Jim Cornette on Wrestling Title Belts
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- From Episode 142 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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Big Gold World Heavyweight Title was my favourite. It looked like an actual, grand championship with a lot of history behind it.
The worst belts would have to be the recent line of big W belts in WWE. They're just awful, completely awful. Looks like a bad children's drawing.
NFL Logo *isn't* the Lombardi (Superbowl) trophy.
NBA logo *isn't* their championship trophy either.
I totally agree, the big gold belt looked fantastic. The only way it could have looked better if if they added another color to it (probably silver) so that it popped more. As for what they'd color, I was thinking maybe all of the letters in "World Heavyweight Championship". Maybe they could outline the face of the belt in that color too. And yeah, the new belts do look kind of goofy. They look cartoony to me, but that does fit with the WWE product. So I guess they are perfect in that sense, but I still don't like them.
Those big W belts that wwe use now don't even look like championships, they're just another WWE logo to stick on somebody for more advertising. All that matters is the brand and putting WWE over
Don't forget the ugly ass gold 24/7 belt when Mick debuted it.
Yeah I hate how alot of the wwe belts are just the same belt with different colours. I get that branding is important for big companies like that but the belts with the massive company logo just look boring.
I really like the NXT United Kingdom Belt. It looks so much more prestigious than the modern WWE Big W belts.
I agree, gorgeous title. The NXT tag titles look really nice as well.
Fuck those W belts. Also I am afraid I cannot like this comment because of the number.
Totally agree. The W belts are so bad. They look hokey and I understand the whole brand thing and calling yourself a brand or whatever you're doing but that W style just screams pretentious
Listening to Jim Cornette's first hand knowledge of all of the old history of professional wrestling is just so much more interesting than anything going on in wrestling these days. You can hear the excitement in his voice when he discusses how the titles used to be back then. No one can say Corny hasn't loved pro wrestling...
Agree, it's sad that the history and prestige of the major title belts have been lost. And I feel it can never be reinstalled, it's been too long.
You are beyond right.
"...hasn't loved pro wrestling..."
Cornette still loves wrestling, it's just lost itself.
I wish we had more characters, more guts and interesting guys again.
The guy has practically a museum of wrestling artifacts and shit in his place, no shit the guy loves this business.
@@xXEliminatorXx99 Eddie Kingston is a gem
The NWA doomed globe "ten pounds of gold" is one of the most beautiful belts because it is easily recognizable.
My fav was always the old intercontinental belt with the blue earth
Best looking belt. Current title look like trash
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@Tim that wwf title was my favorite. 👍🏾
And the Light heavyweight title too.
Always been my favorite belt! That and the old eagle Heavyweight were just so gorgeous, to me.
All time favorite 🙌
Other than the big gold belt that flair basically owned during my childhood. My favorite was the nwa/wcw U.S. heavyweight title that nikita has alot.
Lol I totally relate to that. It feels like Flair was never without that belt for more than two weeks at any time from 88 to 91 while I was also a child. As much as I always wanted Sting to beat him, Flair looked so prestigeous with that gold belt and his suits.
Jeff Richards that US title is my favorite belt also.
I agree that was my favorite.
I would have to agree it's a beautiful title other than the original ic championship probably my favourite which was recently changed??
I've always loved that
One more to make a top 3
The WWF/E title the one that Kurt won for his first world title
MY favorite, the WWF Intercontinental title used in the late 1980's to the mid 1990's.
I always get a slight sense of excitement whenever Corny finally says something to make the drawings make sense lol
The tv title Arn had with the red trim was always my favorite growing up
Same here agree totally
Stunning steve rocked it in its last days as well same goes for the WWF Eagle title before the new big goofy ass globe title from the 98-02
That design was probably the best and was ahead of its time! Not knowing TV contracts and cable pay per views are apart of that belt and who a consumer pays to see.
