Fandu Belts vs WWE Shop (WCW) Big Gold - Which is better? | Pomelo Retro
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My best friend ordered the official WWE version. We were both so excited for it to arrive. Then we saw how flat it was and there was visible disappointment on our face. The WWE version is nice but for me, the flatness destroys the illusion. So I go Fandu, without a doubt.
Fandu's fade after awhile.
Big Gold is the most beautiful belt
So gutted it got thrown aside in favour of the Universal Title
Tom Williams Productions the liquorice belt? What a piece of shit
Yeah I still hate the Universal Championship, because of its laziness. I was hoping for something more classic, like the big gold belts or something like, the Undisputed classic.
Oh the WWE nacho cheese Doritos title? Yeah that one is pretty lame looking it's a big set of two W's on a red strap. I have a feeling that when Bryan loses the WWE title they are going to unveil the new WWE cool ranch Doritos championship to make it match the Nacho cheese Doritos one on Raw.
Tom Williams Productions the Universal title is so gaudy looking
The Big Eagle is the most beautiful belt.
I'd take either of these over the modern era titles. The big W belts are hideous.
Bryce Rudder it was cool when rock brought it but now all the belts look like it
bruce justin exactly
Word I tell my son the same the look like something for fantasy football
@@eaglesavage4929 - The modern belt is just an advertising marketing logo. That wwe scratch logo belt is a cheap design of glued on stones in the shape of their logo which is trademarked, makes it less likely to be bootlegged or copied. So wwe will always be the only sellers, no third party belt makers bootlegging it. That said I did pick up one recently which was releathered and restoned with real cubic zirconia. It's quite impressive and the bling it gives off as the light hits the stones makes you reconsider how bad of a design it is. Having it on a real authentic leather wrestling strap with real stones transforms it. But I would never spend the $300+ that wweshop charges for a synthetic strap with faje plastic glued on stones (which fall off easily) mounted into a metal frame, no way.
I felt the same at first but the blue universal title has kinda grown on me. Looks pretty cool now.
I own an imperfect Fandu Big Gold. I took it to a WWE live event and it got an overwhelmingly positive reception. Fans would ask to hold it; I let them. They all made the same comment: "is this real?" and "it's so heavy. " The Fandu is in a class all by itself.
I have one as well, & the looks I get is Krazy! The first thing they say "it's heavy "! Here, take it back", it's too heavy "! #Fandu Hands Up!!! 💯🎊💯
Hands down, Fandu is the way to go. Can't stand how flat the WWE version is. There's so much more detail on the Fandu. Looks much nicer too.
Not as pricey either.
But the big gold belt they use in the 90s WCW and 00s WWE where flat too.
It's not the correct size. I can't pull the trigger on it
You are not lying❕❕✅✅
@@mctntThe WWE version that Hunter and Batista had was thin and curved. Look it up
Fandu belt winner hands down
Clearly you can see it’s the winner, not sure why the reviewer was acting like there’s no difference between the two lol
This is fantastic - I'd love to see more belt reviews done by this RUclipsr! 👍🏻
Fandu belts all the way
WWE Fan Talkshow hi
WWE Fan Talkshow I love your channel
WWE Fan Talkshow Tanner! Fandu is fantastic ^_^
I want one so bad
WWE Fan Talkshow agreed.
Yes, the Fandu is more of an artist's take on the Big Gold, but, at least on camera, it actually looks like a championship title. WWE's version, well... it looks like a toy, or a prop for someone's wrestler cosplay.
I definitely want to get my hands on a Fandu belt now. :-)
How do you go about getting a fandu belt? Sorry I'm pretty new and green at this. Would like to get the most accurate.
Thank you, I just bought a fandu, I am so excited for it
Love how you can get the Fandu ones in different colours too. I’m getting a red strap!
Honestly they're both absolutely fantastic though I prefer the WWE Shop version
I wouldn't be upset having either of these
V.K.M. would have a stroke as many times as you said belt and strap lmao.
i wish they would bring back this belt the current titles are so lame
Robert Weber I would prefer the classic championship belts than the championship belts they have today
Great review. Looking forward to the review of the Fandu with a real leather strap.
As much as I love the detail and the thickness of the plates in a fandu, I still prefer wwe shop versions. I got the wwe version of the big gold and the wcw. The fandu would really sell me if they made it bigger like the tv accurate version. I feel like when I wear
it I’m wearing a kids belt or a toy foam belt I got when I was a kid. ONLY in terms of the size. It’s hard to choose because man those 8mm are amazing. I just wish it was as big as the tv accurate version
Also, a camera doesn’t do justice to how the wwe shop versions look in real life. I think they’re really nice for sure
They have a luxe edition now that’s bigger
Fandu belt for sure. I own a Attitude Era WWE shop belt and like the one he had it was flat but in the picture as you can see looks good
I want one of these to wear when I am out cutting my grass and doing yard work.
