Kyle
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Post by Kyle on Oct 9, 2018 10:10:59 GMT -5
I haven't met a ton of wrestlers, but Kenny Dykstra was one of the nicest guys I've ever met when I ran in to him at a mall here in Richmond.
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Post by TheChamp617 on Oct 13, 2018 22:38:00 GMT -5
“Cowboy” Bob Orton, Kelly Kelly, Rob Van Dam, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, and The Brooklyn Brawler are in Hamilton, ON today and tomorrow for the Hamilton Comic Con. Torrie Wilson was also supposed to appear at the con but cancelled a week or so ago. Of the names still confirmed, I needed everyone except for Brawler. The con was to start at 10, but I didn’t get there until 10:45. Once I made my way to the celebrity area, I found the wrestlers, and they barely had any lines. There were, at most, two or three in line per wrestler. This was great because this meant I’d be able to get my autographs done rather quickly. The first wrestler I went to was my biggest want of the con: “Cowboy” Bob Orton. We often get the same legends appearing here over and over, so to get a fresh name was great. I approach the table then ask and pay for four autographs and a photo. The handler then turned to Bob to tell him what I paid for and said, “he’s got a bunch of items!”. I then shake Bob’s hand, tell him that it is nice to meet him, then hand a regular blue sharpie to him. I first have him sign the LJN poster. Before he signed, he pointed at the area on the poster in which he intended to sign and asked if I was okay with it. I told him that it would be perfect to signed where he intended, and he did so. Next, I had him sign the encyclopedia in both of his entries. Again, before he signed, he confirmed with me where he would sign to make sure I was okay with it. As he signed, I told him that of all the guests at the convention, I’m most excited to meet him. He instantly smiled, looked up at me, and said “I appreciate that. Thank you for coming!” Lastly, I had him sign the Mattel Flashback basic figure in white paint pen. Before he signed, he asked if I wanted to autograph on the card or on the bubble, to which I replied the bubble. He also personalized it to me. Once he signed, I thank him again, shake his hand, and move over to the side to gather my stuff and get ready for the next wrestler. Jake had gone on a short break, while RVD had 5-6 people in line, therefore, I opted to get Kelly Kelly out of the way while she had only one person in line. That one person, however, took forever because he wanted ten million different poses for his photo-op. Can’t complain though – there was no line (except for me), and Kelly was more than happy to do the photos. When it was my turn, I ask for three autographs and a photo. Because Kelly was still standing up due to taking photos with the fan before me, the handler suggested doing the photo while she was still up, which we did. After the photo, she sits back down and I then open up the encyclopedia to the Extreme Exposé entry, and then her individual entry. As she signed, I tell her that I missed her Niagara Falls appearance a few years ago, so when I heard that she was going to be back in the area, I knew I had to come meet her. She thanked me for that and asked me where I’m from. I tell her that I’m from Toronto, so not too far away. She also signed one of her basic figures for me. We then thank each other and shake hands, before I go over to the side to fix my stuff again. As I do so, I see marklud . Great seeing and talking to him again – apologies for having to cut the conversation short; lunch wasn’t too far away so I was afraid RVD and Jake might leave. Once I put way my Kelly merch, I join RVD’s line, which only had one other person in front of me. As I waited, I notice ARUN in the distance out of the corner of my eye. He sees me, so we wave at each other. We eventually ran into each other later in the con again and spoke for a bit. Great seeing Arun as well. A few minutes later, it is my turn to meet RVD. I pay for a combo plus an extra autograph. The first autograph being on my ECW belt. RVD’s handler was GREAT. He went the extra mile to take photos for you and make sure everything went well. The handler asked me if I wanted silver on the belt, to which I responded, “yes please”. RVD begins signing my belt and noticed Steve Corino’s autograph which had his nickname “King of Old School” written with it. RVD laughed at said: “that’s Kiefer Sutherland’s autograph!” I reply: “that’s actually Steve Corino, but yeah, that does look like Kiefer Sutherland’s autograph!”