Momo Supremacy my preference was the black strap. Totally agree though
Absolutely agree.... one of my favorite belts.... and Magnum's U.S. title
I really like the winged eagle WWF belt that Randy Savage and Bret Hart wore and the IC title from the same time period. A lot of that is that those were the belts when I got into wrestling. After Wrestlemania XIV where Austin switched to a new design it just didn't look right to me. Actually I was unaware that there had been prior belt designs for those titles as I hadn't seen older wrestling yet, so I thought it was really disrespectful to change the belt design which I assume had been in place since the first champions. From the same period the WWF tag titles were completely forgettable and uninteresting. When I first started watching WCW I was thrown off by how huge the big gold belt was as it looked nothing like any WWF title. Now I think it's cool but it looked weird to me at first.
Lol!!😂 I always thought that old WCW belt looked like a cheese pizza!!😂 NEVER liked that belt. I agree, that WWF eagle wing belt looked the best.👍
I liked the IC belt from that era too. I agree the tag belts weren't anything special
I loved that belt too but I've come around to believing that that design should have been used for a US title since the eagle is an American symbol. A world belt should have had a globe with laurel wreaths around it, maybe a bit like the UN symbol without being exactly like it.
yes, the belt that steve austin threw on the floor was the best looking belt in the history of wrestling
The winged eagle and the attitude belts were dope. Also loved the tag titles, the wcw tv and us titles. The white ic belt may be my favorite ever
I love that humble brag by Jim..."I use to carry the belts for the boys which is why one shoulder is lower than the other"..... meaning they were such mainstays on top it was actually detremental to Corny's health
Dang you mention him as if you're old buddies "Jim" "corny". And uhm yes the midnight express was on top for 25 years
@@BloodBoughtMinistries1 25 years ahahahaha. I love corny but try 5 Jesus.
Cornette also had 1000 rubbers in that bag along with the belts as well so thats what made it heavier!
@@QuentinDude1,000 condoms only weighs about 5 or 6 pounds.
“...roughly 40 years old....I can tell you’re younger...”
Damn, Corny, you’re making yourself sound ancient! Having said that, I’m 32, so thanks, that makes me feel young.
He meant the writer of the email was younger than 40 because anyone that age would know that there were no replica championship belts in the 70's or 80's and didn't appear until the late 90's.
DCD13 Ah, I misunderstood, that makes more sense, thanks
Same
Boy you wanna rassssssleee ?
The gold eagle wwf title is a beautiful
IC title too the one the rock was the last to have
I would love to see Cornette's top 10 best looking belts
Me too
Eduardo Alexandrino I remember he talked about Lou Thesz’s diamond plated belt from the 50s was one of his favourite title belts
@@MeMe-td1ye look guys, someone learned a new word... kinda late dude
My favorite was the NWA big gold,and the NWA TV title,and NWA tag team titles
@Edd 1 He hasn't but this is close as it gets th-cam.com/video/FAlACyrpCpQ/w-d-xo.html
My favorite titles are obviously the winged WWF Heavyweight and the IC title. I’ve always loved the European title. The Hardcore Title is so grimy, it’s perfect. The WCW Heavyweight and the US title. ECW’s title and I will forever love Taz’s FTW title. The Million Dollar Title! And the Larry Sweeney’s
ICW-ICWA Texarkana Television Championship!
Belts not titles.
I’ve always liked the big eagle that was used during the Attitude era. That, the winged eagle,and the big gold are the top 3 imo
Out of all the modern day belts the IWGP championship is by far the most beutiful and prestigious looking
I like the red US one
As for something current, I love all the singles current IWGP Heavyweight Titles, the Never Openweight, the I.C., the Heavyweight, and my favourite the IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Title, I like that one because it reassembles the NWA United States Title, plus I really like the Red Leather that holds the Title.
Vince: it's a Championship Title Pal, a belt holds your pants up.
It's a BELT
Sounds like Vince all day long!!😂😂
Damn I miss the Big Gold Belt. It's what a World title should look like! The WWE Undisputed title (that was last worn by JBL, until John Cena won it from him at Wrestlemania and then introduced that horrible spinner belt) is my second favourite. I really wish WWE could bring them back.
