10 Things That Have Lost All Meaning In WWE
1. Championships
Titles are supposed to signify a wrestler’s superiority, particularly at the top of the card. Their existence gives performers a clear goal to work towards, and grabbing one should be the ultimate acknowledgement of their status as one of the best in the business. This means nothing when the titles themselves hold very little value, however, and the bulk of WWE’s current championships have become glorified trinkets.
Kevin Owens was booked like a chump throughout his recent Universal Title run, while current champion Brock Lesnar hasn’t been seen since early April. The WWE Championship has been ground to dust by years of shambolic booking and lacklustre, undeserving champions, and the midcard belts have been on a slow decline for decades, despite the occasional spike in credibility.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. Capturing gold should feel like an accomplishment, but when a guy like Jinder Mahal can go from career-long jobber to WWE Champion in just over a month, it’s impossible to view them as such. Titles used to hold legitimate drawing power in wrestling, but WWE lost that a long time ago, and their belts have become mere fashion accessories to whoever holds them.