The PWA Champion's Grail was created by Belts By Dan, designer of championship belts for
AEW,
New Japan Pro Wrestling and many others. Showcasing a mix of English, Japanese and Latin text, the PWA Champion's Grail title belt boasts three layers, dual plating, hand nugget texturing and
Swarovski stones. The center plate denotes the shared Japanese and Hollywood establishment dates and proclaims the belt, in Japanese, as "チャンピオンの聖杯" or "Holy Grail of Champions." The original merged championship reigns of
Rikidozan &
Toyonobori in 1962 and
Kenny Omega in 2011 are memorialized on the side plates, denoting their historical roles in the lineage of the modern Champion's Grail. The belt's motto is "
Per Ardua Ad Astra," which is engraved into the clip of the snap box. Each snap box features a small dog paw print, a tribute to rescue dogs. The influence of the film ''
The Pope's Exorcist'' on the creation of the belt is seen in the red bird above the motto on the clip and the text "See Thee Beneath God" carved into the opposite snap box. The cinema roots of the championship belt are further displayed in the other snap box reading, in Japanese text, "リング内 X シネマ内 " or "Inside The Ring X Inside The Cinema." Design inspirations for the championship belt include
World Championship Wrestling's 90's United States championship and
Big Gold Belt,
WWE's Winged Eagle,
New Japan Pro-Wrestling's 2nd and 4th generation
IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the current
Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship in
All Japan Pro Wrestling. The purple colored backing is a nod to both
Pro Wrestling Noah's
GHC Heavyweight Championship and the original royal purple branding of the
Wrestling Retribution Project. The eagle and trophy bowl on the center plate are designed to emulate Rikidozan & Toyonobori's classic 1962 Toyonaka prize. == Reigns ==