Title Unification: A Good Idea?

[tripleddd]

After catching up with both Raw and Smackdown this week for about the first time in about 3 months - Ive got to say im even more convinced that both the WWE and WHC title need to be merged. As far as I could see Orton, Cena, Ziggler & The Miz are all being wasted at the moment. There needs to be a rematch between Ryback & CM Punk and also Seamus & Big show.and at Survivor Series. and set up a unification match at TLC and also a no 1 contenders match at the same event between the two losers.

[leviraymond90]

I personally do not like the idea of a title unification. Unifying any of the current WWE titles would result in either a very crowded title picture or a load of meaningless feuds.

[TempestH]

Originally Posted by leviraymond90

I personally do not like the idea of a title unification. Unifying any of the current WWE titles would result in either a very crowded title picture or a load of meaningless feuds.

Actually both of those things need to happen.

With one top title, there will be more variety in contenders instead of the same guys fighting over and over for months.

And also, Creative has to try to make feuds without using the belts as crutches. Either that, or some of the high tier guys will have to instead contend for the Intercontinental Championship.

And to be honest, that isn't a bad thing. With two world titles, all of the other belts are meaningless. Having Randy Orton as an IC champ or having Alberto Del Rio holding the tag titles with a much stronger booked Ricardo Rodriguez would boost the prestige of ALL of the titles. Having two World Titles has created the perception that "You're nothing if you're not a World Champion", a perception that needs to change.

Ideally they should unify the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships, but keep both midcard belts with the IC Title for uppercarders on the cusp of breaking the glass ceiling and the U.S. Title for pure midcarders who won't be in line for a major title any time soon.

[Wrestling101]

No, what should happen is WWE goes back to the brand specific PPVs, so that each one is getting proper build-up. If you're really interested in building the WHC back up, give Smackdown a 6 month or 1 year run with the bigger main event scene, like Cena, Punk, Sheamus, Orton, ADR, Big Show, etc. Let Raw (the show that gets watched more anyway, so the younger, future stars are getting more exposure without the added pressure of getting every last match at PPVs) have the WWE belt with Ziggler, Barrett, Bryan (he could carry this roster), Miz, Sandow (he's still at least a year away from breaking into that ME scene with a force, but he's capable of it), etc. Make some stars out of this group and WWE will be well on it's way to fixing their 'lack of ME stars' problem they currently have.

[CrazyMatt88]

Maybe they should, the World Heavyweight title is in danger of being officially the "B" title. Only two options I can see, either unify them so we have one true world champ or split the brands again. I'd rather see the second option, I used to love the RAW Smackdown rivalries every now and then.