5 Best & 5 Worst Wrestling Championship Designs In The World Right Now
From WWE to NWA to NJPW, the world is full of amazing and horrible looking championships.
There are a few things in the world of wrestling that truly get fans excited, like a surprise return or a last second kick-out. But one particularly tantalising prospect is the reveal of a new title, and that is because fans everywhere utterly adore championship belt designs.
A wrestling championship belt should get audiences wishing that they could get their hands on one. Ideally by being a convincing prize to fight over, and a wonderfully inviting item to wear. There have been some phenomenal designs in the history of the business, but on the flip-side are a collection of abysmal ones that completely ruin the prize they accompany.
Seeing as the modern wrestling landscape is filled to the brim with content, it comes as no surprise that there are a great many designs that completely catch your eye, for good or bad.
The following entries are the best and worst championship designs in the world right now from a collection of different organisations. Some are utterly breath-taking models of victory and others look like mishandled toys that fell onto the wrestler by accident.
10. Best - NXT Championship
This title may be the main prize on the developmental brand, but "Goldie" certainly isn't designed to look like a silver medal.
To start with the design is utterly coated with gold, even more so than the WWE championship itself. This instantly makes the belt feel essential and an understandably covetable prize. Also, its golden shine matches the colour scheme of the NXT brand and as such, feels entirely appropriate.
It is a great size, feeling grand and large without completely overshadowing the performer, which is a paramount quality in a world title.
Additionally, the design itself is utterly simple, taking the concept of the original NXT title and adding a backdrop to it. The giant X in the middle that spells out NXT gives the belt a nice centrepiece and all of the additional - yet straightforward - detail surrounding it complements the central image perfectly.
It's truly one of the worlds best looking belts and somehow even outdoes the company's main prizes.