The candy version is nice. Received mine last week. The detail is so damn amazing. It’s bit heavy too.
Dude! I just subscribed to your channel last month because I loved your content on Power Rangers and comparing them to their Super Sentai counterparts, and now I'm discovering your wrestling videos one month later. I'm so glad I subscribed, please make more wrestling content, I would absolutely love watching whatever else you create.
Thank you.
I'm waiting on a WWF Title belt from (I think) Pakistan to compare it to an official replica but the guy is a bit slow. I've been waiting for 2 months and still a while to go.
We also planned a whole series of wrestling game videos for last summer but I started a new job so never got around to it - but we will.
Love these belt videos.
AWESOME review! Thank you!!!
I've been staring at these belts for a while. The Fandu belt would actually be better if it was flat. It's not even curved, it's domed. With the dome, it looks about 2 inches from the width which is significant and makes the belt look weirder overall. If it was flatter, it would look better. The WWE belt is cast from whatever WCW was using for their replicas back in the 90s. It's not made from the cast made in the early 2000. The floral pattern between "Wrestling Champion" in the WWE version is all kinds of wrong, as it was in the WCW replica (I saw one in a crowd shot in a Nitro from 96.). The floral pattern in the WWE Big Gold is actually right, so the WWE does have a proper cast somewhere, they just refuse to use it for their replicas.
my Fandu belt has the red leather strap with it which is very close to the original and I love it much better than WWE release belt.
i bought a fandu big gold and that stock leather strap is as floppy as seen on TV. hehehe! love it!
I have the WCW Big Gold from WWE shop and now I want the fandu one
I have a version 1, 2001 figures inc big gold and it was flat as a pancake. I gave it some wicked curve and replaced the plastic gems with quality crystals and it looks amazing, even despite weak etching.
I'm not sure which wcw belt yall are criticizing but my WWE shop belt is gorgeous and heavy. Anytime I pull it out it's a stunner nothing like a toy or what is in this video. An interesting note....when the belt arrived the strap it was mounted onto is RED SNAKE SKIN-LIKE on the back. Looks so prestigious! Idk how that happened or what "version" the wcw belt is but the plates do have the curves on them. Looks amazing I keep in the carry bag. Also have the WWE winged eagle belt. I'm 35, to me these are the "Hogan & Flair" belts of my childhood. Too many versions after and now we have a "Universal" belt which ain't shit compared to the history of the Smackdown belt which would actually be the new "hogan" belt.
Sounds like you have have the WWE-era World Heavyweight Championship. The WWE version had curved plates and different straps available (and also features the WWE logo) with nicer tooling around edges of the leatherwork. The official replicas of the WCW version were only ever released with a simple, black simulated leather strap (as there was never a red croc-skin version of the WCW belt, only on the WWE version) and the plates were almost completely flat. There's a version with 4mm thick plates available now but many of the replicas previously used plates that were only 2mm thick and the simulated leather was of lesser quality. They seem to have improved recently but the older classic WCW replica belts all suffered from the problems mentioned.
Dude sorry im late to the party but i have a 1999 WcW big gold figures inc that I've had for 15 years bought back in 2005
ps. shame on who ever disliked this unbiased very informative vid
I have a fandu it’s in antique gold with red belt
I always wanted my very own world heavyweight championship belt the real replica ones
Awesome Video man. Love this! Also, I found out where you can get your hands on the other WCW titles! Check out Ringside Collectibles. They have all the WCW Alliance edition belts. However, just note that they're all from 2001 so they're similar to your old WCW US belt so watch the leather. But still thought you'd like to know man! Excellent job!
Michael Morrow Intereting - thanks!
No problem man! They're pretty inexpensive compared to WWE shop at least. They also do the previous ROH replicas as well. Good to find gaming and wrestling fans 😅
Michael Morrow Do you have a link? I can’t see them.
You'll have to search for them individually. Try "WCW Cruiserweight Championship replica alliance version"
Try this: www.ringsidecollectibles.com/replica-wrestling-belts-wcw-rbelt-019-a.html
Why don’t fandu just bake it a lil bigger? It would be perfect
I enjoy my WWE shop 4mm big gold with the red crock backing .
