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EDIT: Richie_P I wouldn't say no to trying it again
Thread title is self explanatory.
Okay so hear me out, if a wrestler is in a company with the World Championship as it's top title, i get why they'd want a Cruiserweight belt, i get why they'd want a Hardcore belt, i get why they'd want the Tag Belts, hell i even get why they'd want to be the Television Champion, but strictly in kayfabe, i can't see the logic in them wanting the title that says i'm not *quite* the best wrestler in the world.
So a 'Heavyweight Championship' (apart from sounding cool) gives a good, solid, storyline reason as to why a wrestler would actually want that title as opposed to the World Championship.
I should point out I'm not diminishing the value of a secondary title, it's a brilliant concept, not everyone can be top guy, they give the upper mid carders something to fight for, they often act as a stepping stone to the main event & are prestigious championships to hold in & of themselves & often carry the show when the top title is AWOL (*cough* Hulk Hogan *cough* Brock Lesnar *cough*) just that for a secondary title to work, in kayfabe, it shouldn't feel like a secondary title.
ive heard that the CMLL heavyweight belt is merely a token, so its not out of the question
The terms "world championship" and "heavyweight championship" have been used synonymously in wrestling for decades. "Heavyweight championship" doesn't even make much sense, since there are no weight classes in pro wrestling, at least not when it comes to main eventers (you may have a cruiserweight division, but that's usually composed of smaller guys that a company sees as lower/mid card guys.)
there should be weight classes, or none at all, maybe, just a thought
I'd rather they get rid of weight classes all together. It doesn't make sense in the context of wrestling unless they're going to go all the way like UFC and break down EVERY weight class. Just stick with the basics. World, Tv, US, Tag, Women's. The only thing I might add is Women's Tag if they ever get enough on the roster.
TV?! US?! Dude pro wrestling show doesn't need a tv show
and ENOUGH WITH THE AMERICANISATION! though last I checked no-one has a North American Continental belt so...
also every singles division must have a team division alongside it
Nope weight named belts are stupid.
They just need a competitors Fighting Champion type belt that can be used more often in the world belt can only be used on Pay-per-view.
AEW Elite championship would be a perfect name
An elite championship...hmm... well I've heard of worse belt names
I don't quite get your reasoning. If you don't get why they'd want a title that means they're not quite the best like say the IC or US title, I don't see what calling it the heavyweight title. A midcard title is a midcard title.
heavyweight belts come in all shapes and sizes, what's your point?
Why Heavyweight Championship, though?
Seems like the justification for having a Heavyweight Championship would be another weight specific title, which establishes it's existence beyond the perception of it being "secondary".
that's what
Openweight is for
A World Championship and World Heavyweight Championship are essentially the same thing.
for too long, ask any fan of Mayweather or Mcgregor
Wrestling following the usual rules when it comes to weight classes, where there is a maximum weight, but no minimum weight. This means that anyone from any weight division can win the Heavyweight title. You can work above your weight class, but not below.
there should be more rigid rules on weight classes, like any contact sport does
WWE tried having two world titles with different names in the first draft. look how that turned out.
that's because they were on two different brands/shows, hard to explain to newbies, believe me
No. Also wrestlers compete for midcard titles because they are trying to build themselves up, redeem themselves, prove they still got it, etcetc. There's a lot of reasons to compete for a lower title. I wouldn't even involve tag titles in this conversation because that's a division entirely on its own that has the potential to main event shows with the right story and momentum.
I want them to adopt a unique title. The ROH Pure Championship was really cool in its time. We'll see what route they go.
i'm curious as to what counts to you as an acceptable story in wrestling
also, The Pure Championship doesn't make sense conceptually or on it's own, there's a reason they abandoned it
though I do agree on unique belts, like TNA's Legends Championship or AAA's intergender tag belts
