5 times WWE memorabilia ended up on Pawn Stars

#4 Sports Illustrated magazine ft. WWE's Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan during the 1980s.

Hulk Hogan was the biggest star during WWE's rapid global boom. Hogan was a trailblazer in the world of professional wrestling, and his popularity led to WWE selling out the Silverdome.

DID YOU KNOW...Hulk Hogan is the first and only professional wrestler to ever be captured on the cover of Sports Illustrated? pic.twitter.com/BBE69CQREQ

— WrestlingShouldBeFun (@WSBFun) March 17, 2019

His towering personality helped the wrestling industry flourish. Propagated by his immense star power and appeal, he was the central attraction of WWE's first WrestleMania events. Subsequently, Hogan became the first wrestler to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

On an episode of Pawn Stars, a man named Ryan came into the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop to sell his 1985 Sports Illustrated magazine, which had Hulk Hogan on the cover. Not only that, he had the magazine autographed by the living legend himself. To make it even more spectacular, Ryan also managed to get 16-time World Champion Ric Flair's signature on the magazine, just beside Hogan's.

Chumley the Hulkamaniac ? RT @saifzaman0758: @HulkHogan Remember this pic wid @chumlee_ http://t.co/oTejMFpJvn

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) April 27, 2015

Chumlee is a huge wrestling fan, so he was excited to attain the piece. Ryan asked for $140 for the item. Corey, another Pawn Stars regular, countered the offer by saying that Hogan's appeal has depreciated over the past decade, and thus he could only offer $100 for the item, to which Ryan agreed. The pawnshop managed to get their hands on a spectacular piece of wrestling history at a considerable price.