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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.$ K5 a% d' X$ J
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Kofi Kingston visited the building in December 2012 and immediately hit the "WrestleFest" arcade game from 1991. V5 ]' b5 X' g9 R, {
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Four of Mick Foley's barbed wire baseball bats can be found in the WWE warehouse.
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+ J) V! r7 H( _That's one of WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart's megaphones that Kofi is shouting into.; a5 J4 L2 Q6 {1 v1 L" T3 |2 J- R5 i
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8 z, {& v6 \2 {; } z- _This striking painting was created to hype the WrestleMania V showdown between Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage.
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There have been a surprising amount of wrestling-related music albums released since the 1980s.
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& v2 \+ G+ Q+ O9 `: m5 TThis samurai sword was used in one of Raw's most controversial segments. Choppy choppy!1 p: S2 w8 M+ S
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What classic Superstar's gear was Kingston most hoping to find? Papa Shango's!
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/ S' N7 R* l- F4 jWhat's that smell? Kofi's nose led him to one of Rick Martel's "Arrogance" atomizers.
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9 q5 ~1 }. z' c6 H4 gThe Wildcat was cutting and strutting with a pair of Brutus Beefcake's massive shears.
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Somehow, Montel Vontavious Porter's massive SmackDown contract ended up in the WWE warehouse.
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5 [' k" U' D) l3 c; B/ n" w( J, S5 wWhat 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?/ q- d, T8 J5 U5 V
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" i, n! ~/ t' U7 \: rThe highflier struggled against the massive Diesel.
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