The AWA belt that Nick Bockwinkle wore was the coolest belt and looked like a championship belt should. THe NWA big gold belt was next best. IMO...
Jerry D I will agree on the big gold. Did not like the AWA belt though. It was made in a prison and, to me, looked like something made in a prison.
The NWA U.S. tag team title belts looked really great back in the late 80's. I had no idea Jim Cornette gave them a touch up paint job.
Magic Marker job.
My favourite belt of all time is the Attitude Era heavyweight title. The globe/big eagle belt. Absolutely beautiful, something a real champion would wear.
Too bad HHH had it so much.
You mean the "Winged Eagle" belt, as it is known.
Oh I bet they love you at parties
Kai Green Are there eagles without wings that I am unfamiliar with?
Kai Green Nah, the Attitude Era belt was actually known as the “Big Eagle” the “Winged Eagle” belt is the Golden Age / New Generation belt.
Kai Green, the Big Eagle belt is a different belt to the Winged Eagle belt. The Big Eagle belt is basically an updated take on the Winged Eagle but it is not the same.
The WWE European Championship is probably the coolest looking belt that WWE no longer use. However the sexiest belt has to be the old NWA belt
That along with the IC Title were my favorites!!
The undisputed title that eddie and brock had is underrated
My favourite is Bret Hart holding a eagle wing..belt
damodar poojari Bret also had the perfect approach to presentation: belt over the shoulder for backstage stuff, it wear it to the ring.
The winged eagle looked great and it was the iconic best of the Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, Ultimate Warrrior era. But when you think about it that design should have been used for a US belt, since the eagle is an American symbol.
@@IrishCarney the eagle is not really an american symbol, they don't even have one on their flag
@@zekun4741 Look if you'd never seen the winged eagle belt and had no memories of it being a world belt, and you were tasked with designing a US belt and a world belt, which would you put on an eagle on? Yeah.
@@IrishCarney put the eagle on the world title, it's only one of the most common national symbols in the world, and put a buffalo on the US title
My personal favorite belts: WWF championship(winged eagle and globe), WCW Championship(big gold belt), WCW US title, NWA world Championship, TNA world title(first belt 2007-2011), ECW World title(1999-2001 2006), WWF IC title(1985-1998 and attitude era version) WWF tag titles(1985-2001) and the wild card, the WWE SD tag titles(2003 version).
The current WWE belts are hideously ugly. The old IC belt and Eagle World Belt looked so much better. I bet it was Kevin Dunn's idea to "update" them. A lot of the territory belts from the 80's are better looking. World Class had great belts, the Texas Champ belt and tag belts looked awesome. "Big Gold" from WCW was the most impressive IMHO. Also, the NWA belt will always be a classic.
"I can't believe they're treating the belt like that!"
Naito-san?
For some reason the name Nikita Mulkevich is perfect for an NWA Belts Craftsperson!😏😂B.W.
Tetsuya Naito actually got heat when he threw the IWGP championship belt the first time he won it.
He also treated the IC belt like garbage , he actually destroyed his main plate.
You could heard the gasps from the fans every time he disrespected the belt.
Hilarious
Kayfabe Heat or no
@@youngmedi8447 Both
I thought as a heel that was great heel heat. He was a perfect heel when he initially brought Los Ingobernables to Japan from Mexico with Rush & La Sombra to form Los Ingobernables de Japon. Then he started being cheered....still a great gimmick but i proffered him as a true heel. His initial heel turn reminded me of when The Rock first turned heel from being Rocky Maivia to The Rock.
I became a fan in the early 80's at the age of 10 and would definitely geek out over belt designs. I was making my own out of fabric, cardboard, and copper foil because you couldn't buy one at the store. Two belts that come to mind that I think looked better on crappy TVs and from the cheap seats at the arena than they did up close are the WWF Big Green (that went from Backlund>Sheik>Hogan) and the green IC belt in the early 80's (that Valentine smashed after losing to Santana in the cage). Both of those looked really good on my 17" TV back in the day, seeing closeup pictures of those things today and they are ugly as sin.
