Jim Cornette on His Favorite Wrestling Belts
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- čas přidán 12. 04. 2023
- From Episode 477 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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Hard to beat the big gold belt, winged eagle and IC belt from late 80s to 90s.
Even Attitude Era kids will usually admit that these three are the best.
I never really like any attempt to "modernize" a belt. It should look like something passed down from generation to generation.
If belt was so good they made it the belt again in the 2010s for like 9 years
Have to agree with those three mentioned
Nostalgia talking, nothing else.
@@shadowangel2235 is there a point to your comment?
The Winged Eagle and Big Gold Belt will always be my 2 favorites.
I say the one after the Winged Eagle, the WWF Championship belt from 1998-2001. The Winged Eagle belt was too small for me. But that belt I mentioned and WCW's Big Gold are the best belts I've seen.
@ENT Broadcast Corporation there’s only 1 big gold belt.
I loved the 2002 WWE Championship design before the spinners. Simple black and gold greatness.
I hated that Spinner shit for so many reasons. This gives me one more.
I thought it looked really good, people always talk about the spinning aspect of it when in reality the belt existed for close to nine years and only "spun" for about two years if that
It had some fun variations with Edge and Miz and more than served its purpose. My tastes have evolved since I was a child and I like the prior iteration better.
tied with the Big Gold for the greatest belt design in pro wrestling history
@@Lord_Bibulous It just looks like a toy way too much to me. I understood it for its time, but its definitely the weakest belt design ever imho.
Intercontinental title belt, the Mr perfect Bret Hart era title, beautiful title belt, the best one ever for me
Big gold and the white strap IC title for sure are heat
White strap IC is my fall time personal favorite. Love the design, and it was attached to a lot of my favorite wrestlers and matches from the 90s.
Exactly
The big gold belt from ‘86 will always be my favorite. But the NWA 10 pounds of gold is an awesome belt as well.
I agree with that
Me too. There is just something about the Ten Pounds of Gold.
I always liked the NWA belts. The blue leather tag titles, us tag titles, big gold belt, red leather television title, US title I really liked all their designs because they were all different
I always loved the classic 3 WWF belts: the Winged Eagle, the IC title, and the World Tag that Demolition and the Hart Foundation held.
The OG dual-plated winged eagle & dual plate tag are fantastic looking belts
SAME!
I thing that was so cool about them is that each one had a very distinct and unique design unlike other promotions belts.
Reggie Parks was the man when it came to making belts. Other belt makers like Millican, JMar, BeltFanDan, they just don't compare. I'm sure they'd tell you the same thing. He really was the King of Belts. He is sorely missed.
The Big Gold belt was my favorite one , it just felt like if your going to be world champion that belt you want to wear
Always loved the NWA international heavyweight champion it always looked like the heavyweight title that Mike Tyson carried. It later became part of AJPW triple crown title
Wwf winged Eagle title and the late 80's ic title.
Also the 80-90's tag team titles were great looking as well.
I always liked seeing the NWA United States tag team titles. I remember seeing the Steiners with those on TV when I was a kid.
Same, I'm a big fan of all the Crockett and WCW US belts.
Too bad Billy Corgan turn the NWA US Tag Titles into a belt full of American Flags. Very Patriotic for a lower tier belt to the World Tag Titles of the NWA.
The big gold belt is the GOAT of championship belt designs 🔥🔥
The ruby's, the design..the thing being completely gold..it was truly a beautiful piece of art.
I have to agree
Can't go wrong with DA BIG GOLD. The REAL world title
@@Teddy42O looks better than what wwe uses. Idk why wwe had to go down the route they did with their belts.
Winged Eagle, WCW Big Gold Belt, and the Undisputied Title held by Eddie and Brock were some of my all-time favorites.
I don't care for the way the belts look now, but there was always something about the NXT North American Belt that I found fascinating. Mainly cause it looked so different than any other belt on NXT, Raw, and Smackdown.
That Undisputed belt was a perfect blend of the Big Gold & WWE titles. Shame it wasn't used longer.
I actually like the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Belt and think others would like it more if half of their other belts didn’t look the same
@@TheDirtySouth404 that's the same design as the WCW BGB right? Pretty sure the WHC belt also inherited the WCW World title (and thus the NWA World title belt's) history, which means that's the same belt that Dusty wanted to win and the one Cody needs to win to 'finish the story'-- today it's the WWE Title
@@teecakes No I’m talking about the current WWE Championship not the Big Gold Belt
A very underrated belt is the Undisputed WWE title that Eddie and Brock had.
I started watching wrestling right around that time and I loved that belt.
That and the big gold belt are the best ones. 2002-2005 had the best belts.
Used to hate it as a kid but now it's in my top 5
Loved that belt, hated that it got replaced by that gaudy spinner crap. The Undisputed title belt was class.
