Every Major Wrestling Title Ranked From Ugliest To Most Beautiful

11. NWA World's Heavyweight Championship

AEW World Tag Team Championship
Leather Rebels

The 'ten pounds of gold', whether through its deep, seminal history or merely the timeless design itself, looks so worthy that it classifies as "major" when there isn't much data - drawing power, relevance - to support it. When it last orbited relevance, at last year's All In pay-per-view, the beauty of it was such that it felt like a rich prize all over again.

The famous, protruding globe and various, vibrant nation flags work so well to convey what it is because it isn't an otherwise ostentatious belt; it is small, unfussy, and as deeply assured of itself as The Man that made it most famous in the modern era. It simply oozes class, to such an extent that Cody looked like a World Champion in Chicago, even if, realistically, he was acting out a long-held cosplay fantasy.

His superb old-school work did as much to catapult the belt back into relevance. It's a title that requires a real Champion to lend it prestige, but then, don't they all?

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!