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I haven't actually had a chance to watch RAW yet, but I think the final version of the new belt could grow on me. It's certainly not as horrific as the ugly spinner piece of crap, and the interchangeable plates are a clever idea. And hey, $450s is a pretty reasonable price for an official replica belt. Hopefully it won't clash with Cena's jorts too badly.
Addendum: As noted, I haven't watched either the PPV yet, but given they wanted to debut the new belt and Punk had possession of the old belt, am I the only one who can put two and two together? Why did we not have a Curt Hennig tribute angle with a hammer or a Steve Austin tribute with a bridge? Seems like it would fit perfectly with Punk's character right now. Plus I would RELISH the chance to watch someone smash that fucking piece of shit spinner belt into a thousand pieces. RELISH IT.
Addendum: As noted, I haven't watched either the PPV yet, but given they wanted to debut the new belt and Punk had possession of the old belt, am I the only one who can put two and two together? Why did we not have a Curt Hennig tribute angle with a hammer or a Steve Austin tribute with a bridge? Seems like it would fit perfectly with Punk's character right now. Plus I would RELISH the chance to watch someone smash that fucking piece of shit spinner belt into a thousand pieces. RELISH IT.
I don't think it's all that bad. It would definitely be nice if they had something like a globe, or a crown, or whatever, rather than their corporate logo front and center, but this is the way of the world.
ReplyDeleteAnd at least it's not overly stylized like the diva's belt.
And yeah, almost anything is better than the spinner, really.
Malibu Stacy has a new hat??? WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteOr Jeff Hardy's belt. I just looked at that for the firs time and that looks like a rejected She-Ra accessory,
ReplyDeleteI never thought it was such a bad little belt.
ReplyDeleteIt's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love.
Punk DID clobber Cena with the spinner belt, so that's a start i guess
ReplyDeleteYour "Buy the Belt!" reminded me of Kevin Nash's old "Buy the Shirt!". Made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteI don't hate it. It doesn't look quite representative of a crowning achievement that something like the World Heavyweight/WCW Title looks like due to the absence of gold. Rather, the face reminds me of a trendy buckle that would go with a regular leather belt, except it's 10 times larger.
ReplyDelete...It's definitely an improvement, in the very least.
Look, zanadude, let's face it. We all know that Wrestling is a big commercial racket. It's run by a big eastern syndicate, you know.
ReplyDeleteHa! I never thought of it as a belt buckle, now, I might not be able to think about it in any other way.
ReplyDeleteWe have "The Big Gold Belt" and "The Big Ass Belt Buckle" and...it's still better than the fucking spinner belt imo.
I agree. If it had the Earth or a wrestling ring or something in the background it would help. It's definitely an improvement. The look reminds of what championship rings tend to look like.
ReplyDeleteLights please.
ReplyDeleteAnd there were in the same country wrestlers abiding in the ring, keeping watch over Pedro by night. And, lo, the angel of the Rock came upon them, and the glory of the Rock shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, finally...finally...FINALLY, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all smart marks. For unto you is born this day in the city of Hayward a Saviour, tis Christ the Rock. And this shall be a sign unto you..wait a minute, it doesn't *matter* what the sign is! And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising Rock, and saying, Glory to Rock in the highest, if you smell what The Rock is cooking.
That's what Wrestlemania is about, Mr. Mahn.
As a belt nerd I've waited 8 long years and boy were they long, and they give me this monstrosity. Seriously it's terrible, I could imagine a 5 year old 'slow' kid with a short attention span drawing something similar to that main plate if asked too, that's the level of creativity we're dealing with here.
ReplyDeleteBelt snobbery aside..
I will begrudgingly purchase you gaudy belt Vince.
Since the classic Eagle belt, it has gotten progressively worse with each change.
ReplyDeleteHappy WrestleMania zanadude!
ReplyDeleteThey should gimmick that old belt so Brock can bite it in half or something
ReplyDeleteI would greatly enjoy that.
ReplyDeleteEvery Wrestlemania it's the same. I always end up saying "DAMN!".
ReplyDeleteI really liked the first undisputed title belt.
ReplyDeleteDisagree. I was actually never a big fan of the Winged Eagle belt. It always looked too small. Personally, I think the Undisputed title was the best design out of them all.
ReplyDeletePlease don't call it a belt buckle. Kindly refer to it as a championship buckle or a title buckle. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI got a bit of a kick out of that, actually. Between him stealing the belt a few weeks ago and then hijacking it backstage last night, CM Punk -- of all people -- is coming across as the guy who won't let go of the Spinner belt.
