{"product_id":"1998-orlando-predators-arena-bowl-championship-ring","title":"1998 Orlando Predators Arena Bowl Championship Ring","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; max-width: 700px; color: #FFFFFF; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e1998 ArenaBowl XII Champions Orlando Predators - Player Ring\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eOwn a piece of Orlando Arena Football League history: an authentic player-issued championship ring from the 1998 Orlando Predators, winners of ArenaBowl XII. Crafted in 10K gold and set with diamonds, this ring commemorates the Predators' first-ever league title — a franchise-defining moment after three prior ArenaBowl losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eOn August 23, 1998, the #4-seeded Predators (9–5) traveled to Tampa's Ice Palace as underdogs against the top-seeded, arch-rival Tampa Bay Storm (12–2) — and delivered a decisive 62–31 beatdown to finally break through. It was the Predators' first Arena Bowl championship in eight years of existence, avenging earlier losses in ArenaBowls VI, VIII, and IX, and igniting the \"War on I-4\" rivalry for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #fffbf0; border-left: 4px solid #c8940a; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: #7a5800; margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eWhy Arena Football League Rings Are So Scarce\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 0;\"\u003eUnlike major professional leagues, the Arena Football League issued championship rings to comparatively small teams operating on modest budgets, with far fewer rings produced per title run than an NFL or NBA championship team would distribute. Combined with the AFL's smaller, regional fan base and the league's eventual folding in 2008 (and its short-lived 2010–2019 revival), surviving player-issued AFL rings from the original league era are genuinely rare on the collector market — making authentic examples like this one difficult to source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 14px;\"\u003eThis is a player-issued ring, distinguishing it from the smaller run of staff and front-office versions typically produced for a championship team. It represents one of only two ArenaBowl titles in Predators franchise history (1998 and 2000) and a signature win in the storied Predators–Storm rivalry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #c8940a;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; width: 40%; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eChampionship\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eArenaBowl XII (1998)\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eTeam\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eOrlando Predators\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #c8940a;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eIssuance\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003ePlayer-issued\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eResult\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eDefeated Tampa Bay Storm, 62–31\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #c8940a;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eRegular Season Record\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e9–5\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; font-weight: 700; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n    \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e10K gold with diamonds\u003c\/td\u003e\n  \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: #FFFFFF; margin: 0 0 12px; border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding-top: 18px;\"\u003e1998 ARENABOWL XII PREDATORS RING — Quick Facts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; color: #FFFFFF; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 24px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eCommemorates the Orlando Predators' first-ever ArenaBowl title, won August 23, 1998.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003ePredators entered as the #4 seed and defeated the #1-seeded, rival Tampa Bay Storm 62–31.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOne of only two ArenaBowl championships in Predators franchise history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthenticity Guaranteed. 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