Celebrity Encounter

[TheHitmanKid]

Have you had any good or bad experience with a celebrity you've met? (From Wrestling, Movie, TV, ect)

Either at a convention or seeing them by accident somewhere.

[The Real Valbroski]

I saw Joe Rogan at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

[GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy]

I once walked right in front of Maggie Gyllenhaal when she came out of a black vehicle on a set. She made no eye contact whatsoever. Also, saw James Franco across the street.

[¡Twist Of 45 and 47!]

Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden. This was the night before Maiden were doing a concert over here. He had just gone to a sports game and came to chill in the hotel bar where me and a couple of others were. Eventually he came over to our table, bought us some fries and just sat there for around an hour. At that moment, he was just a guy. A guy that happened to be the lead singer of Iron Maiden but still just a guy. I saw him again the morning after the concert in the lobby and was absolutely starstruck. Polar opposite to how I viewed him a couple of nights prior.

Dean Ambrose. I was in line for a concert in Vegas and he walked past so I asked him for a photo. As soon I said "excuse me", he looked up while his friends laughed. Instantly I knew he was hoping to not be disturbed. He still took the photo. I asked him "what brings you to Vegas?" intellectually- disabled person me didn't know he lives there.

Xavier Woods. Not quite me but my wife saw him wandering around downtown looking for his hotel. She knew where it was (it was the same hotel that we met Bruce Dickinson in) because we were staying there that same night so she told him where to go. WWE done a house show that night that we had meet and greet tickets for, and New Day were one of the meets. Xavier recognised her instantly and let her hold both the tag titles for the photo.

[hbkjason]

I grew up in Scotland and supported Glasgow Rangers, I had a season ticket for 8 seasons in the '90s and before the matches, me and some friends would go to where the team bus would pull up to try and get our matchday programs, posters, or whatever signed. This would have been in 93 or 94 that this incident went down. Most players would sign as they walked into the ground, but on this day there was a hold up so some of the players got stuck out with the fans, including Duncan Ferguson, now to people outside of the UK or younger people, you probably have no idea who he was, but he was a freaking lunatic, he actually got suspended during a season for assaulting another player and did some jail time! He is regarded as one of the toughest guys to play football, these morons tried to break into his house and rob him and they ended up in the hospital! You do not mess with Big Dunc!

Anyway, I went up to him, I would have been 11 at the time, and politely asked if he could please sign my program. He was super nice and said "Sorry wee man, I am busy and have to go, maybe next time" That is a fair answer I mean if he is busy and has to get ready for the match, who am I to hold him up, but he turned around and there was a group of young women that he had the time to sign for and take pictures with for a good couple of minutes

Hey, I am not hating Big Dunc at all, even though he was nuts, I loved him and I actually appreciate this memory far more than had he signed my program on this day. I did actually get his signature a couple of times during the next year, but that little interaction was priceless.

[J-MANN]

I saw Ted Dibiase Jr. once.

[fabulous1971]

Met Roddy Piper a few times, I use to do things for his old website, without a doubt the greatest, not only celebrity, but person I've ever met. Such a wonderful and caring guy. He was the greatest.

King Kong Bundy is a close second. Bundy was so nice the few times I hung out with him.

Iron Shiek, a class act.

David Lee Roth, he bought me a drink once. He was so cool. Didn't talk to him much but he smiled wide and shook my hand.

All of the Ramones. Great guys.

Trish and Lita. Awesome.

Gary Busesy. Weird as hell but so cool.

Patrick Warburton. Holy hell was he cool. He was doing his "Joe" voice from "Family Guy" and was being so dirty, it was freaking hilarious.

Henry Winkler was a little creepy, he wouldn't let my wife go, lol. But we was nice.

There are so many more that I've met that I can write a long time.

Not too many in the worse category.

Ace Frehley, he was just a miserable person and didn't say much to anyone.

Tom Savini. Just another miserable person. He was good to me, but others he was just a dick.

Mick Foley. The worse of them all. He was just about making his money at a indy show I was working on. A little girl wanted an autograph on her arm and he said "not until you give me 40 dollars". Foley sucks.

[Rocky Balboa]

I once saw RVD back in 2013, he was walking across the street and looked at me and I did the... What do you even call it? RVD thumbs-to-shoulders taunt thing? And he gave me a thumbs up and a smile

[Grumpyoldman]

Jim Breuer from Saturday Night Live & Half Baked used to frequent the pizzeria where I worked. Great guy, very nice family.

[The Brain]

The one that always comes to mind first is Kevin Sullivan. Met em outta nowhere at a wrestling collectables store in Jersey yrs back.

He wasnt even advertised or nothing as he was just visiting the owner who he was friends with. I walk in and I see em by the counter drinking a coffee watching classic rasslin' on the little TV they had set up. Got a chance to BS with em for a good 5 minutes. Still laugh at him commenting on each figure I bought with his opinion on that wrestler. Bret's fig got a disgusted look lol

But yeah great dude

[AxelSmackdown]

Mr. Fuji used to work at a movie theater in Knoxville, TN. Years ago my mom and her boyfriend took my brother and I to a movie there once and told us who he was but I don’t think I was into wrestling at that time yet. I was young. Didn’t really meet him but got to see him in person.

I’m hoping to meet Cody Rhodes at a live event this Sunday

[Kollector_Kombat]

Lou Ferrigno randomly. I was just a kid but he was nice to my dad and I. He had Baseball mitts for hands.


We also came across Adam West when I was a kid at the fair, he took time to talk to us for a minute.


Both were super friendly.



The Artist from Samurai Jack was kinda standoffish at an outdoor Autograph signing I went to. Don't really hold it against him, it was hot. Lmao.

