After weeks of anticipation and much discussion about the apparent idiocy of its name, WWE unveiled its brand new Universal Championship just moments before Seth Rollins and Finn Balor went to war at WWE SummerSlam to crown the inaugural champion. And its, well… red.
Take a look at the @WWE #UniversalChampionship as presented by #RAW‘s @StephMcMahon and @RealMickFoley! #SummerSlam pic.twitter.com/dPSBmvWChC
— WWE (@WWE) August 22, 2016
The sold out Brooklyn crowd at the Barclays Center did not take well to the new “All Red Everything” title belt, hijacking the match between Balor and Rollins to voice their disapproval. The fans echooed around the arena with loud “that title sucks” chants ala the popular John Cena tune, as well as several other slams for the new Universal Championship.
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