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The Big Gold Belt is a historic professional wrestling championship belt that has represented titles in multiple promotions throughout its history. Originally designed in 1985 by silversmith Charles Crumrine and commissioned by Jim Crockett Promotions for NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair , the championship belt has three large gold ...
The belt's fifth design: "Big Gold Belt" (1986–1993) The fifth design is commonly referred to as the "Big Gold Belt". In 1985, Jim Crockett Jr. of Jim Crockett Promotions commissioned Charles Crumrine, a silversmith in Reno, Nevada specializing in rodeo-style belt buckles, to produce the new design. The belt made its debut in February 1986.
During this reign on June 23, 1994, Flair unified the title with the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship, which was represented then by the "Big Gold Belt". The belt that Flair won on April 21, 1994 was retired, and the Big Gold Belt once again represented the World Championship. [3] [4] [17] 11 Hulk Hogan: July 17, 1994: Bash at ...
1986 [96] James Hines: Bobby Fulton 1986 1988 [97] Tim Horner: Tim Horner 1981–1982 1984 1986–1988 [98] Barry Horowitz: Barry Hart Brett Hart Jack Hart 1983–1984 1987 [99] Barney Irwin: Bill Irwin Super Destroyer #1 1981 1985–1988 [100] Scott Irwin † Scott Irwin The Super Destroyer Super Destroyer #2 1977–1979 1981 1984–1986 [101 ...
The Big Gold Belt, which represented the championship, continued to appear until April 2002 when the new Undisputed WWF Championship belt was introduced. WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship: The title was established in February 1991 and defended until December 1991, when it was retired. WCW World Tag Team Championship
Flair with the "Big Gold" NWA World Heavyweight Championship, circa 1986. By 1986, wrestling promoter Jim Crockett had consolidated the various NWA member promotions he owned into a single entity, running under the banner of the National Wrestling Alliance. Controlling much of the traditional NWA territories in the southeast and Midwestern ...
The new belt appeared shortly after the event. In 1992, the Big Gold Belt was used for the revived NWA World Heavyweight Championship, a co-promotional gimmick between WCW and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Masahiro Chono won the G1 Climax in 1992 defeating Rick Rude in the finals while also having a broken neck in the process.
Like the historic Big Gold Belt, the title has three large gold plates on a black leather strap. All three plates include traditional filigree with each plate outlined in a rope trim to represent the three ropes of a wrestling ring. Like all of WWE's other championship belts, the side plates include a removable round center section which can be ...