Sports Illustrated’s summer issue last week included a list of the “Top 25 Lost Treasures,” mostly consisting of historically significant bats, balls, trophies, and documents that have gone missing over the years. Listed first was a championship belt, presented in 1887 to Boston boxing champion John L. Sullivan, which was gold-plated and consisted of 397 diamonds. It was dubbed “The $10,000 Belt.”
Sound familiar? Over 100 years later, Vince McMahon would steal the idea, adjust it for inflation, and present Ted DiBiase with “The Million-Dollar Belt.”
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