This past WWE Monday Night Raw on November 7 had some good moments, but few were as entertaining as seeing the much maligned 24/7 Championship officially retired.
After Nikki Cross defeated Dana Brooke for the title, she casually dropped it in a garbage can backstage, and in many ways it was the perfect end to the title as it was then listed on wwe.com as running from 2019-2022.
WWE Officially Retired the 24/7 Championship
When it was first announced Mick Foley was unveiling a new WWE championship in 2019, many of us hoped it would be the Hardcore Championship being brought back.
Nikki Cross just disposed of the 24/7 Title backstage on #WWERaw! 😲 pic.twitter.com/2kQb7Ur7jh
— WWE (@WWE) November 8, 2022
Instead, we got a championship that was the Hardcore title in everything but the name, and it was basically dead out of the gate in fans’ eyes as it was soundly booed at its unveiling.
There were some bright spots like R-Truth’s chase for the title. He really put on a show for us and the bits with Akira Tozawa and Drake Maverick were priceless.
Then there was the fact everyone won it from Doug Flutie to Vince’s stooges Pat Patterson and Gerald Briscoe. Ted DiBiase bought it at one point, and it quickly made its rounds.
Many good looking matches were cut short or ruined after a run in and subsequent chaos the chase brought.
The WWE 24/7 Championship has officially been retired. pic.twitter.com/Kd95uOPPAs
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) November 9, 2022
But in the end, it felt more like a cheap joke to keep Vince McMahon entertained and for the mid card wrestlers to appear on TV with the lack of creative happening.
Leading to a mid card title for the women’s division?
This is possibly one of the best things Triple H has done simply to remove anything excess so the wrestlers and fans can focus on the other titles.
One thing that could come out of this is a fresh championship for the women’s division.
Dana Brooke had talked about how she would’ve like to see he 24/7 Championship transition into a mid card title for the women.
While we would love to see the division have a mid card championship (we’re also still hoping for a women’s brand and pay-per-view, if anyone at WWE is paying attention and reading this), we didn’t like the idea of having it tied to the 24/7 Championship.
Our main reason is there have been roughly 57 different people that held the title, and a fresh slate would be perfect for the women’s division to create their own history.
What do you think about the 24/7 title being retired, and should the women’s division get a mid card title? Let us know in the comments below.
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