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Post by mrfantasy on Aug 8, 2008 14:07:16 GMT -5
Anyone knows the history of the big green?
Who were the holders?
and...is it the WWF Championship? or WWWF Championship?
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Aug 8, 2008 14:18:50 GMT -5
AFAIK, the belt was only worn by Bob Backlund, The Iron Sheik, and Hulk Hogan. The belt was in use from 1977/1978 till about 1984/1985. That belt was used during the name change from WWWF to WWF in March of 1979. The Hogan 85 belt was the first to feature the WWF initials. Dispite them using the Block style WWF logo, it was just WWF in text.
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Post by skribbel24 on Aug 8, 2008 14:40:20 GMT -5
Here's some more information I got from the Internet: In 1984 when Hulk Hogan took the title from the Iron Sheik, he held what is commonly referred to among belt enthusiasts as the 'Big Green', because its big....and...green. That specific belt was made of trophy shop metal, very thin and flimsy. It was attached to the leather by rivets and later, when it became damaged, velcro. Not the most aesthetically pleasing belt, it was replaced in 1984 by a smaller, silver belt made by Reggie Parks. Legend has it the Big Green was thrown in a trash dumpster outside an arena the day the new title was given to Hogan.Here's a pic:  |
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