Ranking each WWE Championship's current spot on the main roster

#1 WWE Championship

This version will return once Daniel Bryan and his eco-friendly design are dethroned

Current Champion/Former Champion: Daniel Bryan/AJ Styles

How long he will hold the title: Might be losing it at 'Mania or shortly thereafter

In essence, the WWE Championship, regardless of show, should be the main prize in all of WWE.

It's been around longer than the Universal Championship and has been held by men like Randy Orton, John Cena, CM Punk, Rollins, Reigns and Triple H. And that's just in the last few years. The Universal Championship cannot boast a list of holders like that.

Since the WWE Championship was the main singles title prior to the brand split, it was somewhat of a shock that Dean Ambrose took it to SmackDown during the split.

WWE likely meant for it to be right below the Universal Championship, but due to once again, putting it on the part-time Lesnar, it backfired on WWE.

The WWE Championship became the top prize in WWE again, and it became a sign of hope for men who might not have been considered a main champion on Raw like AJ Styles or Daniel Bryan.

Much like the IC Title, the matches over the last six months have made it a workhorse title, or held by superstars who's work rate raises the stakes of the matches for the title.

Guys like Styles and Bryan had great matches for the belt regardless of how the matches might have ended.

And if those two didn't do enough, Kofi Kingston has done an amazing job of finally getting creative to treat him like a main event star.

While it didn't always get the best treatment under the reigns of Jinder Mahal, Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt, the WWE Championship became the top prize in WWE due to WWE's own reluctance to give the Universal Championship to a full-time star worthy of defending not as a cowardly heel (Kevin Owens) or as a sporadic champ (Lesnar).