The Elimination Chamber PPV can remain, but instead of it being for a shot at the other championship, just have it be an annual scenario where the champion always has to defend his title in a chamber match in February of every year. It would be a situation where the road to Wrestlemania is a rough one and if you're the title holder and you want the golden opportunity to headline Mania as champion, you have to get through one last title defense (and a rather brutal one) before you get there. Or they could just ax the idea of having a PPV centered around the Elimination Chamber stipulation entirely, and keep it as a gimmick match that's only used sparingly to make it feel more special. Bring back the No Way Out name or something for February.
I don't like the idea of still having two MITB matches when there's only gonna be one world champion to cash in on. What the hell...
And they'll only be calling it the "Undisputed Championship" for a short time, I'm sure. The winner isn't gonna be carrying around both world championships forever unless they decide to introduce another title design so soon after debuting their last one not even a year ago, which I seriously doubt.
I think they should change the February PPV name (No Way Out is fine with me, although I'm not sure they're too keen on resurrecting older names) and I'm honestly torn on keeping the Elimination Chamber an annual event or making it the centerpiece of the February PPV every year. From a storytelling standpoint, I can see it both ways. If the same guy walks in and leaves as Champion, he's cemented as a "tough son of a bitch". If they want to create more drama for the main event at Mania and turn it into a triple threat, they can have the title change hands and have the match between the WWE Champion, the former WWE Champion, and the Royal Rumble winner. However, it makes you wonder how often they would have the title change hands in the Chamber and if it's worthwhile to have it.
I think they should eliminate the MITB PPV and return the MITB match to Wrestlemania. And, if they want to have more than one, have a second one with a contract for a shot at the Intercontinental Championship or a shot at the US Title. But two guys carrying around MITB briefcases for shots at the WWE Championship would just be silly. By the way, for those who just went "An MITB for the IC Title or US Title sucks! Those belts are irrelevant!", one of the ways you generate interest is by having the possiblity of dramatic things happen and, if you haven't noticed this (and if you haven't, I worry for your mental comprehension skills), the possibility of MITB cash-ins is a fairly dramatic reality for the Champion (and the "Universe") to deal with.
As for the "Undisputed Championship" thing, yeah, it'll be the "Undisputed Championship" for a few months at most. It will eventually become just the "WWE Championship" (it already will be in my mind as soon as one guy walks away with both titles). The part of that that will suck (at least to me) is that I have a feeling they'll lose the "Big Gold Belt" and I've always been a fan of the BGB. It just is a classic impressive look and I'm very fond of it. This is not to say that the new WWE Championship belt doesn't look good. I think it's a very good looking belt. I'm just fonder of the BGB.
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