ReplyDeleteYES. They should have brought that back. It was awesome.
ReplyDeleteAlso, why are they still going with the scratch logo? It's horribly dated at this point.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I think destroying the belt would be considered over the top to the current WWE management. Rock even said "here, make sure this gets in the hall of fame" and was very careful to throw in a good word between the insults while he was talking about it. Maybe I'm grasping at straws but I get the impression he was told "don't TOTALLY bury it." Maybe so Mattell can still sell the back stock?
ReplyDeleteAn aside: I've been watching Raw on Hulu plus and I've got to say it's MUCH better. 80-90 minutes is so much more reasonable than 3+ hours. Plus, the Hulu version automatically trims most of the irrelevant segments for me! The only thing I felt like I missed out on this week was the backstage Hell No segment. Beyond that, it was all fluff, as near as I can tell from the reviews.
Made me think if El Giagnte "I WANT DA BELT"
ReplyDeleteBetter than the spinner belt but it still looks way too much like a college ring or something. The logo is way too big and I don't really like all the diamonds. Digging the plates though. Wish they'd go for a less gaudy design.
ReplyDeleteMight as well be a class ring. The WWE backstage is apparently one big high school anyway.
ReplyDeleteBuy my belt!
ReplyDeleteBuy my belt!
Buy my belt!
Buy my belt!
The eagle was a little small but it was awesome nonetheless. The Hogan 1986 belt was up there too. The undisputed belt was a nice design, although the front looked better than the side plates -- which looked sorta cheap.
ReplyDeleteMaybe kids will start referring to their schools as their "Real Life Universe"
ReplyDeleteIt's better than the spinner belt. That's not saying much, but it's something.
ReplyDeleteThe one that Brock wore looked bigger than the one that was given to Triple H. I could be wrong but at first glance it looked too small and then it looked bigger, and more impressive. My favorite is the one Triple H wore but Undisputed is a close second.
ReplyDeleteIt reminded me of Tito Santana.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the Undisputed one was pretty sweet.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linus.
ReplyDeleteVince bless us, everyone.
ReplyDeleteIt still reminds me of the shape of the US belt..but being a UWF fan I always liked when the belts have a similar style to the World title. I've always thought that the Smackdown belts should have their own distinct style and RAW have their own style.
ReplyDeleteIts like switching a bucket of shite for a cup of pissed. The buckets worse but in the end there's nothing good about s cup filled with pissed either.
ReplyDeleteWould better if the belt looked like something that looked like it represented something other than a corporate logo.
From what I've heard, they sometimes cut out good matches for those occasional stupid segments.
ReplyDeleteDiamonds should only go on the Million Dollar Man's belt. Anything else just looks stupid and tacky.
ReplyDelete...? Why would they need to gimmick it?
ReplyDeleteThis is the best title design currently in wrestling. I wished WWE would have ripped it off.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.midwestwrestling.com/kobreggie/images/belts/iwgp/heavy4th/4th09.JPG
TNA's rip off of it was a favorite too. Can't believe they got rid of it.
Because the Million Dollar Belt was not stupid and tacky?
ReplyDeleteHowever, the classic Eagle belt was introduced in the worst way of them all. One minute Hogan is giving an interview wearing the Wrestlemania III belt, and a few seconds later, he's walking down the aisle wearing the Eagle!
ReplyDeleteThe Million Dollar Belt was supposed to look stupid and tacky, it was "Bling" before the term existed. And that wasn't an actual title belt.
ReplyDeleteSwitch out "Attitude Era belt" with "classic Eagle belt" and I fully agree. I loved the Rock era belt, though the Diesel belt (I started watching in 95, so that's how I think of it) was great too.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't a belt? What was it then, a necktie?
ReplyDeleteThis is my biggest problem with the new design. The scratch logo needs to disappear. Using a new logo would improve it tenfold.
ReplyDeleteIt would be a damn sweet necktie, and would be a better belt than any of the bets they use now. But it wasn't a real title. Why not throw in the Taz FTW title? Same thing.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's one of the first really big production faux paus I can remember the WWF having -- and on the most watched wrestling program ever.
ReplyDeleteThe whole transition between the Hogan 86 belt to that belt was so strange. They originally promised that "win lose or draw" that WrestleMania III was the last time we'd see the belt, with that huge belt made for Andre presumably going to the winner (that ended up as a prop in No Holds Barred instead). I wonder if the winged eagle was supposed to debut then.
Then the goof happens (and Andre compounds it by making his own goof, calling it the tag team title).
