I wonder if they’d be able to make “HEAVYWEIGHT” and the WWF logos as relief pieces. I’m hoping to get one of these next year and I’d feel like those things would make this absolutely perfect for me. Thanks for this detailed video!
Great video, and cool belt. 👍 I got my winged eagle WM4 version. HD hand crafted with the two diamonds on the gold tip. Hand etching makes all the difference.
I'm glad you talked about the dual plate. I made my own cardboard belt when I was in grade 5 and the way I coloured it, it was dual plated. However just last month I bought a WWE shop replica and it is just gold. When I compared it to my cardboard one I was confused as to why I colored it silver and gold, so I started googling pictures and it's really hard to find a picture with an actual WWF wrestler with a dual plated version. That or it's just hard to tell in pictures . Anyways after seeing these dual plated ones online through various belt makers I now don't like my WWE shop replica because 1. The dual plate looks way better and 2. It's as if my hand drawn cardboard one is more authentic haha! I mean obviously as a kid(I'm 41 now) I saw a dual plated version on someone. I'm just curious how often it was used in comparison to a single plate only gold version.
Bro, I also made a cardboard winged eagle when I was in gr 5 haha, I honestly with I woulkd have kept it! I made it with a light blue globe and always told myself, if i ever get a proper WE I would want the light blue. WEll my friend, I made a video on it, check it out! ruclips.net/channel/UCxCAbgbvzSasWBx11y0u9KQ
Hey Grant, the million dollar question. I got the exact same belt, but Feb. 2020 rush order. Can you explain if it’s worth the money to re-leather. Cs has really stepped up their leather work. I planned on getting new leather, however; the leather work was so good it kind of doesn’t make sense. Let me know what makes Romeo Anderson work so much better then CS new stamped leather belts. Thx. Ps: great review.
I always thought it was interesting that the belt Randy Savage wore to the ring at WM5 and the belt Hogan celebrated with at WM5 weren't the same belts. They swapped them out under the time keepers table and Randy got to take the Velcro belt home, Hogan got a copy of the first WE, but with a longer strap and a tighter cut.
I always wondered why on Randy Savage’s belt, Heavyweight was not painted black. I wonder if Vince did that because if his size, as we all know he prefers bigger guys representing his titles. I also think it sucks that Randy had to wear a belt that for one, didn’t fit him as he was holding it for Hogan, and was held on him with Velcro, and the WWF plate did not say champion, rather it said HULK HOGAN. That would have bugged him, I would have thought. But as we know, he was consummate professional and did what was right for business. To me, Randy Savage will always be the true first champion to wear the winged eagle, as he won it at WM4 through to WM5.
The original winged eagle had the all gold heavyweight banner, even when Hogan had it. They didn’t change it just for Savage. I always loved Savage too.
I wonder if they changed it to black after Perfect wrecked the first one. But you’re right, I googled a few more images of him and sure enough, the banner is gold.
I just watched the vid where perfect destroys Hogan’s first belt, which is the dual plate and no black banner and then watched the vid of him getting his new belt and it is all gold with the black banner. Funny.
@@phoenixblack1220 They made 2 winged eagles right away, gave one to Hogan and one to Savage. Savage altered his because the strap was too large. He sliced part of it off. Then he got a second belt, this one with "heavyweight" painted. That's the velcro belt, aka WE 2.0. The swap between those two belts happened at Mania 5. The belt Randy wore to the ring and the belt hogan celebrated were two different belts. Hulk's was back to the no black heavyweight version. That's the one Mr. Perfect broke.
The side lates are starting to look a little rough. And since I’ve had straps prepared by other folks, their leather is subpar. But overall, still satisfied.
@@donnylovedbowling Yeah,I can only afford like couple hundred dollars.. I just recently bought a Pakistan made Belt,for like $170 and it looks very similar to yours.. Just the thickness of the plates is different
I'm look thru many pictures of this belt starting from when Randy Savage first won it in 1988 and I can't see to notice in them that the "WORLD" banner is raised (thick) that much. Was there any versions of that one carried by any wrestlers from 88-98. I have yet to notice any.
Yeah, the original version didn’t have the relief World banner, but there were some that did. Check out this pic of HBK, you can kinda see it: www.pinterest.com/pin/86342517828432901/
Belt debut origin; The main event February 5 1988. Hulk Hogan lost the belt to Andre then Andre give the belt to Ted Dibiase. The belt was dual plate nut sure about the relief world piece. Original belt maker Reggie Parks.
I believe the original did have the relief world banner, but other versions haven't, it's just a personal preference thing. I definitely love it, I think it adds a nice 3D look.
