WWE.com - Rare Championships

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www.wwe.com/classics/from-the-vault-championships

I'm kind of sad that the story about the Brahma Bull title being lost luggage at an airport isn't true. Though looking at the thing it's no wonder it never made it to TV, since it looks like some cheap toy.

Though I have no idea what the Undisputed title, the WCW tag titles, and the 80s-90s tag titles are doing on there. Looking at the latter though it looks to be in pretty poor condition these days.

Edit: Okay, now that I look at the photos, this is confusing. Did they solder off the F on the Brahma Bull and tag titles, or are those replicas? And if they are replicas why is the tag title in such poor condition?

[CM Parish]

The next article along goes on about the history of the titles once WCW was bought out: it lists the WWE Tag Team Championship history; I read it all genuinely believing Angle entered the tournament on his own.

Obviously then I looked it up and his partner was Benoit. Nice edit job, seriously. The way it was done has completely erased him!

www.wwe.com/classics/era-of-unification-photos

[Sparvid]

"And then Buff Bagwell’s mom sprang to mind."

As she tends to do.

[Sephiroth]

I rrmbers hearing rumors about the Brahma Bull title for years. Not sure if I but into the idea that Austin just showed up one day with the smoking skull belt though.

[celticjobber]

Sept 8, 2013 15:22:25 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Though I have no idea what the Undisputed title, the WCW tag titles, and the 80s-90s tag titles are doing on there. Looking at the latter though it looks to be in pretty poor condition these days.

Edit: Okay, now that I look at the photos, this is confusing. Did they solder off the F on the Brahma Bull and tag titles, or are those replicas? And if they are replicas why is the tag title in such poor condition?

I'm guessing the "F" was Photoshopped out.

As for the condition issues, WWE has two (or more) versions of each title, one in pristine condition used exclusively for TV tapings/PPVs, and touring belts for house shows -- which are usually a bit banged up. So I assume the ones in bad shape were touring belts.

[Lupin the Third]

How was the Smoking Skull belt a rare title? Austin had it with him for pretty much his second reign after beating Kane after the 1998 King of the Ring. And then it became part of the storyline in 1999 after Wrestlemania.