I recall the old WWWF belt that Bruno and Superstar Billy Graham had in the mid to late 70's was still tiny compared to today's belts
I think if you could get today's event production budget with the wrestlers' attitude of 1970s-early 80s, you would have a truly wonderful organization.
NWA?
Ok boomer
AEW
@@Xxrocknrollgod really? That's your response? That lame "ok boomer" remark. Instead of providing a counter point, you rely on an ad hominem statement.
@Hasil Atkins i do....the "Ok boomer" quote is still lame.
The big gold belt and the WWE Undisputed belt are probably my favorites.
I dont even remember what the Undisputed belt looked like, can't have been that great. I remember all the rest.
Kai Green I think he’s talking about the belt Brock beat the rock for at summer slam and was the smack down championship from 03-05 I liked that belt
Kai Green I think he’s talking about the belt Brock beat the rock for at summer slam and was the smack down championship from 03-05 I liked that belt
To be basic it was the smackdown championship during the ruthless aggression era.
And I mean the big gold belt was so good WCW and WWE had to use it. Just my opinion
I liked big gold, the late 80s IC belt, and the winged eagle WWF belt
There were a few styles that were repeated; the NWA national and tv titles were similar, which was similar to the WWF title. The US title looked a lot like the WWC universal title.
I always liked the Television Title belt for the Crockett promotions during the 80s. The U.S. belt, too, but Arn's belt was slicker than cat shit!!!
My favorite will always be the NWA "ten pounds of gold". The AEW belt and the WWE current main title belts are just ugly except the US title.
The NWA World Heavyweight Championship (whilst I respect the history of it) is a very ugly title belt, aesthetically it’s not symmetrical because of the damn US flag on the centre plate and the flags on the side plates are dumb as hell. All the WWE main roster belts (except the US Title) are crap I’ll agree with you there. WWE has two very nice belts though in the UK Championship and the NXT North American Championship. Nicest current belt in my opinion is either the IWGP Heavyweight Championship or the MLW World Heavyweight Championship. Best belt of all time is the Big Gold Belt.
Big Platinum (AEW) is a thing of beauty. Outside of the winged eagle belt from the Attitude Era, AEW and the IWGP Heavyweight Championships are my favorite in terms of looks.
The NWA title is shaped like a big ass.
Every WWE title should have its own design
@@dod6031 The only thing uglier than NWA WHC is the TNT Championship they debuted at AEW Double or Nothing 2-- I know it was 'unfinished' but still it somehow looks worse than the horrible AEW Women's Championship (which looks too small for a world champ's belt)
The Smoking Skull Belt that Stone Cold Steve Austin during one of his runs as WWE Champion was absolutely brilliant.
The championship belt has an airline ticket. LOL
Did you not know this was a thing for a long time?
@@kaigreen5641 no, I didn't know.
A celebrity friend of mine need his shoes sent from atl to nyc he had to buy a plane tic to ship them
Belt, Championship
I always loved the old Alabama title belt from the Southeastern days. It had the central emblem plate, with slots cut through the metal on each side, and the leather straps went through these slots and were riveted back to themselves to complete the belt. I used to have a poster of Austin Idol with Minerva and this belt. I think it came out of Wrestling Scene. Jerry Stubbs supposedly threw that belt in the river when the Fullers were replacing all the belts. I asked Jimmy Golden one time what really ever became of that belt, and he said he didn't know. Neat, unique old belt.
I always loved the look of the WWF Undisputed champion belt, the black and gold one after they got rid of the 2 championships
Its hard to get heat over a belt when you’re not allowed to say the word “belt”.
@@MeMe-td1ye Okay millennial..and I'll keep it short as your attention span will no doubt be shattered by the next Youporn ad that pops up on your browser: it's hard to get heat over a belt when you have a new champion every two weeks...when belts are treated like old whores.
