10 Bad Habits WWE Must Kick In 2017
3. Disregarding Their Championships
WWE have a whopping 12 active championships across their four brands, but not many of them come with any real credibility. The Intercontinental, Raw Women’s, and Raw Tag Team Championships feel like genuine prizes in 2016, but the rest all suffer either from a lack of competition, inconsistent booking, or both.
The Universal and United States Championships are by far the worst. Both are borderline worthless at this point, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to take anyone who claims they want to challenge for them with any real credibility. The United States has been all but forgotten about on Roman Reigns’ shoulder, and the Universal Title is a joke. Champion Kevin Owens never wins on his own accord, and after less than six months of life, the belt already feels worthless.
What’s the point in a championship that’s not worth fighting for, and why should we believe in WWE’s weak champions? Treating the belts like an afterthought creates huge credibility issues across the board, and it’s time to make the belts feel like prizes again. Ironically, the WWE championships that feel the most important are all found on NXT: the brand that all wrestlers are theoretically working towards leaving.