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Zack Ryder Acquires RARE Hasbro Ring From Bill Apter
When Bill Apter unveiled a RARE Hasbro WWF Hall of Fame ring, wrestling figure aficionado Zack Ryder had his doubts and questioned the ring’s authenticity, “We are very rarely incorrect on the podcast and if we are incorrect, we admit it. We apologize. We follow it up. We talked about on the pod – I can’t believe we’re going to admit defeat here. Bill Apter posted pictures on his Twitter of this Hall of Fame Hasbro Ring and me and you were like, ‘No, fake. Custom. Bill Apter doesn’t know what he’s talking about.'”
It turns out the legendary wrestling journalist actually does know what he is talking about. An Instagram user contacted Zack Ryder and informed him that the ring was actually authentic and given away as part of the 1994 Hall of Fame ceremony, which took part one night before that year’s King of The Ring tournament. The rings were used as centerpieces on tables during that Hall of Fame ceremony and one ended up in Apter’s personal collection.
Ryder continued, “I want to apologize to Bill Apter and when I found out, I was like, ‘I need this ring.'”
Ryder, who is a huge collector, ended up acquiring the ring for his own collection:
Here is the ring on @apter1wrestling’s wall and here he is handing it off… pic.twitter.com/ebXNVm6a3p
— So Says Shernoff: Satirical Wrestling News (@ShernoffShow) February 16, 2019
As discussed on this week’s @majorwfpod, @ZackRyder tracked down this Hasbro ring with Hall of Fame sticker. These rings were centerpieces at the 1994 @wwe Hall of Fame ceremony. Listen to the pod for more details! Thanks @apter1wrestling & @SoSaysShernoff from @TheApterChat! pic.twitter.com/mBbM17Jrpo
— The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast (@MajorWFPod) February 17, 2019
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