@@BronzeBullBalls cue tna and wcw
Vince: It's a Championship Title Pal, a belt holds your pants up.
Ooh, ageism! Get a load of captain edgelord everyone !
@@kael2450
It's a belt
Ric Flair had the NWA globe belt, the big gold belt and the winged WWF belt too....must be a record
When Flair unvailed that new WCW Heavyweight Title, it was awesome.
Gonna echo most on here and say The Big Gold. I grew up with that as the greatest prize you could attain.
The WWE Undisputed title is a second.
The story of Owen calling his father and pretending to be Reg. Classic Owen.
You talk like you grew up with him
It cracks me up when Jim gets so fired up he goes "Brrrrrrrrr..."
my favorite championship belts were the original Ric Flair Big Gold Belt, AWA Big World Title belt, the NWA US Title from '86-'89, and the WWF Heavyweight Title from '86-'88.
1. Big Gold Belt
2. Winged Eagle Belt
3. Attitude Era World Title
4. WCW US Title
4. Early-Mid 90’s IC Title
Honestly, I think the prestige behind the belt is the most important thing for a belt being legitimate, followed by the look of it.
One-time the Missouri State championship belt was left at the office at the hotel so Larry matusek got a police escort from the keel back to the hotel to grab the belt fly back over to the Kiel Auditorium and give it to whichever wrestler right before he walks through the curtain
My two favorite belts were the old United States championship belt (used in the 70s by both Crockett & Sheik's promotions) because of their unique shape, and the Georgia State champion belt, used during the 70s to early eighties
My favorites were the WWF World title winged-eagle, the old Intercontinental belt made famous by Honky Tonk Man and the Ultimate Warrior, and the NWA United States tag team title. And Arn Anderson's red NWA TV title.
Yes! The old school NWA/WCW United States title and the NWA Television title were the best by far. The old school WWF IC belt and old school tag team belts that Valentine & Beefcake wore were money too!
The Sheik got his United States Title belt...Detroit version, Stolen in Japan
That's how Naito treats the IC belt all the time just throwing it around...
I liked the NWA US Championship belt when the gold was shaped like the USA. That looked cool.
That sounds like The Sheik's Detroit-area US belt. I found out years after moving away from Michigan that I lived not far at all from The Sheik. I had no idea.
@@BrutishYetDelightfulEither that or the Crockett NWA US belt.
WWE needs to bring back the TV title... You could defend it on both brands......
@kingofkings69ner the 24/7 title in both name and booking suggests it is only won via run ins and shenanigans rather than built up rivalries or legit competition.
That was a fun title.... it was always time limit on wcw back in the day
It was. Great wrestlers held that title. Like Arn Andersen Brian Pillman Alex Wright Steve Austin HHH Sting.
@kingofkings69ner there is such a thing as better or worse angles though, and treating a belt as if its prestigeous or not. You know damn well this is what I was refering to.
REGGIE PARKS MADE THE BEST BELTS!!!
I remember when Cody Rhodes said "Our belts will look good." And then the AEW Title was revealed...
Lol!!😂 ikr, kinda reminds me of a boxers title. Or something from the 70's.
@@timothyrobinson2387 but not as bad at the belt in the first 4 Rocky movies. The Thunderlips belt looked better.
It doesn't look so bad. It looks much like the Mid South North American title. Just dual plated and has a lot of filigree and jewels. And a bit more curvature. But it LOOKS like a big enough deal and isn't a carbon copy of another, but with a different color strap.
It’s better than wwe
and then put himself over for said title.
Title belts? We call those Championship Adornments, pal.
Champions? We call them Superstars, Pal
Fohb
Championship title, pal!!
Which are earned through opportunities, pal.
Then just turn them into boyscout merit badge sashes since nobody bothers to wear them around their waist anymore any way.
My favorite belt is the heaviest belt ever, Big Gold, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship Title!!!
It looked prestigeous as could be. Even when WWF was clearly a bigger deal, WCW's belt looked like it was forged in the legacy of 50 years of pro wrestling history.
