Who Is The Linear WWE World Champion?

By Stuart Carapola

Whenever a champion loses a title without being beaten in the ring, it creates a split in the title's lineage. While a new "official" champion will be crowned, the former champion still has a claim to being the unbeaten "linear" champion, and in sports like MMA and boxing, these splits are usually easily resolved by having a bout between the two. Resolution of these issues isn't always quite so cut and dry in wrestling, where titles have been vacated due to injuries, retirements, firings, quittings, and even simply for storyline purposes.Which of these split lineages have been resolved in the ring, and which haven't? How does the existence of the World Heavyweight Title and the Universal Title complicate the picture? Does anyone who held either of those titles have a claim to the "true" World Title to begin with? This book looks back at the entire history of the WWE World Title, and examines each and every break in the title lineage to determine who just might have a claim to be the "true" WWE Champion...whether it's the man carrying the belt or not.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1973243520
• ISBN13: 9781973243526
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.2" x 5.0"