London Spitfire hasn’t simply gained Overwatch League championship, it’s now additionally within the hallowed halls of WWE champions. 14-time WWE champ (and present govt) Triple H has a customized title belt on the best way for Spitfire CEO Jack Etienne, congratulating the workforce on profitable OWL’s first finals.
Etienne will obtain a customized model of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship – in any other case generally known as the ‘one that doesn’t seem like a Fruit Roll-Up’ – with distinctive facet plates for the Spitfire. Triple H made the announcement on Twitter, saying “after an exceptional resurgence, history was captured at the Overwatch League’s First Finals.” He additionally included an applicable “AcesHigh” hashtag.
Both the Spitfire workforce and Etienne himself have retweeted the information, with the CEO thanking Triple H and WWE for the honour. Nobody alongside the road has made an “it’s all about the game reference,” nonetheless.
WWE has awarded customized championship belts to all kinds of sports activities groups through the years, together with UEFA Champions League winners, Premier League champions, MLB World Series champions, Super Bowl winners, NBA champions, NHL Stanley Cup champions, and many extra apart from.
But that is the primary time WWE has despatched such a title to an esports league. The wrestling firm not often misses a chance for publicity, particularly when it comes with a chance to affiliate the title with one thing gaining mainstream reputation – like esports. Yes, it’s a number of years too late for that to be thought-about leading edge, however wrestling followers know the timing is completely applicable for WWE.
An enormous thanks to @TripleH and @WWE from the whole @Spitfire workforce. It’s stunning and we’re thrilled to obtain it! https://t.co/CmTkYqtK9P
— Jack Etienne (@JackEtienne) September 13, 2018
WWE has hopped on the gaming prepare a number of instances earlier than, even exterior the context of its personal licensed grappling titles. The firm held the “WWE x IGN eSports Showdown” last year (forgive their misspelling of esports, please) and although it’s technically unbiased of the corporate itself, wrestler Xavier Woods’ gaming channel on YouTube ceaselessly will get official promotion.
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