The declining prestige of the World Heavyweight Championship

GD · 07-21-2013, 04:22 PM

As a huge fan of the World Heavyweight Championship, I would love to see it at an equal footing with the WWE Championship like before.

It has been over three years since a World Heavyweight Championship match main-evented / closed a pay-per-view. The last time it preceded a WWE Championship match was back in 2012 at the Elimination Chamber ppv, where Daniel Bryan successfully defended the belt in an Elimination Chamber match.

However, the match did not close the show as it was followed by a United States title match and an Ambulance match that featured Kane and John Cena. The last time the belt closed a show was at Hell in a Cell 2010 where Kane defeated the Undertaker inside the Hell in a Cell structure in order to retain the title.

Ever since 2011 / Edge's final reign as World Heavyweight Champion, the belt has found itself in the midcard or opening bouts at pay-per-views with rare appearances in main event programs.

Over the years, the pecking order was made clear on the programming. Not to mention, the closing segment from last week's RAW where Alberto Del Rio was a possible contender for John Cena's WWE Championship and many "Champion versus Champion" matches where the WWE Champion would go over the World Heavyweight Champion on almost all occasions.

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Discuss and share your opinions on the declining status of the World Heavyweight Championship. Talk about future possibilities like unification, retirement, comeback etc.

View Poll Results: Are you a fan of the World Heavyweight Championship?
Yes	10	38.46%
No	1	3.85%
It's secondary to the WWE title and that's how it is going to be for the rest of eternity	14	53.85%
Other	1	3.85%
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07-21-2013, 04:22 PM	#1
GD Posts: 58,590	The declining prestige of the World Heavyweight Championship As a huge fan of the World Heavyweight Championship, I would love to see it at an equal footing with the WWE Championship like before. It has been over three years since a World Heavyweight Championship match main-evented / closed a pay-per-view. The last time it preceded a WWE Championship match was back in 2012 at the Elimination Chamber ppv, where Daniel Bryan successfully defended the belt in an Elimination Chamber match. However, the match did not close the show as it was followed by a United States title match and an Ambulance match that featured Kane and John Cena. The last time the belt closed a show was at Hell in a Cell 2010 where Kane defeated the Undertaker inside the Hell in a Cell structure in order to retain the title. Ever since 2011 / Edge's final reign as World Heavyweight Champion, the belt has found itself in the midcard or opening bouts at pay-per-views with rare appearances in main event programs. Over the years, the pecking order was made clear on the programming. Not to mention, the closing segment from last week's RAW where Alberto Del Rio was a possible contender for John Cena's WWE Championship and many "Champion versus Champion" matches where the WWE Champion would go over the World Heavyweight Champion on almost all occasions. (skip to 6:50) Discuss and share your opinions on the declining status of the World Heavyweight Championship. Talk about future possibilities like unification, retirement, comeback etc.