DMann2003 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 I just realized something, after Hogan won the WWF title, the belt he wore during his first reign was worn only by him. By the time he "lost" it and WrestleMania IV happened they'd switched to the eagle design that was used for 10 years after. Has there ever been another wrestler who was the only one to wear a specific design for a belt? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Stone Cold and the smoking skull belt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Austin and the Smoking Skull belt comes to mind. Other than that, not to my recollection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Ahh true, but that was in the storyline to be made specifically for Austin, had Hogan lost the title between 84-88, they wouldn't have made a new design. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 As a side note, as much as I loved the 88-98 eagle design, I always felt it seemed small for a "World" title. Remmember the first WCW (1991-94)World title, it was practically a carbon copy of the WWF World title at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caboose 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Austin also got to wear the Blue Leather version of the World title before the Smoking Skull Belt came along. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted November 20, 2003 As a side note, as much as I loved the 88-98 eagle design, I always felt it seemed small for a "World" title. Remmember the first WCW (1991-94)World title, it was practically a carbon copy of the WWF World title at the time. I see what you mean about the size of the belt, but I always thought that the Eagle World title was the nicest(craft wise). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrestlingDeacon 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 The Ultimate Warrior had several different colored straps for his belt. They were also in plans of making a Brahma Bull belt for the Rock, but I don't think that was ever used. And don't forget that they made a new belt because Curt Hennig smashed the old one with a hammer and that belt became the Hardcore title. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Goodear Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Didn't the NWA do a similar thing with Lex Luger, Nikita Kollof and US strap where Nikita was going to present the winner of a Luger-Spivey match with the new belt and instead wiped Luger out and busted up the belt before it even got used? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Just Looking Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Tommy Dreamer wore the NY license plate Hardcore title before it was retired, and Bradshaw had his own hardcore belt as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirk angel 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 The Ultimate Warrior had several different colored straps for his belt. They were also in plans of making a Brahma Bull belt for the Rock, but I don't think that was ever used. And don't forget that they made a new belt because Curt Hennig smashed the old one with a hammer and that belt became the Hardcore title. Was there any specific reasoning behind having those belts with the different color leather? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Well, technically, Undertaker wore the Smokin' Skull Belt, after defeating Austin at Over the Edge '99 and wearin' it to the backstage area... Technically. Dreamer and Bradshaw's title belts were the same, just with different accessories on them. I thought this was kinda neat...gave the low-carders something to do. Koloff presented and smashed Luger with the new "U.S. flag design", gold U.S. title at WrestleWar 1991, following Luger's pretty good title defense against Dan Spivey. The new U.S. title was dropped by Luger after winning the WCW crappy world title (read: Flair's got the real one...). Sting won the title at a one-night house show tourney, over TV champ Steve Austin in the finals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Megatron Report post Posted November 20, 2003 Was there any specific reasoning behind having those belts with the different color leather? Warrior wore whatever color matched his ring attire on any given night. Don't know about the Attitude Era blue leather though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Human Fly 0 Report post Posted November 21, 2003 Was there any specific reasoning behind having those belts with the different color leather? Warrior wore whatever color matched his ring attire on any given night. Don't know about the Attitude Era blue leather though. When they came out with all of the new title designs at the beginning of the Attitude era they all had different colors. The World was blue, IC was pinkish purple, Lightheavyweight was red and the Tag titles were still black IIRC. I have no idea why they did it though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted November 21, 2003 (edited) Something to note. Hogan I believe had 3 different versions of the title belt during his first reign. The first was that huge, ugly one that Backlund and the Iron Sheik had before him. Then, he had one, smaller in design with the letters WWF spelled out on it. Can't find a picture of it. From there, he went to the one in the topic, with the pillars on the side. Oh, and for