Every Major Wrestling Title Ranked From Ugliest To Most Beautiful

5. WWE Intercontinental Championship

AEW World Tag Team Championship
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The Intercontinental Championship is still absolutely beautiful looking, in that indefinable way. It barely even looks like a shape, but more a transmogrification into gold of the concept of excellence. If that reads as pretentious, that's because art critique is, and the Intercontinental Championship is a work of f*cking art.

The front plate looks like it's stacked on top of several more, reflecting the journey the Champion embarks on, from talent to excellent midcard act to top star.

This doesn't happen anymore, obviously, but EC3 could after a two-week push claim to "bring the prestige" back, and it would still look prestigious.

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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!