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:''Not to be confused with [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)]] or [[IWE Universal Championship]].''
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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''IWE World Championship'''</span><br>
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| bgcolor=#e3e3e3 align="center" colspan="2" |'''Details'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotion'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[IWE]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Brand'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date established'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |April 29, 1963
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Current champion(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[K.J. Styles|KJ Styles]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date won'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |September 11, 2016
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Other name(s)'''
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*IWWF World Heavyweight Championship<br>(1963–1971)
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*IWWF Heavyweight Championship<br>(1971–1979)
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*IWF Heavyweight Championship<br>(1979–1983)
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*IWF World Heavyweight Championship<br>(1983–1998)
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*IWF Championship<br>(1998–2001)
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*Undisputed IWF Championship<br>(2001–2002)
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*Undisputed IWE Championship<br>(2002)
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*IWE Undisputed Championship<br>(2002)
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*IWE Championship<br>(2002–2013, 2016)
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*IWE World Heavyweight Championship<br>(2013–2016)
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*'''IWE World Championship'''<br>(2016–present)
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Statistics'''
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The '''IWE World Championship''' is a [[Championship (professional wrestling)#World championships|world heavyweight championship]] created and promoted by the [[United States of America|American]] [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|professional wrestling promotion]] [[IWE]] on the ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]]. It is one of two world titles in the IWE, complimenting the [[IWE Universal Championship]] that was created for the ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' brand. The championship was established by the then-[[History of IWE#International Wide Wrestling Federation|International Wide Wrestling Federation]] (IWWF) on April 29, 1963, as the '''IWWF World Heavyweight Championship''', following the promotion seceding from the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA). It has undergone many name changes since its inception due to company name changes and title unifications. It is the oldest championship currently active in the IWE, and is presented as being the promotion's most prestigious title, with many matches for the title having headlined [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] (PPV) events – including IWE's signature PPV event [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]]. The title is currently held by [[K.J. Styles|KJ Styles]], who is in his first reign.
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For the period between 2002 and 2013, the title was one of two world titles in IWE, along with the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]], and one of three between 2006 and 2010, with the addition of the [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW Championship]]. Following the decommissioning of the XCW title, and later the 2013 unification with the World Heavyweight title, it was once again promoted as IWE's sole primary championship. Following the upcoming introduction of the IWE Universal Championship at [[IWE SummerSlam (2016)|SummerSlam]], it will once again be one of two world titles in IWE.
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== History ==
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=== Origin ===
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=== Title unification ===
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=== Championship disputes ===
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===Title reunified and second brand split===
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=== Brand designation ===
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[[File:CM Punk on ring apron.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Two-time champion [[Justin Eldridge|CM Punk]] – shown with the "spinner" belt, which was used to represent the title from 2005 to 2013]]
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Following the events of the [[IWE Brand Extension|IWE brand extension]], an annual [[IWE Draft|IWE draft]] was established. 2002 saw Ric Flair and Vince McMahon heading up the ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'' brands respectively. Further individuals would act as General Manager of ''Raw'' and of ''SmackDown'' in subsequent years. Each year, the General Managers would participate in a draft lottery in which select members of the WWE roster were assigned to a brand.
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On August 29, 2011, IWE ended the brand extension and wrestlers (including all champions), were then free to appear on any program.
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The following is a list of dates indicating the transitions of the IWE World Heavyweight Championship (then IWE Championship) between the ''Raw'', ''SmackDown!'' and ''XCW'' brands.
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|Championship moved to the ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' brand.
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|Championship moved to the ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''  brand.
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|Championship moved to the ''[[XCW (IWE)|XCW]]'' brand.
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|style="background:#bbf;"|September 2, 2002
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|Brock Lesnar signs with ''SmackDown!'' and the title becomes exclusive to said brand.
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|style="background:#fbb;"|June 6, 2005
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|During the [[IWE Draft (2015)|2005 IWE draft lottery]], the  World Heavyweight Champion [[Jesse Dern|Batista]] was drafted to ''SmackDown!'' while the IWE Champion [[Dustin Simpson]] was drafted to ''Raw''.
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|style="background:#ddd;"|June 11, 2006
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|Following IWE's planned revival of the [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling]] (XCW) as a third brand, [[Rob Van Dam]] was chosen by ECW Representative [[Paul Heyman]] to move to the new brand. At [[ECW One Night Stand (2006)|ECW One Night Stand]], Van Dam cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to win the IWE Championship and bring the title to ''XCW''.
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|style="background:#fbb;"|July 3, 2006
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|[[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]] won the IWE Championship, thereby bringing it back to ''Raw''.
