As is usually the case around this time of year, WWE have fallen into their traditional post-WrestleMania lull. The storylines aren’t quite as interesting, everyone is waiting for SummerSlam and there’s just a general hangover effect from The Showcase of the Immortals. So it begins the question – how can we improve upon this in the months to come?
One idea would be to chop and change a few of the titles that currently reside on Raw and SmackDown Live, which seems bizarre on the face of it given how many champions we currently have. Still, given the amount of content that WWE produce on a weekly basis these days it makes sense to take advantage of the many talented stars there are on the rosters.
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One way of doing that would indeed be to make some changes to the title picture, with one of the big ideas being that not every title has to be coloured blue or red. We know what show we’re watching and we know which superstars fight on each brand – so get rid of the marketing toy belts and get some legitimate colour schemes.
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So with that being said, here are five titles that will help the WWE main roster product.
#1 UK Championship
This is the entry that actually exists, and ironically enough it’s the youngest title of them all. The United Kingdom Championship has only been around since January and yet it’s only provided us with several top quality matches, with Tyler Bate vs Pete Dunne at Takeover: Chicago being a legitimate Match of the Year candidate.
If WWE puts the UK guys on either show for one segment a week, in addition to them having their own show to shine, we’re confident that they’d blow 205 Live out of the water.
They wouldn’t be restricted to a certain weight class, they wouldn’t have to change the ropes every two minutes and they could even interact with the other talent on the roster.
#2 European Championship
This is an idea that would’ve been perfect for Rusev during his title with the United States Championship, and even to this day, we think it could still work. The US Title has most certainly run its course in WWE, which is an opinion that some may disagree with.
Still, the belt has meant much for a few years now and we need to see something different.
So why not have Rusev not only win the belt, but exchange it for the European Championship? The company need not restrict it to just Europeans challenging for the gold, and Rusev can have an extended run with the belt that firmly positions him as an upper mid-carder once again. Everyone wins.
#3 Hardcore Championship
The Hardcore Championship wasn’t exactly everyone’s cup of tea during its run, and yet whenever it was featured on the card, it had the audience interested. The title was silly, it was somewhat meaningless, and most of the time it was used as a tool to get lower mid-carders and jobbers onto a card for a payday of sorts.
In the present day, however, the WWE could do so many wonderful things with this title. It sounds wacky and a little bit risky, but it would certainly get people talking about the product.
#4 Light Heavyweight Championship
When you include the word Heavyweight in any championship name, it automatically makes things feel more important. That’s because over the years we’ve been conditioned to believe that the Heavyweight champion of the world is the baddest man on the planet, and if WWE book it correctly the same could be true of the Light Heavyweight Title.
This belt could be the perfect springboard towards an eventual World Title shot, with the likes of Sami Zayn utilising it in order to gain some more big match experience.
It could even be used it in the same vein as the X-Division Championship in TNA whereby you can cash in the title for an opportunity at becoming the WWE/Universal Champion.
#5 Million Dollar Championship
Believe it or not, the Million Dollar Championship was actually on WWE television as recently as 2010, with Ted DiBiase Jr flying the flag with the title that his dad made famous. In this instance, we’d quite like to see it brought back – but of course, it would never be defended.
The whole allure of the belt is that it’s not really an official title, despite the fact that everyone wants to attain it.
A cocky mid-carder such as Kevin Owens or The Miz can take possession of it and try to ‘bring prestige’ back to the belt, with fans speculating as to whether or not it will ever be put on the line.
