When John Cena defeated JBL at WrestleMania 21 for the WWE Championship, he decided to change up the design, creating the iconic spinner championship that WWE would continue to use for nearly a decade.
Speaking on his podcast, Kurt Angle explains why he never had a custom-made championship design and how he feels about the spinner version of the title.
“I just never thought of it. You know, John Cena did, Stone Cold Steve Austin did. I never did, and I could have had a really cool Olympic belt. I believe Vince would have bought into it, and he would have followed through. I wasn’t a merchandise guy. I wish I was. I wish I would have pushed the merchandise harder. You know, early on, I just didn’t have a business mind when I got into business,” said Kurt. “I was an amateur wrestler and didn’t really market myself. You know, John Cena came in fully prepared. Stone Cold Steve Austin, same with him. They had ideas for merchandise before they even started, and they continued to have ideas for merchandise during their careers.
“I didn’t start [having merchandise ideas] until, like, my fifth year in the business. Then, I was like, ‘Okay, I need to start making merchandise,’ and it was just horrible that I didn’t have a business mind at that time,”
Kurt Angle
After the debut of the spinner WWE Championship, Angle failed to capture the championship again.
We will have to wait and see if any future champions will have a custom made world title in WWE. Elsewhere, AEW World Champion MJF has a custom made AEW World Title.
H/T to Fightful
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