WWE World Heavyweight Championship Articles - Page 2

When Seth Rollins officially accepted Bron Breakker‘s challenge for a match at what would eventually be called NXT Gold Rush, fans across the WWE Universe turned their heads. Now granted, not because they actually believed that Breakker could win, as any good oddsmaker would place “The Visionary” as a heavy, heavy favorite in the contest, […]

WWE is not a company that moves fast. Sure, title reigns can come and go with the wind, but the belts in question, and the names used by the promotion to describe them, can stubbornly stick around for a very long time, as the 24/7 Title will tell you. And yet, between WWE’s decision to […]

After laying out Ilja Dragunov following his in-ring back and forth with Baron Corbin, Bron Breakker decided to take the boldest shot of his career and demand a World Heavyweight Championship shot against none other than Seth “Freakin’” Rollins, who is currently the top guy on RAW. On paper, the decision was calculated; Breakker is […]

Though Seth Rollins has only been the WWE World Heavyweight Champion since the last Saturday in May, he somehow has the exact same number of successful title defenses as WWE’s other top champion, Roman Reigns, since March, and has just one fewer world championship wins than “The Tribal Chief” this year despite his strap being […]

After watching Baron Corbin and Ilja Dragunov have a proverbial war of words on the microphone in the lead-up to what appears to be an extended stay in developmental for the man who was formerly friends with JBL, Bron Breakker decided to insert himself into the action and beat “Unbesiegbar” to a pulp, leaving him […]

After securing the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, Seth Rollins is suddenly the most wanted man in The Fed, with Damian Priest the first to line up for a shot at the Champ on the next edition of RAW. But could one of Rollins’ future challengers come […]

After nearly four years without World Championship gold around his waist, Seth Rollins officially recaptured the title once more at Night of Champions, defeating AJ Styles in the opening contest to become the top attraction for RAW moving forward. For Rollins, this championship means even more than most because now, after months and months of […]

Like most professional wrestling fans, Jim Cornette spent his Memorial Day Weekend watching a pair of wrestling shows in Night of Champions, WWE’s “Premium Live Event” from Saudi Arabia, and Double or Nothing, AEW’s Pay-Per-View from Las Vegas. Now, if you know Cornette, you can probably assume that there was a lot exhibited by both […]

Shinsuke Nakamura has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2016, when the New Japan Pro Wrestling stalwart decided to spurn “The King of Sports” for a chance to test his mettle against the best in the world. Though Nakamura has returned to Japan since, famously wrestling the Great […]

After spending his entire 2023 in NXT as the manager and mouthpiece of the rapidly ascending tag team Indus Sher, Jinder Mahal was drafted back onto the main roster during the supplemental portion of the WWE Draft, joining RAW regularly for the first time since 2021. Though he’s technically still attached to Veer and Sanga, […]

Seth Rollins has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2012, when he joined up in the early days of NXT after a successful run on the indies and in Ring of Honor under the Tyler Black moniker. Since then, Rollins has had 15 different titles in WWE, 16 […]

When WWE announced that there was going to be three main events at Night of Champions, it should have been a red flag. Now granted, promotions have duel main events and occasionally even triple main events on stacked cards, but when Bad Bunny versus Damian Priest “main evented” Backlash despite going on fifth on a […]

After securing wins over Edge, Rey Mysterio, and Bobby Lashley on SmackDown, AJ Styles is one win at Night of Champions away from WWE’s newest and shiniest prize, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Soon, fans will see if the 45-year-old former Mr. TNA can earn singles gold in WWE once more, marking the first time […]

After taking care of business against Karrion Kross on last week’s SmackDown, AJ Styles made the journey from North Carolina to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he will face off against Seth Rollins for the newly crowned WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Discussing the trip on a special WWE vlog, Styles noted that he was tired but […]

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns – and Dean Ambrose, aka Jon Moxley – will forever be linked within the WWE Universe. Coming together to form The Shield, arguably the most popular trio in wrestling this century right up there with the New Day, all the way back in 2012, Rollins and Reigns have floated in […]

AJ Styles is one of the most accomplished performers on the WWE roster. He’s held championships in almost 20 companies, recorded eight different championship reigns within WWE, and now, with The OC by his side, is looking to become the top dog on the red brand once more, proving to fans that a World Champion […]

Seth Rollins has been a member of the WWE Universe for over a decade. Initially debuting in 2012 following a successful run on the indies and in Ring of Honor as Tyler Black, Rollins was the first NXT Champion, a member of one of the most important factions of the last decade, and a multi-time […]

After being forced out of action for the first four months of the year due to a late December broken ankle, AJ Styles returned to WWE action in a pretty incredible way on the first SmackDown after the draft rosters went into effect, wrestling two Hall of Famers and “The All Mighty” for a chance […]

Though Matt Riddle wasn’t booked on the most recent edition of RAW, probably because WWE decided to book one entire half of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament bracket on one night, “The Original Bro” was still hanging out in Jacksonville and decided to talk to Cathy Kelley on RAW Talk about all of the excitement […]

As the WWE Universe prepares for the 2023 Draft, where Roman Reigns’ fate will be decided, and the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship will find its brand home, fans, pundits, and wrestlers alike have discussed the forthcoming brand split and how the company has handled the effective desolation of the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, even […]