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those of you who aren’t familiar, WrestleCon is kind of like Axxess on a budget with everyone running their own booth. The key differences though are you have a TON of indy wrestlers, plus dozens of legends. You pay a flat rate to get in () and then each autograph and picture you want is an additional charge (I think the most I saw for a regular guest was but most are less than half of that). For the sake of finances, I only paid for a handful of pictures.
Booker T.:
Demolition:
Every bit as intimidating as you would expect. I said they were one of my favorites when I was a kid. Ax: “WHAT DO YOU MEAN WERE? WE BETTER STILL BE!” He smiled after.
Jerry Lawler:
Vader:
This was overcoming a childhood fear. Vader beat Sting. No one could beat Sting!
Lita:
And finally, Tito Santana:
My all time favorite midcarder and, before New Day, the original Kofi Kingston. Very nice guy.
Stan Hansen (Talked to him a bit about growing to appreciate his work a bit more. He seemed pleased that someone younger was taking the time to do so.)
Lex Luger
Tully Blanchard (One of the first guys I talked to. Blanchard: “Well you start with the best.”)
J.J. Dillon
Lashley (VERY nice guy and I talked to him for a few minutes. I even got to pick up the TNA World Title and it actually took two hands. That thing is WAY heavier than it looks.)
Scott Hall (Long line so just a quick handshake and Too Sweet.)
Ken Shamrock (Nicer than you would expect.)
Abyss (Nice guy again. Told him that he and AJ had my favorite TNA match ever, which he said was his favorite too (Lockdown 2005).)
Kevin Nash (Again, just a quick Too Sweet as the line was long.)
Slick
Brutus Beefcake
Barry Windham
Shelton Benjamin
Luke Williams (Bushwhackers) (I said he had licked my face as a kid and he seemed to act like that was the weirdest comment ever.)
Winter (Gorgeous.)
Laurel Van Ness
Thea Trinidad (Barely staying in her top.)
Melissa Santos (Funny, looks much better in person and you can hear the announcer in her.)
Fred Ottman (Tugboat) (Nice guy.)
Christy Hemme (Same as Lita/Kelly: You can feel the energy coming off of her.)
Wade Barrett (Tall, very polite, seemed to be having a great time.)
Steve Lombardi (I said I had watched him lose for years and he said “You mean watching me make money all those years?” Very positive guy and seemed to know what he was in wrestling, which is rare.)
Ryback
Raquel (BroMans manager for a few weeks) (Looked outstanding.)
Mil Muertes
Wild Samoans
Torrie Wilson (Got to give her a quick hug. Still looks great.)
Raven (A lot calmer than you would expect. We talked about his podcast for a bit and I asked about the golf cart story at Wrestlemania XVII, which he says is true.)
Ethan Carter III (Funny guy.)
Eugene (Trying to sell a lot until I mentioned I was from Lexington and then had a nice chat about his family being from there.)
One Man Gang (Nicer than you would expect.)
Lisa Marie Varon (Victoria/Tara)
Gary Michael Cappeta (Ring announcers fascinate me for some reason and he was another nice guy.)
Teddy Long (Very polite and seemed to be having a blast.)
Jack Swagger (Incredibly nice, had a quick chat with him about his ECW run. WAY taller in person, which he says he gets a lot.)
Rock N Roll Express (Their line was almost empty for some reason. You would think they would be a hot ticket right now.)
Sinister Minister
Bill Apter (Asked my name and thanked me for coming out after a chat about his book, which is worth reading.)
Abdullah the Butcher
Al Perez
Al Snow
Aron Rex (Nice guy.)
Bill Alfonso
Brian Blair
Bruce Prichard
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (Talked with him about his team with Eddie, which he seemed very proud of. Nice guy and much more fun to talk to than I was expecting.)
Cisco (Lucha Underground)
Dink
Dan Severn (Not really a fan but came off as one of the most well spoken there.)
Duane Gill (Gillberg)
Gail Kim (I know she gets on my nerves but DANG she is a beautiful woman in person.)
Gangrel
Jake Roberts (Much friendlier than last year at Axxess)
James Storm
Jeff Jarrett (Told him I was from Lexington, which was an old USWA town. He smiled quite a bit.)
Jim Brunzell
Jim Neidhart
Justin Roberts
Ken Anderson
Kevin Thorn (Talked to him about his OVW days, which seemed to be a good topic for him.)
Marc Mero
Mascarita Dorada (El Torito)
Virgil (Actually really nice.)
MVP
Molly Holly
Pete Gas
Rachel Ellering
Glacier
Rene Dupree
Samuel Shaw
Eddie Edwards
Davey Richards
Rocky Johnson
Sabu
Sam Houston
Hurricane
Shelley Martinez (Not exactly able to rock the sexy outfits anymore.)
Stevie Ray (With Booker. Has some massive arms.)
Stevie Richards (For you Lee.)
Taya Valkerie (Talked about her stuff from the WrestleCon Supershow. Very nice.)
Tommy Dreamer
Vickie Guerrero
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never top this as a wrestling fan. Ever.
Signed 30 years to the day.
Taken while a Hart Foundation match with Jimmy managing was playing on a TV just over my left shoulder. He seemed rather excited.
