Topic: custom championship belts
WWE revived wrestling's most chaotic rule in 2019 and put it on a bright green belt. What the 24/7 Championship was, why it was not just called the Hardcore title, and why the colour was the smartest thing about the design.
WWE's butterfly belt ran from 2008 to 2016 and was retired for what it represented rather than how it performed. The origin, the design argument, the records, the WrestleMania 32 ending, and what it takes to have one built now that nobody stocks it.
The WWE Women's Championship name has covered at least three different belts since 1956. This guide sorts out the classic title, the 2016 revival and the brand-specific versions, then covers the AEW, ROH and NWA alternatives and what to check before buying.
The ROH Pure Championship is the rare belt defined by its rules rather than its design. Three rope breaks, no closed fists to the face, and a title that can change hands on a countout. The 2004 origin, the disputed rope break that decided it, and the 2020 revival.
Ring of Honor's world title was carried by CM Punk, Bryan Danielson and Seth Rollins before anyone else noticed. Its 2002 origin, Samoa Joe's 645-day reign, four design eras including the Jay Briscoe memorial, and the side plate idea worth borrowing for a custom belt.
Tag team belts are the only championship that comes in pairs, and the pair has to match. What that means for cost, what to check when they arrive, how to display two belts, and what to decide before commissioning a custom set for a tag division.
The nWo represented a faction rather than a promotion, and its most famous belt was made with a can of spray paint over the Big Gold. What the black and white belts were, why monochrome worked so well on television, and the colour lesson for a custom title.
The WWE spinner belt is the only championship design with a moving part, and that mechanism is why reproductions vary so wildly. How it works, why cheap ones bind and seize, the checks that matter, and what to specify if you want a spinner built to your own design.
Two different Rockys, two completely different belts. Rocky Balboa's film title was an actual Ring Magazine World Heavyweight Championship, satin strap and all. Rocky Maivia was The Rock's original ring name. Which one you want, and what to specify for each.
The WWE Intercontinental Championship belt has six distinct design eras across four and a half decades. This guide covers what the belt is, how each version looks, how to tell a good replica from a bad one, sizing and fit, and how to commission a custom belt inspired by the design.
Stone Cold Steve Austin debuted the Smoking Skull belt on Raw in July 1998, a WWE Championship he commissioned himself with skulls, rattlesnakes and barbed wire. Here is the full story, the storyline it anchored, and what separates a good reproduction from a bad one.
The spinner belt began as John Cena's personal accessory and ended up as WWE's flagship championship for eight years. Here is how custom championship belts became a wrestling tradition, from Stone Cold's Smoking Skull to Trick Williams' 2026 Legacy Edition, and what that history means if you are commissioning your own.