It is hard to deny that the WWE Championship, and the World Heavyweight Championship are the two most important belts in the WWE as well as the entire Wrestling World. Now the question is what is the third championship in importance that is still in existence?
1.) WWE ECW Championship
2.) WWE US Championship
3.) WWE Intercontinental Championship
4.) TNA World Heavyweight Championship
5.) IWGP Heavyweight Championship
6.) AJPW Triple Crown Championship
7.) NWA World Heavyweight Championship
8.) ROH World Championship
9.) Other
10.) Too hard to decide/There is none
1.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECW_Championship
The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It was originally the highest ranked title of the Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion. Currently, it is the only championship on the ECW brand.
2.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_United_States_Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It was originally a National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling title. Currently, it is the second highest ranked championship on the SmackDown brand, as well as being featured on ECW.
3.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_Intercontinental_Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It is the original secondary title of WWE. Currently, it is the second highest ranked championship exclusive to the Raw brand.
4.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNA_World_Heavyweight_Championship
The Total Nonstop Action (TNA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
5.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWGP_Heavyweight_Championship
The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder Antonio Inoki defeating Masa Saito in the finals of the annual IWGP Tournament.
6.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJPW_Triple_Crown_Championship
The AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling. The championship is a unification of the NWA United National Championship, the PWF Heavyweight Championship and the NWA International Heavyweight Championship. Unlike most unified championships, the Triple Crown is represented by the three individual belts. The belts were unified on April 18, 1989 when International champion Jumbo Tsuruta defeated the PWF and UN champion Stan Hansen.[1] There have been a total of 17 recognized champions who have had a combined 37 official reigns.
7.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance. Its lineage has been traced from the first "World Heavyweight Championship," which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidt's 1905 title and Frank Gotch's 1908 version.
With many "territories" appearing across the United States, the NWA was formed in 1948 as an overall governing wrestling body. Like franchises, these territories had the option of NWA membership. The promotion owners had to recognize the NWA heavyweight, junior heavyweight, and light heavyweight champions as world champions while retaining their own ownership and top champion. Currently under the direct control of the National Wrestling Alliance, the title has served as the centerpiece for other mainstream wrestling promotions in the past, including World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
8.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROH_World_Championship
The Ring of Honor (ROH) World Championship, originally named the "ROH Title", is the top championship title competed for in the independent professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor.
1.) WWE ECW Championship
2.) WWE US Championship
3.) WWE Intercontinental Championship
4.) TNA World Heavyweight Championship
5.) IWGP Heavyweight Championship
6.) AJPW Triple Crown Championship
7.) NWA World Heavyweight Championship
8.) ROH World Championship
9.) Other
10.) Too hard to decide/There is none
1.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECW_Championship
The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It was originally the highest ranked title of the Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion. Currently, it is the only championship on the ECW brand.
2.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_United_States_Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It was originally a National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling title. Currently, it is the second highest ranked championship on the SmackDown brand, as well as being featured on ECW.
3.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE_Intercontinental_Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It is the original secondary title of WWE. Currently, it is the second highest ranked championship exclusive to the Raw brand.
4.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNA_World_Heavyweight_Championship
The Total Nonstop Action (TNA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
5.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWGP_Heavyweight_Championship
The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder Antonio Inoki defeating Masa Saito in the finals of the annual IWGP Tournament.
6.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJPW_Triple_Crown_Championship
The AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling. The championship is a unification of the NWA United National Championship, the PWF Heavyweight Championship and the NWA International Heavyweight Championship. Unlike most unified championships, the Triple Crown is represented by the three individual belts. The belts were unified on April 18, 1989 when International champion Jumbo Tsuruta defeated the PWF and UN champion Stan Hansen.[1] There have been a total of 17 recognized champions who have had a combined 37 official reigns.
7.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance. Its lineage has been traced from the first "World Heavyweight Championship," which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidt's 1905 title and Frank Gotch's 1908 version.
With many "territories" appearing across the United States, the NWA was formed in 1948 as an overall governing wrestling body. Like franchises, these territories had the option of NWA membership. The promotion owners had to recognize the NWA heavyweight, junior heavyweight, and light heavyweight champions as world champions while retaining their own ownership and top champion. Currently under the direct control of the National Wrestling Alliance, the title has served as the centerpiece for other mainstream wrestling promotions in the past, including World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
8.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROH_World_Championship
The Ring of Honor (ROH) World Championship, originally named the "ROH Title", is the top championship title competed for in the independent professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor.