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Kofi Kingston visits WWE's secret warehouse: photos
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Yes, the rumors are true. WWE does have a secret warehouse filled with sports-entertainment relics.
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7 _1 x+ f6 W1 a; `+ ?& W0 J' i! SKofi Kingston visited the building in December 2012 and immediately hit the "WrestleFest" arcade game from 1991.3 P( F6 p6 m8 c+ {
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' t' I* `. N, j4 BFour of Mick Foley's barbed wire baseball bats can be found in the WWE warehouse.
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That's one of WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart's megaphones that Kofi is shouting into., x9 {% u6 ^- ^$ n6 N% d) \# j9 ]
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4 D7 t/ _' W& @' RThis striking painting was created to hype the WrestleMania V showdown between Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage.! U. P! `$ d) s: u) w0 O
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There have been a surprising amount of wrestling-related music albums released since the 1980s.
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This samurai sword was used in one of Raw's most controversial segments. Choppy choppy!
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- u: J" u2 Z' p0 wWhat classic Superstar's gear was Kingston most hoping to find? Papa Shango's!
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What's that smell? Kofi's nose led him to one of Rick Martel's "Arrogance" atomizers.2 a2 f/ x# x& H# V3 J
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* C; P& x+ @2 aThe Wildcat was cutting and strutting with a pair of Brutus Beefcake's massive shears.1 ^" @& H, x3 ^4 h l* P
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( }% \* T% _$ G, iSomehow, Montel Vontavious Porter's massive SmackDown contract ended up in the WWE warehouse.$ [9 h. J% `* k. j. ?
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" I2 W+ `9 K% QWhat did Kofi see in Paul Bearer's casket from a 2010 SmackDown? Frankly, we don't want to know.
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Kingston shows off a complete set of WWE trading cards from 1990. Wanna trade?* t h" {; U1 u( P ^
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