5 reasons why WWE shouldn't unify the men's titles 

WWE teased unifying The Universal and WWE Titles on Monday Night Raw this week, but the match was interrupted by The Bar, who were looking for a fight. With that being said, however, Seth Rollins told Kofi Kingston that they would finish their business later and then turned their attention to The Bar.

Unfortunately for The WWE Universe, that means that unifying the men's titles is going to start becoming a theme as the weeks move on and the company will eventually have to decide between whether to keep the belts on Kingston or have their white-hot babyface Seth Rollins hold all the gold.

All in all, it's a very sticky situation for WWE and could even be a worse scenario, depending on how officials try to tackle this. In the end, here are five reasons why WWE shouldn't unify the men's main titles and what effects it will have on the company in the future if they decide to.

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#5 The possibility of overly teasing fans

What if The WWE Universe is just a victim of a big bait and switch?

Let's be honest here.

WWE is screwed no matter how they play this, but one of the worst things the company can do is make title unification a big part of storylines moving forward and then ultimately not deliver on it. In fact, it would probably be a situation that would make a lot of fans angry at the overall product and leave in disgust.

Beyond that, it is absolutely awful that WWE can't keep two main title pictures going at the same time on different shows. Sure, some will argue that The Universal title is tainted anyway after such a long run with Brock Lesnar, but does that really mean that the company just gives up on it?

Whether WWE ultimately decides to do this is up to them and will probably depend on what they have planned going forward, but it really sucks for the fans that could be pulled along for the unsatisfying ride in the process.

#4 Leaves one show without a title

Will Monday Night Raw or SmackDown Live be left without a title picture when all is said and done?

Seriously though!

What about the superstar and the brand that doesn't win the winner take all match hinted at by WWE? Not only has the company failed to explain exactly what effect this will have on the brand split, but also what effect it could have on the show that ends up losing their show's main title.

Think about it! Does either Raw or SmackDown Live exist without a title? Does WWE just end the brand split? If so, then what is the point of the Superstar Shake-up next week and what will it mean for the show that comes home a loser? It's not like WWE is just going to create another title for them to fight for, so there's got to be something else in mind.

Maybe WWE will allow superstars to switch brand and chase the title, which will effectively render the brand split meaningless. Then again, WWE could also just have either Kingston or Rollins be the undisputed champion for a while and have one of the men lose the title later, but what would be the point of the winner takes all then?

If nothing else, WWE has obviously not thought this one through and need to reconsider what they are doing here going forward. In all honesty, neither Rollins nor Kingston deserve to lose their respective titles and doing so would just be a ridiculous decision that only furthers taints WWE in the mind of fans.

#3 Leaves only one main title picture

Will the Universal title be retired or the WWE title?

If WWE only has one title picture, what does it mean for the handful of superstars that were chasing the other one? Do they just get inserted into the new title picture immediately or will only one brand have shots at the titles going forward? Beyond that, this severely limits the opportunities for countless superstars across WWE, which is another big problem.

In all honesty, it wouldn't be such a bad idea if WWE had clearly defined guidelines for how this would happen, but they haven't done any of that. Furthermore, they have a Superstar Shake-up just around the corner and one has to wonder if there will be any meaning to it with the possibility of a double champion in the future.

More on that later, but eliminating a title picture is not going to solve WWE's problems. In fact, WWE did an amazing job of managing both title pictures in the past couple of years, and while both titles had their missteps along the way, it still doesn't justify the elimination of one of the belts.

#2 Forces WWE to decide between Kingston and Rollins

Kofi Kingston and Seth Rollins have some unfinished business to attend to

Kofi Kingston versus Seth Rollins - who wins?

Believe it or not, that is the decision WWE must eventually make, especially with Seth Rollins' promise to finish his business with Kofi Kingston at a later time, and neither path is without its thorns in the road. In fact, WWE could either risk losing Rollins' white-hot momentum or taking the title away from Kofi Kingston only days after making WWE history.

In all honesty, neither of these decisions look very pleasing and will require a lot of work in order to sell the decision to the fans. Beyond that, WWE must also decide what to do with the losing side after all is said and done, which is something that is shrouded with ambiguity and doesn't look very well thought out.

In the end, WWE seems to be throwing ideas up against the wall and seeing what sticks. Either that or they are so enthralled with the new winner takes all stipulation that they are willing to pull it out at every turn. Hopefully WWE steps away from this trend soon and goes back to normal, but for now, the future of the company literally hangs in the balance with this title unification nonsense.

#1 Renders the brand split meaningless

What is the point of the brand split if superstars from SmackDown Live can just show up on Raw?

What is the point of the brand split?

Whether you're a die-hard fan of the fact that WWE has kept its two rosters separated for the most part over the last couple of years, or yearn for the time when anyone could show up on any brand, you've got to be wondering what the point is anymore. Beyond that, you have to be wondering what the possible title unification will mean for the brand split.

Think about it this way, Seth Rollins loses the title and it goes to Kofi Kingston. The first question is what does WWE do next with Rollins, especially with no automatic rematches available, and the second one is what are exactly the rules for Monday Night Raw superstars pertaining the unified title.

In the end, its very ambiguous and doesn't seem to be very thought out at all. On one hand, the brand split is supposed to promise fans something unique on both shows and offer a unique roster, and on the other hand, however, WWE has been breaking the rules of the split so much that it's almost pointless to have it at all.

And unifying the titles just seems to drive that point home!