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On February 5, 1988, just before ending his first championship reign, Hogan introduced another new design, the "Winged Eagle" championship belt, which became the primary design for the next decade with many wrestlers holding this version, and is considered the most popular design of the championship.
His design work earned him the nickname "the King of Belts". [2] [7] WWE described his belt designs as some of its most famous. [8] His most well-known were the "Winged Eagle" belt used to represent the WWF Championship in the 1980s and 1990s [6] and the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship belt from the same era. [8]
Pinned Johnny Stamboli in the backstage area, renaming the belt the WWE Texas Hardcore Championship for the duration of his reign. 193 Raven: July 26, 2002: House show: Houston, Texas: 23 0 194 Justin Credible: July 26, 2002: House show: Houston, Texas: 6 0 195 Shawn Stasiak: July 26, 2002: House show: Houston, Texas: 8 0 196 Bradshaw: July 26 ...
After the event went off the air, Owens attacked Rhodes with a package piledriver and stole the Winged Eagle belt, subsequently claiming to be the "true champion". [19] On the December 27 episode of SmackDown, the brand's general manager Nick Aldis demanded that Owens return the Winged Eagle belt or be fired. Owens stated that he would only ...
Name Years WWWF World Heavyweight Championship April 25, 1963 – February 8, 1971 WWWF Heavyweight Championship February 8, 1971 – March 1, 1979
The original belt was later sold as memorabilia by former WWE employee Mel Phillips and authenticated by belt makers Dave Millican and Reggie Parks, thus debunking the longtime rumor. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] When Bradshaw won the title in June 2002, he briefly renamed it the Texas Hardcore Championship, [ 9 ] and wore a Smoking Skull belt customized with ...
Right above the crown is an eagle, which is an homage to the various WWE Championship belts that included an eagle up until 2013, most notably the Winged Eagle championship belt design (1988–1998). There are a total of 60 diamonds across the three plates; these were in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of WWE, as the company was founded ...
Stone Cold Steve Austin handed the championship belt to The Rock, who was formerly known as Rocky Maivia. [60] 48 Triple H: August 30, 1998: SummerSlam: New York, NY: 2 40: 43 This was a ladder match. Triple H was formerly known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley. WWE mistakenly lists Triple H's reign as lasting 43 days, ending on October 12, 1998. [61 ...