Second to the 4th IWGP Heavyweight title, the Okada belt.
It's sad that particular belt was only around for 3 years.
The U.S. title that Barry Windham wore in 88-89 was a good one.
Big Gold & Winged Eagle are the 2 absolute best! The true symbols of excellence
Nah, IWGP 4th gen
Big Gold is a beauty! I lean more toward Big Eagle (biased because it was the top championship belt in my youth), but Winged Eagle represents prestige and greatness.
The Ultimate Warriors IC belt is always my favorite. Especially when it had the yellow strap.
Bingo!
Call me a mark, my heart always rests with the Big Gold. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
The original version looks better than the WWE version. I still think of Booker T when I see that belt.
I was just gonna say that, the big gold belt was the best. Loved it when edge and batista were fighting over it on smackdown.
The wcw world heavyweight championship.
The "Big Gold belt" was replicated on the older SmackDown vs Raw video games. As for belt collectors... Hey Hey it's Conrad!!
NWA/WCW World heavyweight wrestling champion.
Get it right.
Stop disrespecting
absolutely the winged eagle belt by far...its the only I'd ever consider buying
I was always a fan of the big eagle belt from the attitude era
That belt preceded the AE
The IWGP Heavyweight Championship belt between '08 and '21. Amazing belt and NJPW brass retiring it was a crime.
Agreed. US belt is also amazing.
I loved how WCW would always talk about how Big Gold went all the way back to George Hackenschmidt (if you kind of ignore that Big Gold stopped being the NWA belt but somehow kept the lineage.)
They could make that claim. Since the actual lineage kept going even after WCW withdrew from the NWA. While the NWA would have to footnote their record to include vacancies.
EDIT: Of course the WCW lineage leads to David Arquette. So....
The NWA tv title with the red is the greatest belt ever..winged eagle is amazing too!
Not gonna lie thought he was holding up the 24/7 belt 😂
Even though I started watching mid 2000s I always liked the look of the NWA television championship.
The white IC and the IWGP Heavyweight title always come to mind for me personally.
Especially the latest IWGP Heavyweight Title before they changed it to the current belt was an absolute beauty. Hope they bring it back one day 🤞🏻
The "Crowned" Continental Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title is my favorite...truly amazing!
My favorites:
1 The Original Big Gold that Flair showed off to Tony on World Championship Wrestling.
2. The Hogan '86 belt (the one he had at WrestleMania 3).
3. The NWA TV title (loved all the networks on it )
4. The Randy Savage intercontinental championship (with the red WWF logo on it)
5. The NWA US belt.
6. Personal favorite: the Alabama Heavyweight title that Adrian Street used when he wrestled in Continental (it had a pink strap. It was such a heat magnet that I always wondered what they did with it. Would love to get it recreated.)
I like the big gold for Ric flair and the old wwf championship belt
Which old wwf belt?
Always liked the yellow intercontinental belt Warrior had.
I liked the Intercontinental Belt from the 1990s that Mr. Perfect and Bret Hart had. I also like the IWGP World Heavyweight belt that Okada had in 2017. The NWA TV title that Steve Austin had was cool with the TV stations logos on the side plates, and the Million Dollar Title was also quite nice.
Liked the ECW World Title (3rd Version ) which i have bought off ebay . The Smokin Skull belt from WWF Attitude Era was cool . Also liked the ECW World TV Title (2nd Version ) and also liked the look of the CZW World Title (2nd Version ) and the FMW World Brass Knuckles Title which looks like the NWA World Title but in place of the NWA globe theres a fist with Brass Knuckles on it . There was another version of that title made up but it wasn't to Onita's liking but they used it for the Independent World Title which was later unified therefore the creation of the Double Titles in FMW .
Big Gold and Winged Eagle are in their own league. The true 1A and 1B of great belts. Anybody who puts territory belts over those two needs to take off their nostalgia goggles
I always liked that one silver AWA belt that looks like a sort of prototype to the WCW Big gold.
The Stan Hansen belt is what I like to call it.
But I prefer the awa belt that Lawler had.
@@colonelkenpachi5009 Oh yeah the Lawler one looked really cool too.
Just googled looks great and wwe should bring back the design have it as the new ic title
@@pleaseshutup7053 That thing looked really natural and prestigious around Bockwinkel's waist, sort of like the NWA or WCW belts around Flairs.
@@maxxdahl6062 I’ve been looking to watch some more AWA I’ve only seen Mr. Perfect matches so far. I will check out nick bockwinklel I’ve heard Jim talk about him but haven’t seen his matches
My favorite is the WWWF belt held by Bruno, Graham, Backlund. NWA dome and big Gold also looked great.
I loved the Undisputed Title from 2002. I might’ve been the only one.
You're not. I loved that belt too. It's the best looking belt the WWE had since the Winged Eagle one.
