5 Reasons WWE should end the brand split, and 5 they should not

Should End the brand split: Too many title belts

Championships in wrestling have a long and storied history. During the regional territories era, there were myriad title belts as each promotion in each region had its own champion. However, those regional territories often banded together into groups like the UWF and NWA, and would name an overall 'world champion'. Of course, sometimes shenanigans would happen, and certain titles would no longer be recognized or would be merged with other titles.

During the 1980s, when the regional territories began to consolidate in order to take on the massive corporate machine the WWE had become, title belts were scaled back. When JCP was bought out by Ted Turner and turned into WCW, there were a veritable plethora of title belts in the NWA; The Western States championship, the television championship, united states championships for both singles and tag team stars, the world championship and world tag team championships, and even a six-man tag championship.

This was eventually boiled down to four belts: The world title, US title, TV Title, and Tag team title. A cruiserweight title was added during the Monday Night War, bringing the total to five.

Most promotions still follow a similar setup, having a big belt, midcarder belt, and tag team division belts. Some, such as NJPW, also have different championships based on junior and heavyweight divisions.

But in the WWE, you have belts for each individual brand. Which is better, the Universal title or the WWE Championship? And what is the difference between being Intercontinental champion and United States champion? WWE seems to be unsure, and ending the brand split would cut down on the confusion.