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    WWE Officially Retires Major Championship

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    WWE has a bloated roster spread across multiple brands, with as many as 20 active champions. It seems like the management has quietly retired a major title.

    Earlier today, some eagle-eyed WWE fans noticed that the NXT Heritage Cup Championship was removed from the champions section on the website. Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo will go down in history as the last champion. He held the gold for 17 days before Tony D’Angelo threw it off a bridge during the Great American Bash last year.

    Although the title hasn’t been featured on the weekly programming over the last year, it was still listed on the page until May 2026. WWE first introduced the NXT Heritage Cup Championship in 2020, exclusively for the UK brand. The SmackDown Superstar Axiom made history by becoming the inaugural champion.

    Later, Tyler Bate, Noam Dar, and Mark Coffey joined the elite list and went on to hold the title before NXT UK was shut down in 2022. The NXT Heritage Cup Championship was then brought over to NXT in the US, where the likes of Nathan Frazer, Charlie Dempsey, Tony D’Angelo, Lexis King, and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo held the gold.

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    Noam Dar etched his name in the history books, becoming the longest-reigning NXT Heritage Cup Champion. After a year of inactivity, WWE has finally decided to discontinue the gold.

    Shawn Michaels drops a bombshell announcement for the WWE NXT Universe

    Shawn Michaels recently took to his X/Twitter handle to announce the return of the NXT Great American Bash on June 28, 2026.

    “Hello, boys and girls. Now, I know everybody’s used to seeing me these days doing my crazy posts on Instagram and TikTok, but everybody’s been asking me, ” When is the first PLE on the CW Network?” Well, that’s what this announcement is for — June 28, CW Network and NXT are going to bring you the Great American Bash. This partnership is moving forward at the Great American Bash on June 28 by the special start time of 7 pm.”

    You can check out his tweet here.

    The build to the Great American Bash is underway, with Robert Stone expected to make the card clear in the coming weeks.

    The upcoming premium live event will air on the same day as AEWxNJPW Forbidden Door, marking their first head-to-head battle in 2026.