The Big Gold Belt was first introduced in 1986 to replace the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt that had been used since 1973, historically known as the "domed globe" and nicknamed by both wrestlers and fans the "Ten Pounds of Gold". Third Party Advertising: We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. The nature of glacial gold deposition means that there could be gold literally anywhere within the state. February 14, 1986 - The Big Gold Belt debuts around the waist of NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair at a CWF (Championship Wrestling in Florida) event called Battle of the Belts II. Rumors that WCW wrestler had swapped it with a replica. The “Big Gold Belt” Perhaps the most iconic belt design in wrestling history, the “Big Gold Belt” maintains a legacy that is represented today by the World Heavyweight Championship. The Story Behind the Big Gold Belt. The leather they used was brown, and it was painted black. In many ways, the book is a travelogue of wrestling history as seen through the greatest passenger pro wrestling has ever known - the physical belt that represented that you were the best pro wrestling had to offer. ((function a(t){try{return JSON.parse(t)}catch(n){}})(i.data)||{})[t]:(i.data||{})[t])&&n(e.command,e.version,function(t,n){var a={__tcfapiReturn:{returnValue:t,success:n,callId:e.callId}};i.source.postMessage(c?JSON.stringify(a):a,"*")},e.parameter)}}"function"!=typeof n&&(n=i[t]=i[t]||function f(){for(var t=[],n=0;n