Video: Seven Things You Don’t Know About the World Heavyweight Championship

Ode to the Big Gold Belt. Fifteen years ago this week, Eric Bischoff awarded Triple H with the World Heavyweight Championship, giving us two full time World Titles in WWE. While pulling a title out of a briefcase isn’t the most interesting thing in the world, it set off a twelve year history of the title, which is worth looking back at.

WWE has released a video on the World Heavyweight Championship, featuring seven things you might not know about the title. This includes various stats about the title, along with its history. This is a great video for statistic nerds who like things like who held the title longer than anyone else or who had the most reigns. Here’s the video:

7 things you didn't know about the World Heavyweight Championship

Opinion: While there might not be anything fascinating or groundbreaking in this list, it’s always cool to see the company look back on something like this. The title had a nice run and bringing back the Big Gold Belt was always a good idea. I’d have rather they brought this one back than the Universal Title but at least there’s some good history to look back over.

Who is your favorite World Heavyweight Champion? Should the title design be brought back? Let us know in the comments below.