Review of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship V5 official replica from New Japan Pro Wrestling. I've only seen bootleg versions on RU-vid, so I figured I'd throw this up
What an awesome belt. That stinks about the snaps too because that strap is too good to have it essentially ruined by a poor choice in the snap design. I could have sworn that this belt had belt tips on both ends.
Anything that replaced the V4 was going to draw the ire of fans given how beloved it is, unfortunately. The V3 is mine, followed by the V4 and this one. It's definitely grown on me
Quality is great, but it should be since it’s close to the price of a real belt. The yen rate has kind of made it a little more affordable for those of us in Japan, but I’ll personally go for the v4 (which is oddly 5万円 cheaper). Congrats, regardless if we like the design or not, it’s definitely a beautyl
Yeah, the original price, in my opinion, is justifiable since the quality of the plates is magnificent. The inflated price of the second run is too high. But I don't blame you, I definitely plan on getting a V4 in the future. Regardless, both are absolute winners!
As far as my favorite IWGP belts I'd rank them 1. IWGP V1 2. IWGP V5 3. IWGP V2(I really hope they release a replica of this one day) 4. IWGP V3 5. IWGP V4
IMO new japan shouldve shouldve kept the sideplates with the nameplates along with their reigns, theres still 1 more space for a nameplate atm (only 31 wrestlers won it)
