WWE Reveals New Championship Belt

WWE Reaveals Another New Championship belt

Last week on SmackDown, WWE fans were shown one new championship belt, but word was out that the company had a second belt re-designed, pending a future reveal.

Well, that future time is now, so let’s take a gander at the gold.

“Out with the old and in with the NEW!” @SamiZayn has gifted @ShinsukeN with a NEW #ICTitle on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/W3JPExI7G1

— WWE (@WWE) November 23, 2019

As with anything else, the design may seem to miss the mark…or it could be a home run. I thnk it’s close to the way the newer titles have hit both the market.

The new @wwe Intercontinental championship looks like the @AEWrestling World Heavyweight championship. https://t.co/twyD8lto9P

— Eduardo Rivera,Jr. (@Batman_2020) November 23, 2019

The new Intercontinental Championship looks amazing only if the WWE fix all the other belts they have! The UFC should be paying attention too! #wwe #SmackdownOnFOX #UFC pic.twitter.com/n44datPZJo

— Spit the Truth (@Spit_The_Truth) November 23, 2019

If only the Universal Title looked as good as the new Intercontinental Championship…. pic.twitter.com/1rvJ6vaHfF

— matt. (@moxleysshift) November 23, 2019

#IntercontinentalChampionship looks a billions times better than #UniversalChampionship #SmackdownOnFOX

— Cackman (@Real_Cackman) November 23, 2019

Change my mind about the new #ICTitle pic.twitter.com/6BzzQm8Ney

— KeepUpWithKayfabe (@KeepUpWithKFabe) November 23, 2019

The new #ICTitle is BS. This is a shot to @CodyRhodes & AEW IMO. When Cody brought the title design in 2010, IT WAS COOL TO SEE. After 9 years, they decided to make a new one since Cody will not return to WWE & that’s UTTER BS IMO! Still waiting on NEW US TITLE.

— Kyle Davidson (@XWF1000v2) November 23, 2019

So! New #ICTitle? It’s a really NICE belt, but I’m not quite sold on it yet as the #INTERCONTINENTAL Championship. But then, I’m an old fogey. What do you all think?#SmackDown @WWE #IntercontinentalChampionship pic.twitter.com/1mxZTDVAn5

— Philip Basket, MD. (@UnclePhil2K) November 23, 2019

I longed for a comeback for the 2000s Intercontinental Championship design…

But that… THAT is a fine-ass championship design.

All the best designs are reserved for the mid-card titles lmao pic.twitter.com/lMF0gZdMLq

— ☥ ~ ΛＰＨＩΞ ~ ☥ (@IAmAphieee) November 23, 2019

The new Intercontinental Championship looks amazing only if the WWE fix all the other belts they have! The UFC should be paying attention too! #wwe #SmackdownOnFOX #UFC pic.twitter.com/n44datPZJo

— Spit the Truth (@Spit_The_Truth) November 23, 2019

As you can see, social media feedback was definitely mixed. Some fans viewed the classic belt as one of the last true originals going, something that they wanted to see preserved.

Others felt like the belt just needed some time to grown on them.

It was surprising to see this new variation look more like a clean and sharp NXT title, as opposed to falling in line with the big WWE soccer mom options

Most fun of all had to be checking for comparisons of the new belt with other belts, most notably NXT’s and AEW’s. It will be interesting to see what more is said of that linkage. The NXT similarities aren’t a big deal-same company and all.That some think there are similarities with the new design and AEW might be worth watching.