Red Belt Championship (USW)

The Red Belt Championship is a professional wrestling championship competed for in the American professional wrestling promotion Ultimate Showcase Wrestling on the Wednesday Night Intensity brand. The championship is one of the two tertiary championships in the promotion, alongside the Global Championship that is exclusive property of the Friday Night Severity roster. The current champion is Otis Crane, who is in his fourth reign as champion.
Getting its name from the Blue Belt Championship which has been a staple of the promotion since it's inception, the Red Belt Championship serves as the tertiary championship on the Wednesday Night Intensity, quietly replacing and retiring the USW Extreme Championship in January of 2017.
== History ==
After Ultimate Showcase Wrestling received feedback from it's fan base that the USW Extreme Championship felt worthless, the promotion decided to quietly retire the championship to save whatever pride it had left. This ultimately led to the Intensity roster not having an active tertiary championship, which is why the Red Belt Championship was made. After then USW Extreme Champion Xavier King walked out with a new championship and was referred to as the Red Belt Champion, the USW Extreme Championship slowly began being talked about less and less. Three weeks after the Red Belt Championship was made an active championship on the Intensity roster, the USW Extreme Championship was moved to the "past" section of the promotion's official website, thus officially confirming the retirement of the USW Extreme Championship.
== Championship Belt Designs ==
=== Current Design ===
The current design of the championship features a stocky centerplate reading "Red Belt Champion" with four sideplates reading "USW" and "Red Belt" on either sideplate respectively on a dark red strap.
=== Past Design ===
The previous design of the Red Belt Championship had been the official design for the championship since it's inception. The plates are on a pure black strap, with an ovular center plate with two horns protruding from the top and bottom of the center plate. The words, "Red Belt Championship" can be seen above a small, red circular globe that is placed over a name plate. there are two side plates, both of which resemble a mirrored diamond, and have relevance to Ultimate Showcase Wrestling.