Kevin Owens is one of the top heels on SmackDown Live, but before he was sent to the blue brand in the Superstar Shake-up last year, he was one of the top heels on Monday Night Raw.
During his run on Monday Night Raw, Owens found himself in the right place at the right time when he became Universal Champion, and he held the belt for several months before dropping it to Goldberg at Fastlane last year.
Winning the Universal Championship is a pretty big deal, but if Kevin Owens wants to be the top star on SmackDown, he’ll have to win the WWE Championship.
AL.com recently spoke to Kevin Owens about his thoughts on the WWE Championship, and he noted that he would like to win it, but he doesn’t feel that winning a belt makes you the top star.
“Honestly, to me, the WWE championship and the Universal championship are the same thing. They’re the top championships on the respective brands. If the brand extension were to end or whatever may happen, those titles would just be fused into the WWE championship again. The point is, they mean the same thing. So of course I want to be WWE champion because of what it means, and that means you’re the top superstar. I don’t think that you necessarily have to be the champion to be the top superstar, but it certainly helps. It’s an accolade that everybody wants. Who doesn’t want to be WWE champion? I was Universal champion, and I’m very proud of that, and that’s always going to be a highlight of my career. But of course I want to be WWE champion, just like I want to be tag team champion eventually. All the titles just mean your work is being recognized, and you’re seen as someone who can represent the company. That’s always very gratifying.”
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