Daddy Myrick i have that same belt, looks perfect hanging on my wall!
Daddy Myrick shit I jus commented b4 seeing your post....hell yes red snake is what I have and in my opinion it shames all other wcw belts. Do u happen to kno how the snakeskin came about or who might have had that style??
@@ssjrblack1365 where did u get your "hanger"?
Daddy Myrick Oh and thanks for letting me kno what I have is the 4mm!
@@georgecalderon6024 if you're talking about the red behind the belt it was put on around the Christian and Randy Orton feud, so I think either them or possibly, edge or Alberto Del Rio may have added the red back as I remember loving the belt til I saw Randy Orton holding it and seeing the red back, but now I like it and much prefer that belts look over the universal championship
I used to have the same flat 2mm belt. Just wondering where would you buy replacement crystals from?
Called cupic zerona stone something like that
Just collect the Fandu Duel, All Gold, Antique and the WWE shop wcw big gold on various deals :p they look Amazing together
I still bought the fandu bell
are the current wcw big gold (2022) from wwe's shop a 4mm version?
I have recently ordered a WWF dual plated winged Eagle belt from fandu belts it is my first replica belt I hope I won't end up disappointed
Jeez, brah... Great video quality...
hey love you're vid. i wanna get the big gold from fandu. can you tell me the exact belt yours is? and exact gem colour and options. cause there's a bunch of different gem colours and options, and i'm not sure what one the actual big gold is. i dont want the weird silver colour ones. i want the gold one like yours. thanks
MELA-D GOAT Sure. I have the “all-gold Big Gold” with the black strap and red/clear gems.
I like the WWE Shop better. When making the WCW's World Title I even change the coloring to make it look more like WCW's version lol. I actually like that it's not totally colorful.
Issue with Fandu belts: the gold fades and comes off quick. Had the Andre on a white strap for just over a year. Take great care of it and it is rubbing off all over. I am going to have to redo it and i have no idea how.
Im looking at the straps on Fandus site, is it different than the one they send it with?
Jonathan Paul No, they’re the same. Although you can get different colours.
Does anyone know how long it takes for the belt to come in
Javy THE BEAST it takes about 7-10 days to arrive.
In 2022 the Fandu belt straps have taken on a WWE-shop-like feel
I have a fandu big gold belt and it's nice to and a good price I just wish it was bigger
I just bought a preowned fandu belt and was wondering if anyone new if I could add a name plate to it
Cyber Apple Yes, you can.
Well i guess im getting the wwe shop belt as it is closer to the original and exact size
Do you have your Fandu Lux on order!?
How long does the fandu custom name plate deliver?
Depends where you are. A week maybe.
seen this review on FB first 👌😎
Classic Shields and top rope belts I'm pretty sure are thousands of dollars.
UrbanAquarius - Yeah I've seen the Classic Shields Big Gold in person, and it was by far the the most detailed of any that I've ever seen. If I was ever going to buy any replica belt, I would go with Classic Shields. They take about 3 months, and cost about $2Grand, but if you are a true wrestling fan, and willing to spend your hard earned cash on a belt, don't compromise, get the best.
And who would have believed that the second world title in our time would have been a red strap toy
Glorious video ✅
Great video!
I still prefer the WWE shop WCW Big Gold (or at least the one I got and still own from 2002), than the Fandu belt. Though I will admit, the Fandu belt does look pretty cool.
Great video
The curved one looks so dope
I miss that title
does fandu personalize your name on the plates
p You can order nameplates with a custom name - up to a set number of letters.
The smaller one looks way better visually than the larger belt.
The Fandu belt has more details, has brighter colors, and feels closer to the original. I would switch the fake leather with something closer.
I've had every WWE shop/figs version of the WWE big gold. I also have had in my hands multiple Fandu big golds. The regular sized Fandu Big gold has great etching, although not accurate. The fandu's have a weird dome shape, which isn't accurate. The next gen big golds by WWE are accurate size and shape, and even thickness. The etching leaves much to be desired though
Not a Belt Historian but it's my understanding that the WWF version does not carry the lineage of the TWA endorsed WCW version and is not the same belt. Basically, it's an imposter. The WCW Big Gold is a carryover from the real TWA 10lbs of Gold when the champ traveled the territories to defend the belt and the WWF version is a "WWF World Champion Title", making it essentially a Territory Champion's Belt. Also, I've noticed that the original WCW Belt is a more muted shade of yellow, like 10k gold whereas the official replica WWF belt has a lot more yellow. I suspect the WWE acquired the image of the belt which belonged to the WCW but not the lineage which was owned by the TWA, which is why the WWE version's lineage starts with HHH.
