The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of three in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship and ECW Championship. It is one of a number of world titles represented by the historic Big Gold Belt. World Heavyweight Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries. These narratives create feuds between the various competitors, which cast them as villains and heroes.
Belt design[]
The World Heavyweight Championship belt is designed after the Big Gold Belt, an iconic championship belt that had previously represented the WCW and NWA World Heavyweight Championships. It features a black leather strap with buckles to wrap around the waist of the wrestler who wears it, and three pieces made of gold. In the middle of the strap is a large center piece, which features a design of a crown on top of a globe in the center. At the top of the piece, the WWE logo and the words "World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion" are engraved, while a nameplate, which has the name of the champion etched, is located at the bottom of the piece. In addition, the entire piece is engraved with a unique fleuron pattern that is surrounded by red diamonds. Along the strap, on both ends, are two smaller side pieces which follows the same fleuron design pattern as seen in the center piece.
Reigns[]
There is currently one reign overall with Shelton Benjamin being in his first reign as champion after winning a non-televised event winning a battle royal.
References[]
- http://ewrestling.wikia.com/WWE - Official Wiki
- http://youtube.com/user/cjsellers2000 - Official Youtube Channel
External Links[]
- http://ewrestling.wikia.com/WWE - Official Wiki
- http://youtube.com/user/cjsellers2000 - Official Youtube Channel