I wish someone would take the hammer from Gedo and smash this belt.

28 comments

1. Naito doesn’t need a hammer.

2. I like it now

   Hope they bring back the ic title and it also looks like an anime robot

3. I personally love it

4. Belongs on Nikki Bella or Eve Torres.

5. I like it. It’s cute.

6. I’ve never been a fan of the main plate but it would look infinitely better if they put something in the negative space on the sides. In lieu of that, yes, hammer.

7. Naito’s hands are strong enough

8. Wait until WrestleKingdom for Naito, cabrón 😎

9. The US/U.K. belt was the best looking belt in the company.

   BEST SMASH IT.

10. seethe

11. Some days I like it, other days I miss the V4.

    I think it depends on who’s carrying it. SANADA and the title compliment each other so much. It looks great on him. He makes it look good and looks like a star with it.

12. Here’s the thing. The v4 had its time in the sun. Almost a decade. I’m fine with the belt being new. I actually quiet like it but it’s obviously lesser than the v4. However, whoever in the management thought that shape was gonna be economical needs to understand why most belts are shaped normally.

13. I love this design 🫣

14. Yeah.

    That’s…

    It is isn’t it.

    Yep that’s Cody’s neck tattoo.

15. I have grown to love the Tokusatsu belt.

16. It’s been 2 and a half years and people are still on this??

    V5 hating genuinely might be the most annoying thing on this sub, and that’s saying something considering we still have Finlayposting and annual FD brigaders.

17. The belt is nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be. Is it better than v4 belt, no. But it is like the 2nd best looking belt in NJPW and a fine belt.

18. Better than V4. V4 is only praised so much because it was around during NJPW’s peak of the past decade.

19. Whenever I see this belt I wonder what drugs it where that Gedo had been smoking….

20. 🤣I do too

21. I genuinely love this belt, I don’t get the hate for it at all. It’s gorgeous!

22. Not a fan of this version but I don’t hate it with a passion like I did when it was first introduced. It does suit Sanada. It’s an ok title for an ok champion. Nothing wrong with Sanada but like NJPW for the past several years it’s just…ok.

23. I don’t hate it as much as I use to but I definitely miss the old belt.

24. It looks like they saw Cody’s tat and said “Let’s make it a belt!”

25. I’m a big fan of V4, but I’ve accepted that this is THE belt.

26. Get over it

27. If they put this on a white strap, I wouldn’t hate it as much. Honors the IC title a little better. Also swap the square plates with more angular designs to match the triangular center plate. It clashes pretty bad.

    It’s not a terrible belt. It’s the 3rd best heavyweight title design. But it’s still very flawed and effectively dismisses the IC title completely.

28. It’s growing on me, tbh.

    Sanada just don’t look good with it.

    Give me Ospreay and Shingo again