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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 ...
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.
This was a triple threat match, also involving Big Show who Cena pinned. The title became exclusive to the Raw brand due to Cena's status as a Raw wrestler. [62] [63] WWE: Raw: 29 Edge: April 26, 2009: Backlash: Providence, RI: 5 42: 41 This was a Last Man Standing match. The title was returned to SmackDown due to Edge's status as a SmackDown ...
The WWE bought back the Big Gold Belt, repackaged as the World Heavyweight Championship, which was initially used as the flagship title for Raw whilst the WWE Championship was initially the flagship title for Smackdown!. The two top stars of the Attitude Era, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, eventually left the company in 2003 and 2004 ...
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At the top of the center plate right above the "WORLD" banner is a crown, a nod to Bruno Sammartino's WWE Championship belt during his long reign (there was also a crown on the Big Gold Belt). Right above the crown is an eagle, which is an homage to the various WWE Championship belts that included an eagle up until 2013, most notably the Winged ...