I've always liked the classic NWA Domed Globe that was worn by Race, Funk, Flair, Rhodes, etc. And, I'll admit, I'm also a sucker for the WWE Spinner Belt from the John Cena era.
Winged Eagle is my fave, reminds me of Bret Hart, Michaels, Austin, Taker, Macho Man and Hogan. The Attitude era one was a more streamlined but similar design that gets second place. Undisputed and the mid 90's Intercontinental Title was also nice.
Looks like the goddamn 24/7 title in the thumbnail 😂. I was like no way
My all time favorite was the 70’s NWA Mid-Atlantic version of the U.S. title. It was red leather with a the large gold U.S. in center. Blackjack Mulligan was the holder of that belt the first time I saw it.
My all time favorite is the Hulk Hogan one with the flags on it (1986 ish)
My favourite belt of all time is the big gold belt. It doesn't matter which version. They all look like they would belong next to the British crown jewels at King Charles III’s coronation. I am pleasantly surprised that Brian said he likes the ''Big Green'' belt. It's probably my favourite WWE championship design but it's an unpopular choice. I don't often see that particular belt getting a lot of love online.
I know we're mostly talking about major belts, but the WWF European championship has always been my favourite belt design.
Loved how colourful it was while also having a somewhat classy european look with the font and flags.
The NWA Television Title Belt is a personal favorite. I also loved The NWA World Tag Titles with the raised fronts.
The Winged Eagle belt, big eagle belt, classic IC belt , NXT UK belt , NWA world tag belt those are some of my favorite.
Winged Eagle, and the big gold are my favorites. The big eagle from the attitude era is underrated and had grown on me over the years
In Georgia in the early 80s, the red white and blue National Heavyweight Title was the main strap. I've always loved that belt
The big gold and winged eagle defined a generation of wrestling fans.
I gotta say the Jack Brisco red velvet NWA World Title is one of my personal favorites.
My fave three are the big green belt, the winged eagle and the one that Austin kicked off with. Looked up that Lou Thesz belt, sparkly! Looks like the sort of thing I could wear when I'm out out getting pissed...or in the arena worrying bears.
"I'm not a belt mark". Wow Brian Last calling out Connie!
8:03 ECW definitely used to do that before ppv title matches in their later days. I like it.
The world tag team belts during the 2000s with the red globe always looked really nice to me.
The big gold belt and the 4th IWGP heavyweight belts will always be my favorite. Sad that both are not in use now.
I think the old NWA domed globe with the national plates running around it is my favourite.
The WWF Intercontinental for Rude era, WWF tag titles from Bulldogs era, and Winged Eagle
Another cool one is the Mid-South North American title. Gigantic main plates and the largest side plates I've ever seen on a strap. Pictures of Magnum TA and Butch Reed holding it made it look like a 'no nonsense' title and though some may think it's too blocky/square, I like that it came across as unique amongst other territorial belts of the early/mid-1980s.
My favorites: Big Gold, NWA Domed Globe, the World Class Heavyweight belt (the one Kerry, Al Perez, & Jerry Lawler held), NWA US title (the 1986-1990 version...Magnum/Nikita/Luger/Windham), NWA TV title (Crockett era), IWGP Title (the version before the current one). I kinda liked the AWA/USWA Lawler belt too.
I personally like the flashier WWE US Championship.
Not the Spinner one but the one they used until the latest redesign.
I like the ones with lots of blue, to contrast with the gold. Like the World Class belt, the WCW title Ron Simmons had, and the late 80's-early 90's NWA world tag belts.
My favorite has got to be the white strap IC championship (though I agree with the decision to retire it). Though, in my opinion a close runner up has always been the Raw Tag Team championship. I absolutely love the spartan design and the ornamentation around it. However, at no point has it ever been my favorite because I didn’t like the bronze plates when it was first introduced and I’m not a fan of the red strap now. If it was silver or gold with a black strap it would easily be my favorite though.
Still a fan of the Million Dollar Belt that Ted DiBiase had in the late 80s/early 90s. It was used for one of the best face turns for the Big Boss Man in early 1990.
There was no mention of the custom Conrad Thompson Championship Belt.
Man when cody brought back the IC title with the white strap… Perfection 🤌🏽
Brian was saying “I’m not a mark like Conrad” without saying it
Connie living rent free in his head smh
Big Gold is my favorite of all time. The classic WWF Tag Team championships from the Golden/Attitude Era is up there too
The dome NWA world title is my favorite. I also liked the green IC belt Tito Santana and others wore in the 80s, and the US title. The US Tag Title belt, in red leather was my favorite tag title.
Winged Eagle from 89-1998 or so.
Or IC belt when it was white or yellow.
My favorite belt was the Hogan 84-85 belt the same one he wore at Wrestlemania 1 and the A-Team.
