5 Things Vince McMahon has unbanned in WWE

#2 Vince McMahon unbans the word 'belt'

Enter caption — The Universal title belt

The term 'belt' was one of the strangest choices to keep away from WWE TV, but Vince McMahon went ahead with it and we didn't hear it for a long time. WWE Superstars could be heard using words like 'Championship' on TV. It all changed last year when Becky Lynch began using the moniker of 'Becky 2 Belts' following her historic Women's title win in the main event of WrestleMania 35.

Watch: #BrayWyatt Reveals New #WWE Universal Title Belt https://t.co/0UwCSbR5Ph pic.twitter.com/QtGGLibpxF
— Wrestling Headlines (@WrestlHeadlines) November 16, 2019

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What's more, WWE also began advertising its products by using the term 'belts'. Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer Radio stated at the time that WWE had unbanned the word, but there was no word as to whether it was because of The Man using the term 'Becky 2 Belts' on TV.

#WWE are gifting Ric Flair a custom World Heavyweight Championship belt.Instantly it means more than the Universal Title #WWE #Raw pic.twitter.com/1lgR1VuYvp
— Wrestle Critic (@WrestleCritic) February 26, 2019

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Vince McMahon still has a long list of words banned, and many of those might never be brought back again. Hopefully, Vince McMahon gives WWE Superstars more freedom when it comes to the usage of wrestling lingo that has been around for decades at this point.

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