Update on title unification plans for WWE WrestleMania 38

On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer gave an update on WWE’s title unification plans for WrestleMania 38 and its aftermath.

WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and Universal Champion Roman Reigns are set to face off in a winner-take-all championship unification match at WrestleMania 38 — but it doesn’t appear that WWE will only have one men’s World Champion for long. Meltzer noted on Sunday’s Wrestling Observer Radio that he’s been told WWE does not believe it is “feasible in the modern environment” to have one World Champion for both Raw and SmackDown.

“The deal here is that it is a unification match. From what I am told, it’s the same idea as the last time they unified the titles. Remember like 20 years ago, 18 years ago, when they did and then like a week later they just handed a belt to Triple H?,” Meltzer said.

“I was told that it is not feasible in the modern environment to not have each brand, given the two networks, have a champion. So this would be a unification match and then they will — not forget about it — but there will be two champions.”

On Friday, WWE added the title unification stipulation to Lesnar vs. Reigns. WWE is billing it as the biggest WrestleMania match of all time. It will headline WrestleMania 38 night two on Sunday, April 3.