10 MORE Strange Things WWE Champions Did With The Belt

1. Naomi Makes It Glow

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Naomi's 2017 SmackDown Women's Championship reigns may as well have not even happened based on how little they've been spoken of ever since.

The former two-time Champion didn't get much of a look-in after surprisingly dropping the gold to Natalya at SummerSlam that year, and has repeatedly found her presence minimised ever since. Is it possible the company just didn't want to spend big on customising the belt again?

During a discussion about her LED-loaded prize on Talking Smack, Naomi noted that it had seven lighting settings and she was looking for more. Typically, it's when the props look their cheapest that they cost the most.

The chaotic end aesthetic was an acquired taste, but it was brilliantly in keeping with her character, entrance and the rest of her awesome presentation. It's the sort of thing that's missed now more than ever too, especially against the tepid surrounds of The ThunderDome or grim thinly-obscured avarice of NXT's Capitol Wrestling Center.

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