Are WWE Belts Made of Real Gold?

We all know that WWE Superstars are flashy and love to show off their wealth. But are those belts they wear around their waists actually made of real gold? Let’s find out!

Introduction

At first glance, it would appear that the WWE belts are made of solid gold. After all, they are quite heavy and have a very polished and shiny appearance. However, upon closer inspection, it is easy to see that the belts are not actually made of solid gold. They are instead made of a gold-plated metal.

What are WWE belts made of?

The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of WWE’s top championships. All previous reigns and vacant periods have been accurately documented by WWE. The inaugural champion was Buddy Rogers, who won the title on April 25, 1963.

The WWE Championship

The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two world titles in WWE, alongside the Universal Championship that was created for the Raw brand as a result of the 2016 WWE draft. The current champion is Drew McIntyre, who is in his first reign.

The title was introduced in 1963 by the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), acquired by Vince McMahon’s company World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2002, and relaunched on SmackDown in 2016. It is considered to be one of WWE’s top three titles, along with the Universal Championship and NXT Championship.

The inaugural champion was Buddy Rogers, who won the title in a tournament in April 1963. The title has been held by some of professional wrestling’s most prominent names, including Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Edge, Triple H and John Cena. In 1990, André the Giant became the only man to have been both WWF World Heavyweight Champion and WWF Intercontinental Champion when he won the former title from Hogan; he held both titles until he died seven months later.

The WWF/WWE Championship changed hands twenty-seven times in its 29-year existence on television (not counting changes that happened during dark matches), with Reiher listing Ric Flair as holding it for a record eight times and Hulk Hogan and Bruno Sammartino as holding it six times each. Rock held it three times as well; John Cena has twice held this title and will become a seven-time champion if he wins it again.

As of May 2020, there have been sixty recognized championship reigns – Drew McIntyre being the most recent champion – not counting changes that occurred during travel restrictions or because of suspicious activity such as when André the Giant won it from Ted DiBiase but lost it back to him moments later under dubious circumstances or Kurt Angle being forced to vacate it due to injury despite never losing it. Reigns are listed numerically order followed by duration of time spent as champion; wrestlers with multiple reigns are ordered chronologically by their first reign unless otherwise noted

-Buddy Rogers: 1 day
-Antonio Inoki: 1 day
-Gorilla Monsoon: 6 days
-Pedro Morales: 1,027 days
-Ivan Koloff: 1 day
-Superstar Billy Graham: 227 days
-Bob Backlund: 2,135 days
-The Iron Sheik: 84 days
Hulk Hogan (2): 654 days combined

The WWE Universal Championship

The WWE Universal Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two world titles for WWE’s main roster, alongside the WWE Championship on the Raw brand. The current champion is Brock Lesnar, who is in his first reign.

The title was established as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on October 20, 2013, after Raw General Manager Brad Maddox announced a tournament to determine the inaugural champion. The name “Universal” was introduced as a result of the 2016 brand extension, which resulted in the creation of a separate roster for Raw and SmackDown; as a result of this, title belts and championships are now exclusive to either brand. The title is one of WWE’s original world championships and has been defended on pay-per-view (PPV), television, and house shows.

The inaugural champion was crowned at Survivor Series on November 24, 2013, when Randy Orton defeated Big Show in the finals of a tournament. The original design of the Universal Championship incorporated several features that were later dropped; it had a red leather strap with studded plates bearing WWE’s “WW” logo in gold bordered by two rows of small pyramids also in gold, similar to those on the Big Gold Belt that was used by various professional wrestling promotions from 1986 until 2002 (and has since been used by other companies), and featured a large center plate with Orton’s face surrounded by spikes. The center plate was later redesigned to feature Lesnar’s face surrounded by barbed wire; this design was introduced at SummerSlam on August 19, 2018 (Lesnar’s first defense of his second reign).

The WWE Intercontinental Championship

The WWE Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand. It is one of two secondary titles in the WWE, complementing the WWE Championship, which is promoted on Raw.

The current champion is Big E, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Cesaro at WrestleMania 37.

The title was introduced into WWE in 1979 with a tournament to crown its first champion, Pat Patterson. It has been called a “workhorse” title due to its frequent defenses and has been contested under various match types (including ladder, street fight, steel cage and no disqualification matches); it has also bragged about being defended “more times than any other title in WWE history”. Due to this, it has been described as one of WWE’s most prestigious titles.

During the 1990s and 2000s, the Intercontinental Championship became one of WWE’s two leading titles for elite wrestlers (along with the World Heavyweight Championship), as it was contested by those who had main event potential. As a result, it was often considered a measuring stick for wrestlers looking to establish themselves as main eventers. The match between The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin at In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell in 1997 was billed as an “Intercontinental Title Match”, despite both participants being world champions at the time; this was because both men were considered top superstars who could headline show such as WrestleMania due to their superstar status (both men would later headline WrestleMania). The title was deactivated in 2002 after being unified with its Raw counterpart, the World Heavyweight Championship; however, it reactivated again in May 2003 with Brock Lesnar as its inaugural champion after he defeated Triple H for the vacant title at Judgment Day.

In mid-2016, following the reintroduction of the brand extension

The WWE United States Championship

The WWE United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the Raw brand. It is one of two secondary titles for WWE’s main roster, along with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on SmackDown.

The current champion is Apollo Crews, who is in his first reign. The title was introduced on January 23, 2017, replacing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship’s secondary status as the primary championship of WWE’s main roster following the 2016 brand extension.

The United States Championship belt features a centerplate with a design of an eagle with its wings spread out. The flags of the United States of America are depicted on each side of the plate. There are 13 red and white stripes on each side flag, which represent the original 13 colonies that formed the USA. There are also 50 stars around the eagle, which represent each state in America. The words “United States Champion” are written in gold above and below the eagle centerplate. The plate is bordered by two thin gold ropes.

The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship

The WWE Raw Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the Raw brand. It is one of two tag team championships for WWE’s main roster, along with the SmackDown Tag Team Championship on the SmackDown brand. The current champions are The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), who are in their first reign.

The championship was established as the WWE Tag Team Championship on October 20, 2002, and it was introduced alongside its counterpart title, the World Tag Team Championship, which was created for WWE’s main roster at the time to be exclusively competed for on its then-newly established SmackDown! brand. The inaugural champions were Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle. As a result of the 2016 draft, the championship became exclusive to Raw with a separate lineage of champions having since been introduced for SmackDown.

The title is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by using a casket.

It is unknown what material(s) the belt buckle(s) are made out of.

The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on their SmackDown brand. It is one of two tag team championships for WWE’s main roster, along with the Raw Tag Team Championship on the Raw brand. The current champions are The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods), who are in their record-setting second reign as a team.

The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship

The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship is a women’s professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE. It is defended on their Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands. The inaugural champions were The Boss ‘n’ Hug Connection (Sasha Banks and Bayley).

As the name indicates, the title is reserved for tag teams consisting of two female wrestlers.

Conclusion

After conducting extensive research, we have come to the conclusion that WWE belts are not made of real gold. While the company has never confirmed what materials are used to make their belts, we believe that they are most likely made of brass or another similar metal that has been gold-plated.