FPJ On The New WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Actor and former WWE writer Freddie Prinze Jr gives his thoughts on WWE's new World Heavyweight Championship belt design
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[LongTanAndHandsome]

Growing up I thought the World Heavyweight meant more. It was always the toughest mf who had it.

[luisfermin]

The old WHC was in my opinion the big prize. When you saw undertaker, Batista, edge wearing that title it looked like that was the best price you could win in wwe.

[remylucai]

"The Man makes the title.
The Title doesn't make the man."
- Ancient Wrestling Proverb.

[DukeDarkshadow]

At no point during 2002-2013 before they retired the big gold belt did I ever view it as a secondary title. That belt had an incredible legacy and once it came to WWE, it was treated in the highest regard right alongside the WWE Championship, especially during the Evolution days. People love to hate on Hunter "burying" people left and right back then but there's no denying he made that belt feel like the highest accolade in the company.

[leeroy]

I didn't realize how lucky I was to be watching when Undertaker became World Heavyweight Champion at WM 23 until I was talking with my older bro and he had no clue Taker won it then

[ApexLodestar]

I remember Undertaker calling the Big Gold world heavyweight championship as "the holy grail" and I thought that was so cool. Like it really was the richest prize you could ever aspire to earn.

[joshjones]

Triple H and Evolution made that world heavyweight belt look like everything that mattered lol

[FathersUnited-fu]

WCW Heavyweight belt was & still is the best design. That big chunky gold belt was dope.

[Heroesworkshop]

The title design matters more than people realize subconsciously.

[marebbpc]

FPJ has great mind for wrestling, i wish some promotion would hire him already

[flapjackssyrup]

I always thought the WWE Championship belt was for Raw and the Heavyweight Championship was for Smackdown. Batista represented that belt to me the same way John Cena represented the WWE Championship. You had to be the baddest motherfucker to have it.

[couragerevolution]

The big gold meant more to me than the wwe spinner, especially when guys like HHH, Batista and Taker had it around their waist.

[imanolmontes]

When Batista and Triple H had it they made the big gold look like a true champions prize. Like Batista in a suit with shades, short slick back hair, Rolex watch and then The WHC title to make him known as the top dude on Smackdown.

[moosedawgatlantaproductions]

I miss back when belts signified being a World Champion. Not a brand/ company champion.

[rileychev]

It's almost always been
WWE Champ: best entertainer/charisma
WHC Champ: best wrestler/hardest worker.

[ulipeterson]

I always saw the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE-Championship being on the same level.
Even though i agree, that the person who wears it can value or devalue it to some degree.

[rex]

No way did I ever think of the big gold title as secondary. If you watched from the start of the ruthless aggression to the end. You realized who was what Brand’s champion.

[nickcervenka]

Great example is Jinder. They put the title on him and suddenly, overnight, tried to present him as this huge larger than life superstar. Granted, his presentation was awesome, and he did his best to make it work, but no one bought it.

[dasallmaechtigeJ]

The main issue is that Roman STILL carries two titles and is referred to as UNDISPUTED champion. They should’ve made him lose one belt. Now there are three, they pretend it’s two, and one is undisputed even though it very much is disputed.

[SimonJones]

I never felt that way. Both belts felt equally important on Smackdown and Raw. I preferred the World Championship over the spinner belt though.