. (Who’s Keifer Sutherland?) I then open up my encyclopedia and he switches to a blue marker. As he signed the book and my belt, the handler was taking photos of RVD signing my stuff at different angles. Again, really great. After the signatures, we do the photo. The handler tells me that he’s going to take a bunch of shots – both landscape and portrait. He also told me where to stand such that the background with RVD’s name is best seen. He further asks if I want to pose with the belt. We then take several pictures. During the poses, RVD whispers his name as he points to himself with his thumbs lol. Once the photos were taken, RVD and I shake hands and thank each other. RVD also tells me “enjoy the convention!”, which I tell him “you as well!”. While I didn’t have much to say to RVD, he and his hander were really friendly. They went the extra mile to make sure everything went well. Lastly, I went to meet Jake Roberts. Having met him several times before, I didn’t have much to say to Jake, but he joked around with me. I first paid the handler for three autographs. Jake then tells me: “I’m selling shirts too!”, Me: “I’m on a budget, sir!” Jake: “me too!” I first have him sign a WWF Program in blue sharpie. Next, I have him use a red paint pen for the Monsters figure (seen above) and a yellow paint pen for the HOF figure, both personalized to myself. As he signs, Jake asks: “are you Alex?” Me: “yes, that’s me” Jake: “Just making sure. You must really like Alex!” Me: “Yeah I do, but I think I like you more” Jake: *laughs* “I guess so; I haven’t seen any ‘Alex’ dolls, oh, sorry, I mean action figures around!” Me: “that’s because they wouldn’t sell!” Jake: *laughs more* “oh they would! We can start a GoFundMe page to get it started!” At that point, he had signed both action figures. We both laugh, and I thank him, telling him it was nice to meet him again. We shake hands and he tells me to make sure to let the autographs dry. That was it for the autographs – I was able to get all of it done within forty minutes, which was great. I later met up with josecalderon for a trade and to catch up for a bit. Great seeing him and thanks for Honky! And that’s the report. Everyone was really nice to meet. They were talkative and stood up for proper photo-ops. Thanks for reading!
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josecalderon
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Post by josecalderon on Oct 13, 2018 23:11:34 GMT -5
Champ!!! A Jack Bauer sig on that ECW belt would be epic!!! Nice hauls today!!!
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on Oct 14, 2018 0:56:04 GMT -5
You must of gotten under Jake's skin, because all of his autos look significantly different. one looks like "Sake the Jake". Lol
Also I have met RVD and will say he is without a doubt the nicest wrestler I have met. Goes above and beyond with myself and every person I saw him interact with.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Oct 14, 2018 5:43:40 GMT -5
Can you post a picture of the signatures you have on the ECW title? I'd love to see them!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2018 9:19:51 GMT -5
I plan on meeting RVD in NY next month so hopefully I have a good experience as well. What kind of poses with Kelly Kelly did the fan before you want to do?
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Post by A-Rob on Oct 14, 2018 11:38:40 GMT -5
Good stuff Champ!
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Post by TheLastDude on Oct 14, 2018 16:45:40 GMT -5
(Who’s Keifer Sutherland?) I plan on meeting RVD in NY next month so hopefully I have a good experience as well. I'd all but guarantee you will. Hands down all time three nicest wrestlers I've ever talked to on EVERY occasion I ever talked to them are/were Piper, RVD, and Kane.
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Post by TheChamp617 on Oct 14, 2018 18:46:27 GMT -5
Thanks for checking out the report, guys! Champ!!! A Jack Bauer sig on that ECW belt would be epic!!! Nice hauls today!!! Had to google that name to learn who he is lol. In other news, Dwayne Johnson is The Rock. You must of gotten under Jake's skin, because all of his autos look significantly different. one looks like "Sake the Jake". Lol Lol I sure hope not! I don't think I did. I noticed that he has two ways of doing the J in his name. When I met him in March 2017, he did the same thing - two autographs, two different J's. Can you post a picture of the signatures you have on the ECW title? I'd love to see them! I'll post pics when I get the chance! I have Steve Corino, Bobby Lashley, Rob Van Dam, John Morrison, Chavo Guerrero, and Mark Henry on the back. On the front, I have Shane Douglas, Rhyno, Tommy Dreamer, and Christian. I plan on meeting RVD in NY next month so hopefully I have a good experience as well. What kind of poses with Kelly Kelly did the fan before you want to do? He had a flag he wanted to do several poses with. He also had some soccer trophy that he wanted to use. Then, combine the two - the flag and the trophy in the picture. It really only took a few minutes for the photos, but it seemed like it took a while lol.
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Post by ARUN on Oct 14, 2018 18:58:03 GMT -5
Who's Keifer Sutherland??!!!!!!! Come on man!! Lol.
