Paul Heyman Advocates for Fewer Titles in Wrestling

Paul Heyman isn’t holding back when it comes to WWE’s growing number of championships. In a candid interview with SHAK Wrestling ahead of Survivor Series: WarGames, the legendary manager made it clear he’s not a fan of promotions having a “multitude of titles” unless each belt holds significant meaning.

“Yeah, I’m not a big fan of a multitude of titles unless you can give them enough time,” Heyman stated. “We had proper focus at that time on the championships that we held and didn’t feel that we needed more championships to tell better stories and felt that therefore, the introduction of more championships only waters down the championships that we already had the spotlight on at the moment.”

Heyman recalled his days as head writer of SmackDown in the 2000s, emphasizing his resistance to introducing mid-card titles that could undermine other divisions. When pressed about whether major promotions like WWE and AEW should reduce the number of titles they have, Heyman didn’t mince words.

“What works, works. What doesn’t, doesn’t,” he responded. “If you can make it relevant — all pun intended to the Island of Relevancy — then it will work. And if you can’t make it relevant, then it won’t. Listen, if there are 14 titles and they all mean something, then you should be looking at doing number 15. If you have seven titles and you’re struggling to put relevancy on all seven, then you need to cut down the number that you have. What’s working? If it’s working, let’s do more of that. If it’s not working, change it.”

His comments come on the heels of WWE’s recent announcement introducing a Women’s United States Championship for SmackDown and a Women’s Intercontinental title for Raw. With these additions, there are now 11 active championships on the main roster, not counting WWE Speed.

Heyman is set to be in the OG Bloodline’s corner at Survivor Series this Saturday, where Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Sami Zayn, and CM Punk will face off against Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Jacob Fatu, and Bronson Reed in a high-stakes WarGames match.

It seems Paul Heyman is all about quality over quantity when it comes to championship gold. He’s challenging wrestling promotions to make every title count, or risk watering down their prestige.