Phenomenally overrated.. it’s fairly cheesy.. Gold winged looks like a real belt
@AmishRiot the original big gold was a piece of sterling silver hand carved 24 Karat plated gold the cost in 1985 to make it was $13,000 the retail price was $20,000.
The most expensive belt ever produce I don't know where do you find it cheap
My favorite too but only with the black NWO spray paint!
@AmishRiot humm we have different opinion on that one
Like Mike Foley in TNA when he won the TNA championship belt for the first time🤔!
The NWA world title, Hogans 86 world title, and the WWE/WCW undisputed championship belt.
Personally I want the eagle WWF belt I think Austin still has it
The Big Gold Belt, WCW’s TV title & United States Heavyweight title, and TNA’s original tag team titles. Those are all my personal favorites
Belts not titles
MrNWA4Life title belts, not belts.
@@Voysh2Voysh69
They're BELTS you fucking moron.
I remember The Iceman going to the pawn shop with his USWA title...! :D
How do you pawn a title?
That was Snowman Eddie Crawford not Iceman. And it's a BELT.
Big Gold, Winged Eagle, Old IC Title with the WWF in Red, Old (WCW) US Championship belt, NWA Championship belt, Smoking Skull belt
i have a boxing amature middleweight championship from 1930s Britain, my grandfather won it and someone got the bright idea to make a new belt and he kept it
I've always loved the original WCW World title/World Heavyweight Title
The WWF IC belt from 80s and 90s, the winged eagle world belt, and the Big Gold belt are my favorites
Paul Wight said Hogan told him after he won the WCW Big Gold to wear the belt in the Airport. He said he was walking through all proud of his first World Championship. He met Sting who asked him what are you doing? That’s when he knew he was ribbed. I asked Marty Jannetty on MySpace if wrestlers got to keep their belts? He said only Shawn did that because he told the promoter he forgot the belt at home.
On Myspace huh
@@Ted_Bell Yes I’m very old. A friend was signing me up for different social media sites. I didn’t realize I had a Facebook Account till my Sister told me. My Oldest Niece was on Vacation in New Zealand she was posting photos and tagged me in some. I activated my Facebook Account when MySpace ceased I planned to just use Twitter
The title seems a bit misleading. I mean, he's really talking about championship titles here.
Do you work for WWE?
Did you hit your head?
Don't worry, it's nothing serious. Not bad enough to have to go to a local medical facility or anything.
Belts not titles dumbass.
Wwe should have kept the winged Eagle. It looked good and you would understand the lineage
My favorite belt was the NWA world title that Flair had forever in the 80s
Still have yet to cop a Replica title belt, leaning towards NWA/WCW big gold “flair belt” or WWF 1988-98’ Eagle title
I actually remember that TNA story. It was the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship and I couldn't believe what had happened as a fan. Now granted the belt wasn't on the line because Christian was in the Lethal Lockdown match but still.
Corny, hook up a shirt! Tell Bruce to hook up a shirt too.
The WWF tag team titles that Demolition, British Bulldogs, Hart Foundation and more had were the best.
I always loved when Bruiser called the Mo. State Championship 10 lbs of love from the State of Missouri.
In AEW they are either allowed to take the belts home with them or they receive a dublicate.
Because I saw Hikaru Shida recently flexing with her belt on her TH-cam channel and in Emi Sakura's live stream. She had that thing in her living room.
I believe the NWA belt that Jack Brisco, Harley Race had was made by a Mexican Jeweler.
Loved the 10 pounds of gold :)
Top 5 Belts
1. WWF Championship (Big Eagle)
2. World Heavyweight Championship (Big Gold)
3. WWF Championship (Dual plated Winged Eagle)
4. WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
5. NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship (10 pounds of Gold)
Everyone of these belts outclass the garbage out today. Such a shame they're gone, but I'm thankful they were a part of my wrestling history.
WCW US belt is criminally overlooked.
@@archiemisc Kids today will never know how godlike that championship was. Such a good belt. And glad I have it in the collection.
