With the recent designs of WWE I can tell where they are going with their title belt designs. Making the Major titles look alike and tag as well as the women's. This is similar to how UFC has all their belts look a like just having different weight classes fight for them. WWE is looking for legitimacy but what happened to the uniqueness WWE used to have where their belts had distinct looks to them. It seems like the older men that once had creativity are now lacking the means to do anything unique. WWE continues to fall with the laziness they continue to build on and maybe its because they are the juggernauts of the wrestling world feeling that nobody else can touch them. In that case I just want to say that WWE NEEDS TO STOP TRYING TO DO THIS UFC CRAP WITH THEIR BELTS
WWE you are not UFC!!!!
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The Fruity Pebble titles aren't even following UFC's model.
Big thing in UFC, their titles are all (Within reason) equally prestigious, while WWE noticeably booked the US Title match (even though it wasnt actually a match) above both the "world" titles, and they also are probably getting ready to give us a Woman's title match for a Main Event, because of this they might be trying to make all their titles equivalent.
The big issue with the above, WWE fans are never going to treat all titles with the same level of dignity. I COULD see the woman's title growing, but with how the US and IC belts are booked, and have historically been booked for decades, there's no way to bring them up over brand name titles.
What separates the US champion from the "Universal" champion? The Universal title is fugly and has existed 2 weeks, and it's higher prestige, just from existing.
Everytime WWE takes some page out of UFC's book, it makes me just want to watch UFC instead.
Big thing in UFC, their titles are all (Within reason) equally prestigious, while WWE noticeably booked the US Title match (even though it wasnt actually a match) above both the "world" titles, and they also are probably getting ready to give us a Woman's title match for a Main Event, because of this they might be trying to make all their titles equivalent.
The big issue with the above, WWE fans are never going to treat all titles with the same level of dignity. I COULD see the woman's title growing, but with how the US and IC belts are booked, and have historically been booked for decades, there's no way to bring them up over brand name titles.
What separates the US champion from the "Universal" champion? The Universal title is fugly and has existed 2 weeks, and it's higher prestige, just from existing.
Everytime WWE takes some page out of UFC's book, it makes me just want to watch UFC instead.
therockiswwf
The voice of Michael Cole's headset
The side plates are personalized to each wrestler. The company's logo is on the front. The strap color represents the brand. I like it. They used the same set on both shows for years because they could make it specific to the wrestler, not out of laziness.
PPV match order is structured so they don't burn the crowd out. WM 19 tried four main events in a row. Killed the crowd. The title matches aren't placed due to importance. So the US title being above the main title matches is just to rest the crowd. Means nothing.
PPV match order is structured so they don't burn the crowd out. WM 19 tried four main events in a row. Killed the crowd. The title matches aren't placed due to importance. So the US title being above the main title matches is just to rest the crowd. Means nothing.
Lighten up guys, it's only champinship belts after all. Yes I might be lazy to bring the same designs for the championship belts but in the end, it's all about what the talents does with does belts and with only see thise belt once a week so why not just have the same type of belt on both show.
The only difference between the Raw and SD World titles is the colour. And that's just fine.
I don't understand why some choose to put everything under a microscope and criticise any little thing they notice to be out of the ordinary. I like the red world title, it's different. I don't care about the belt the champion carries around, I care about the feuds he defends the title in, and that eventually Broken Matt Hardy gets a run with the belt with red leather lol.
As for the US title being booked higher than the two world titles, someone else has already pointed out that it's more to do with the schedule for the live crowd, than which titles are worth more than others. I can see why some people might look at it the wrong way, but it's just a case of spending too much time staring into the sun imo
I don't understand why some choose to put everything under a microscope and criticise any little thing they notice to be out of the ordinary. I like the red world title, it's different. I don't care about the belt the champion carries around, I care about the feuds he defends the title in, and that eventually Broken Matt Hardy gets a run with the belt with red leather lol.
