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By Rohit Nath

Modified Nov 24, 2019 15:16 GMT

#2 WWE is taking a new direction with the Intercontinental Championship

Shinsuke Nakamura with the new title design

When Cody Rhodes brought back the old Intercontinental Championship design in 2014, there was a lot of happiness in the WWE Universe. It was a throwback to the old Intercontinental Championship of the Golden Era and the New Generation Era - the period which fans were most nostalgic about (apart from the Attitude Era).

However, all things must come to an end and since WWE is a company that's constantly looking to stay relevant, they decided that it was time to bring about a new design to the Intercontinental Championship.

This was something that has been rumored, dating back to a year or two ago. But with the FOX move, it seems as though that was the final straw for WWE to pull the trigger on a new design.

We quite like this new design and it represents a new era for the Intercontinental Championship. This could mean an entirely new direction for the title, hopefully, one that will help restore its prestige.

Also read: 5 reasons why WWE introduced a new Intercontinental Championship design on SmackDown

About the author

Rohit Nath is a content writer from Bangalore, India. A former full-time employee of Sportskeeda, Rohit was a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section in its rapid growth. His work has been featured in both Sportskeeda and Wrestlezone.

Some of the big names interviewed by Rohit are AJ Styles, Jinder Mahal, Jimmy Uso and Sasha Banks. Some of his popular weekly features include RAW Preview, "X things Subtly told us" and "Wrestling rumors we hope are true and those we hope aren't".

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