Detroit – The tradition of bestowing championship belts on teammates in this city goes back to Rasheed Wallace, who adorned his teammates with boxing-wrestling styled belts after the Pistons won the NBA title in 2004.
It was cool then and it’s cool now, as Tigers reliever Derek Holland showed on Thursday when he broke out a WWE and a UFC championship belt before Opening Day to honor the pitcher and player of the game.
“It was cool to see the guys’ reaction when I brought them out before the game,” Holland said on Saturday morning.