EDIT: I somehow failed to mention that the side plates are supposed to include the names AND the dates. Here are the dates for each title reign that are supposed to be on the side plates: [ ] Nature Boy Buddy Rogers April 1963 - May 17 1963 [ ] Bruno Sammartino May 17 1963 - January 18 1971 [ ] Ivan Koloff January 18 1971- February 8 1971 [ ] Pedro Morales February 8 1971- December 1 1973 [ ] Stan Stasiak December 1 1973 -December 10 1973 [ ] Bruno Sammartino December 10 1973 - April 30 1977 [ ] Superstar Billy Graham April 30 1977 - February 20 1978 [ ] Bob Backlund February 20 1978
Thank you for the research done on the Big Green! I own a replica of it. Mine has all the champions except Stasiak which is not how the belt was when it was retired. My replica also doesn't have red and green gems. Now I can work on replacing the gems. You're right, there were 2 blank sides. Sheik and Hogan were not on any side plates.
@TheJonOrtiz Yeah, I noticed that too when it debuted on Roger's corner. It wasn't that way by the end of it. You can see Hogan with it at 2:04 and they have been filled in.
That’s not correct. When it debuted it did have the names on the side plates as Backlund says in this video. Hard to see but they are engraved on it. ua-cam.com/video/eQGAnF2YUbA/v-deo.htmlsi=WLkWVcFJfen91HcI
Great video. Thanks for the shoutout. The names were engraved on the plates from the start btw. You can see them slightly as Bob Backlund points it out. ua-cam.com/video/eQGAnF2YUbA/v-deo.htmlsi=WLkWVcFJfen91HcI
YES!!!! The Big Green!!! One of my favorite belts. Mr. Cynical you’re on point my friend!!! Thank you.
EDIT: I somehow failed to mention that the side plates are supposed to include the names AND the dates. Here are the dates for each title reign that are supposed to be on the side plates:
[ ] Nature Boy Buddy Rogers
April 1963 - May 17 1963
[ ] Bruno Sammartino
May 17 1963 - January 18 1971
[ ] Ivan Koloff
January 18 1971- February 8 1971
[ ] Pedro Morales
February 8 1971- December 1 1973
[ ] Stan Stasiak
December 1 1973 -December 10 1973
[ ] Bruno Sammartino
December 10 1973 - April 30 1977
[ ] Superstar Billy Graham
April 30 1977 - February 20 1978
[ ] Bob Backlund
February 20 1978
Shout out to Vinny Carkido…The Big Green King!!!
Thank you for the research done on the Big Green! I own a replica of it. Mine has all the champions except Stasiak which is not how the belt was when it was retired. My replica also doesn't have red and green gems. Now I can work on replacing the gems. You're right, there were 2 blank sides. Sheik and Hogan were not on any side plates.
When Big Green debuted all the side plates were blank 😂
@TheJonOrtiz Yeah, I noticed that too when it debuted on Roger's corner. It wasn't that way by the end of it. You can see Hogan with it at 2:04 and they have been filled in.
That’s not correct. When it debuted it did have the names on the side plates as Backlund says in this video. Hard to see but they are engraved on it.
ua-cam.com/video/eQGAnF2YUbA/v-deo.htmlsi=WLkWVcFJfen91HcI
Supposedly Hogan brother in law has the original belt! Supposedly
Great video. Thanks for the shoutout. The names were engraved on the plates from the start btw. You can see them slightly as Bob Backlund points it out.
ua-cam.com/video/eQGAnF2YUbA/v-deo.htmlsi=WLkWVcFJfen91HcI