England’s World Cup winning team, on Thursday, received a customized WWE championship belt from the company’s Executive Vice President, Triple H.
Featuring the iconic crown, the three lions are embedded in gold as a mark of England’s World Cup triumph over New Zealand in July. As for the players, the likes of Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Joe Root and Jofra Archer posed for the pictures at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, with England’s official Twitter account quoting, “the title has landed”.
The title has landed! 🏆🏏
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 29, 2019
Thank you @WWE and @WWEUK! #WeAreEngland#ExpressYourself pic.twitter.com/da15DsNjYr
It was only last month that Triple H, who is WWE’s Executive Vice President of talent, live events and creative, had announced that the world champions will be presented with a customized championship belt, saying, "an incredible tournament, an awe-inspiring final, and a team of worthy champions. Congratulations to England Cricket for winning the ICC Men's World Cup 2019! This custom WWE Championship is yours."
An incredible tournament, an awe-inspiring final, and a team of worthy champions. Congratulations to @EnglandCricket for winning the ICC Men’s @CricketWorldCup 2019! This custom @WWE Championship is YOURS! @WWEUK pic.twitter.com/hSesoSIwcc
— Triple H (@TripleH) July 19, 2019
England defeated Kane Williamson-led New Zealand to lift their first-ever World Cup title. And what is termed the greatest World Cup final ever, it took a Super Over for the game to decide a winner. And even when the teams couldn’t be separated, the three lions were announced victorious on the back of more boundaries (26) compared to New Zealand’s 17.
As of now, England are tied 1-1 in the ongoing Ashes series. After losing the first Test and drawing the second, Ben Stokes’ heroics in the third guided England to an emphatic one-wicket victory over Australia at Headingley.
Feature image courtesy: Twitter / @Englandcricket
