Wrestling Fans Compare New Japan's IWGP World Heavyweight Championship to Infamous WWE Title
New Japan Pro-Wrestling officially unveiled the new IWGP World Heavyweight Championship on Monday [...]
It's Real
prevnextOH GOD IT’S THE DIVAS TITLE #iwgp #njsg #njpw pic.twitter.com/skYfemuhct
— Classic Catch (@ClassicCatch84) March 30, 2021
Can't Unsee
prevnextInnovating from the legacy of the most important belt in iwgp history pic.twitter.com/Z6B6fVcgbj
— mikeyCC #Kamiyuist #Kamiyuism (@mikey8422) March 30, 2021
Miracle of Photoshop
The NEWWWW IWGP World Heavyweight Champion pic.twitter.com/6OfIh0QWnm
— 最高の秘密 || Hall of Famer Buddy the Murphy (@TheAerialSecret) March 30, 2021
prevnextLadies and Gentlemen,
— Out of Context Puroresu (@OOC_Puro) March 30, 2021
YOUR IWGP World Heavyweight Champion! pic.twitter.com/BvXB0VBxGT
...Cody??
I can't unsee this. This will stay with me forever. Long live the IWGP Cody's Neck Tattoo Championship. https://t.co/1v5lu93s78
— Juan C. Reneo (@ReneusMeister) March 30, 2021
prevnextCody next IWGP champ confirmed pic.twitter.com/LVCwJXKjwF
— Minister for Cans & Equality (@MinisterForCans) March 30, 2021
Wings
prevnextAt first, I was giggling about the new IWGP belt like "Redbull gave it wings!"
— Judgment Cassie (@theLadyGrayson) March 30, 2021
But now, I've seen others compare it to the old Divas belt and I can't stop seeing it.
What It's Actually Referencing
prevnextI guess you don't understand that this brand new IWGP World Heavyweight Championship belt kinda resembles the IWGP Heavyweight Championship V2 (during the era of the late Shinya Hashimoto, @masahirochono @muto_keiji [aka. The Great Muta] @scottnorton @BobSappMMA & Kensuke Sasaki) pic.twitter.com/GiJbQ8b2VG
— Andrew Pieter Manangka (@AndrewManangka) March 30, 2021