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4. He Should Just Have The New Belt?

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This, admittedly, is a minor bitch. Here goes regardless.

Surely the old WWE and Universal Title straps should've vanished from screens as soon as Triple H handed Roman Reigns that brand spanking new catch-all Undisputed belt? Yes, they're clearly trying on some kind of belt collector look with Roman here, but it's unnecessary and dilutes the importance of the newer title.

Ditching the old pair and shining a spotlight firmly on the golden newbie would be wise. It just doesn't make much sense that WWE would let something so fresh share screen time with belts that now serve next-to-no purpose. The blue one, especially, needs to take a backseat.

Being fair, this was only really an issue during one of Roman's backstage skits, and you couldn't properly see all three belts until Paul Heyman left the room. It doesn't feel right though - both the WWE and Universal straps take attention away from something WWE literally just introduced.

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