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View Poll Results: Has the WWE done a good job of making the Universal title seem important?
Yes 2 9.09%
No 10 45.45%
The WWE Championship will forever be #1 6 27.27%
Recommission the World Heavyweight Championship 2 9.09%
Other 2 9.09%
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Old 10-02-2018, 04:13 AM   #41
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This may or may not be true, but I'm sure I'd end up associating it with torture.
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Old 10-02-2018, 04:19 AM   #42
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I dunno man. It's a pretty sweet jam.
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Dear Noid, I am not Punjabi but I can appreciate how dope his theme song is.
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Wrestling isn't real, Dave.
I can't believe you (of all people) are saying this.


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Jinder Mahal actually sucks.
I don't think anyone would argue against that. Also, it randomly reminded me of meeting someone from Gama Singh's extended family in Stanford. He had some naughty things to share about our beloved Canadian wrestler.
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Old 10-02-2018, 04:31 AM   #45
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Also, I feel compelled to put this out in the world. Jinder isn't proficient when it comes to speaking Hindi.
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Old 10-02-2018, 04:39 AM   #46
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I'm not so sure Duke Droese was a trash man either.
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I'm not so sure Duke Droese was a trash man either.
Hey now! Can't compare a man's fictitious profession with his ability to butcher a language on a weekly basis. Now that's a level of kissing up to the boss man that not everyone is ready to do.
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I'm not so sure Duke Droese was a trash man either.
He's fluent in Punjabi.
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Old 10-02-2018, 07:21 AM   #49
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Yeah the time they worked for the strap was super cool
I get you were making a point about how it's more prestigious than the NXT title, but who sees it doesn't much impact the presentation. A global audience does see it, but they also see Bayley versus Alicia Fox. It has nothing to do with actual presentation of the title, but is more a reflection on the success of the company as a whole despite the fact that their belts mean very little.
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Old 10-02-2018, 12:25 PM   #50
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Categorically false. Its the most coveted title on Earth. That isnt kayfabe.
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Old 10-02-2018, 01:23 PM   #51
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Dear Noid, you just lost all credibility with that daft post of yours. While I agree that having Lesnar hold the Universal Championship for so long gave it "credibility", AJ Styles' WWE Championship is still the most important championship in the history of the business. Dean Ambrose won it while it was still the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, went on defeat both Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, before taking the strap to Smackdown Live. Get your facts straight, jack.
They butchered the lineage and credibility. Just like the NWA title didn’t get to keep its prestige in the 90s/00s just based on its lineage, neither does that one. They could swap world titles randomly tomorrow and the credibility would switch from the Universal to the World. The title headlining the shows and being held by the star of the company is the most important one. And Styles, regardless of how you feel about him as a performer, isn’t anywhere near Lesnar’s or even Reigns’ league as far as credibility or star power. If there wasn’t two world titles, Styles would be fighting for the IC while Lesnar and Reigns headline for the world title.
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Old 10-02-2018, 01:36 PM   #52
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Categorically false. Its the most coveted title on Earth. That isnt kayfabe.
Which is a damning indictment on the wrestling world because we're constantly reminded about how little value it has.
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Old 10-02-2018, 01:43 PM   #53
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Who's reminding you of that? It is presented as the biggest prize in the business.
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Who's reminding you of that? It is presented as the biggest prize in the business.
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Can you name a title that is a bigger deal?
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Old 10-02-2018, 02:06 PM   #56
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PERSONALLY I get more out of the rare IWGP heavyweight championship match I watch than WWE's universal championship.

I get WWE rules the roost, but the presentation artistically is much better.
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ARTISTIC COMBAT IS SERIOUS BUSINESS is what you are trying to say?
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The more they treat it like a prize fight, the better.
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The UFC LightHeavyweight Title?
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I can't believe you (of all people) are saying this.
Lol, I don't think wrestling is real? I just wish it was a work.

