The original concept of Night of Champions was that every championship promoted on WWE's main roster was contested.

The brand extension ended in August 2011, but was reinstated in July 2016 with Raw and SmackDown again representing the main roster.

[1] The following June, Vengeance was dropped in favor of Night of Champions, which subsequently became an annual PPV and continued the championship theme.

[1][2][3] ECW was disbanded in early 2010, thus the 2010 event just featured Raw and SmackDown[4] before the first brand split was dissolved in August 2011.

According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, this was a creative choice to revive and bring Night of Champions to an international market.

[10] It was also reported that the change was to please business partners in Saudi Arabia and add intrigue to the show with the crowning of a new world champion.

[12] The original concept of Night of Champions was that every championship promoted on WWE's main roster was contested.

Although the 2023 event did not retain the original concept, it raised the total number of different championships defended at Night of Champions to 14.