The 5 most irrelevant titles in WWE and NJPW

#3 NEVER Openweight Championship

Such is the proliferation of titles in NJPW; the NEVER title is now the quaternary heavyweight title in the promotion. NJPW’s roster is bigger than ever, but to have four heavyweight singles titles is ridiculous.

The NEVER title used to be known for its gritty title matches with wrestlers who personified strong style. Some of the bouts contested between Tomohiro Ishii, Togi Makabe, and Katsuyori Shibata were the most brutal in NJPW’s history.

However, recent NEVER title bouts have lacked the brutality of previous matches, the title has lost its identity. (The toning down of these bouts may be due to the career-ending injuries Shibata and Tomoaki Honma sustained).

To be relevant again, the NEVER title needs to embrace the second word in its name “Openweight”. It’s been years since a junior heavyweight has challenged for the title. Floundering junior heavyweights like Kushida would be a great challenger – or champion.