{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6995d4787012ce537641ddce/6ab3103d325534dc4f5ee301?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Most Beautiful Wrestling Championship Belts Ever: WWE, WCW, AEW, NJPW & More","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6995d4787012ce537641ddce/1790119798108-1deebcdc-389f-4fdd-96ad-b2c594d9e940.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What is the most beautiful championship belt in professional wrestling history?</p><p><br></p><p>Professor Degree and special guest <strong>Kurt Jangle</strong> are opening the championship belt vault and judging wrestling gold on one thing: <strong>how damn good it looks.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>From universally beloved classics like the <strong>WCW Big Gold Belt, WWF Winged Eagle Championship and NWA “Ten Pounds of Gold”</strong> to the white-strap Intercontinental Championship, IWGP Heavyweight V4 and some considerably deeper cuts, we&#39;re celebrating the artistry behind wrestling&#39;s greatest prizes.</p><p><br></p><p>Along the way, we dig into the history, designers and stories behind championships from <strong>WWE, WCW, AEW, NJPW, NWA, ROH, AWA, CWA and NXT</strong> — including classic territory belts, modern masterpieces and a few choices that may require some explaining.</p><p><br></p><p>Which belt looked like it belonged around the waist of the most important wrestler in the world? Which designs have aged beautifully? And which underrated pieces of championship gold deserve a lot more love?</p><p><br></p><p>It&#39;s wrestling history, belt-maker nerdery and extremely strong opinions about gold plates attached to leather.</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to <strong>Pro Wrestling Forever</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow/subscribe to the podcast</strong> so you never miss another trip through the people, promotions, matches, gimmicks and wonderfully weird history of professional wrestling.</p>","author_name":"Pro Wrestling Forever"}