Torn, fandu has more detail but WWE shop version is alot bigger. Looking to buy my first replica title & wanted to gift myself a big gold
The WWE shop replica looks better in my opinion
Nice Vid
Where can I get a real leather strap?
For the Fandu or the WWE version?
@@PomeloRetro
Is for a WWE Big Gold belt version
How long have Fandu been around for? Which WWE championships (if any) did they make officially for the WWF/E?
RoOSTA's Wrestling A few years. They’ve never made official belts.
Pomelo Pictures Thanks for reply. Good video too. I'm speaking to Joe Marshall for a wwe big gold 3d etched 😉
I wish Fandu offered scale size plates and real leather for a little more money
Maybe one day. But they sell A LOT of replicas so I'm not sure it's worth the investment when the current version sells so well.
I have to ask. How great is the temptation to grab a can of black spray paint and tag the nWo stamp on the face of the belt? Just watching your video makes me want to tag them in a fit of nostalgia fueled thumbing of the nose at some imagined authority or history or whatever it was the nWo & "Hollywood" were rebelling against.
I planned a series of wrestling lets plays but never got around to filming it. Although spray paint may feature when I do get around to it.
The fandu version looks closer to the wwe wrestling action figures belt lol. The wwe one looks closer to the original imo
thanks. Would like to speak to you.
Nice video.
The 2mm belt looks laminated
fandu belt is the best
I had one of the Big Gold replicas from wcw back in the 90s, it had a sting nameplate on it. I have to say it was a cheap piece of junk, it bent as easy as paper and the gold easily wore off.
Cap 🧢 detected at 8:50 😏
Lol
Is this even a serious question? Fandu looks like a real belt WWE shop version looks like a cheap toy
Wwe should hire the fandu people
Have you seen the work of the artists from Classic Shields?
I have. But I don't know prices.
Pomelo Pictures you have to contact them and they’ll tell you.
Around $2000 for a Crumrine big gold. Definitely way out of these belts price range due to how it’s manufactured.
Louis B that’s a reasonable price owing to the fact that Classic Shields are not cast and the detail is impeccable.
Foxhound yeah, I know. I own one but I’m just saying the price range is a different league than these.
Iv done lots a research in comparing as I want my first BG and I going with fandu how ever my mate just keeps telling me it's not official wwe so why bother I want more bang for my buck
Shaun Dawson Fandu 100% I would prefer getting replica belts that have weight to it & that it’s heavy. So Fandu is definitely a go
The Fandu is not only more curved but it is also much thicker so that is more of a reason as to why it is over an inch narrower than the WWE. It has just as much material in it but it cant spread out as far being so thick AND bent. Fandu is much better.
Fandu all the way I'd only be the pancake to spray paint the NWO logo on it
Selling that fig?
I love wwe belts
Fandu belt just looks yellow idk. Not a fan. Backing is comical too with those screws.
Fandu shows off better details but to me the Wwe shop replica looks kinda better
I think the official belt looks alot better then the fandu belt
I like the color on the official belt
I just ordered that exact Fandu Luxe Big Gold the gold version not the dual.
My name plate will say UNDERTAKER on it.
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I can't wait to get it when it arrives
the Fandu belt is much much nicer !!!
Personally, Fandu belts are far more better looking belts than the WWE shop licensed belts given the fact that Fandu belts distributes detailed quality belts of it's own take and design. Best favorite Fandu belts are the big gold and the classic FWF tag belts. All 8mm thick with the weight of 7 Ibs. of gold. Heavy yet quality to separate from the rest of the WWE shop replicas hands down.
Fandu belts #1.
Fandu is the way to go. WWE's version looks like a toy. I'm returning mine no way I'm keeping that pancake.
FanDu belts is #1!!!!
the wwe licensing would decrease value wouldnt it? lol
The reason the WWE WCW belt is flat is because WWE will do anything to make the WCW brand seem inferior even though they own the brand. If you picked up a WWE world championship replica you would see how they curve it and the belt seems to be a better quality.
Fandu wins as far as detail and quality. My only thing is the scaling is too small. I know some people do not mind that but I do not like that the lux version is to actual scale and it way too much money. Why sell smaller belts when the belt wasn't that small. A normal fandu big gold is like the size of a vegas big gold
Fandu > WHC Title
They both look meh tbh. I'll buy a Mania ticket with that money tbh. Or a Double or nothing one, why not?
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