WWE Undisputed Championship: Difference between revisions

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Following the roster split (which divided the WWF into ''[[WWE RAW|RAW]]'' and ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]'' brands) of [[March 25]], [[2002]], the Undisputed Champion was one of only two people (the other being the [[WWE Women's Championship|Women's Champion]]) who could appear on both brands simultaneously.

[[Hulk Hogan]] defeated Triple H for the title on [[April 21]], [[2002]]. InOn [[May 5]] [[2002]], legal issues forced the World Wrestling Federation to change its name to "World Wrestling Entertainment", and the championship was renamed the '''WWE Undisputed Championship'''. .

The Undisputed Championship was later held by [[Mark Calaway|The Undertaker]], [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]], and finally [[Brock Lesnar]], who on [[August 26]], [[2002]] signed an exclusive contract to appear on the [[SmackDown!]] brand only. This led to [[WWE RAW|RAW]] General Manager [[Eric Bischoff]] presenting the World Heavyweight Championship title belt to Triple H, who was the last person to hold the Undisputed Championship when it was represented by individual belts. Following this, all references to the title held by Lesnar being "undisputed" were dropped, and that title reverted to being called the WWE Championship.