5 Reasons championships don't matter anymore in wrestling, and 5 they still do

Brock Lesnar's Universal title reign may have broken records, but it has not been all that impressive.

Don't matter: Too many title reigns have watered down title significance.

In Bob Backlund's day, title reigns could last a year or more.

At one time, wrestling titles changed hands rarely. If someone won a title belt, they could be expected to hang on to it for at least a year, providing they were not injured or failed to resonate with the crowd as champion.

These days, it seems that many wrestling titles change hands as often as the wind blows. There were nine title changes among five different men for the WWE United States title in 2017 alone. This practice has made titles less significant than in times past.

About the author

Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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Edited by Shiven Sachdeva