Triple H’s huge announcement during Monday’s WWE Raw was the unveiling of a new WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
The first champion will be crowned at the Night Of Champions premium live event, which will take place live from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, May 27. There were no details given on how the competitors for the new championship will be determined.
Below is an excerpt from Roy Nemer’s WWE Raw recap with all the details, a picture of the new belt and a video of the full segment.
“Triple H” says as a WWE superstar, he had the incredible privilege of competing at the highest level for all of them. He had the incredible privilege of standing in the ring, in this arena at WrestleMania 22 defending the WWE Championship against one of the greatest of all time, John Cena. And now he has the incredible privilege of ensuring that WWE is all that it can be for generations going forward. And that is why he is out there tonight to talk about Roman Reigns.
Triple H says he is coming up on 1000 days as Champion. A thousand days as Champion, it is incredible, it is unheard of in the modern era. He has defended that Championship against everybody. A who’s who of superstars. And after seeing them all for 30 years, he can’t name too many that would be able to hang in the ring with Roman Reigns. He says Roman is that damn good. And along the way in those 1000 days, he did something very smart. Something he would have done. He negotiated himself into a position where he didn’t have to defend that Championship as frequently.
He says and while that is great for Roman Reigns, that is not great for WWE. The fans deserve more, they need more than that. And that is why a few weeks ago, when he spoke about the draft, he said the draft would change WWE at its core. Because when Roman gets drafted, he will take the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship with him and he will stay there. The other brand will determine a new Champion. He says on Saturday, May 27 at Night of Champions, we will crown a new World Heavyweight Champion.
Triple H unveils the new title belt as the fans chant Yes. He says this will be a Champion you can be proud of, this will be a Champion that you can respect, admire, that will defend this Championship anywhere, any place, any time, all over the world. This Champion will not have to demand your acknowledgement. This Champion will earn your acknowledgement and will earn the title of World Heavyweight Champion as he leaves the ring.