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The history of sports-entertainment trophies: photos& j- L3 h* N9 h
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The Crockett Cup was awarded to the winners of a tag team tourney in Jim Crockett Promotions in the late '80s.6 ^7 [! m9 y" m3 M. l* f" i: p
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& J/ y$ ] R+ u; S# P' W1 J2 aThe winning teams also scored a check for a million bucks.
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4 @+ g' ]' }, L7 q9 f" RHulk Hogan being awarded a bigger trophy than Andre the Giant partly led to their WrestleMania III showdown.
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$ Y3 {/ F2 f/ B, ^& QIn 2009 and 2010, the rosters of Raw and SmackDown fought for the Bragging Rights trophy.- L5 y6 f; r A9 z, c% c
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) t- g: c1 R( Y' S+ n8 L6 ^( }( lThe prize was claimed by Team SmackDown both years.: g2 L# q( l/ M. p: V/ e$ @
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When Edge became King of the Ring in 2001, he received a trophy instead of a crown." b1 b- L- N/ Y6 \9 K' ^% d
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And it made Christian super jealous.
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+ n5 w" M3 H8 b# W9 `0 gPro Wrestling Illustrated has a long history of presenting trophies to wrestlers.1 I/ \" P4 ~' Q% v" M; o
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The magazine even sponsored a tournament — with a trophy for the winner — in the Universal Wrestling Federation.; j2 e$ e0 I z, a& X+ N) C0 A
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y. a8 @- h" l y( KWinners of the WWE reality series "Tough Enough" received a trophy, which looked like the Aggro Crag from "Guts."
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$ O# x0 W% I5 k$ c+ t8 D2 sSince 1986, WWE’s Slammy Awards has given trophies to winners in categories like “Best Buns.”- J& P% o9 h! V- w5 L
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