10 Strange Things WWE Champions Did With The Belt

10. Changed It FOUR Times In One Reign (Hulk Hogan)

Hulk Hogan's victory over The Iron Sheik signposted an earth-shattering change in the global wrestling landscape, but with the presentation of the industry's new face came several attempts at a belt to match.

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Affectionately known as "big green" for two obvious reasons, the first strap slung over Hogan's shoulder was nearly as big as him but not in keeping with the sort of branding the company were looking for beyond what had still been something of a niche North Eastern interest up to that point.

Both versions of the second attempt were uninspired, despite one making the cover of the WrestleMania 2 VHS, but a strap the following year was iconic precisely because of the feud created the third edition of the show. Hogan had held the gold three years ahead of taking on former friend Andre The Giant in the mammoth main event of the even bigger WrestleMania III, but the prospect of Andre actually defeating him resulted in the company making a super-sized strap should he achieve the feat.

But what of the fourth redesign? That was a rarer indulgence altogether, not seen on a WWE strap again until the company decided to flog The Fiend...

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