I cant lie without championships ,I would have never fell in love with Wrestling.
Its been confirmed Cornette was the champ! Roll that beautiful bean footage!
1. NWA Big Gold Original
2. IC '86-87
3. NWA TV "Red"
4. Winged Eagle original
5. NWA heavyweight
That Lou Thesz belt is a beautiful belt. From the modern era I really like the NWA Television belt, with a red strap looks best.
The WWE left the Universal title in Saudi Arabia when Saudi Arabia held them up because of money disputes. The thing was RAW was happening while the belt and half the roster were stuck in Saudi Arabia. Brock Lesner, Universal Champion at the time left Saudi Arabia early and wasn't stopped on the tarmac. So when he appeared on RAW. He wore a replica Universal belt. The same one a fan can buy from the shop.
How do I know this? The belt didn't have Brock Lesnars placards on the side. And on the pleather strap had the trademark WWE authentic replica stamp on it as well as the "JAKS pacific" hologram sticker left on it. Probably because they were planning on repackaging and selling it.
Here in New England, just north of Boston, we have a local hot spot called Hampton Beach, which is a 20 minute drive from W Newbury Massachusetts. Every summer from 2001-2006 a young John Cena would drive his Apple red Caddy convertible up and down the main strip, brandishing whatever championship he owned at the time
80s/90s winged eagle, intercontinental & tag belts. A belt for the top guy..a belt for the workhorse from mid to upper mid card, who was being groomed to eventually get the winged eagle. Then there were the tag belts for pretty strong tag divisions back then. They were all you needed….not all the meaningless ‘brand’ belts that wwe now use!
I like the creativity of the Open the Dream Gate Championship from Dragon Gate, with the key and lock feature.
My favorite will always be the wwe title cena introduced. For me as a kid that's what I grew up on. Always liked the design, especially when it became stationary. Big gold belt is also legendary for me.
The IC belt has always been my favorite. I was glad when they brought it back, even though it doesn’t mean anything anymore.
None of their championship belts mean anything because WWE title reigns are meaningless.
Jim's own 1984 MidSouth territorial run had a unique Championship. The MidSouth Television Champion won an Olympic style Medal. The Medal was replaced by a Television Championship belt when the company was renamed The UWF in 1986.B.W.
The Southeastern Championship Wrestling belt and the classic NWA Globe belt!
Hahaha hahaha had to buy the belt a plane ticket?! Hahaha you can't make that stuff up! Hahaha
I could listen to Jim and Brian talk for hours! And I do!😂
Wrestlers making belts: I'm picturing a big hoss with a hammer and tongs over a forge like a blacksmith.
My personal favorite will always be the smoking 💀 belt. Austin's belt was epic. Big Gold is legend. The original IC belt was pretty too.
The red strap TV title was always my favorite. I remember when it was handed to Dusty, it is still an absolute gem
I thought this would talk about AEW making a new Hat On A Hat Championship-ship Title title belt
This comment makes zero sense.
My favorite title was the WWE Light Heavyweight title.
I know everybody talks negatively about it but..
The reason why it's favorite because it set itself apart from all the other titles during that time frame plus it had class and felt professional too me.
(Besides Shawn-Michaels could've given the title more prestige if held it plus much better than the cruiserweight of old).
Loved it .. but not how it look in games.
Michaels was billed as being 234 Lbs before his back injury happened so he was 19 Lbs too heavy to challenge for the Light Heavyweight title. I thought it could have been interesting if he'd moved to Smackdown! and started a long storyline to win the belt for the reason you mentioned though.
Belts not titles
@@MrNWA4Life It's not a belt because it doesn't hold your pants up.
Taka Michinoku, X-Pac, S2H were some of the best LH champs
I liked the 70's giant awa belt that gagne and bockwinkel had
Me too, it was the precursor to Flair's Big Gold belt
I liked that belt as well. Stan Hansen supposedly ran over it with his truck and then mailed it back to Verne after their dispute.