All kidding aside great report and autographs as always. Love the way the jake autos came out. Great seeing u buddy.
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Post by TheChamp617 on Oct 14, 2018 19:09:45 GMT -5
Who's Keifer Sutherland??!!!!!!! Come on man!! Lol. All kidding aside great report and autographs as always. Love the way the jake autos came out. Great seeing u buddy. I'm oblivious to most of the names of actors in TV series and movies lol. Great seeing you as well!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 16:28:25 GMT -5
Another great signing report!
Jake Roberts is one of my favorite wrestlers ever, I hope to meet him one day!
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Post by TheChamp617 on Nov 4, 2018 23:37:24 GMT -5
Quick report today. D’Lo Brown was in Oshawa, ON for Alpha-1 Wrestling. I arrive at the venue at around 1:10, which was twenty minutes before the doors were slated to open. Not too long after, josecalderon arrives and meets me in line. Greeting seeing and talking to you again! Doors ending up opening ten minutes early. I was surprised at this because indy shows normally run late. D’Lo would be signing autographs before the show started and that would be a good thing because I didn’t intend to stay for the show. Once we got into the venue, we found a couple of seats and waited until the meet and greet started. D’Lo had a table inside the ring and it was only a few minutes until he came out and started signing. josecalderon and I joined the line. We were second and third in line, with not many people joining us after. Both of us climb in the ring as we were going to take pictures for each other. Autographs and photos were $20 each, or a $30 combo. I needed a combo and three extra autographs. josecaleron met D’Lo first and once he was done, we exchanged phones so that he could take pictures for me. I first shake D’Lo’s hand and he asks me how I am. I tell him that I’m good and that was excited for the opportunity of meeting him. In response, he thanked me for coming. He signs my elite with a light blue paint marker, personalized to me. Before he signed, he asked me where I wanted the personalization. I told him that anywhere would be perfect. Then, I have him switch to a regular blue sharpie and have him sign his three entries in the encyclopedia. The first of the three was his individual entry. Next, we’re the Lo Down and Nation of Domination entries. Before he signed the NOD entry, he asked me “do you want to know something funny about this picture?” I ask: “what is it?” He then points out what Godfather is doing in the photo - giving D’Lo bunny ears behind his back. I laugh and tell him that Godfather pointed that out too when I met him a few years ago. D’Lo smiled and said something like: “it was meant to be a joke and now the picture is used everywhere!” I laugh and say “it’s a good picture though!”, and he smiles and replies “it is what it is!” Once he signed, he got up from his table and took a photo with my. He was a really great guy to meet and it was a quick and smooth signing. Thanks again to josecalderon for taking the pics and taking the time to catch up. Little side note - Roy Orbison, one of my favourite singers, did a concert in Toronto tonight which I attended. If you know who he is, you might also know that he’s dead. He’s been touring recently, but as a hologram. I was a bit hesitant to get tickets to the show, but I enjoyed it greatly! He was backed up by a fantastic live orchestra and the hologram was extremely realistic. In between songs, he'd thank the audience. He would even look around at the orchestra and his backup vocalists to acknowledge them. He even scratched his nose at one point! I really wish I got to take pictures and videos of the concert - security was super strict about not taking videos nor pictures. All I got was the grainy picture below. Thanks for reading! I would never imagine that I would be able to say I met D'Lo Brown and saw a resurrected Roy Orbison in concert in the same day.
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Post by A-Rob on Nov 5, 2018 1:41:14 GMT -5
Solid report Champ! all the autographs turned out great.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2018 10:13:31 GMT -5
D'Lo is slowly turning into Carl Winslow.
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Post by TheLastDude on Nov 5, 2018 16:14:17 GMT -5
D'Lo is slowly turning into Carl Winslow. I'm thinking more Uncle Phil.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2018 16:44:14 GMT -5
D'Lo is slowly turning into Carl Winslow. I'm thinking more Uncle Phil. Sheeeeeit, I stand corrected!
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Post by RybackV1 on Nov 6, 2018 17:30:38 GMT -5
That's awesome I love Dlo.
Also that Roy Orbison hologram concert must've been fantastic
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Post by ftc on Nov 6, 2018 21:40:49 GMT -5
I meet D'Lo 2 weeks ago and he was great. Congrats on meeting him.
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Post by The Brain on Nov 7, 2018 19:40:27 GMT -5
I've been a fan of The Big O since I was a youngster. Thanks for sharing!!
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