Author: Booker Man

Attending the East Coast National

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Does the end justify the means?

That’s a big question that most (if not all) of us face in this hobby. Should I shell out hundreds of dollars for a 5 second photo op with an A-lister? Should I spend my entire day and night in airports or hotel lobbies to score that big photo op or autograph I need on my piece? Do I travel across the state to attend that big time convention?

Do I dare purchase photo ops from B.G. Entertainment at these sports shows?

That’s the question I’ve come to ask myself every single time a New York Yankee is booked for MAB’s Pinstripe Parade or JP Sports & Rock Solid Promotions. We’ve all heard horror stories – or perhaps actually experienced those horror stories. But I have to be honest here: I’ve never had a poor experience with B.G. Entertainment. Are their photo ops perfect? No. Do I particularly care if they’re perfect? I honestly don’t. My personal criteria for a good photo op: no blurriness, no heads digitally cutoff, and (hopefully) I look presentable. That’s it.

So by that criteria that I’ve set for myself, B.G. Entertainment hasn’t really let me down; in fact, the Sopranos group shot I took earlier this year is among my favorite photo ops ever. They came through.

And if we’re talking strictly about the outcome of the photo ops…they came through again, in my eyes. The Sabathia shot is one of my favorites. But the entire process? That’s a whole other story this time around. There was one point in the evening where I sat down and asked myself, “Does the end justify the means?” Let’s see what my answer was…

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Meeting the BamTino

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A few weeks ago, StubHub announced a free signing with former Yankees first baseman Tino Martinez at their NYC location. I was fortunate enough to grow up during the Yankees last dynasty (World Champs in 1996; 1998-2000 plus a World Series appearance in 2001). There’s no question that the BamTino was a huge reason for New York’s success in the late 90s and was one of my favorite Yankees growing up.

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The Wrestling Universe to host Great Muta, Harley Race, & WWE announcers this Sunday

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The Wrestling Universe is hosting yet another major signing this Sunday — and it’s headlined by Japanese icon The Great Muta and one of the greatest to ever lace up a pair of boots in Harley Race:

Meet Japanese Legend The Great Muta Sun June 9th From 11-2PM SIGNED ITEM (TICKETS NOT MAILED)Meet WWE Hall Of Famer Harley Race Sun June 9th From 11-2PM COMBO (TICKETS NOT MAILED)

Both will be appearing from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Race is a $40 combo while Muta will cost $30 for one autograph or one photo op.

Meet Former WWE Superstar Tenille Dashwood (Formerly known as Emma) Sun June 9th from 12-2PM COMBO TICKET (TICKETS NOT MAILED)

Additionally, Tennille Dashwood – formerly known as Emma in the WWE – will be appearing with a combo price as $40. But that’s not at all!

Meet Dasha (aka Dasha Fuentes) Sun June 9th from 12-2PM COMBO TICKET (TICKETS NOT MAILED)Meet The Voice of 205 Live Vic Joseph Sun June 9th from 12-2PM COMBO TICKET (TICKETS NOT MAILED)Meet Monday Night Raw Announcer Mike Rome Sun June 9th from 12-2PM COMBO TICKET (TICKETS NOT MAILED)

Former WWE announcer Dasha Fuentes will reunite with current WWE announcers Vic Joseph and Mike Rome! Each are a $30 combo.

 

Legends of the Ring 28 & Wrestling Universe Report!

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Legends of the Ring 28 followed an all too familiar pattern as its past several shows: a breeze through the first block of the Superticket, some time well spent in the vendor room, and a bit of a wait through the 2nd block of the Superticket. This show actually went a little better than I expected because Kurt Angle did not have nearly as long of a line as I thought he’d have.

Marked Out was well represented as myself, Greg, Lanza, Pbruno34, Crossfire, and Overthetop17 all attended the show. Great seeing you guys as always! It was also great to see Kevin, Evan, Steve, Gene, Mark and so many other familiar faces. I also noticed a few new faces at the show, which is a GREAT thing, and even talked to a couple of people who used to be LOTR regulars but hadn’t been around for the past few shows. There was a short time when the vendor room felt a little chaotic, too, which was cool to see (but not necessarily be part of lol).

Speaking of chaotic: someone *had* to have crapped their pants, set off a stink bomb, or unleashed one of the worst farts I’ve ever smelled. This occurred right around the end of the ECW table and I can honestly say it was incredibly vile. Oof.

I’ve also decided to combine my LOTR report with Sunday’s Wrestling Universe report.

With that said…onto the report!

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Can’t make Legends of the Ring this Saturday? Wrestling Universe to host a mini-convention of their own on Sunday – and they have one BIG exclusive guest

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Legends of the Ring will host their 28th show from the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ, this Saturday and, as usual, they’ve booked a very strong lineup of guests.

If you can’t make Legends of the Ring, though, there’s another opportunity to meet and greet several guests booked for the New Jersey convention on Sunday, June 2, at the Wrestling Universe from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. The following guests are scheduled to appear:

  • Billy Jack Haynes ($30 combo)
  • Disco Inferno ($30 combo)
  • Jimmy Hart ($30 combo)
  • KENTA ($30 combo)
  • Godfather ($40 combo)
  • Scott Hall ($50 combo)

They’re also hosting an exclusive meet and greet with Japanese legend the Great Sasuke!

Meet Japanese Legend The Great Sasuke Sun June 2nd from 3:30-5:30PM COMBO TICKET (TICKETS NOT MAILED)

The Great Sasuke will NOT be appearing at LOTR, so you’ll only have one chance to meet an extremely rare name!

You can pre-order tickets to meet these guests by visiting their official website.

A look back at the hobby in 1994

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Welcome back to another entry in my “A look back at the hobby in the 90s” series. Today, we’re going through Wrestling Observer Newsletters from 1994 and taking a look at what was happening in the pro wrestling autograph/convention hobby. This is actually a fairly significant year as the first ever Axxess would be held prior to WrestleMania.

As always, please consider subscribing to F4Wonline as they include a growing Newsletter archive.

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