It seems like WWE has once again went back and forth on their plans for the WWE and World Heavyweight Titles since Survivor Series ended. After that pay-per-view was done, a WWE source said despite how it looked on TV, the plan was not to do a unification match.
On RAW the next night, WWE went out of their way to not say the words “unification match” but now they are leaning towards having only one champion after Triple H’s most recent sitdown interview with Michael Cole.
There also has been some speculation that there may be some kind of finish at TLC where John Cena and Randy Orton grab each others belts, ending with Cena as the WWE Champion and Orton as the World Heavyweight Champion is what the rumor has been since the announcement.