As for the US title being booked higher than the two world titles, someone else has already pointed out that it's more to do with the schedule for the live crowd, than which titles are worth more than others. I can see why some people might look at it the wrong way, but it's just a case of spending too much time staring into the sun imo
I don't really get the point of this thread. To be honest I've never really looked at the UFC titles, but did just so I could reply to this thread. While I guess they are fine for them, the WWE titles are so much different. The UFC titles aren't my cup of tea, they all look the same to me, I had to do a close up to see which one was which.
What the WWE has done is try to make their's brand specific and that's okay. When you see a blue belt you know it's a SD belt and vice versa. The design is okay, and who cares if they use the same logo on both brands, it's the colour that tells them apart.
What the WWE has done is try to make their's brand specific and that's okay. When you see a blue belt you know it's a SD belt and vice versa. The design is okay, and who cares if they use the same logo on both brands, it's the colour that tells them apart.
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King Patrick is going to get testy with this but they're belts in a fake wrestling program geared towards teens and pre-teens. I'm guessing most WZ members can't match their own belt to their shoes and socks. The belts are fine, they're meant to sell toy belts and simply define a wrestler's importance to the show.
justinsayne
Cody Rhodes is an excellant
Another dumb fucking thread about how the titles look. We go through this stupid shit every time the debut a new belt, everyone decides to lose their shit over what a fake belt in a fake sport looks like. In about 2, maybe 3, weeks nobody will give a fuck, you'll realize it doesn't really matter & WWE isn't changing them cause you're all butt hurt about them. Nobody watches wrestling because of the way the belts look, they watch wrestling because they want wrestling, they want the stories these guys tell with there matches & promos, those belts are simply just a prop in those stories.
Agreed.
It should also be pointed out that the US title match didn't even happen at SummerSlam at all. So clearly the placement of it wasn't really due to importance whatsoever.
King Patrick Star
K. O. T. R. 2007 - Team Undisputed
I understand both sides of this argument. Then again, at my age, I’m starting to understand both sides of every argument these days. Those that like it and those that don’t like, you love the Big W, and you hate the Big W for the same reasons. It’s the colors of the strap and the copy and paste and ever so slightly edit design.
I, for one, love it, but not because of how it is presented on WWE TV, but because I was told that as far as the colors go, this current Championship Title Belt is easily customizable. Although all of the Championship Title Belts now look similar, they are not, for a lack of a better term, symmetrical enough to me. My changes would be simple enough I would think. Raw Championship Title Belts should be red. Smackdown Championship Title Belts should be blue. Men Championship Title Belt straps should be black. Women’s Championship Title Belt straps should be white. Tag Team Championship Title Belt straps should be the color of the Brand they’re on, with the plates being dual plated, gold foreground and silver background, not bronze or copper.
Universal – I would have preferred a black strap, but keep the main plate’s black swoosh and the red background as is.
World – I would now change the main plate’s red swoosh to black, and change the black background behind the main plate to blue.
Raw Women’s – I would change the red swoosh to black, just to see it better on the red background.
Smackdown Women’s – I would change the red swoosh to black and the red jewels to blue, just because it shouldn’t be red anywhere on this Championship Title Belt.
Raw Tag Team – I would change the leather to red, and make the plates two tone, with the foreground being gold and the background being silver.
Smackdown Tag Team – I would change the plates, and make them two tone, with the foreground being gold and the background being silver.
Intercontinental – I would retire this version, and bring back the one used prior to the current one.
United States – I would change the strap to Paul Martin’s version. If you haven’t seen “Paul Martin’s WWE United States Championship Title Belt”, I suggest you highlight and copy the words between the quotes, paste it to Google’s search bar, click images, and enjoy!!
If I were to ever get an adult size Big W, I’d probably get the Universal Championship Title Belt, just because I prefer the black swoosh over the red. I would then change the leather to black, the red jewels on the main plate yellow, and the red jewels and red paint on the right side plate to blue. Then again, that sounds like too much money, work, time, and effort. I’ll just stick to the kids sized toy versions from Shop.WWE and Mattel.
