WWE Universal Championship
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The WWE Universal Championship is one of WWE's top world titles, primarily defended on major pay-per-view events and held by the company's leading main-event superstars.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WWE Universal Championship canonical | 17 |
| Undisputed WWE Universal Championship | 4 |
| Universal Championship | 2 |
| WWE Universal Champion | 2 |
| WWE Universal Championship (various years) | 1 |
| WWE Universal Title | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2955350 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: WWE Universal Championship Context triple: [WrestleMania 38, night2MainEventChampionshipContested, WWE Universal Championship]
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A.
United States Championship
The United States Championship is a prominent professional wrestling title in WWE, traditionally contested by mid-card performers and often serving as a stepping stone to the main event scene.
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B.
WWE Tag Team Championship
The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment, historically representing the pinnacle of its tag team division.
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C.
WWE Champion
The WWE Champion is the holder of World Wrestling Entertainment’s premier singles title, recognized as the top male competitor in the company.
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D.
SmackDown Tag Team Championship
The SmackDown Tag Team Championship is a WWE professional wrestling title contested by male tag teams on the SmackDown brand.
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E.
SmackDown Women’s Championship
The SmackDown Women’s Championship is a WWE women’s professional wrestling world title contested on the SmackDown brand.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: WWE Universal Championship Target entity description: The WWE Universal Championship is one of WWE's top world titles, primarily defended on major pay-per-view events and held by the company's leading main-event superstars.
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A.
United States Championship
The United States Championship is a prominent professional wrestling title in WWE, traditionally contested by mid-card performers and often serving as a stepping stone to the main event scene.
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B.
WWE Tag Team Championship
The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team title contested in World Wrestling Entertainment, historically representing the pinnacle of its tag team division.
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C.
WWE Champion
The WWE Champion is the holder of World Wrestling Entertainment’s premier singles title, recognized as the top male competitor in the company.
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D.
SmackDown Tag Team Championship
The SmackDown Tag Team Championship is a WWE professional wrestling title contested by male tag teams on the SmackDown brand.
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E.
SmackDown Women’s Championship
The SmackDown Women’s Championship is a WWE women’s professional wrestling world title contested on the SmackDown brand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WWE championship
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professional wrestling world championship ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
WWE Universal Title
ⓘ
linked to:
WWE Universal Championship
|
| announcementDate | 2016-07-25 ⓘ |
| audiencePerception | one of WWE's top world titles ⓘ |
| beltCenterPlateShape | large WWE logo ⓘ |
| beltDesignColorHistory |
blue strap (SmackDown era)
ⓘ
red strap (Raw era) ⓘ |
| bookingFocus | main-event storylines ⓘ |
| brand |
WWE Raw
ⓘ
WWE SmackDown ⓘ
linked to:
WWE SmackDown (in certain years)
|
| contestedIn |
gimmick matches
ⓘ
multi-man matches ⓘ singles matches ⓘ |
| creationDate | 2016-07-25 ⓘ |
| defendedOn |
Royal Rumble
ⓘ
SummerSlam ⓘ Survivor Series ⓘ WrestleMania ⓘ pay-per-view events ⓘ |
| determinedBy | professional wrestling matches ⓘ |
| division | men's division ⓘ |
| eligibleCompetitors | heavyweight male wrestlers ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Finn Bálor ⓘ |
| governingBody | WWE management ⓘ |
| heldBy |
Braun Strowman
ⓘ
Bray Wyatt ⓘ Brock Lesnar ⓘ Finn Bálor ⓘ Goldberg ⓘ Kevin Owens ⓘ Roman Reigns ⓘ Seth Rollins ⓘ |
| inauguralChampionCrownedAt |
SummerSlam 2016
ⓘ
linked to:
SummerSlam
|
| inauguralChampionshipMatch | Finn Bálor vs Seth Rollins ⓘ |
| introducedAs | counterpart to WWE Championship ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Mick Foley
ⓘ
Stephanie McMahon ⓘ |
| introducedDueTo | WWE brand split 2016 ⓘ |
| level | world championship ⓘ |
| primaryShowHistory |
Friday Night SmackDown
ⓘ
linked to:
WWE SmackDown (in certain years)
Monday Night Raw ⓘ
linked to:
WWE Raw
|
| promotion | WWE ⓘ |
| scriptedNature | match outcomes are predetermined ⓘ |
| sport | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| status | top title ⓘ |
| storylineFunction | symbol of being top star in WWE ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy | championship belt ⓘ |
| typicalDefenses | major pay-per-view events ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WWE Universal Championship Description of subject: The WWE Universal Championship is one of WWE's top world titles, primarily defended on major pay-per-view events and held by the company's leading main-event superstars.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
WWE SmackDown (in certain years)
linked to: WWE Universal Championship
subject linked to:
WWE WrestleMania 37
linked to: WWE Universal Championship
linked to: WWE Universal Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (various years)
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Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
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linked to: WWE Universal Championship
linked to: WWE Universal Championship
linked to: WWE Universal Championship
linked to: WWE Universal Championship
subject linked to:
Leati
linked to: WWE Universal Championship
linked to: WWE Universal Championship
linked to: WWE Universal Championship