10 Strangest Places WWE Props Ended Up

4. Paul Bearer's Hall Of Fame Ring - A Family Friend

This one is tougher to stomach.

The pawn shop staffer Rick pies off WWE with all the usual bullsh*t about it being fake, before both buyer and seller talk about the Hall Of Fame ring the legendary manager's family posthumously received upon his induction in 2014.

"Even though it's choreographed, the wrestlers still get hurt" so said Rick from the show, but he wasn't prepared to treat the honour with the prestige of the other sports rings he dealt with, much to the chagrin of Bryce, a man who was given it by Bearer's family before bringing it here to flog.

The pair bartering on the price is a pretty grim watch for wrestling fans. Though the Hall Of Fame rings are trinkets compared to the honour of getting to address your peers and fans on your big night, this sadly wasn't a moment Bearer was able to take advantage of. Seeing his legacy squabbled over (and ultimately reduced to a lower market value than similar artefacts) is sobering. One can only hope it eventually ends up in more caring hands than Bryce's grubby mitts.

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