Relief plate came and went through the years. Not all versions had it, but it has been on the dual plated and all-gold versions of the belt, including the original 1988 version.
I’ve spent a few hours today looking at photos of this belt and yes, some variants of the belt DID have a relief plate but never this size. Maybe a couple millimetres at best. It was on the Savage ‘88, Hogan ‘89 and Bret Hart ‘96. None seemed as noticeable as the Savage ‘88 from what I can gather. The others were barely visible.
Grant Latta I definitely don’t expect to pay what you paid. But just a general idea. I don’t have Facebook unfortunately and I didn’t wanna make one just to ask a question when I can get it on Here lol I just want an idea of how much this piece of perfection may cost
@@donnylovedbowling Oooooooh,that would be great, cause Fando did Tag titles massively thick plates. Why not do Attitude Era Big Eagle the same way,it would really sell
I was just speaking to classic shields they sent me photos and apparently they told me the wing eagle is now a Reggie Parks replica So at the bottom of it showed the 2003 copyright Regie Parks Trademark. I think I'll order this in a few months and put my future elite series wwe champ title on hold. This belt looks to beautiful.
Looks great this is the one I've been wanting for years now. Would you mind telling me the price for the full complete belt as well as the wait time? I appreciate it in advance. Thanks.
Grant Latta alright thanks for the reply! I ordered mine in 3mm last night but I’m having trouble deciding if I want to go with 4mm before it might be too late and he starts on my belt lol
It would depend on what stage of the process it was in and what kind of time estimate they’d given me when last we’d spoken, but in general, Id usually message them every couple of weeks.
I would just stay after them. If i hadn’t gotten a reply for a few days, I’d send another message. You definitely have to be patient, their communication game isn’t exactly on point.
They do hand crafting on the eagle now , really makes a big difference
I looked on classic shields website and no winged eagle for sale
classic.pak@gmail.com
I wonder if they’d be able to make “HEAVYWEIGHT” and the WWF logos as relief pieces.
I’m hoping to get one of these next year and I’d feel like those things would make this absolutely perfect for me.
Thanks for this detailed video!
I want to buy this belt so badly!!
Great video, and cool belt. 👍 I got my winged eagle WM4 version. HD hand crafted with the two diamonds on the gold tip. Hand etching makes all the difference.
DAVID. MEDE. Big. Rag. WWF.
I'm glad you talked about the dual plate. I made my own cardboard belt when I was in grade 5 and the way I coloured it, it was dual plated. However just last month I bought a WWE shop replica and it is just gold. When I compared it to my cardboard one I was confused as to why I colored it silver and gold, so I started googling pictures and it's really hard to find a picture with an actual WWF wrestler with a dual plated version. That or it's just hard to tell in pictures . Anyways after seeing these dual plated ones online through various belt makers I now don't like my WWE shop replica because 1. The dual plate looks way better and 2. It's as if my hand drawn cardboard one is more authentic haha! I mean obviously as a kid(I'm 41 now) I saw a dual plated version on someone. I'm just curious how often it was used in comparison to a single plate only gold version.
Bro, I also made a cardboard winged eagle when I was in gr 5 haha, I honestly with I woulkd have kept it! I made it with a light blue globe and always told myself, if i ever get a proper WE I would want the light blue. WEll my friend, I made a video on it, check it out!
ruclips.net/channel/UCxCAbgbvzSasWBx11y0u9KQ
Hella nice belt man. Well done.
Hey Grant, the million dollar question. I got the exact same belt, but Feb. 2020 rush order. Can you explain if it’s worth the money to re-leather. Cs has really stepped up their leather work. I planned on getting new leather, however; the leather work was so good it kind of doesn’t make sense. Let me know what makes Romeo Anderson work so much better then CS new stamped leather belts. Thx.
Ps: great review.
I’ll let you know soon.
I always thought it was interesting that the belt Randy Savage wore to the ring at WM5 and the belt Hogan celebrated with at WM5 weren't the same belts. They swapped them out under the time keepers table and Randy got to take the Velcro belt home, Hogan got a copy of the first WE, but with a longer strap and a tighter cut.
Grant sometimes I feel guilty buying Classic shields because they keep on upgrading and improving their belts so much! Do u agree?
Guilty isn’t quite the right word, but I definitely understand what you mean.
looks beautiful, can I ask what extras you had applied? did you have the hand crafting and the special belt tip applied?
I did not get the hand crafting, but I did specifically request the tip and the relief world banner.
@@donnylovedbowling Thanks for replying! Its a beauty! very envious!
