10 Fascinating WWE SummerSlam 2014 Facts

2. It Marked The End Of The Unified Champion Carrying Two Belts

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When Randy Orton defeated John Cena at the TLC pay-per-view to unify the company's two World Championships, it continued the silly tradition of having the champion carry around both belts, which forever looks weak compared to Ultimo Dragon and his eight belts of awesomeness. Bryan and Cena's subsequent reigns saw them carrying both belts as well.

In a video interview with TMZ hours after SummerSlam, Lesnar (emerging from Morton's Steakhouse after a victory meal) told the unseen interviewer with a laugh, "I ain't carrying two friggin' belts around, are you kidding me?!"

Sure enough, 24 hours later on Raw, Lesnar was presented with the new singular WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a photo-op ceremony with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. While it was probably intended to eventually go with one belt before Lesnar's SummerSlam victory, it's fun to imagine Lesnar intimidating the brass into going along with his whim.

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