If You Had To Kill Either the World, IC, or US Title...

[WhatAboutBigBob]

But what I'm saying is that since it's so meaningless, it wouldn't be a problem if they killed the WHC and had the WWE champ appear on Smackdown. Be the only world champion on the roster.

Than we could have ignored this whole argument because I thought you were still talking about keeping both the WWE and World Heavyweight Title, so we were just running in circles.

Whoops!

 

[Chris]

Than we could have ignored this whole argument because I thought you were still talking about keeping both the WWE and World Heavyweight Title, so we were just running in circles.

Whoops!

haha no, I said to kill the WHC and let the IC play the role it's playing now, or at least one similar where it's the second tier title, but viewed as a true stepping stone towards the WWE title

 

[Rated R Superstar]

I don't mind the WHC title though, even though I don't really want it around. It's also doing a fine job of getting some guys main event stuff. We'll all be happy when Ziggler wins the title anyway.

 

[We Are Legion]

There's really no point in killing the US title, honestly. Especially if you eliminate the WHC. Having two midcard singles titles has always worked well. Even having the European title worked when there was only one WWE Championship. There's nothing wrong with having two champions who are both regarded as lower-tier champions to the one true WWE Champion. I really haven't read any good arguments to suggest the US Championship is unnecessary. It's not simply a "WCW title" either as some have put it. It's lineage dates back to pre-WCW in Mid-Atlantic. Several wrestling legends have carried that title and it would be a shame to see it retired "just because". Tradition is a big deal to me, both in wrestling and sports, and retiring that belt for no good reason would just infuriate me.

The WHC, on the other hand, has no such merit. Just about everyone who has won the WHC and is a wrestling legend or at least on-pace to become one has held the WWE Championship as well. And it really can't be hammered-home enough that the belt was only created in the first place to coincide with a brand-split which isn't being honored the slightest anymore. I love the belt's design, and it's arguably the prettiest design for any wrestling championship belt ever, but it's still not the WCW Championship that it was modeled after and doesn't carry nearly the prestige or importance that belt carried. I would be more on-board with keeping it around if they simply never got rid of the WCW Championship in the first place, made a smaller knock-off version of it, and called it the "World Heavyweight Championship". At least with the WCW Championship, you could argue that belt's lineage all the way back to the 1900's, although some still suggest it was birthed in the 1990's when Sting won it. Either way, it would still be a lot more prominent than the WHC.

 

[PHX]

I think if you're gonna ignore the brand split the way they have done then it doesn't really make sense to keep the WHC around anymore. Would do a lot more good than bad as it would make the WWE title look that much better, give the WWE champion more challengers and would do wonders for making the U.S and I.C title look more important. I'm actually a fan of the brand split when it is done correctly though but only having one world title regardless would fix some issues.

 

[SAIYANS]

I would kill the World and US titles without a moment of hesitation. The WWE title is what matters. It is what the company was built on and what the greats bled and sweat for to make the WWE into what it is success wise. I would kill off the US title for the Euro title as well just because thats a WCW belt as well tbh.

Besides the WHC history starts with HHH. IT has no tie to the WCW title except look, as that title was last held by Rock in 01.

 

[Troy]

This is easy, I would kill the World title. WWE doesn't have enough maineventers to support two world titles anymore and as there is no real brand split there is no point having a champion on each brand. Keep the WWE title by merging the titles at WM29 or WM30. This way the few real maineventers they have would be able to create a proper division surrounding the title and it would hopefully prevent repetitive matches that occur when creative run out of challengers for the champion.

Then have the IC and US titles as brand specific titles and start building up some actual divisions. Get half a dozen guys fighting over each title and make it seem like an important title. With just the one world title it should free up a few more upper midcarders to help add much needed depth and name value to both the US and IC divisions. The IC and US titles are essential parts in making the WWE title strong because they are two ways to create more guys that can eventually challenge for the top title.

 

[We Are Legion]

I would kill the World and US titles without a moment of hesitation. The WWE title is what matters. It is what the company was built on and what the greats bled and sweat for to make the WWE into what it is success wise. I would kill off the US title for the Euro title as well just because thats a WCW belt as well tbh.

Besides the WHC history starts with HHH. IT has no tie to the WCW title except look, as that title was last held by Rock in 01.

So you would kill the prestigious US Championship, a title with over 40 years of history, in favor of a belt like the crappy European title (which hasn't been active for a decade) just because the US belt was a WCW title? That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. One of the worst ideas I've ever read anywhere tbh.