10 Strangest Places WWE Props Ended Up
8. FMW Barbed Wire Baseball Bat (Damian Abraham)
H/T to a must-read interview with F*cked Up lead singer and huge wrestling fan Damian Abraham for this fantastic story of how he somehow acquired a terrifying barbed wire baseball bat from a trip to Japan:
"Last year I got to make this TV show about pro wrestling. I went to Japan for a month. I brought this back. It was in my checked luggage. I remember walking through Narita airport with that in my bag just thinking ‘what the f*ck am I going to say if they call me on this thing?’. It’s an FMW barbed wire baseball bat that was actually used in a couple of matches. I got it signed by Antonio Inoki when we were filming with him – he’s like Japan’s Ric Flair. I got it at a store that is kind of like a wrestling museum but everything is for sale. Incredible relics. I spent a lot of money on it and smuggled it back to Canada. It’s covered in blood – not mine."
The television show he refers to in the above passage ended up being part of the celebrated Vice series 'The Wrestlers' - this and every episode are well worth a look.