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Also, I feel compelled to put this out in the world. Jinder isn't proficient when it comes to speaking Hindi.
Yeah, I know this. Reason #43 why putting the belt on him because they think all Indian people are marks is extremely short-sighted and frankly a little racist.

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They butchered the lineage and credibility. Just like the NWA title didn’t get to keep its prestige in the 90s/00s just based on its lineage, neither does that one. They could swap world titles randomly tomorrow and the credibility would switch from the Universal to the World. The title headlining the shows and being held by the star of the company is the most important one. And Styles, regardless of how you feel about him as a performer, isn’t anywhere near Lesnar’s or even Reigns’ league as far as credibility or star power. If there wasn’t two world titles, Styles would be fighting for the IC while Lesnar and Reigns headline for the world title.
Bingo. The WWE Title (and the World Heavyweight Title back when it was on SmackDown) is the equivalent of what the IC Title used to be. When your World Champion is working one venue, the IC Champion could work another. The WWE Champion just headlines the B-shows. That might switch when WWE goes to FOX. It doesn't really make sense to have the title named for NBC Universal on SmackDown, but they don't really hammer that point in on TV (to my knowledge), so it's possible they'll switch the belt to SmackDown though. Remember when everyone kept the blinged out belt even when Cena was nowhere near it? Triple H even took it to SmackDown in 2008 even though Cena was on Raw.
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I'm guessing they'll keep the WHC on Smackdown when it moves to Fox and it will then become the most important title again. Because they'll move the biggest stars onto Smackdown and that will be the title the Lesnars/Reigns' fight for while Styles either gets pushed down to the undercard or heads over to Raw and fights for the now secondary Universal title. The actual names and physical look of the titles are that arbitrary. It's silly. But having two world titles period is silly.
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I'm guessing they'll keep the WHC on Smackdown when it moves to Fox and it will then become the most important title again. Because they'll move the biggest stars onto Smackdown and that will be the title the Lesnars/Reigns' fight for while Styles either gets pushed down to the undercard or heads over to Raw and fights for the now secondary Universal title. The actual names and physical look of the titles are that arbitrary. It's silly. But having two world titles period is silly.
Oh, that's my guess too, although I've got this weird feeling that Styles and Reigns are going to stay where they are. Anyway, that's besides the point. You're spot on. The main program will probably be over the WWE Title whereas the Universal Title becomes secondary. I was just saying I can see them switching the belts even though the Universal Title should logically stay on Raw.

Having two World Champions is crap. How does it make any sense?
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Nothing can legitimize it


Well...maybe Braun
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Old 10-08-2018, 07:49 PM   #66
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and he could just call it THIS WAIST
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Bingo. The WWE Title (and the World Heavyweight Title back when it was on SmackDown) is the equivalent of what the IC Title used to be. When your World Champion is working one venue, the IC Champion could work another. The WWE Champion just headlines the B-shows. That might switch when WWE goes to FOX. It doesn't really make sense to have the title named for NBC Universal on SmackDown, but they don't really hammer that point in on TV (to my knowledge), so it's possible they'll switch the belt to SmackDown though. Remember when everyone kept the blinged out belt even when Cena was nowhere near it? Triple H even took it to SmackDown in 2008 even though Cena was on Raw.
WWE Championship is already on Smackdown so I don't see a switch coming. Raw is staying on USA so they can keep the Universal Championship with NBC Universal. I don't think Fox or many other people for that mattet would think the title was named for NBC Universal though.
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Old 10-09-2018, 07:16 AM   #68
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Nothing can legitimize it


Well...maybe Braun
Haha, nah. Braun is not as good as everyone thinks he is. Still a pretty shitty worker and is mostly over with a fan-base that embraces the "other."