@@retroshane8844 mine is exactly like this with hand crafting, and that hand crafting is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
THEREALTWISTEDINSANE do you have a video at all mate?
@@THEREALTWISTEDINSANE Hand crafting makes all the difference.
I always wondered why on Randy Savage’s belt, Heavyweight was not painted black. I wonder if Vince did that because if his size, as we all know he prefers bigger guys representing his titles. I also think it sucks that Randy had to wear a belt that for one, didn’t fit him as he was holding it for Hogan, and was held on him with Velcro, and the WWF plate did not say champion, rather it said HULK HOGAN. That would have bugged him, I would have thought. But as we know, he was consummate professional and did what was right for business. To me, Randy Savage will always be the true first champion to wear the winged eagle, as he won it at WM4 through to WM5.
The original winged eagle had the all gold heavyweight banner, even when Hogan had it. They didn’t change it just for Savage. I always loved Savage too.
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I wonder if they changed it to black after Perfect wrecked the first one. But you’re right, I googled a few more images of him and sure enough, the banner is gold.
I just watched the vid where perfect destroys Hogan’s first belt, which is the dual plate and no black banner and then watched the vid of him getting his new belt and it is all gold with the black banner. Funny.
@@phoenixblack1220 They made 2 winged eagles right away, gave one to Hogan and one to Savage. Savage altered his because the strap was too large. He sliced part of it off. Then he got a second belt, this one with "heavyweight" painted. That's the velcro belt, aka WE 2.0. The swap between those two belts happened at Mania 5. The belt Randy wore to the ring and the belt hogan celebrated were two different belts. Hulk's was back to the no black heavyweight version. That's the one Mr. Perfect broke.
Are you still satisfied with the belt today? Does it show any signs of wear? And how would you rate the leather now?
The side lates are starting to look a little rough. And since I’ve had straps prepared by other folks, their leather is subpar. But overall, still satisfied.
@@donnylovedbowling Thank you for the fast reply
Very detailed Winged Eagle Championship!!! Must of cost you a fortune
Relative to most replicas, it was indeed pretty expensive. But relative to buying an officially licensed real belt, it wasn’t too bad.
@@donnylovedbowling Yeah,I can only afford like couple hundred dollars..
I just recently bought a Pakistan made Belt,for like
$170 and it looks very similar to yours..
Just the thickness of the plates is different
I'm look thru many pictures of this belt starting from when Randy Savage first won it in 1988 and I can't see to notice in them that the "WORLD" banner is raised (thick) that much. Was there any versions of that one carried by any wrestlers from 88-98. I have yet to notice any.
Yeah, the original version didn’t have the relief World banner, but there were some that did. Check out this pic of HBK, you can kinda see it: www.pinterest.com/pin/86342517828432901/
Belt debut origin;
The main event February 5 1988.
Hulk Hogan lost the belt to Andre then Andre give the belt to Ted Dibiase.
The belt was dual plate nut sure about the relief world piece.
Original belt maker Reggie Parks.
Hey Grant, that world relief plate is that true to the original and would you recommend it? Mark.
I believe the original did have the relief world banner, but other versions haven't, it's just a personal preference thing. I definitely love it, I think it adds a nice 3D look.
Relief plate was on the wrestlemania 4 version which also had smaller bars
Relief plate came and went through the years. Not all versions had it, but it has been on the dual plated and all-gold versions of the belt, including the original 1988 version.
I’ve spent a few hours today looking at photos of this belt and yes, some variants of the belt DID have a relief plate but never this size.
Maybe a couple millimetres at best.
It was on the Savage ‘88, Hogan ‘89 and Bret Hart ‘96. None seemed as noticeable as the Savage ‘88 from what I can gather. The others were barely visible.
Plates are amazing. Tooling is awful
DAVID. MEDEL
DAVID. MEDEL. WWF.
I don’t see this belt offered on their website any longer?
I don’t think it ever has been, their website doesn’t have very much on it, but they make everything under the sun. Just contact them on Facebook.
Grant Latta thanks man!
If the wwe would bring this belt back, the wwe title would instantly increase in prestige.
How much was this ??? I need to know now
You can message Classic Shields on Facebook for pricing.
Grant Latta you bought the belt. Why can’t you just say how much you spent on it ?
Because their pricing might change. Also, I got a discounted price because it has some plating issues.
Grant Latta I definitely don’t expect to pay what you paid. But just a general idea. I don’t have Facebook unfortunately and I didn’t wanna make one just to ask a question when I can get it on Here lol I just want an idea of how much this piece of perfection may cost
Oh, well that’s no problem, you can email them too: classic.pak@gmail.com 🙂
Winged Eagle belt is #1.
