5 WWE title belts that badly need a new look

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While it may seem like a very niche thing to pick up on, it turns out that there are quite a few fans out there who are really intrigued by the design of certain Championship belts. The whole point of being a Champion is to represent your promotion or specific division, and do so with a level of pride and dignity.

There are straps in WWE right now that don't really fit those criteria, and it really is that simple. Nobody on the planet can deserve the 'perfect' Championship belt that is universally adored, mainly because we don't believe that it exists, but WWE could definitely do a better job at drawing us in through the belts that these Champions hold.

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#5 United States Championship

It just doesn't work

For many years, we didn't really have all too many issues with the United States Championship, if only because it was deemed to be more 'harmless' than anything else. As time has gone on, though, and more impressive title belts have been produced, it has become painfully clear that something needs to change with the US title.

The main issue is that it just looks too small on just about everyone that wears it, regardless of if it is around their waist or over their shoulder. Alongside that, you have the clear as day issue that is the color scheme - which makes it look more like a toy than anything else.

While this isn't a case of seeing how other promotions have done it, we do think there are enough creative people within WWE that could construct something that would feel a little bit more modern.

It's not the worst in the company, but we don't think anyone wears it with particular pride anymore, and that's a shame.

#4 RAW Tag Team Championship

Not the best color scheme

The main purpose behind the RAW Tag Team Championships looking like they do is simple: SmackDown decided to change theirs up when the brand split happened back in 2016 and RAW felt the need to fall in line with their color scheme shortly after.

The red and silver doesn't appear to be quite as bad as its counterpart, but we still feel like these belts just look so weak. A lot of that comes down to the physical feel of them because they don't appear to be quite as sturdy as some of the alternatives across the singles titles.

For a tag team like the Street Profits, who many wear all red and have incredibly fun characters, it isn't too much of a problem. However, it's just frustrating to know that the previous design, if updated to gold as opposed to more of a bronze color, would've worked so much better and could've made the RAW belts feel unique in comparison to the titles we'll be coming onto next.

#3 SmackDown Tag Team Championship

Make it stop

One of the big problems with the blue belts is that prior to them being created, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan made a point of saying that they wanted to create titles that had a real feeling of legitimacy to them - featuring the SmackDown Women's Championship in that conversation, too.

Then, they unveiled titles that cannot be described as 'wearing the gold' in any way, shape or form, completely pushing back against the idea that they wanted to make them feel important.

In order to separate themselves from the rest of the pack, and make the champions truly feel like champions, they need a fresh design that looks completely different from what RAW is offering.

The journey to get to the top of the tag division in any promotion should be a difficult one. Instead, teams tend to become champions these days without much effort, which feels echoed in the belts they have around their waist.

Tag team wrestling has the potential to be great in WWE, and this is part of the equation.

#2 24/7 Championship

A gimmick title no more?

The issue with the 24/7 Championship is that they appear to be stripping away everything that once made it so great and admirable. It may never have been the most prestigious title in the world, but the idea that it could change hands at any given moment constantly kept everyone on edge - in a similar way to what the Hardcore Championship did back in the day.

Now, if Riddick Moss is going to be defending the title regularly on episodes of Monday Night RAW, they need to think about changing up the design.

Moss has potential but if he's going to be viewed as a Champion that defends his territory, and property, at all costs, then moving on from the current design is probably the best way forward.

Even if they wanted to revert back to the status quo by having the 24/7 title matches be a little bit silly, they'd still benefit from making the Championship look like something which would be sought after by all lower-card WWE superstars.

#1 Universal Championship

Stick to one design

The one thing that appears to be missing from the Universal Championship, above everything else, is consistency.

When it was first introduced back in 2016 many fans decided to immediately hate on the red 'jam' design, but in reality, it would've been a suitable belt to have if WWE didn't decide to brand every single one of their titles in that kind of brand warfare color scheme.

Now, across the last year or so, the title has experienced a few changes.

While we didn't necessarily mind the switch over to the blue design when it was first unveiled, the fact that it became a custom belt for Bray Wyatt and then got switched back to the blue design for Goldberg left a sour taste in our mouths.

When you think of a title called the Universal Championship, you should be thinking of it along the same lines as the World Heavyweight Championship. That was the kind of world title belt you'd be proud to have stood alongside the WWE Championship - and with all of the possibilities out there when it comes to the design elements of the Universal Championship, it seems obvious to make the change.