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I know nothing about UFC, aside from watching one or two matches from time to time, so I don't care about how UFC design their belts, nor the comparison between the two companies as far as the belts are concern. The problem I have with the WWE belts now is they are very generic. Despite the brand split, aside from the colors, they essentially are the same belts. Even the womens belts are the same as the mens belts. How does that make any sense? I get a feeling that WWE is going to sell snap-on customizable toy belts in the near furture. That would be quite cool... but for the actual belts... not so much...
Jack-Hammer
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It's how the titles are used and the wrestlers are treated when they have them that's more important than what they look like.
I admit that I used to critique the looks of various titles but I've grown out of that and it's just not that huge of a deal anymore. True, like most fans, I don't want something that looks like a total piece of crap and the WWE's titles don't overall.
Using the same uniform design for different titles isn't all that uncommon. The IWGP Heavyweight & Junior Heavyweight Championships are almost identical, except the heavyweight title is somewhat bigger. ROH used the same design for its World, Pure & Tag Team Championships for years, which were all patterned after the UWF Heavyweight Championship back in the 80s.
For me, the silver of the SmackDown tag titles makes it look much better than the Raw design, the IC title is a classic design that's not going anywhere, the US title design has been around since WWE activated it and it's held up well. Having the main singles titles, the female titles and tag titles have the same overall design while keeping the mid-card titles with their own distinctive looks actually works for me.
I admit that I used to critique the looks of various titles but I've grown out of that and it's just not that huge of a deal anymore. True, like most fans, I don't want something that looks like a total piece of crap and the WWE's titles don't overall.
Using the same uniform design for different titles isn't all that uncommon. The IWGP Heavyweight & Junior Heavyweight Championships are almost identical, except the heavyweight title is somewhat bigger. ROH used the same design for its World, Pure & Tag Team Championships for years, which were all patterned after the UWF Heavyweight Championship back in the 80s.
For me, the silver of the SmackDown tag titles makes it look much better than the Raw design, the IC title is a classic design that's not going anywhere, the US title design has been around since WWE activated it and it's held up well. Having the main singles titles, the female titles and tag titles have the same overall design while keeping the mid-card titles with their own distinctive looks actually works for me.
Jay Jayerson
Dark Match Jobber
I agreed with the title but not the post. WWE needs to stop trying to be UFC by trotting around Crock Lesnar and having UFC style main events with him. If I wanted UFC Id watch it. As for the belt. I think the only point of merit is the lack of creativity behind the design. Homogeneity in art kills genres. For example WWII games. Aside from the fact that WWII games was how jocks trying to be cool ruined FPS gaming, after 7 years of the same old crap the genre died. You can only do Normandy beach so many times before it gets old. Now Zombie games are finally on their way out the door for the exact same reason. In a business where youre trying to captivate your audience with artistic expression being lazily uncreative is step 1 in alienating your audience.
Jack-Hammer
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Both Rollins and Foley took to social media in the past couple of weeks and blasted fans for their reaction to the title. I thought they were right because it just seemed like the Brooklyn crowd was being smarky just for the sake of being smarky. However, the constant complaints about the title seem to have pretty much gone the way of the dinosaurs as fans have been hanging on everything regarding the title other than its look since it was announced Balor had to vacate it. There were no disgruntled chants about it last night and fans were hanging onto everything going on during the Fatal Fourway bout, which is what the Brooklyn fans should've been doing for Balor vs. Rollins at SummerSlam rather than harping on what the title looks like. In any case, to me at least, it's still preferable to the spinner belt design.
LegendKiller97
Dark Match Winner
Why would anyone have a problem with the WWE taking some things from the UFC? It's a successful business model. The WWE should be trying to be more like the UFC. Not in the ring with their matches, but in their buildup.
Wrestlingaholic
Championship Contender
I said on another thread that I love the fact the titles are the same - it shows that WWE are very keen to NOT present one show as better or worse than the other.
Likewise, the women having a practically identical title is WWE's way of showing that they are of equal stature
Likewise, the women having a practically identical title is WWE's way of showing that they are of equal stature
