On February 22, 1986 on an airing of NWA World Championship Wrestling, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair debuts the classic “Big Gold Belt” on television to replace the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt that had been used since 1973, historically known as the "domed globe", and nicknamed by both wrestlers and fans as the "Ten Pounds of Gold". The championship belt technically debuted on February 14, 1986, at a Championship Wrestling from Florida card called "Battle of the Belts II", where Flair d

On June 13, 1990 WCW/NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush took place in front of 4,100 fans at the McAlister Field House on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. In the main event, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair put his NWA World Heavyweight Championship on the line against the Junkyard Dog. The match is notoriously remembered for JYD’s no sell of nearly every move of Flair’s. The Four Horsemen eventually interfered in the match, putting an end to the debacle. After the ma