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WWE Championship is already on Smackdown so I don't see a switch coming. Raw is staying on USA so they can keep the Universal Championship with NBC Universal. I don't think Fox or many other people for that mattet would think the title was named for NBC Universal though.
I don't think they'll switch them, don't get me wrong. I'm just saying that I don't think this company really has any rules, and despite being named (allegedly) for NBC Universal, it wouldn't shock me if they switch the belts because they want the belt they've built up to be the centerpiece for Smackers when they go to FOX. They could just keep it red, because why not, or get new belt designs for the change, and "Universal" would just be the name, because what's in a name, right?

I think the only reason they brought the belt in in the first place was because they stomped the World Heavyweight Title into the ground (like the WWE Title) and it had only been unified in 2013. Oh, and they were doing the "New Era" stuff, so it was a new title for the new era.

The simplest outcome is that when SmackDown goes to FOX they just change their emphasis to make it the main belt on PPVs now. But I just wouldn't put anything past this company, and wouldn't bet on them doing the simplest thing. Hell, I wouldn't put it past them to move the specifically named SmackDown belts to Raw and vice versa, and either just switch their names (the blue belts become red and vice versa), or even just keep them with the names to be "quirky" and for cross-promotion or some shit.
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Old 10-09-2018, 07:20 AM   #69
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Most curious about who they build around on SmackDown. A lot of people instantly assumed Roman Reigns would go to SmackDown, but for some reason I feel like he'll stay put on Raw and be the "flagship" guy. They won't change that marketing. They'll just have focus on SmackDown and Raw will be the "flagship." But that dynamic is going to be genuinely interesting, because they've never really been in the spot where SmackDown has been so critical. It was originally on UPN, but this is FOX -- it opens them up to new audiences and new expectations.

Will they keep the brand split? Will they end it so they can have Ronda, Roman, Cena, Triple H, Undertaker, etc. on both shows? Will they just forget the brand split for their stars? Or do they double-down where they make them even more insular, kind of like the start of the last brand split, where there was almost this level of competition and exclusivity.

More so than the actual specifics, I'm fascinated by how they will handle it. Like, how does Vince divide his time?
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Old 10-09-2018, 10:39 PM   #70
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I think they'll just have a random group that do both shows... business as usual.
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Yeah, most likely. Why would they change anything?
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Most curious about who they build around on SmackDown. A lot of people instantly assumed Roman Reigns would go to SmackDown, but for some reason I feel like he'll stay put on Raw and be the "flagship" guy. They won't change that marketing. They'll just have focus on SmackDown and Raw will be the "flagship." But that dynamic is going to be genuinely interesting, because they've never really been in the spot where SmackDown has been so critical. It was originally on UPN, but this is FOX -- it opens them up to new audiences and new expectations.
Assuming they keep the brand split, Meltzer and others have speculated Ronda being the best candidate to get moved over to Smackdown. Main assumption is WWE will want a huge mainstream star for Smackdown both to please FOX and to capitalize on Smackdown having a stronger market presence there than on USA Network.

Also FOX supposedly wants to keep Smackdown as a wrestling focused show, like its been for both Brand Split eras, to help make it more marketable to their sports viewers.
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I dunno. Don't really care about it, tbh. I got bored of Lesnar a while back, so his legitimacy didn't really add anything to the belt for me.

Im just one guy though.
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Assuming they keep the brand split, Meltzer and others have speculated Ronda being the best candidate to get moved over to Smackdown. Main assumption is WWE will want a huge mainstream star for Smackdown both to please FOX and to capitalize on Smackdown having a stronger market presence there than on USA Network.

Also FOX supposedly wants to keep Smackdown as a wrestling focused show, like its been for both Brand Split eras, to help make it more marketable to their sports viewers.
If they had to choose one, I think they'd go SmackDown, but they don't have to choose one. She'll probably end up slumming around on both. I mean, they probably name-dropped her in USA meetings too.

They can try and make SmackDown as "legit" as they want, but Ronda's star power has been dropping since heading to WWE, from what I've read, not growing. I mean, I like her and think she's done a fantastic job in everything I've seen her in, but Joe Average probably thinks she just went to play fake wrestler after failing at real fighting.
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