5 Alternative WWE Title designs you probably didn't know about 

The WWE Championship is one of the most prestigious wrestling titles in professional wrestling history, legends such as Bruno Sammartino, Andre The Giant, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker have all held this prestigious title in their careers. It is a belt that many associates with a specific wrestler reaching the height of professional wrestling, as this has been the title that symbolizes the very peak of the industry, but things have changed over the last few years.

We have seen some rather less than stellar names capture the WWE Championship in the past, and even though many peg former champions such as Jinder Mahal or The Miz as WWE's biggest mistakes, the title has not always had a squeaky clean record, even before the modern era brought us some really weird WWE Champions.

If there is one thing that has changed along with the title holders, it is the title designs, as we have witnessed various title designs from the winged eagle belt to John Cena's spinner title, but today we will look at the designs that never made it past the designer's desk. All these images are from WWE themselves so it makes these designs all the more interesting.

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#1 Design One

Does this title look, familiar anybody?

This would have been a bold choice by WWE, as an introducing a big red World Title belt just seems like a recipe for disaster, oh wait, this is something the company has already done.

It's quite unfortunate that the Universal Title's long lost cousin didn't find a way past the drawing board as it doesn't look all that awful, and while taste in artistic stuff is purely based on preference, it should be worth saying that this would still get a bigger ovation than the Universal Title if WWE brought it to Raw.

While the bright red strap of the title would put many members of the WWE Universe off the idea of this title, the side plates and central design of this belt isn't all that terrible.

#2 Design Two

Burn it down?

A title fit for Kane or Seth Rollins if he wore those flaming tights more often, this design is bold, demanding of attention and has a personality(something we can not say for some title's in WWE today), but the question here is, would this stand as a good WWE Title?

Well, once again it is all based on preference, and in my opinion, it could if you were into the wacky design of the championship, as the flames instead of side plates, the bold centrepiece and the edginess of the belt feel like it belongs on WWE TV.

WWE has watered down their title designs to such an extent, any alternative looks like gold in front the standardised belts. Therefore, the general consensus on this title is that it isn't that bad, as it looks different, which many might love or just plain down hate.

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#3 Design Three

Let's be real here, it looks better than the Universal Title.

The next title on this list looks like something you would see someone create on WWE 2K, as there is just something about this design that feels overdone.

While many might feel this is the best version of an alternate WWE Title belt, to some it could feel like five titles in one, as the triple side plates, multiple jewels, and numerous gold beading makes it look like too much.

However, the square face of the belt is something WWE should have went for in their newest titles, as it just looks unique, and could qualify as a new WWE Title.

#4 Design Four

Now that title looks awesome.

The glorious nature of this title makes me want to buy it off WWE.com right now, as it's an amazing eagle belt people! What more can be said? While there might be some or many fans out there that will probably hate the design of this title, as it looks like the concept artist went too far in the use of the eagle, to me it just looks perfect.

The use of eagles in WWE Titles is no secret matter, as the most famous WWE Titles in history had the mighty eagle on its crest, but you could see why this might be rejected by the fans, as it looks like too much of a toy rather than a World Title belt. That is not to say it is not a beautiful belt to some, as the uniqueness of the design could have made it a hit, and we will never know.

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#5 Design Five

Chain gang, where you at?

This is a title that was made for John Cena, in fact, all these titles on this list was a proposed idea for John Cena's new WWE Title back in the day before WWE stelled on the spinner belt, but there is something about this belt that made WWE not go further than the rough sketch.

You could see why that is the case, as the chains attaching to the WWE logo made the title look bald to a certain extent, while it is a great idea in theory, in reality, it would have been a mess.

Maybe if WWE tried to tweak this concept we could have seen something better. What do you guys think about my thoughts on these designs, tell me in the comments if you agree or disagree, your input is valued.