The Case for Triple H being the first WHC back in 2002

Isn’t this Kevin Owens reign as Universal champion a perfect case for why Triple H was the right choice as the first World Heavyweight Champion in 2002? New, unestablished titles need established, credible main eventers to make them matter. Triple H should’ve won it in a tournament or something, but him holding the belt for that long reign really helped in mean something.


On Raw, Seth Rollins is coming to the ring to fight for the Universal Championship and I’m wondering, Why does he even want this belt? Maybe if Cena had won it and held it for six months and traded it with Brock and then Finn won it from Brock, that would be something cool.

As it is, isn’t the belt just a mid-card belt?

​Dude, AJ Styles is losing to JAMES ELLSWORTH on Smackdown. They’re both midcard belts.

I feel like if they had planned out 2002 a bit longer than a week at a time, they would have built to the Survivor Series debut of the Elimination Chamber as the place where they crowned the first champion, because at least there’s an air of legitimacy about it. But HHH in 2002 was just not the guy to be carrying an entire brand for a year in the first place, especially not being handed the belt. ​