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Roman Reigns with two titles

In the WWE universe, there are numerous titles that superstars can win throughout the season. In fact, every month during Premium Live Events, titles are put up in certain matches while others are held until Wrestlemania. As of right now, there are about nine known titles still in use. There is the new World Heavyweight Champion that was introduced in the 2023 Draft, and the current holder is Seth “Freakin” Rollins. It is a Raw title. The Smackdown equivalent is the WWE Championship, which is held by Roman Reigns; however, Reigns also holds the Universal Championship. He has held these two titles for over 1000 days! Because of Reigns’s long reign (ha, pun!), the officials decided to combine the two titles into one Smackdown title.

Another combined title is the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. This title was previously two separate titles for both Raw and Smackdown labeled as Raw Tag Team Championship and Smackdown Team Championship. The current holders of the combined titles are Damien Priest and Finn Balor–two members of the Judgement Day. They have had this title for two weeks now, beating Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens who had gotten the titles at Wrestlemania 39 from the longest reigning Tag Team Champs The Usos. The other big title used in both Raw and Smackdown is the Intercontinental Championship, currently held by Gunther.

Kevin Owens (left) and Sami Zayn (right) at Wrestlemania 39

On the diva’s side of wrestling, there are equivalents to the previously mentioned three titles. For the Smackdown title, the WWE Women’s Champion is Iyo Sky. For the Raw title, the Women’s World Champion is Rhea Ripley–another member of the Judgement Day. The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship is held by Chelsea Green and Piper Niven.


Retired titles are not uncommon in WWE. The European Championship was deemed inactive after they basically combined that title with the Intercontinental Championship in 2002. The Million Dollar Championship was created for the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase. It was held by a few people as well, but it was soon retired. The Hardcore Championship, Cruiserweight Championship, Light Heavyweight Championship, Divas Championship, and the World Tag Team Championship were all retired for one reason or another. My favorite retired belt is the 24/7 Title. 


R-Truth and the 24/7 Title


With over 100 holders, this title can be claimed anywhere, at any time as long as there is a referee around. This was definitely a fun title as people would run around backstage to try and pin people. The man who did this the most was R-Truth. With his recent injuries, this title had become less important in the industry. It was retired in 2022 by Nikki Cross after calling it ‘trash.’ Still, googling the best 24/7 pins is definitely worth it.


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