So this is a question I have wondered quite a lot, but didn't really know how to ask it.
Not only in New Japan but a lot of different Japanese promotions I've seen, why do wrestlers carry around "fake" belts or like customised titles that don't actually mean anything? Takashi Sugiura in NOAH, Ryusuke Taguchi has a custom belt he brought out at Historic X-over, and there are others that I can't think of off the top of my head. Just something I have always found strange and didn't know if anybody had actual answers or knowledge into it.
by BrandoCalrissian01
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Disposable income and committing to the bit
Taguchi’s cardboard belt is related to his new-ish PR ambassador job for the city of Iwanuma. The only other person in NJPW that’s carried something like that recently is Shota Umino, who carries a paper belt that was given to him by a young fan.
I’ve never noticed it being a particularly common thing in Japanese wrestling, TBH.
Eagles has a fake Mickey Mouse title according to Drilla