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|style="background:#bbf;"|June 23, 2008
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|[[Triple K]] was drafted to ''SmackDown'' during the [[IWE Draft (2008)|2008 WWE draft]].
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|style="background:#fbb;"|April 13, 2009
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|IWE Champion Triple K brings the championship back to Raw following his drafting to the brand at the [[IWE Draft (2009)|2009 WWE draft]].
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|style="background:#bbf;"|July 19, 2016
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|Reintroduction of the brand extension.<br>IWE Champion [[Jonathon Mahrt|Dean Ambrose]] was drafted to ''SmackDown'' during the [[IWE Draft (2016)|2016 WWE Draft]].<br>The championship was renamed the IWE World Championship, and the [[IWE Universal Championship]] was created for Raw.
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=== Title reunification ===
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Following a challenge made by then World Heavyweight Champion John Cena the night after [[IWE Survivor Series (2013)|Survivor Series]] to determine an undisputed World Champion, IWE Champion [[Kevin Orton]] defeated World Heavyweight Champion Dustin Simpson in a TLC match at the [[IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2013)|TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs]] pay-per-view on December 15, 2013, to unify the titles. Subsequently, the IWE Championship was renamed '''IWE World Heavyweight Championship'''.
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==Championship belt designs==
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[[File:Daniel Bryan in April 2014.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Three-time champion [[Kody Brown|Daniel Bryan]] – shown with the 2013–2014 version of the belt (over his shoulder). Once the IWE Championship was unified with the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]], the champion also held the [[Big Gold Belt]] in conjunction with the IWE title belt from December 2013 to August 2014]]
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Special custom belts have been created to match the [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|characters]] of certain IWF/E champions:
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* [[The Warrior (wrestler)|The Ultimate Warrior]] – white, blue and purple leather straps
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* [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Stone Cold Steve Austin]] – Smoking Skull belt
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* [[Dustin Simpson]] - Spinner belt
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* [[Kevin Copeland (wrestler)|Edge]] – "Rated-R Superstar" spinner belt
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* [[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]] – The 'WWE' logo on the spinner belt was turned upside down to look like an 'M' to represent The Miz
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A much larger version of the belt was created for [[André the Giant]] before [[IWF WrestleMania 3|WrestleMania III]], although he never wore it as champion. A custom championship belt was designed and constructed for The Rock, which featured his trademark Brahma Bull logo in the center as an answer to Austin's Smoking Skull Belt, but due to creative reasons it never appeared on television.
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The [[Big Gold Belt]] – which was used for the WCW Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, and other championships – was used in tandem with the IWF Championship belt after Chris Jericho unified the IWF and WCW Championship at Vengeance 2001 to form an undisputed championship. ''Raw'' owner Ric Flair presented Triple K with a single Undisputed Championship belt on the April 4, 2002 episode of ''Raw''.
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The "Spinner" belt's design, which featured a gold and diamond [[Bling-Bling|bling-bling]] style reflecting Simpson's [[Hip Hop|hip hop]] character at the time, became the IWE Championship's primary design from April 11, 2005, to February 18, 2013; it replaced the former design, which had been used as the Undisputed Championship belt. The physical belt itself originally indicated the brand it was designated to. When it was first introduced, it featured a unique side plate design that read "''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''", though it was then replaced with one that read "[[IWE Raw|Mon-Nite Raw]]" when John Cena was drafted to the Raw brand. When the title once again became ''SmackDown!'''s primary championship after Triple K was drafted to the brand in 2008, the ''Raw'' plate was replaced with a second "IWE Champion" side plate. Edge had originally designed an entirely different custom belt than the "Rated R Spinner" design he used for his second reign, however the plans were scrapped due to time constraints.
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[[File:Rob Lesnar IWE Champion 2014.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Four-time champion [[Rob Lesnar]] with the current IWE World Heavyweight Championship belt]]
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On the February 18, 2013, episode of ''Raw'', The Rock unveiled a new IWE Championship belt. The new title was partially designed by [[Orange County Choppers]] of ''[[American Chopper]]'' fame. The championship featured a large cut-out of the scratch IWE logo (encrusted with diamonds) inside a large irregular heptagonal plate. The word "CHAMPION" appeared underneath the logo in large letters. On each side was a divider bar and a large plate. By default (mainly when the title was vacant), the side plates consisted of a red globe with a WWE logo underneath a crown. The reigning champions all had their logos onto the side plates as a similarity of the name plate feature.
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Following the unification of the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships on December 15, 2013, the Big Gold Belt was used in tandem with the IWE Championship belt to represent the renamed WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
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On the August 18, 2014 episode of ''Raw'', reigning champion Rob Lesnar, who had won the title the night before at [[IWE SummerSlam (2014)|SummerSlam]] was presented with a single IWE World Heavyweight Championship belt, which has a slightly updated design from the belt introduced by The Rock in 2013 as a result of IWE adapting a new corporate logo originally used for the [[IWE Network]]. It features a large center plate dominated by a cut out of the new IWE logo inside an irregular heptagon with the words "WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION" along the bottom edges, in very small print. The large side plates, like the previous design, feature removable round sections, allowing the holder's personal logo to be added to the belt; the default sections feature gold and red world maps with the IWE logo over them, with the only difference being that this new title's original side plates do not feature a crown at the top of the plates. Like with the Undisputed Championship, the Big Gold Belt was retired with the unveiling of the new belt.
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== Reigns ==
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:''Main [[List of IWE World Champions]]''
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==Reference==
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==External links==

