Well, no, not really, but plenty of folk were worried it was for a short while.
As spotted by @WWEVacant and others online, the company website listed the belt as "Retired" for a short while, before normality was restored when the error was corrected.
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All very silly and reactionary in principle, but it speaks to how successful the concept has been in 2019 that anybody would even give a sh*t about its potential demise at all. With 26-time champion R-Truth as a reliable steward, the title has occasionally brought a sense of fun to dour editions of Monday Night Raw, though the booking of the division seems relative to how serious WWE's creative team takes the rest of the show - when the company are trying to get more acts over, the league takes a backseat and becomes a giant chase scene.
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In separate mini-programmes with Jinder Mahal, Drake Maverick and The Singh Brothers, Truth has ensured that the company has a go-to if they have airtime to fill. The prospect of this no longer being the case was enough to worry fans for a few hours, at least.
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