7 WWE Belts That Never Made It To Regular TV

7. Internet Championship

Zack Ryder was on the brink of WWE extinction in 2010. A lower mid-card guy that was used predominantly for enhancement matches, the 'Long Island Iced Z' was on a slippery slope, and viewed by many fans as a contender to be "future endeavoured".

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Zack, however, had other plans. He wasn't going to give up without a fight. Ryder bounced back of his own volition by creating a weekly YouTube show titled Z! True Long Island Story. The show snowballed and soon became a huge success, gaining a cult following in the process. As a result, Ryder began referring to himself as the Internet Champion - illustrated by a modified Intercontinental Championship toy belt, complete with social media stickers and the word "Internet" over the space where Intercontinental" would usually be.

As the show began to flourish and the audience began to grow bigger and bigger, Ryder went all out and had a genuine, bespoke championship made. The belt itself was created by Wildcat Championship Belts, who also made the WWE US Championship, and the title was introduced on Z! TLIS on 28 July 2011.

Despite the belt's popularity amongst the WWE Universe, the title has yet to appear on WWE TV due to its unsanctioned status; however, it has appeared on the house show circuit.

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