the record, Andre the Giant held that last one as Champion...for a few minutes, anyway. EDIT: Picture found The second one I was mentioning Edited November 21, 2003 by ChrisMWaters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 21, 2003 Well, technically, Undertaker wore the Smokin' Skull Belt, after defeating Austin at Over the Edge '99 and wearin' it to the backstage area... Technically. Dreamer and Bradshaw's title belts were the same, just with different accessories on them. I thought this was kinda neat...gave the low-carders something to do. Koloff presented and smashed Luger with the new "U.S. flag design", gold U.S. title at WrestleWar 1991, following Luger's pretty good title defense against Dan Spivey. The new U.S. title was dropped by Luger after winning the WCW crappy world title (read: Flair's got the real one...). Sting won the title at a one-night house show tourney, over TV champ Steve Austin in the finals. Honestly. the belt Luger was "presented" looked like the old U.S Tag Title belt. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slickster 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Something to note. Hogan I believe had 3 different versions of the title belt during his first reign. The first was that huge, ugly one that Backlund and the Iron Sheik had before him. Then, he had one, smaller in design with the letters WWF spelled out on it. Can't find a picture of it. From there, he went to the one in the topic, with the pillars on the side. Oh, and for the record, Andre the Giant held that last one as Champion...for a few minutes, anyway. ORDER OF WWF/WWE Beltage (1965-March 29, 1998) 1965-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-82 1982-1985 1985-86 1986-88 1988-98 ....I'm wondering how WWE can seel the Hogan '85 belt, seeing as how it explicitly spells out 'WWF' instead of the block logo. Also, I love how their world belt at the time was an NWA TV Title knockoff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JST 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Regarding Warrior and his many belts; I recall a story where he'd often forget his title belt when travelling, so the office would simply have a new one ready for him when he'd show up at an arena. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest drdrainoscott Report post Posted November 22, 2003 Holy crap. That 86-88 belt is the WCW world title that Luger wore. It looks exactly the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrestlingDeacon 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2003 If you mean how they can sell a belt with WWF in it because of the settlement with the World Wildlife Fund, it's due to the fact that's it not the scratch logo. Vince had a deal with the Wildlife people on the old bubble logo, but not the new scratch logo, which apparently too closely resembled the same logo the Wildlife Fund was using at the same time. They blur the scratch logo, but anything from the New Generation era or before is fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tino Standard 0 Report post Posted November 24, 2003 I like that 85-86 belt. And the 98-02 design gets more hate than it deserves too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masked Man of Mystery 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 Didn't Taz also have the special FTW belt in ECW? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 Didn't Taz also have the special FTW belt in ECW? Yes, he did. He carried it while waiting for a title shot against Shane Douglas. Later, he had Sabu pin him in one of my favorite moments in wrestling history. (hits Sabu with one of his Tazplexes into a table, Sabu's out, he pulls Sabu on top of him for the pin) And when Taz won the ECW World Title, he fought Sabu in a title unification match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted November 25, 2003 1982-1985 I've always wondered...what the hell do those plates on the sides of that belt say? Names of the former title holders or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony149 0 Report post Posted November 26, 2003 Holy crap. That 86-88 belt is the WCW world title that Luger wore. It looks exactly the same. I can see that. The WCW title from 1991-1994 had a sleaker globe and the side plates had a globe with "WCW" above it. Add the "Eagle" design leather to the '86-'88 WWF title belt and you pretty much have the second WCW title. As for the U.S. title used at WrestleWar, it looked like an older version of the design Luger had that night. It wasn't the one used till 1997 or '98 (it was made bigger) that's for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ray Report post Posted November 29, 2003 Holy shit, talk about ugly title belts! I miss the 88-98 eagle belt myself. Always loved the way Bret Hart looked when wearing that belt. Wandering off topic here, but who else hates the current WWE title? It's just...bleh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2003 Wandering off topic here, but who else hates the current WWE title? It's just...bleh. I like the new WWE Title. I'm a mark for belts with nameplates. Plus, it's large size is good. For some strange reason, I'd like to see someone like Bret Hart or Shawn Michaels wearing it. Oh, and it doesn't piss me off for some reason, like what they did to the Big Gold Belt: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
