KRAYZIE BONE
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Post by KRAYZIE BONE on Sept 27, 2016 18:58:01 GMT -5
Look at the belts the guys in the crowd are holding. Really well made custom belts?  |
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Post by JC Motors on Sept 27, 2016 21:06:44 GMT -5
Did they have toy belts like that in the 80s?
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Post by Jonathan Karate on Sept 28, 2016 2:44:30 GMT -5
Did they have toy belts like that in the 80s? I know they had them by the very early 90's at least but even if they had them then they looked NOTHING like that. I had one of the very early kids belts, I think it was the WWF IC Title and the design looked nothing like an actual title. They had to be custom made or commissioned from one of the major belt makers back then. I don't think replicas became a thing until the late 90's maybe even the 2000's |
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Sept 28, 2016 13:17:04 GMT -5
Did they have toy belts like that in the 80s? I know they had them by the very early 90's at least but even if they had them then they looked NOTHING like that. I had one of the very early kids belts, I think it was the WWF IC Title and the design looked nothing like an actual title. They had to be custom made or commissioned from one of the major belt makers back then. I don't think replicas became a thing until the late 90's maybe even the 2000's I do remember a toy store near me used to sell toy replicas of WWF championships that looked close to the real thing. I was never interested in buying them. Actual replica's became a thing in 1999. I remember when they began offering them. Sadly, we aren't allowed to mention the place that initially sold them. I still have a replica of the ECW World TV Championship that I got as a gift in 2000. |
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Sept 28, 2016 19:44:00 GMT -5
I have a catalog of a guy called J-Mar who made replica titles in the mid 80s. If I can find it, I'll try to scan it & share it here
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Post by That 80s Guy on Sept 28, 2016 20:14:19 GMT -5
Look at the belts the guys in the crowd are holding. Really well made custom belts? -- I remember this exact picture hanging up on a friend's wall, in 1989. And thinking the exact same thing, back then: "Where the hell did he get that belt from?!" |
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Sept 29, 2016 1:40:21 GMT -5
That's definitely a replica of the IC and the WWF Title belt in the crowd!
Maybe they were indy wrestlers and knew a guy who could make the belts?? Just a guess. But very interesting to see back in the 80s!
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Post by ricflair4ever on Sept 29, 2016 9:21:16 GMT -5
I clearly remember a Raw from the Manhattan Center circa 93 with a guy in the first few rows holding a winged eagle replica and thinking "how the hell did he get that?!?" Had to be 93 cause thats when i remember the black guy who was always wearing that yellow Bob Backlund WWWF Champion shirt every week.
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Post by The Brain on Sept 29, 2016 10:19:47 GMT -5
I miss those old school belts. I'm all about tradition and todays so called ''titles'' are a joke imo.
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Post by JC Motors on Sept 29, 2016 10:26:03 GMT -5
I have a catalog of a guy called J-Mar who made replica titles in the mid 80s. If I can find it, I'll try to scan it & share it here Please do that |
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Sept 29, 2016 11:02:21 GMT -5
I found it. Bear with me. I don't have a scanner & my computer is doing weird things to my photos. Edit: My computer is being a douche. I took the pictures, but I can't get them. www.facebook.com/jmarbelts/ |
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Oct 1, 2016 6:23:23 GMT -5
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KRAYZIE BONE
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Post by KRAYZIE BONE on Oct 11, 2016 20:35:18 GMT -5
^^ thats awesome....but even that is from 94. How'd these guys get those belts in the 80s??
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KRAYZIE BONE
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Post by KRAYZIE BONE on Jan 5, 2018 21:49:37 GMT -5
Sorry to bump an old thread, but I'm still curious if anyone has any info about this?
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