*Originally published July 2014. Updated August 2015.
Professional wrestling used to be all about the titles, but that has changed over the years. Today, they can often be a burden. They can become governors that slow the speed of a rising star. Worse yet, they can become permanent rest stops on that road.
But the burden of carrying a championship title is never more apparent these days than when one watches professional wrestlers forced to carry more than one at a time. It's not always pretty. It's often awkward. Sometimes, it's downright ugly.
