When Vince McMahon made the decision to bring the WWF and WCW (by this time known as the World Title) belts together in late-2001, a new title was quickly needed to establish and represent the 'Undisputed' champ. Chris Jericho became the first Undisputed Champion at Vengeance in December, 2001, but would carry around both title belts separately. After Triple H defeated Jericho at Wrestlemania X-8, and the company was rebranded to WWE, the company wheeled out the WWE Undisputed Title, amalgamating the two belts into one. Again, the eagle makes an appearance, perched atop the promotion's new name, front and centre. Intriguingly, the design of the title is largely restrained, exuding class rather than WWE electing to throw bling at the strap in order to make it appear more flashy. A lot of fans fondly remember this version of the WWE Title, bemoaning the 'Spinner' version, which would follow once John Cena became champion.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
