What are the most and least prestigious championships in WWE?

WWE and Universal Championships
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#4 NXT Championship

NXT Championship
Blackheart.

Not all NXT Champions have been smash main roster successes, but they've all been well-chosen in NXT, even if the top title has seen its share of comparatively lackluster reigns. Seth Rollins set the standard, while Neville and Sami Zayn's feud over it became legend.

In more recent times, the title has taken something of a backseat. Drew McIntyre's reign was transitional, and Aleister Black's wasn't what it could have been. Andrade "Cien" Almas' stint was full of brilliance, but it was the exception over the past year.

That looks to be changing now with Tommaso Ciampa's ascendancy. In Ciampa, the title is held by the most hated heel in NXT history, and it's now fully inserted into the best story in NXT's annals. The upcoming triple threat match in Brooklyn between Ciampa, Black, and Johnny Gargano will almost certainly be the summer's best. From there, Ciampa's reign and Gargano's slow, painful pursuit will build to possibly the most cathartic moment in NXT history.

Safe to say, even by its own standards, the title is on the upswing.

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Edited by Amar Anand
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