Why is Roman still referred to as the Undisputed Champion?

[Mike the Executioner]

Since the World Heavyweight Championship exists, Roman is no longer the sole world champion in the company, which means he's no longer undisputed.

Also, they finally decided to give him a new title as a reward for reaching 1,000 days (which was my idea), but couldn't they just call it the WWE Championship? It's not like we need the Universal Championship anymore, and with Seth holding the WHC, Roman being the WWE Universal Champion no longer means anything.

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

Because they making the shyt up as they go along.

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

Let it play out

Spoiler

 

[NYChase718]

In the last month they have 4 titles if hes gonna keep the new belt and old belt on tv plus rollins new title

 

[NoMorePie]

According to mah Google's:

" An undisputed championship is a professional wrestling term for a world title that is the unquestioned top championship in a promotion, often formed from two world titles being unified or held by the same individual. "

 

[CBoz]

Because it's still 2 lineages but now 1 title, but not unified, because both lineages are continuing. It's still the WWE title and the Universal title, hence why it's called "Undisputed WWE Universal Championship", it's just represented as 1 title belt instead of 2 from what I can gather from what they've given us.

My guess is, unless they change it, that whoever defeats Roman for the Undisputed title, that the WWE title history and Universal title history will begin for them at the same time. They haven't added a new link or new icon for the Undisputed title on their title history page, at least not yet. They were pretty quick getting the WHC title history page and icon up after Seth won the title. I feel they did this as to continue Roman's 1000+ days as a champion and not have it end on some technicality.

Until they change anything on their title history page this is how I can see it playing out.

2 title icon links here

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Scroll down. Still two title lineage here. No icon for the new belt.

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[Cattle Mutilation]

Let it play out

Spoiler

The story never ends

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Because it's still 2 lineages but now 1 title, but not unified, because both lineages are continuing. It's still the WWE title and the Universal title, hence why it's called "Undisputed WWE Universal Championship", it's just represented as 1 title belt instead of 2 from what I can gather from what they've given us.

My guess is, unless they change it, that whoever defeats Roman for the Undisputed title, that the WWE title history and Universal title history will begin for them at the same time. They haven't added a new link or new icon for the Undisputed title on their title history page, at least not yet. They were pretty quick getting the WHC title history page and icon up after Seth won the title. I feel they did this as to continue Roman's 1000+ days as a champion and not have it end on some technicality.

Until they change anything on their title history page this is how I can see it playing out.

2 title icon links here

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I feel like this was way less complicated in 2013. They unified both titles, but they retired the World Heavyweight Championship at the same time.

I still think they should have had Roman hold both titles and defend them separately instead of combining them into one title. Then he could have dropped the WWE Championship at some point and continued his reign as Universal Champion. They're just giving themselves extra work.

 

[BrehWyatt]

Since the World Heavyweight Championship exists, Roman is no longer the sole world champion in the company, which means he's no longer undisputed.

Also, they finally decided to give him a new title as a reward for reaching 1,000 days (which was my idea), but couldn't they just call it the WWE Championship? It's not like we need the Universal Championship anymore, and with Seth holding the WHC, Roman being the WWE Universal Champion no longer means anything.

His Universal title reign is the one that truly counts for the record books and makes the run he's on as signficant as it is. So they have to prop that up as long as they can for the purposes of the story/legacy.

 

[Worthless Loser]

Rollins is a paper champion so you mise well keep calling Roman the Undisputed Champion.

 

[Hey_zeus]

Idk and neither do they. I'm gonna go with because it sounds good.

 

[CBoz]

I feel like this was way less complicated in 2013. They unified both titles, but they retired the World Heavyweight Championship at the same time.

I still think they should have had Roman hold both titles and defend them separately instead of combining them into one title. Then he could have dropped the WWE Championship at some point and continued his reign as Universal Champion. They're just giving themselves extra work.

I agree but what can we do.

 

[CBoz]

Rollins is a paper champion so you mise well keep calling Roman the Undisputed Champion.

If it's defended more will it make him less of a paper champion? I think that is the whole point of this title. 1st title defense on Raw, first since when Big E had it.

 

[Elim Garak]

Expect the WWE to make sense in 2023 brehs.

 

[Wolfpac]

Roman should just show up on Raw and squash Rollins for that world title too.