I've always wondered if having Hogan come out wearing the Eagle belt was a last minute decision so that the two belts would match in the leadup to WrstleMania IV in the recap packages, but then again the WWF always treated the fans like idiots with their belts, see Curt Hennig winning the tag belt in 1990 and Ric Flair proudly displaying a WWF tag belt to crowds during the video distortion angle.
I loved the modified winged eagle belt. The one used from 1998-2001. That's my favorite title belt of all the times.
ReplyDeleteYeah I always thought the whole point of the Million Dollar Belt was that it was supposed to look ridiculous, because it was an essence a vanity belt, made for a rich yuppie heel so he could lord it over the other champions that it was worth more than their belts and also allow the marks to give him crap because he didn't beat anyone for it / couldn't unseat Hogan, etc.
ReplyDeleteI swear, I think this is worst looking belt I've ever seen, in any promotion. "Worse than the Divas title, or the Hardy TNA title that looks like the Divas title?" Yep, by a mile.
ReplyDeleteWWE posted an article about the history of the belts, and even said that the "winged eagle" belt was the most popular. So why isn't that the new belt, instead of the horrendous piece of shit that was on TV last night?
I don't accept Andre's surrendering of the belt, seeing as he surrendered the wrong title.
ReplyDeleteIn my mind, Andre kept the title under he lost it to Hogan in that Wrestlefest cage match, then Hogan unified it with the WWF Interim title at Wrestlemania V.
Mine too, outside of the Big Gold Belt, and I might like the 1998-2001 WWF belt better than that. And I was never a big fan of the undisputed belt. Just looked small and midcardish to me, like it would have been a great replacement for the IC title.
ReplyDeleteWell, he did toss it on the ramp before leaving, which I assumed was the final bit of symbolism of it being retired.
ReplyDeleteI never thought I'd say this but GIVE ME BACK THE SPINIER
ReplyDeleteFuck yeah. At least the spinner looked all big and gaudy, which is how a belt should look. And it was ugly (though not nearly as ugly as this one) but I liked how the spinner belt looked like it had weight to it, like if a guy hit you with a belt shot whit that belt it would wreck you. Like getting cracked with a ringbell, the spinner belt looked like it weighs close to what a ringbell weighs.
ReplyDeleteSomeone on another site site said that he could stick a Sharpie up his butt and squat over a piece of paper and fart out a better belt design. And he's right, this belt not only looks like it's marketed to 5 year old's, but was drawn by a 5 year old. With a broken arm. The "Church of the mother's basement" (as Fuji put it) guys might not have the best workers, or the best production values, or the most fans. But now it's official: the indy geeks follow the promotions that have the better belts. FAR better.
I like that, "The Big Ass Belt Buckle" championship.
ReplyDeleteThe Attitude belt was great, man. It was a similar design to the Winged Belt, except it didn't have the wings that didn't adhere to the leather and would look like they'd snap off.
ReplyDeleteBoth belts were intricately designed, mostly gold with a regal blue, and they stood out as the crowning jewel of the promotion. The Undisputed Belt would have been accepted if it had been given a decade.
The new one is "cool", but very plain and doesn't look like a prize. As I said earlier, it looks more like an enlarged belt buckle.
The best one is the WHC. Its lineage technically began in 2002, but it's the same physical one as WCW's and it looks fucking grand. Plus, you can spray paint 'nWo' on it and play it like a guitar.
Here's what they need to pay attention to: whatever the belt looks like, it should be so big and heavy enough that even a guy like The Rock should have *a little* bit of trouble grabbing it with one hand. It looked like a frisbee with straps, I thought a labrador was going to come in and snatch it from him.
But it had the most tradition with champions like Hogan, Savage, Warrior, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels. Every change in the design is da degrade of the new champion. And I hate a wrestling hw title which has only "champion" on it. There must be "World Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Wrestling Champion" written and not only "champion". This looks so cheap.
ReplyDeleteThe spinner belt sucked, but it was the one that was defended when Punk & Bryan went ***** 1/4 at Over the Limit.
ReplyDeleteThere is no evidence that Scott is taking this joke beyond its theoretical limit.
ReplyDeleteI think the belt they used in ECW would have being okay if they used it as the WWE Title.
ReplyDeleteIt's been ridiculous to use the scratch logo since 2009.
ReplyDeleteYou must be a real joy to live with.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest problem with this belt is the total lack of depth and attention to detail. No background images, no nameplate, nothing but a giant WWE logo on a black background. Even that damn spinner belt had depth to it. All the historically popular belts had other shit on it that you didn't really notice until you looked at it closer.
