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The history of sports-entertainment trophies: photos
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! n6 ^/ M+ _+ V) wThe Crockett Cup was awarded to the winners of a tag team tourney in Jim Crockett Promotions in the late '80s.
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The winning teams also scored a check for a million bucks.5 H# z! n9 |% s& Q4 ^& k- A
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W* f4 c0 Z$ A6 HHulk Hogan being awarded a bigger trophy than Andre the Giant partly led to their WrestleMania III showdown.
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In 2009 and 2010, the rosters of Raw and SmackDown fought for the Bragging Rights trophy.9 G$ {5 w" @' \$ r& p2 I
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The prize was claimed by Team SmackDown both years.* v& s V6 T& @" k- f
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! N8 G1 _1 q$ j. |$ D* ]# ~5 ^When Edge became King of the Ring in 2001, he received a trophy instead of a crown.
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: ]$ ?: |$ H( m( {; @$ K: @And it made Christian super jealous.
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated has a long history of presenting trophies to wrestlers.
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! d3 l% b. B2 e3 T5 ~6 MThe magazine even sponsored a tournament — with a trophy for the winner — in the Universal Wrestling Federation.; r: y* h) R0 m$ d/ G( n
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6 t5 v3 _7 w( L- XBret Hart was awarded a trophy for being the Superstar of the Year in 1993.4 D( m, h7 S4 o
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Winners of the WWE reality series "Tough Enough" received a trophy, which looked like the Aggro Crag from "Guts."; R& w8 o, o& H0 @2 c
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5 t7 X$ |5 u. ]/ R9 p8 D! t! U9 _Since 1986, WWE’s Slammy Awards has given trophies to winners in categories like “Best Buns.”
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And then Bret Hart smashed it to pieces.
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