#5 Having no World Champions on TV is quite refreshing
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A surprising feature for WWE this week was that on neither of its main roster shows did we see a world champion. Brock was obviously absent from Raw, as he has been for a number of weeks, and despite the belt appearing on SmackDown, we had no Randy Orton either. This wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
In a rather awkward promo, Seth Rollins elicited quite a reaction from the WWE Universe when he made his intentions known regarding the Universal Title. He has officially declared himself in the picture to face the Beast but is by no means alone. Finn Balor, while interrupting Seth, also reminded us all that he never lost the Championship in the first place.
What made this all the more interesting was that neither the belt nor the champion was anywhere to be seen. This made the prospect of facing Lesnar that much more prestigious. It should feel like a big deal to challenge Lesnar for the belt, and there has never really been any reason to feature the champion every single week. Back in the days of the territories, it was a privilege to see the champion wrestle, but these days it feels a bit like overkill.
On SmackDown, Jinder was continuing his, still pretty unbelievable, run by posing with the WWE Championship, but it was Shane McMahon, not Randy that put a stop to it.
Not having so much focus on the WWE Belt has also led to the reemergence of the US Championship. If anything, it's the latter that now feels like the number one prize in the show. Guys like Styles, Zayn, Corbin and KO, were probably expected to be involved in the WWE Championship picture; however, they are all doing a fantastic job of making the mid-card title feel every bit as historic and significant.
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