Mr. T’s WrestleMania 2 Trunks Commanding Big Money At Auction

The famed trunks worn by Mr. T during his match at WrestleMania 2 have gone on auction and already received significant interest.

The actor, best known for his role as The A-Team’s BA Baracus and as Clubber Lang in Rocky III, competed at the the 1986 event which was hosted at three separate locations.

Mr. T fought ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper at the event. The match headlined the New York portion of the show and saw T win over Piper after the WWF wrestler got himself disqualified. 

Mr. T wore red and black trunks for the fight, featuring a yellow WWF logo. Now, these trunks have gone up for auction in association with Heritage Auctions

This one-of-a-kind piece of memorabilia has already received some huge bids with the current highest bid standing at $4,100. The trunks come with a certificate of authenticity from Heritage Auctions. 

Mr. T in Wrestling

A year before his boxing showdown with Piper, Mr. T teamed with Hulk Hogan to defeat Piper and Paul Orndorff at the first WrestleMania in 1985. He returned to the WWF in 1987 when he’d serve as a special enforcer and confront The Honky Tonk Man.

In 2001, Mr. T appeared in the front row of Raw and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014. His infamous acceptance speech saw several references to his mother and ran long before being interrupted by Kane. 

Mr. T would also dabble in World Championahip Wrestling. After appearing for WCCW in 1989, the actor was in Hulk Hogan’s corner for his World Championship match against Ric Flair at Bash at the Beach 1994. At that year’s Starrcade, he defeated Kevin Sullivan. 

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