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HALL OF HEROES CHAMPIONSHIP BELT

2009 RAFFLE WINNER

Rico Mann (L), who created the exquisite artwork for this Dave Millican original belt, holds the 17 pound (yep, you read that right) Hall of Heroes Class of 2009 Championship Belt with raffle winner Jay DiPaolo from Sabattus, Maine. Jay was attending his first Fanfest! (We hope he'll be back!)

Raffle Photos courtesy of Dan Michaels | Belt photo by Dick Bourne

Belt Art Copyright © 2009 Rico Mann

RAFFLE ANNOUNCEMENT ARCHIVE:

We are pleased to announce a special raffle to help celebrate the Hall of Heroes Class of 2009.

This authentic championship belt, featuring beautifully detailed portraits of all eight of the 2009 Hall of Heroes honorees, as well as this year's official Fanfest image of Ric Flair battling Harley Race in the cage at Starrcade '83, is a 7-plate, dual plated (gold and nickel plate) custom belt designed exclusively for the Hall of Heroes by Rico Mann and crafted by the "Ace of Belts" Dave Millican. These expert craftsmen have created a one-of-a-kind keepsake! It's retail value is more than $4,000.

This extraordinary belt, which will be on display all during Fanfest Weekend, will be going home with a lucky VIP. Raffle tickets are only $1 each, so buy many! The drawing for the belt will be held at Noon on Sunday, August 9. You do not need to be present to win. 100% of the raffle ticket sales go toward the creation of a fund to establish a real brick-and-mortar Hall of Heroes facility, a place where we can year-round celebrate the rich tradition if wrestling in the Carolinas.

The Hall of Heroes Dinner Banquet and Awards Ceremony is part of the huge NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest Weekend at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC August 6-9.

THE CLASS OF 2009

Hall of Heroes Class of 2009 Honorees (clockwise from the top): Nelson Royal (wearing the NWA World Jr. Heavyweight championship belt), Wahoo McDaniel (wearing the United States heavyweight belt, circa 1984), "Playboy" Gary Hart, The Fabulous Fargo Brothers, broadcaster Lance Russell, and Blackjack Mulligan (wearing the United States Heavyweight belt, circa 1976).

Belt Art Copyright © 2009 Rico Mann