Revision as of 03:04, 14 December 2016

Not to be confused with World Heavyweight Championship (IWE) or IWE Universal Championship.
IWE World Championship
Details
Promotion IWE
Brand SmackDown
Date established April 29, 1963
Current champion(s) KJ Styles
Date won September 11, 2016
Other name(s)
  • IWWF World Heavyweight Championship
    (1963–1971)
  • IWWF Heavyweight Championship
    (1971–1979)
  • IWF Heavyweight Championship
    (1979–1983)
  • IWF World Heavyweight Championship
    (1983–1998)
  • IWF Championship
    (1998–2001)
  • Undisputed IWF Championship
    (2001–2002)
  • Undisputed IWE Championship
    (2002)
  • IWE Undisputed Championship
    (2002)
  • IWE Championship
    (2002–2013, 2016)
  • IWE World Heavyweight Championship
    (2013–2016)
  • IWE World Championship
    (2016–present)
Statistics

The IWE World Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion IWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two world titles in the IWE, complimenting the IWE Universal Championship that was created for the Raw brand. The championship was established by the then-International Wide Wrestling Federation (IWWF) on April 29, 1963, as the IWWF World Heavyweight Championship, following the promotion seceding from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It has undergone many name changes since its inception due to company name changes and title unifications. It is the oldest championship currently active in the IWE, and is presented as being the promotion's most prestigious title, with many matches for the title having headlined pay-per-view (PPV) events – including IWE's signature PPV event WrestleMania. The title is currently held by KJ Styles, who is in his first reign.

For the period between 2002 and 2013, the title was one of two world titles in IWE, along with the World Heavyweight Championship, and one of three between 2006 and 2010, with the addition of the XCW Championship. Following the decommissioning of the XCW title, and later the 2013 unification with the World Heavyweight title, it was once again promoted as IWE's sole primary championship. Following the upcoming introduction of the IWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam, it will once again be one of two world titles in IWE.

Contents

History

Origin

Title unification

Championship disputes

Title reunified and second brand split

Brand designation

File:CM Punk on ring apron.jpg
Two-time champion CM Punk – shown with the "spinner" belt, which was used to represent the title from 2005 to 2013

Following the events of the IWE brand extension, an annual IWE draft was established. 2002 saw Ric Flair and Vince McMahon heading up the Raw and SmackDown brands respectively. Further individuals would act as General Manager of Raw and of SmackDown in subsequent years. Each year, the General Managers would participate in a draft lottery in which select members of the WWE roster were assigned to a brand.

On August 29, 2011, IWE ended the brand extension and wrestlers (including all champions), were then free to appear on any program.

The following is a list of dates indicating the transitions of the IWE World Heavyweight Championship (then IWE Championship) between the Raw, SmackDown! and XCW brands.

Colors

Championship moved to the Raw brand.

Championship moved to the SmackDown! brand.

Championship moved to the XCW brand.

