the belts that represent the whole of it, and they always have been. Good booking is what makes them valuable despite that.
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Post by Chuck Conry on Apr 24, 2023 20:22:44 GMT -5
I'd assume Roman has both until he loses then they merge and they keep the WWE title history going.
Of course keeping both makes this one look like a lame second place belt.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Apr 24, 2023 20:23:19 GMT -5
I like how this means they’re gonna stop trying to present Theory’s US title run as the top title on RAW. Also, f***ing megalulz that Theory could’ve just held onto his case and have been awarded a world title. Oh. My God. Welp, Theory instantly became the biggest bitch on the roster……..besides Corbin
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Post by SirLucas on Apr 24, 2023 20:23:55 GMT -5
The only way they can salvage this is by having Cody win it. Then Cody throws down the title, saying he wants to real title held by Roman.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Apr 24, 2023 20:24:51 GMT -5
Is Roman just going to hold his for 5 more years to catch Bruno?
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Apr 24, 2023 20:25:10 GMT -5
The only way they can salvage this is by having Cody win it. Then Cody throws down the title, saying he wants to real title held by Roman. Cody gets drafted to Smackdown on Friday and doesn’t even have to enter the tournament.
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Post by firsttimelongtime on Apr 24, 2023 20:25:42 GMT -5
That introduction was hilarious. All it did was make Roman even stronger.
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Post by HisRoyalGreeness on Apr 24, 2023 20:27:55 GMT -5
They really are gonna have Roman break Bruno’s record aren’t they?
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Post by mrtuesday on Apr 24, 2023 20:27:55 GMT -5
Told you they weren't splitting the titles.
They just made a new one.
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Post by chazraps on Apr 24, 2023 20:28:32 GMT -5
Hey gang, I hear Vince is back.
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Post by Andee9001 on Apr 24, 2023 20:30:02 GMT -5
Looks like a cross between the Big Gold and TNA logo World title. I don't hate it but it might be a little bland. Need some clearer pics to really see the pattern.
Also this is the World Championship despite the current WWE design having World Heavyweight Champion on it?
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Apr 24, 2023 20:31:49 GMT -5
Better lighting for it via a replica on the shop.
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