16 Things You Probably Missed From WWE SmackDown (Aug 13)

By Jamie Kennedy / August 14, 2021

16. A Belt That’s Gone

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The show opened with the usual crowd pan shots, but one in particular stood out.

Check the dude on the right of that happy mother watching kiddo enjoy his night out. He's wearing the old, red Universal Title belt. What's significant about that, you ask? Well, WWE decommissioned the red design on TV when they moved the title from Raw to SmackDown.

It was weird seeing it again - that's all.

Authored by Jamie Kennedy

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.

Posted On: 14th Aug 2021

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