This title looks heavier than Original
I think it is, actually. If I had a magic wand, I’d make these 3mm and my big eagle 4mm.
@@donnylovedbowling Oooooooh,that would be great, cause Fando did Tag titles massively thick plates.
Why not do Attitude Era Big Eagle the same way,it would really sell
How securely are the bars attached to the main plate?
Very.
Grant Latta that’s good to know. How far does the leather “hang off” from the main plate?
Without being able to post a picture, I’m not sure how to answer that.
Haha fair enough. Do you feel it hangs off as much as the real belt?
I’d say so, yeah.
Nice belt. How much did this cost? I would like one for myself.
I was wondering the same thing.
Trouble is he don't seem to want to answer, even though he encouraged questions in the video.
That sucks
$725 for the dual plated. Not sure how much more for the World relief plate.
Tony Aragon Thanks for letting me know, now I know how much I would have to save.
Relief plate is way too thick.
I was just speaking to classic shields they sent me photos and apparently they told me the wing eagle is now a Reggie Parks replica
So at the bottom of it showed the 2003 copyright Regie Parks Trademark.
I think I'll order this in a few months and put my future elite series wwe champ title on hold. This belt looks to beautiful.
the "reggie parks replica" is something that got put on real winged eagles offered to the public about 20 years ago.
Did you consider getting the two triangles on the belt tip?
Yes, i would love that, actually.
Grant Latta I’m going to get CS to make one like yours with the relief plate and that gold tip with the triangles. Great looking belt
That center plate doesn't have much of a curve...pretty flat
Looks great this is the one I've been wanting for years now. Would you mind telling me the price for the full complete belt as well as the wait time? I appreciate it in advance. Thanks.
If you don’t mind, How much did this run you?
Zinc or brass ? Guessing zinc
Zinc
Wasn’t the dual plated belt the one with the Hulk Hogan logo plate?
Hey Grant, how long did the shipping take?
Like 3 days, I think.
If you need belts you can cntct us smbeltss@gmail.com
Did you buy this belt on Amazon?
Lmao no
Did you go with standard 4mm thick plates? I was thinking about going with 3mm to save some money
Yeah mine are 4mm. I think they’re doing a lot of the 3mm these days, a lot of folks are saying the original was 3mm.
Grant Latta alright thanks for the reply! I ordered mine in 3mm last night but I’m having trouble deciding if I want to go with 4mm before it might be too late and he starts on my belt lol
@@mahfuzgoffor Hey, how's your belt ?
Is there anything in particular that you use to clean the plates?
Ammonia-Free Windex
Beautiful Belt!
How much did this cost you if you don’t mind me asking?
I went to Classic Shield website and can’t find any real info
Thanks (: You can message them on Facebook directly for pricing.
@@donnylovedbowling Hi could please give the Facebook Page please Thanks
MUSA MA go to face books site and do your own search for Classic Shields. Or get a computer savvy relative or friend to assist you.
It was dual plated until Mr perfect smashed it
But don't, It's already the Hardcore Belt.
Damn you Mr. Perfect! But still R.I.P.
Nah, it was dual plated until right after Mania 6 when Warrior got his colored strap versions.
@@kurtasa3884 No way. When they filmed the contract signing between Warrior and Hogan you got a good look at the belt. That wasn’t dual plated.
@@dightonazpeitia4350 Go watch WrestleMania VI again. It absolutely was dual plated.
What was the turnaround time in between ordering it and recieving it? Apparently these come from Pakistan. Also do you remember the price?
Mine took about a year, but that was unusual. And you'll need to ask them directly about the price.
@@donnylovedbowling have you gotten other belts from them that arrived faster?
My big gold took 9 months. And my big eagle was already finished, so I got it right away.
If you don’t mind me asking, where did you buy it from and what did it cost you? I’ve been looking for one for a while now and can’t seem to find one
I bought it directly from Classic Shields, you should message them directly on facebook for pricing and wait time.
Grant Latta thank you. I greatly appreciate your response
How often did you ask or feel like it was appropriate to ask for an update on your belt?
It would depend on what stage of the process it was in and what kind of time estimate they’d given me when last we’d spoken, but in general, Id usually message them every couple of weeks.
Grant Latta how did you get them to reply...
I would just stay after them. If i hadn’t gotten a reply for a few days, I’d send another message. You definitely have to be patient, their communication game isn’t exactly on point.
What does Classic Sheilds charge??
Go ahead and message them on Facebook for pricing, it’s been a while and mine was on discount, so it’s probably different.
Nice!!!👍🏼
sweet!
Please give me the facebook page please thank you