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

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.

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