Winged Eagle 🦅 Big Gold Belt, IC belt that Bret Hart had, the NWA tag titles that Rude and Bull took off with and the red NWA tv belt are my favorites
My favorites are the Winged Eagle, Old school Reggie Parks IC, WCW United States Belt, WCW/NWA big gold, WWF Undisputed Championship Belt.
My favorite is the WWF Winged Eagle. the WCW Big Gold belt is a very close 2nd.
"A belt is the thing that holds your pants up, pal."
So many to choose from. The NWA “Domed Globe” WHC, the NWA TV, the ‘90s-‘00s NWA WTT, the WWF ‘86-‘88, WWF “Winged Eagle”, the WWF/WWE ‘02-‘05 undisputed, the never used André belt, WWF WTT ‘85-‘02, WWF IC (both the ‘80s-‘90s and ‘90s-‘00s belts). There’s just so many that I like.
Love the artwork of Kenny Olivier
1986-1998/2011-2019 Intercontinental and the red strap NWA Television title from the 80’s and present are my 2 favorite title belt designs.
The Big Gold Belt that Ric Flair had in the mid 80s. And Mid South’s North American Title was the belt that looked like a champion’s belt.
I liked the WWF title belt Backlund held. The IC belt that Santana to The Rock held. The Attitude Era WWF title belt. WCW's US title and TV title belts. The classic NWA title belt. The AWA title belt(Nick Bockwinkle one). And I liked the WWF European title belt.
Da Big Gold Belt & the WWE Championship design from 2002 (that Triple H inaugurated after defeating Jericho) to 2005 (JBL essentially being the last one to hold it) are my favorite belts.
idk why but i always liked the european championship from the 90's. also the winged eagle, big eagle, OG intercontinental, IWGP heavyweight title
ya the big gold belt , winged eagle , NWA gold , smoking skull were awesome, and the classic IC belt
Big Gold and Winged Eagle 👌🏻 will always be my favourites, followed by the NWA, WWF IC title, and WWF Tag Team belts, all proper looking championship
belts
My all-time favorites (often overlooked) are the Attitude Era Tag Team belts. Really classy IMO.
The belt Bryan was talking about was the NWA Crown Jewel World title. Which the NWA is now using a version of for their current World Junior Heavyweight Title.
The WWE US Title (‘03-‘20), The World Heavyweight Title (The Big Gold Belt), The WWE Championship (‘98-‘02) and The WCW World Tag Team Titles (‘97-‘01)
For uniqueness the Mid South North American title. I also liked the bigger eagle belt that McMahon, Rock and Austin had in 1999 with the dark blue strap. Big Gold, the Savage/Hogan/Warrior eagle belt, the Bockwinkle AWA title and the Hogan '85 title are other favs.
The old wwf green IC Belt. Unusual belt, really liked the design and color scheme
U.S. Belt of the late 80's is my favorite. The AWA Bockwinkel belt was nice too.
My Personal Favorites are the Mid-South North American Heavyweight, the WWE Undisputed/SmackDown Heavyweight, the USWA Unified World Heavyweight (1988-90), the NWA United National Heavyweight (All-Japan) & the Stampede North American Heavyweight
My favorite belts are as follows: The NWA globe belt (Harley Race), The current WWE IC belt, The Carlos Colon WWC world title, The AWA World Title (Bockwinkle), and I really really liked Sam Houston’s Central States title!!
the Winged Eagle that went up until Austin was Awesome, and the Newer Eagle that Austin christened are my two favorites. I wasnt alive for the older ones Corny talks of, so I cant comment on them. But the new big W belt is brutal LMAO.
WCW big gold is my favorite. The 80s IC belt, the 98 blue WWF world title were great too
I like that southern junior heavyweight title lawler lost. That rectangular front plate still looks good imo someone should try it
My favorite belts have been (in no particular order): the Big Gold belt, the NWA United States '86, the NWA Television '86, the NWA Tag Team '87, the Hogan '86 belt, the Winged Eagle, WWF Tag Team '85, WWF Intercontinental '86, AEW World title.
Jim looking like Jim Carrey in the artwork and Omega looking like Danny Devito's Penguin or Ghastly Grinner(yellow/blue jester) from that one episode of "Are You Afraid of the Dark".
The NWA World Television Championship is my all-time favorite wrestling belt. All those mid-1980s NWA belts were nice looking. The US title was sweet, and the National title was very similar to the TV title. There were several belts with extremely similar designs: The NWA TV title, NWA National title, WWF world title, WCCW/NWA American title and a couple more.
Always Loved the smoking skull belt and the WCW us belt from mid and late 90s
The Artist really nailed what all these belts look like. 🏆🏆
The winged eagle belt by far is my favorite belt with the old version of the IWGP world title in 2nd which was also made by Reggie Parks as well
Morning, Jim and Brian!
The Flair belt. Big gold