Should WWE Unify Both World Titles At WrestleMania 38?

Conversation is starting to ramp up regarding the WWE and Universal Titles merging.

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WWE seem likely to put Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar in a 'Champion vs. Champion' showdown at WrestleMania 38 this coming April.

This has led to suspicions that the company might unify both the WWE and Universal Titles on that pay-per-view. After all, it's unrealistic to expect the same sort of non-title 'Champ vs. Champ' bout they typically promote every November at Survivor Series.

Merging both World Titles into an Undisputed WWE Championship could be the way to go then. Ex-WWE referee Jimmy Korderas recently told Wrestling Inc's Daily podcast that repeating a trick Vince McMahon pulled in 2002 could be wise.

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Korderas believes that having one champion who splits time between Raw and SmackDown is preferable to having two 'World Champs'. He's never been a huge fan of that, and thinks having an Undisputed titleholder in 2022 sounds pretty good.

Admittedly, this would keep things fresh on both major shows and possibly give secondary belts a bigger spotlight when the champion was busy on another brand; for example, the Raw or SmackDown Women's Titles could become a focal point, or the Intercontinental belt may become the focus instead.

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It's a compelling argument.

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