The names and reigns of the previous champions were removed from the sides of the title, replaced with the flags of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Soviet Union and Italy.
Once again, Hogan was the only Superstar to wear this particular championship. He proudly held it high during one of the most iconic moments in WWE history. After he used all his strength and will to bodyslam the massive Andre the Giant, Hogan mustered up what strength he had left to show the 93, members of the WWE Universe the championship he fought valiantly to retain.
WWE officials were prepared for an Andre victory. Watch the "winged eagle" title's first appearance on WWE Network. During his reign as WWE Champion, the manic Superstar wore white, purple and blue variations of the championship. McMahon on the March 30, , edition of Raw. This title originally featured a blue leather strap, but the color was eventually changed to black. The only other variation to this design during its tenure was the updating of the WWE logo in The majestic eagle and globe were gone from the centerpiece, replaced by a skull with smoke billowing from the eyes and two rattlesnakes flanking the skeletal visage on either side.
The design was controlled chaos, not only representing Austin, but also the erratic nature of The Attitude Era as a whole. As a result, the titles were unified and Jericho became the first-ever Undisputed Champion. When reigning champion Lesnar signed an exclusive contract to SmackDown, however, he took the title with him. John Cena had shown the WWE Universe that he preferred his championships extra flashy when he introduced a blinged-out United States Championship in , complete with spinning center plate.
Aug 18, Apr 7, - Aug 18, Jan 27, - Apr 7, Nov 20, - Jan 27, Oct 2, - Nov 20, Sep 18, - Oct 2, Aug 14, - Sep 18, Jul 25, - Aug 14, Jul 25, Jul 17, - Aug 14, May 1, - Jul 17, Nov 22, - May 1, Sep 19, - Nov 22, Jun 20, - Sep 19, Mar 28, - Jun 20, Feb 21, - Mar 28, Feb 21, Dec 13, - Feb 21, Oct 25, - Dec 13, Oct 4, - Oct 25, Sep 13, - Oct 4, Jun 15, - Sep 13, Jun 7, - Jun 9, Apr 26, - Jun 7, Feb 15, - Apr 26, Jan 25, - Feb 15, Dec 14, - Jan 25, Nov 23, - Dec 14, Apr 27, - Nov 23, Oct 7, - Apr 27, Oct 7, Sep 17, - Oct 2, Jul 3, - Sep 17, Jun 11, - Jul 3, Jan 29, - Jun 11, Jan 8, - Jan 29, Apr 3, - Jan 8, Jun 27, - Apr 3, Feb 15, - Jun 27, Sep 18, - Feb 15, Jul 27, - Sep 18, Mar 30, - Jul 27, Dec 15, - Mar 30, Nov 17, - Dec 15, Aug 25, - Nov 17, Jul 21, - Aug 25, May 19, - Jul 21, Apr 21, - May 19, Mar 17, - Apr 21, Dec 9, - Mar 17, The WWE logo took up of the majority of the belt with no room for the flags, globes or birds that previous titles bore.
It looked like something a video-game king might wear. WWE had a new logo to display. It needed only a slight modification. The sleeker logo from the WWE Network replaced the previous one on the title's face. The championship retained its size, shape and bedazzled look. This latest change signals the beginning of a new era. The move to the WWE Network is the risky, bold move that will change the company forever.
Entertainment Weekly recaps the logo's history , a timeline that has seen it resist change far more than the WWE title. In the '80s and early '90s, WWE's logo was boxy and agleam. The letters sat on top of each other.
This logo will trigger nostalgia in many a fan. It was featured in the first WrestleMania and the first Raw. WWE revisits it during its "old school" editions of the show. This was the logo for WWE's journey from regional territory to global empire. When cable TV first shined on the company, this is what audiences saw. The peak of Hulkamania ended. WWE was going to need to evolve.
It built around newer stars like Hart and Michaels. To punctuate this change, the company went with a yellow, cartoony version from '' Had the Attitude Era not arrived, who knows how long that one would have lasted.
A racier product arrived in the late '90s and required a change. The yellow New Generation Era logo was a poor fit for the new product. Red pen marks scored the bottom of it. The letters looked as if they had been carved into wood with a switchblade.
It matched WWE's new energy perfectly. The logo stayed essentially the same, though. Just shaving off a single letter was required. A change only recently arrived. On Aug. Vince McMahon announced the switch on Twitter:. The first change to the logo in years is symbolic for WWE shaking up the status quo. Departing from traditional pay-per-view, the company hopes to bank on its Neflix-like service. Lesnar is the first champion to carry that logo on his world title, leading WWE along in its never-ending evolution.
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