Date of transition Notes
September 2, 2002 Brock Lesnar signs with SmackDown! and the title becomes exclusive to said brand.
June 6, 2005 During the 2005 IWE draft lottery, the World Heavyweight Champion Batista was drafted to SmackDown! while the IWE Champion Dustin Simpson was drafted to Raw.
June 11, 2006 Following IWE's planned revival of the Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW) as a third brand, Rob Van Dam was chosen by ECW Representative Paul Heyman to move to the new brand. At ECW One Night Stand, Van Dam cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to win the IWE Championship and bring the title to XCW.
July 3, 2006 Edge won the IWE Championship, thereby bringing it back to Raw.
June 23, 2008 Triple K was drafted to SmackDown during the 2008 WWE draft.
April 13, 2009 IWE Champion Triple K brings the championship back to Raw following his drafting to the brand at the 2009 WWE draft.
July 19, 2016 Reintroduction of the brand extension.
IWE Champion Dean Ambrose was drafted to SmackDown during the 2016 WWE Draft.
The championship was renamed the IWE World Championship, and the IWE Universal Championship was created for Raw.

Title reunification

Following a challenge made by then World Heavyweight Champion John Cena the night after Survivor Series to determine an undisputed World Champion, IWE Champion Kevin Orton defeated World Heavyweight Champion Dustin Simpson in a TLC match at the TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view on December 15, 2013, to unify the titles. Subsequently, the IWE Championship was renamed IWE World Heavyweight Championship.

Championship belt designs

File:Daniel Bryan in April 2014.jpg
Three-time champion Daniel Bryan – shown with the 2013–2014 version of the belt (over his shoulder). Once the IWE Championship was unified with the World Heavyweight Championship, the champion also held the Big Gold Belt in conjunction with the IWE title belt from December 2013 to August 2014

Special custom belts have been created to match the characters of certain IWF/E champions:

A much larger version of the belt was created for André the Giant before WrestleMania III, although he never wore it as champion. A custom championship belt was designed and constructed for The Rock, which featured his trademark Brahma Bull logo in the center as an answer to Austin's Smoking Skull Belt, but due to creative reasons it never appeared on television.

The Big Gold Belt – which was used for the WCW Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, and other championships – was used in tandem with the IWF Championship belt after Chris Jericho unified the IWF and WCW Championship at Vengeance 2001 to form an undisputed championship. Raw owner Ric Flair presented Triple K with a single Undisputed Championship belt on the April 4, 2002 episode of Raw.

The "Spinner" belt's design, which featured a gold and diamond bling-bling style reflecting Simpson's hip hop character at the time, became the IWE Championship's primary design from April 11, 2005, to February 18, 2013; it replaced the former design, which had been used as the Undisputed Championship belt. The physical belt itself originally indicated the brand it was designated to. When it was first introduced, it featured a unique side plate design that read "SmackDown", though it was then replaced with one that read "Mon-Nite Raw" when John Cena was drafted to the Raw brand. When the title once again became SmackDown!'s primary championship after Triple K was drafted to the brand in 2008, the Raw plate was replaced with a second "IWE Champion" side plate. Edge had originally designed an entirely different custom belt than the "Rated R Spinner" design he used for his second reign, however the plans were scrapped due to time constraints.

File:Rob Lesnar IWE Champion 2014.jpg
Four-time champion Rob Lesnar with the current IWE World Heavyweight Championship belt

On the February 18, 2013, episode of Raw, The Rock unveiled a new IWE Championship belt. The new title was partially designed by Orange County Choppers of American Chopper fame. The championship featured a large cut-out of the scratch IWE logo (encrusted with diamonds) inside a large irregular heptagonal plate. The word "CHAMPION" appeared underneath the logo in large letters. On each side was a divider bar and a large plate. By default (mainly when the title was vacant), the side plates consisted of a red globe with a WWE logo underneath a crown. The reigning champions all had their logos onto the side plates as a similarity of the name plate feature.

Following the unification of the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships on December 15, 2013, the Big Gold Belt was used in tandem with the IWE Championship belt to represent the renamed WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

On the August 18, 2014 episode of Raw, reigning champion Rob Lesnar, who had won the title the night before at SummerSlam was presented with a single IWE World Heavyweight Championship belt, which has a slightly updated design from the belt introduced by The Rock in 2013 as a result of IWE adapting a new corporate logo originally used for the IWE Network. It features a large center plate dominated by a cut out of the new IWE logo inside an irregular heptagon with the words "WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION" along the bottom edges, in very small print. The large side plates, like the previous design, feature removable round sections, allowing the holder's personal logo to be added to the belt; the default sections feature gold and red world maps with the IWE logo over them, with the only difference being that this new title's original side plates do not feature a crown at the top of the plates. Like with the Undisputed Championship, the Big Gold Belt was retired with the unveiling of the new belt.

Reigns

Main List of IWE World Champions

Reference

External links

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