The Natural Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) To go with the last post Edited July 20, 2020 by The Natural 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) While I don't think the Triple Crown above is an all timer, it's really nice. Those old school AJPW belts were the absolute best, including the tag belts and the trophies (SPIKED GLOBES!). Really strong, unique designs that looked somewhat modern but traditional at the same time. Beautiful. I'll take those and the '70s and early '80s NWA world's (they forgot the fucking apostrophe) title over 'em all. The PWF world tag title and below are the NWA international tag titles that were unified in '88 as the double tag title with the above All Asia tag Spoiler for a gigantic photo of the Champion Carnival trophy, which has definitely seen better days: Spoiler Edited July 20, 2020 by Jiji 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Natural Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 https://www.prowrestlingsheet.com/cody-rhodes-tnt-title-update-when-finished/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 10:17 PM, D.Z said: Been meaning to watch Impact again. Those are really nice. These were the best set of belts in TNA/Impact history, IMHO. Shame they weren't around long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 ??, those belts were around for over 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Raziel said: ??, those belts were around for over 10 years Those designs. Thought 2007 till 2009 or 2010. Edited July 29, 2020 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) It kept those designs until the merger with Global Force in 2017. Edit: Or fuck it, I was wrong on the World Belt. The Tags were 10 years, the X belt lasted 9 then they swapped designs like 4 times. Edited July 29, 2020 by Raziel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Sasha Banks can now be added to the recent trend of double champions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFistsJustFlips Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 I haven't seen this belt issue talked about much here. A couple years back I was listening to a Conrad podcast of some sort and they talked about how Savage had velcro on his WWF Title. It blew my mind. As a kid I always noticed how tight of a fit he got, but I never saw the actual velcro deal until I heard that podcast and watched Wrestlemania 4. The strap of the belt is significantly smaller than a normal title. So fast forward to Rollins winning the Universal Title. He asked for velcro. For whatever reason Vince went all Vince with it and now EVERY WWE & NXT BELT are velco. They all look so cheap and fake with the snaps replaced by velcro. I hate it. And I also hate how no one ever seems to talk about it. Am I going crazy? Has no one really noticed? Or have people noticed and just don't find it as off-putting as I do? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarrie Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I honestly don't think many people on this board still watch WWE. Look how short the Raw and Smackdown threads are these days. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo2653 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, NoFistsJustFlips said: I haven't seen this belt issue talked about much here. A couple years back I was listening to a Conrad podcast of some sort and they talked about how Savage had velcro on his WWF Title. It blew my mind. As a kid I always noticed how tight of a fit he got, but I never saw the actual velcro deal until I heard that podcast and watched Wrestlemania 4. The strap of the belt is significantly smaller than a normal title. So fast forward to Rollins winning the Universal Title. He asked for velcro. For whatever reason Vince went all Vince with it and now EVERY WWE & NXT BELT are velco. They all look so cheap and fake with the snaps replaced by velcro. I hate it. And I also hate how no one ever seems to talk about it. Am I going crazy? Has no one really noticed? Or have people noticed and just don't find it as off-putting as I do? I don't mind at all. But I watch a lot of boxing and velcro is the standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 @PetrolCB Morty Seinfeld never would have used velcro on belts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 4:39 AM, The Natural said: Sasha Banks can now be added to the recent trend of double champions. I still wish they had something to fill in the background of those big WWE logo belts. But the brand is more important than anything else. I remember reading somewhere when the at the time new WWE title belt was revealed, it was done with the idea in mind when the champion is on a red carpet or talk show that big ass logo was front and center. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 14 hours ago, Ramo2653 said: I don't mind at all. But I watch a lot of boxing and velcro is the standard. The Velcro holds up better than the buttons and makes for a better fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 12:59 AM, NoFistsJustFlips said: I haven't seen this belt issue talked about much here. A couple years back I was listening to a Conrad podcast of some sort and they talked about how Savage had velcro on his WWF Title. It blew my mind. As a kid I always noticed how tight of a fit he got, but I never saw the actual velcro deal until I heard that podcast and watched Wrestlemania 4. The strap of the belt is significantly smaller than a normal title. So fast forward to Rollins winning the Universal Title. He asked for velcro. For whatever reason Vince went all Vince with it and now EVERY WWE & NXT BELT are velco. They all look so cheap and fake with the snaps replaced by velcro. I hate it. And I also hate how no one ever seems to talk about it. Am I going crazy? Has no one really noticed? Or have people noticed and just don't find it as off-putting as I do? I didn't know Randy Savage WWF Championship was a Velcro one. Thanks for that trivia. I knew all the WWE belts were changed to Velcro. Reminds me of the wrestling cardboard belts I used to make growing up using Velcro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 The WWWF and WWF Junior Heavyweight belts were beautiful 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Looks like the same person that made the PWF and AJPW belts made those. Beautiful, particularly the WWWWWWF version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zendragon Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 The new US title screams Captain America to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 11 hours ago, The Natural said: I didn't know Randy Savage WWF Championship was a Velcro one. Thanks for that trivia. I knew all the WWE belts were changed to Velcro. Reminds me of the wrestling cardboard belts I used to make growing up using Velcro. Before he got his velcro version, he altered the dual-plated first Winged Eagle. He trimmed the female snap side and punched out four new holes to get a tighter fit. One with more snap boxes, which would stay until it's end in 1998, came in late '88. Here he is with the altered WMV version... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Meanie Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 This wasn't the first time Randy had modified belts either. Notoriously, he also apparently cleaned his IC belt with Brasso or some other metal cleaner: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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