A history of the big gold belt till it’s retirement can be seen below:- Ric Flair NWA/WCW/ Crumrine Big Gold (Dual plated) (Crumrine) (Debut - 1991)- Vegas Big Gold (Reggie Parks) (1991)- All ...

The stories are mixed in how talents decided to treat the gold. Each of the following WCW champs either carried their belts with pride or didn’t care about it. Great Pride: Diamond Dallas Page ...

Retro Wednesday: The Revival And Burial Of The "Big Gold Belt" By Chris Featherstone Aug. 20, 2014 7:56 pm EST When WCW disbanded in 2001, the company's World Heavyweight Championship was still ...

When WCW’s withdrawal from the NWA was completed in September 1993, the title became known as the Big Gold Belt for a short time. Since WCW owned the rights to the belt itself, they kept it and ...

Having the "Big Gold Belt" (as it's known colloquially among fans) on TV every week makes it easier to sell toy belts to kids, expensive replica belts to collectors and so on.

He's an actor and had no right holding the coveted Big Gold Belt. Arquette held the WCW World Championship for 11 days, and ...

Another title belt expert, Dave Millican, authenticated Big Gold when an unknown WCW wrestler sold it to the collector when WWE's purchase of WCW went through in 2001.

WCW withdrew from the NWA shortly after Ric’s comeback, but wanted to keep the recently-reacquired Big Gold Belt, so they said it represented “WCW International,” a foreign branch of the WCW ...

Eventually, WCW and Flair came to an agreement regarding the original “Big Gold Belt” in 1992 — marking its return as the NWA world heavyweight championship.

Brace yourselves, this one is complicated. After Ted Turner bought Jim Crockett Promotions in 1988 WCW was born. The new promotion still used the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the big gold ...