One of the brand split’s biggest issues is how to balance all of WWE’s titles and championships. There is a debate about whether or not the Women’s title will be featured on both shows, or how many World Championships there will be.
However, it’s just my opinion that there shouldn’t be that many championships, and while a brand split is a great idea, there don’t need to be two World titles and only midcard championships should be exclusive.
In my opinion, there should be only one WWE World Championship. The way that would work is everyone on the roster is drafted, but the WWE Champion is featured on both shows.
That’s just the deal that comes with being “The Man” in the company. For example, Roman Reigns would be featured on both shows and take on a No. 1 Contender.
The way the No. 1 Contender would be decided is one man would be chosen from Raw and the other from SmackDown at each PPV to determine the next man to fight for the title. It would be a consistent competition of Raw vs. SmackDown or Shane vs. Stephanie to see who has the better talent and is doing the better job.
Once Reigns loses, he’d most likely get a rematch. If he were to lose that, he’d return to the brand that he was drafted to, and the new WWE Champion would continue. I don’t think you need a second world title.
The Women’s division and tag team divisions would be featured on both shows. I think it makes sense for the challengers to be determined the same way.
The Intercontinental Championship and the United States Championship would be exclusive to Raw or SmackDown. I think that would elevate those titles since they’re the only branded championships.
When there is only one WWE Champion, there should only be one Money in the Bank contract holder, but there should be equal participants from each side.
It’s just one man’s opinion, but I think this is the best way to organize the titles without losing prestige, not complicating things by having too many championships, and allowing as much talent to be featured as possible.
How would you organize WWE’s titles and Championships for the brand split?