ReplyDeleteI actually liked the new belt at first glance. A little less so when Rock actually put it over his shoulder. There's too much black in the center piece, so when guys are wearing black shirts or black trunks (and let's face it, that's a *lot* of guys), it just doesn't "pop" enough. A little more gold/bling in the center and I'd be a certified fan.
ReplyDeleteYou can say you don't like it, but I'm doing some serious head shaking at the guys who actually PREFER the Spinner belt! You can throw out all the pros you want (it was heavier(?), brighter, gaudier, etc.), it still fucking SPUN therefore this new one is an upgrade.
And much like I can't blame them for sticking with stadium-only WMs, I can't blame them for wanting their company logo prominently displayed on their highest profile belt, as opposed to a globe... or eagle. Listen, I started watching in 92 so the Winged Eagle brings back some great memories. But can we please bury that thing in the past (along with MSG hosting a WM) and move on?
It sucks
ReplyDeleteThey'd gimmick it because the last time a big, angry, sinister looking guy tried to vent his anger and actually use full contact, he cut his arm open and spent months off-air like a dumbass!
ReplyDeleteI like it. WWE was clearly trying to play it safe here, keeping the belt looking mostly the same, except the part where it looked like it was ripped off of John Cena's album cover. The angular face plate is different, and even with the diamonds, it actually looks understated- but after its predecessor, what wouldn't? It doesn't blow me away, but it's a solid B.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that one puzzles me too. After all the effort WWE's made to put the Attitude era firmly in the past, you'd think they'd take this time to modernize the logo.
ReplyDeleteI think the top-level title's still gotta be gold, but I'd love to see one of the secondary titles redone in silver (particularly the US title, to play off the red and blue accents). It looks gorgeous, and would give the belt some much-needed distinction.
ReplyDeleteStupid Lisa garbage face.
ReplyDeleteNow that you mention it, I think they might have purposefully designed it that way.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, I think they locked the spinner in place for years before this final appearance. But it still overstayed its welcome by a long shot.
ReplyDeleteBut WWE still embodies all the awful stereotypes it did before!
ReplyDeleteThat has the names of all of the champions on it, which I think is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThough I should note it's the names of all the champions since that physical belt was introduced, not all time.
What I didn't like about the Million Dollar Belt was that it was so small.
ReplyDeleteI HATE the NXT belt, but like the tag belts..
ReplyDeleteSince I'm a big fan of the WWE trolling the Interwebz....I hope Cena brings back the Spinner belt on the Raw after WrestleMania. It's just a belt.
ReplyDeleteThe classic IC belt remains my favorite belt of all time and it doesn't mean anyone gives a crap about Wade Barrett or whatever jobber wears it.
Attitude era big eagle belt will always be my favorite.
ReplyDeleteIf they used a version of the WW that was thicker it would help out a lot
ReplyDeleteI bought my son the child size replica of the ECW belt last christmas because it was on sale for cheap and damn I did not realize till I held it how nice that actually looked. The Phoenix in the background instead of an eagle makes so much sense and looks badass.
ReplyDeleteWhadda bench, Lex???
ReplyDeleteI'm 99% sure that there were two or three revisions of the Undisputed title.
ReplyDeleteUFC has nice-looking belts. They're gold and have the company's logo. Simple and effective.
ReplyDeleteYou should rename yourself as Captain Killjoy.
ReplyDeleteSince I was at that Wrestlefest and I've never seen a WWF/E championship change, I'll accept your thinking.
ReplyDeleteIf they used the same design and made the 2 W's in a classier more bold letter font and not the scratch logo it would be a lot better looking and better received. They need someone new designing these belts though, aren't championships supposed to be distinguished pieces of art? The god awful diva's title is a great example of them going against that, it looks like a toy.
ReplyDeleteThe new championship isn't bad per se, it just looks cheap and lazy. It's like someone used one of those 'Create a Championship' video game modes to make it.
ReplyDeleteTwo I think. They changed it to show the new WWE logo and also made it bigger.
ReplyDeleteoh no... thats terrible.
ReplyDeleteverily... verily i say to thee
ReplyDeletefor 4fiddy? fuck that limey.
ReplyDeleteKinda like when all of the Raw titles were designated "World" while the Smackdown titles were designed "WWE." Raw had the World Heavyweight Championship and the World Tag Team Titles. Smackdown had the WWE Championship and WWE Tag Team Titles.
ReplyDeleteFair point.
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