Paid Members Chris B Posted March 30, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 30, 2021 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 39 minutes ago, TildeGuy~! said: Nice new title to replace the Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles has been revealed today. I like the belt, it looks like something from an old animé from the 70's or something. My only gripe is that I wish it was bigger. The previous run of IWGP belts seemed massive to me and I'm a bit concerned that next to the US title this is gonna look a bit piddly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 It looks like Cody’s shit neck tattoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted March 30, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 30, 2021 Wow, it's really horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rule One Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Better picture, the lighting from the reveal really let it down. It's a shocker to a lot of people because the 4th incarnation was an absolute gem so this had way too much pressure on it to follow. It's way bigger than it looks too and clocks in at a whopping 13lbs which for a belt is hefty. On average belts weigh between 7-9lbs. Dan Van Alst, owner of BeltsByDan and belttalk.com made the title but had next to no input on design/leather layout, the design is all New Japan. There's more pictures info on his sites/twitter if you want to find out more. With a few design tweaks it could be iconic but at this stage its going to take some time to get used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buba3d Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 that's like one of them belts you'd get from knock off wrestling figures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted March 31, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 31, 2021 I dunno, I rather like it. Always liked the stylised wing design. Think it could've done without multi-coloured gems though - they always look a bit cheap and "costumey" to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jesse Posted March 31, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted March 31, 2021 Are those gems ever actually gemstones? They always look like coloured plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL Punk Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Jesse said: Are those gems ever actually gemstones? They always look like coloured plastic Nah, they are Chaos Emeralds.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsurutagun Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 7 hours ago, Rule One said:  It's going to be Ibushi vs Thanos at the Dome isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Well... Wasn’t expecting that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPDTT Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just now, TildeGuy~! said: Well... Wasn’t expecting that Yes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaaaaad! Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) My friend theorised that they were changing the style of the belt so that... Spoiler it wouldn’t look massive on little Will Ospreay. Guess he was right. Also, is thread spoiler proof?  Edited April 4, 2021 by Daaaaaad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted April 4, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted April 4, 2021 Urgh. Well that's officially any interest I had in New Japan dead for a while. Hopefully Ibushi regains the belt at the next big show and things can go back to normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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