Just like its stars, the championship belts also hold an esteemed position in pro wrestling promotions. Championship belts are a way of recognizing the talents of the company. The one who holds the title ends up becoming the top name in the company.
To spice up the competition, pro wrestling companies often bring new titles into the promotion. Similarly, NJPW last year in October revealed its new title to the world. Recently, the belt is trending all over social media but for all the wrong reasons.
Pro wrestling fans are calling the new NJPW title ugly
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At Battle Autumn Night 1, which took place on October 14, 2022, the fans saw the beginning of a sixteen-man single-elimination tournament to crown the new NJPW World Television Champion. The tournament ended on January 4, 2023, at Wrestle Kingdom 17.
The NJPW World Television belt might be the ugliest belt in all of wrestling today 😂 #njcapital pic.twitter.com/v4Q17Q6rbB
— Jack Cassidy (@RealJackCassidy) April 15, 2023
Zack Sabre Jr. came out of the tournament victorious with the new championship belt. Months after the title revelation, fans all over the world are talking about the new belt. The belt is rectangular and orange. Some fans found the belt to be that great in design. Therefore, they went on Twitter to express their views on it.
Yup it’s up there w the ugliest. NWA had some ugly ass titles in the 80s n for weird ones like south heritage title or something 😂
— EliteD.One (@XtheELITExSc) April 16, 2023
That one sucks, but the IWGP heavyweight belt is worse.
— InGen's Defense Attorney (@RealWSchuster) April 16, 2023
Amazing how njpw went from having some of the best belts to the worst
— Andrew (@NostraHyde) April 16, 2023
Certainly, fans don’t approve of this new design.
Might be? Nah it definitely is. 😂
— Zoe Jeremy (@ZoeJeremy2) April 16, 2023
The website is on the face of the belt 3 times, throw it away😂😂
— I’m a gorilla in a fuccin suit (@717jayden) April 16, 2023
Now that I look at it again and being from Texas, looks like one of the GIGANTIC belt buckles some locals like to wear. pic.twitter.com/jqFggDdeFD
— JamesRock (@JamesRockTX) April 16, 2023
Fans mock the belt for being square.
Why is it so square. Who designs a square belt and is like "what professional wrestler wouldn't want that belt?"
— Deshadow25 (@deshadow25) April 16, 2023
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Belt
— WTF Wiggs 😔 (@Hella_Benjis) April 15, 2023
It looks like a rectangular poker chip from a European casino.
— Joshua Culver (@JoshuaCulver12) April 16, 2023
It looks like the greatest dinner tray Ive ever seen
— Jon Ledford (@JonLedford) April 16, 2023
Fans compare the belt to all kinds of rectangular and square things while poking fun at it.
Hardcore pro wrestling fans are very particular about every aspect of their favorite sport. That is why when an old video of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealing a new design for the WWE Championship belt surfaced again on the internet, fans were quick to react.
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At the WWE Elimination Chamber in 2013, The Brahma Bull won the WWE Championship. During the time, the WWE title design fit John Cena‘s rapper character. In order to get rid of the spinner design and to fit his own character, The Great One came up with a new design on Monday Night Raw.
Recently a fan on Twitter shared the video of Rocky unveiling a new design for the WWE Championship belt 10 years ago. After the video went on viral, the WWE Universe shared their opinions about it. Some were happy that the spinner WWE title went out of fashion, whereas some fans want WWE to bring back the old design.
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