The Universal Title being cursed

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I don't really have any emotional attachment to the title at all. It should mean the best wrestler in the world and a world championship, which should be a very prestigious accolade. Whether it means that I don't know. Balor, Owens, Goldberg, Lesnar and Reigns are deserving champs. There has been some really good matches and moments involving the title. The title even has a +500 days reign. So on paper the title has a lot of prestige.

I guess the easiest comparisons are the NXT titles. In kayfabe they mean just about as much - best man, best woman - but seeing the classics from NXT 2014-15 and how they changed the whole landscape for women's wrestling, seeing the whole Asuka title reign and how the discussion every special was "is this the person to beat her?", to even seeing Shayna kicking ass and taking names... That title feels like a whole 'nother level compared to even the main NXT title which feels like something well worth fighting for, with so many hard-fought battles and well-earned celebrations to its name... There's just a whole different level of emotional investment thanks to the awesome writing for the women's division down there.

Like the Universal title... I don't know if it's poor chemistry, bad agents, Lesnar's lazy ass.. But it doesn't really feel like there has been an absolute war to reach the top of the mountain over that title, has there? There should have been between Reigns and Lesnar but... Feels like the closest we've come was the aforementioned 5 minute epic sprint of big offense that we were split upon earlier.
 

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Like the Universal title... I don't know if it's poor chemistry, bad agents, Lesnar's lazy ass.. But it doesn't really feel like there has been an absolute war to reach the top of the mountain over that title, has there? There should have been between Reigns and Lesnar but... Feels like the closest we've come was the aforementioned 5 minute epic sprint of big offense that we were split upon earlier.
I think the Universal title would benefit from a strong,
emotional feud...which it hasn't really had so far.

I mean...Balor fell before he even got started...
Owens was protected his entire run bu Jericho...
Goldberg/Owens was just a joke...
Goldberg/Lesnar was fun in parts...but didn't "feel" real...
And Lesnar...well...I thought the builds to his matches
with Joe & Braun were great...but the matches themselves
were absolutely pathetic...and Lesnar/Reigns...well...SKIP!!!

I think having Rollins & Ambrose feud over the Universal
title instead of the I.C/Tag titles would elevate the red belt...
but who knows?

Maybe if they put it on Strowman and let him be a true
monster again...the bet will look better for it.

I mean the right feud can elevate a title...

Just look at what Becky & Charlotte have done for the SDL
women's title...especially after Carmella made it worth about
as much as a puddle of urine.
 

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goldberg and lesnar was one of the best feuds at wrestlemania 33