[PJ]

Feb 2, 2024 22:07:35 GMT -5 Kollector_Kombat said:

Lou Ferrigno randomly. I was just a kid but he was nice to my dad and I. He had Baseball mitts for hands.


We also came across Adam West when I was a kid at the fair, he took time to talk to us for a minute.


Both were super friendly.



The Artist from Samurai Jack was kinda standoffish at an outdoor Autograph signing I went to. Don't really hold it against him, it was hot. Lmao.

That mother F’er stole my french fries! lol

Back in 1990 when my wife and I were still dating she was going to school at Fordham University. And one night she told me she heard that Adam West was going to be speaking in one of her classes the next day so I decided I was going to go with her. The only problem was I had to be at UPS for work that day. Well, she lived in Rockland County NY and I lived in Essex County NJ which meant I had to leave the house at 4am to pick her up and drive to the Bronx so she could make her first class.

Anyway I knew if I tried calling out I would get all kinds of crap from them. Because that’s what they did if you tried to call out so I decided I wasn’t going to call out and just deal with the consequences the next day. We got there and went to her first class. After we had about an hour to kill before her next class. So we went to the cafeteria and the next thing I know there’s a hand reaching into my plate for some fries while asking “Excuse me is this seat taken?” I looked up to see who is crazy enough to reach onto someone else’s plate and I see Adam West! I am then like “You’re…You’re…” and he says in that smooth voice “That’s right I’m Batman!” He then sat down and talked to us for a few minutes. It was awesome!

Anyway when I got home that day my mom asked where I was because my supervisor stopped at my house after driving up and down Rt 280 thinking I was in an accident because I never no showed work before. lol I knew for certain there was going to be consequences the next day at work. And sure enough when he asked me where I was and I told him he said and what you don’t call!? Where I replied “Bob if I tried to call out you would have questioned my manhood, harassed me until I finally said I would come in and honestly I didn’t want to here that crap.” And with that he moved me back to the unload area for two weeks. It was well worth it. lol

[LK3]

I didn’t go up to them or anything but I saw Sal & Q from Impractical Jokers at McMahon’s in Brooklyn after Raw at Barclay’s Center. It was weird because I kept thinking people at this table looked familiar until it finally clicked.

[Grumpyoldman]

I used a urinal next to Phil Margera (Bam's dad). Does that count?

[rkmo: Autonomous Meat Shield]

Feb 3, 2024 14:09:20 GMT -5 Grumpyoldman said:

I used a urinal next to Phil Margera (Bam's dad). Does that count?

Doesn't count if you didn't beat him up

[TKO Propagandist]

Jan 27, 2024 14:26:50 GMT -5 The Real Valbroski said:

I saw Joe Rogan at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

I saw this about Buff Bagwell once & actually believed it

[TKO Propagandist]

Feb 1, 2024 10:43:15 GMT -5 fabulous1971 said:

Met Roddy Piper a few times, I use to do things for his old website, without a doubt the greatest, not only celebrity, but person I've ever met. Such a wonderful and caring guy. He was the greatest.

King Kong Bundy is a close second. Bundy was so nice the few times I hung out with him.

Iron Shiek, a class act.

David Lee Roth, he bought me a drink once. He was so cool. Didn't talk to him much but he smiled wide and shook my hand.

All of the Ramones. Great guys.

Trish and Lita. Awesome.

Gary Busesy. Weird as hell but so cool.

Patrick Warburton. Holy hell was he cool. He was doing his "Joe" voice from "Family Guy" and was being so dirty, it was freaking hilarious.

Henry Winkler was a little creepy, he wouldn't let my wife go, lol. But we was nice.

There are so many more that I've met that I can write a long time.

Not too many in the worse category.

Ace Frehley, he was just a miserable person and didn't say much to anyone.

Tom Savini. Just another miserable person. He was good to me, but others he was just a dick.

Mick Foley. The worse of them all. He was just about making his money at a indy show I was working on. A little girl wanted an autograph on her arm and he said "not until you give me 40 dollars". Foley sucks.

Sorry I don't believe that one about Foley. That is not him at all.

[J-MANN]

Feb 3, 2024 19:00:16 GMT -5 TKO Propagandist said:

Feb 1, 2024 10:43:15 GMT -5 fabulous1971 said:

Met Roddy Piper a few times, I use to do things for his old website, without a doubt the greatest, not only celebrity, but person I've ever met. Such a wonderful and caring guy. He was the greatest.

King Kong Bundy is a close second. Bundy was so nice the few times I hung out with him.

Iron Shiek, a class act.

David Lee Roth, he bought me a drink once. He was so cool. Didn't talk to him much but he smiled wide and shook my hand.

All of the Ramones. Great guys.

Trish and Lita. Awesome.

Gary Busesy. Weird as hell but so cool.

Patrick Warburton. Holy hell was he cool. He was doing his "Joe" voice from "Family Guy" and was being so dirty, it was freaking hilarious.

Henry Winkler was a little creepy, he wouldn't let my wife go, lol. But we was nice.

There are so many more that I've met that I can write a long time.

Not too many in the worse category.

Ace Frehley, he was just a miserable person and didn't say much to anyone.

Tom Savini. Just another miserable person. He was good to me, but others he was just a dick.

Mick Foley. The worse of them all. He was just about making his money at a indy show I was working on. A little girl wanted an autograph on her arm and he said "not until you give me 40 dollars". Foley sucks.

Sorry I don't believe that one about Foley. That is not him at all.

That’s 100% Foley. him.

[The Real Valbroski]

Feb 3, 2024 18:57:51 GMT -5 TKO Propagandist said:

Jan 27, 2024 14:26:50 GMT -5 The Real Valbroski said:

I saw Joe Rogan at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

I saw this about Buff Bagwell once & actually believed it

I saw this about Dave Meltzer once and actually believed it.