{"id":13773,"date":"2018-02-06T12:36:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T17:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=13773"},"modified":"2018-02-06T12:36:16","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T17:36:16","slug":"philadelphia-eagles-sent-custom-wwe-championship-belt-following-super-bowl-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/02\/06\/philadelphia-eagles-sent-custom-wwe-championship-belt-following-super-bowl-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Eagles Sent Custom WWE Championship Belt Following Super Bowl Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In what has become a tradition over the past several years, the WWE sent a world championship belt, complete with custom side plates, to the winners of <em><strong>Super Bowl LII<\/strong><\/em>, the <strong>Philadelphia Eagles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To quote <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZERTZ_86?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ZERTZ_86<\/a>, you\u2019re &quot;the World Champions\u201d &#8230;. so you need a World Title! Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Eagles<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuperBowl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SuperBowl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FlyEaglesFly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jFmgg8aJNy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jFmgg8aJNy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/960562920441737226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was a whirlwind week for the city of Philadelphia, which saw witness to a lot of firsts from Saturday, January 27 to Sunday, February 4. In that span of eight days, Philadelphia had its first <em><strong>NXT: TakeOver<\/strong><\/em>, which saw the black-and-yellow brand&#8217;s first ever five-star match in the NXT Championship between <strong>Johnny Gargano<\/strong> and <strong>Andrade Cien Almas<\/strong>. The same show also saw NXT&#8217;s first-ever Extreme Rules match, as <strong>Aleister Black<\/strong> took on <strong>Adam Cole<\/strong> in an <strong>ECW<\/strong>-inspired showdown.<\/p>\n<p>The city played host to WWE&#8217;s first-ever <strong>Women&#8217;s Royal Rumble<\/strong> and the main roster debut of both Almas and Cole in the Men&#8217;s Royal Rumble, and <strong>Ember Moon<\/strong> and Mae Young Classic winner, <strong>Kairi Sane<\/strong>, in the women&#8217;s. Philadelphia was also the first place that saw a native Japanese wrestler win the Royal Rumble in <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong> and later in the night, a second in <strong>Asuka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John Cena at Wresting Show in Philly starts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Eagles<\/a> Fight Song!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JohnCena<\/a> can sing!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FlyEaglesFly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SB52?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SB52<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zJYLQAiBch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/zJYLQAiBch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Skversky (@JeffSkversky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffSkversky\/status\/958205634851287040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was the first time since WWE has begun airing TakeOver specials as part of &#8216;Big Four&#8217; PPVs, that Philadelphia had four days straight of wrestling events. As part of <em><strong>Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/em>, fans saw Bostonian and huge New England Patriots fan, <strong>John Cena<\/strong>, sing the Eagles fight song for likely the first and last time. On Tuesday night, the city almost saw <strong>Carmella<\/strong>&#8216;s first-ever Smackdown Women&#8217;s Championship as she teased cashing in her Money in the Bank contract. Also, at the start of <em><strong>205 Live<\/strong><\/em>, Philadelphia played witness to the WWE debut of <strong>Rockstar Spud<\/strong>, now known as <strong>Drake Maverick<\/strong>, who will be serving as the first-ever GM of the brand.<\/p>\n<p>Then, less than a week later, in a game which saw safety <strong>Rodney McLeod<\/strong> embrace his inner <strong>Arn Anderson<\/strong>, Philadelphia got to be part of another first as the team won their first-ever Super Bowl championship in the franchise&#8217;s 84-year-history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rodney McLeod dropping a spinebuster on Brandin Cooks in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Superbowl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Superbowl<\/a> last night <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ArnAndersonWouldBeProud?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ArnAndersonWouldBeProud<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k14l2TtV4T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/k14l2TtV4T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Two Horsemen Podcast (@TwoHorsemenPod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TwoHorsemenPod\/status\/960452365127176192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the boys in green will have to wait until next season to be in possession of the city&#8217;s first-ever Super Bowl rings, they don&#8217;t have to wait for their first-ever WWE Championship, which should arrive just in time for Thursday&#8217;s parade down Broad Street. A parade, that Wing Bowl ambassador, <strong>Ric Flair<\/strong>, himself predicted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RicFlairNatrBoy<\/a> proclaims Philly as the best sports town and picks the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Eagles<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WingBowl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WingBowl<\/a> \ud83e\udd85\ud83c\udf57 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KQJrpzmQfI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KQJrpzmQfI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsRadioWIP\/status\/959407528248520704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what has become a tradition over the past several years, the WWE sent a world championship belt, complete with custom side plates, to the winners of Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia Eagles. To quote @ZERTZ_86, you\u2019re &quot;the World Champions\u201d &#8230;. so you need a World Title! Congratulations @Eagles! #SuperBowl #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com\/jFmgg8aJNy &mdash; Triple H [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2418,"featured_media":13807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,3],"tags":[165,2066,2041,2164,397,2163,75,430],"class_list":["post-13773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-john-cena","tag-nxt-takeover-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-royal-rumble","tag-super-bowl","tag-triple-h","tag-wwe-championship"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2418"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}