Wrestlemania 29 has finally come and gone and it meant big changes for the Unofficial WWE Championship. Ryback held the title going into his match with Mark Henry at the biggest stage of them all and surprisingly left with nothing. After a reign that lasted 79 days, I don’t think there were many that expected Mark Henry to beat Ryback in the middle of the ring at Wrestlemania 29. As great as Henry has been over the past 18 months, Ryback looked destined to get the rub he needed from The Worlds Strongest Man. Instead, Mark Henry picked up the victory and became the new Unofficial WWE Champion stopping quite a historic reign in the process. Ryback’s 79 day reign was the 25th the longest individual reign and moved him up to 20th overall on total number of days as champion. Well done, Ryback.
Moving onto Raw the next night and the Unofficial WWE Champion got no time to rest as he was booked to compete against the new WWE Champion John Cena, fresh from his victory over The Rock the night before. Mark Henry faltered and lost via count-out in his first title defence as John Cena joined a handful of wrestlers before him to hold both the Unofficial WWE Championship and the WWE Championship. This is John Cena’s 8th reign as champion and he has an average reign of 24 days (which also happens to be the average reign overall). The title isn’t exactly kind to top babyfaces because it can be won or lost via disqualification and count-out and we all know this can happen numerous times leading up to pay-per-views.
Finally, I’d also like to echo many sentiments regarding the New Jersey crowd on Raw the night after Wrestlemania 29. I don’t recall a Monday Night Raw since it moved to the 3 hour format that I thought wasn’t long enough. They really made a lot of moments very special and Dolph Ziggler cashing in his Money in the Bank contract to become the new World Heavyweight Champion is one I won’t be forgetting anytime soon. It was a very fun show and the kind that makes me happy to be a wrestling fan.
A special shout-out to CM Punk vs The Undertaker, also. That match was fantastic.
Thank you,
The Unofficial WWE Championship.
The Unofficial WWE Championship 