Welcome back to a new entry in my “A look back at the hobby in the 90s” series. Today, we’re going through Wrestling Observer Newsletters from 1992-1993 and taking a look at what was happening in the pro wrestling autograph/convention hobby. Click here if you missed the first entry in the series, a look back at 1991.
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Nearly a decade ago, a Marked Out forum user made an interesting post. He comprised a list of wrestlers who had rarely (if ever) pariticipated in a wrestling convention/autograph signing. He dubbed this “the Savage Realm” as Randy Savage was essentially MIA before his untimely death.
As I was looking through the post, it made me regret not taking up this hobby sooner because I missed out on some pretty great names.
With that post in mind, I eventually made my way to F4W and Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter archive. They have a search engine within the archive and decided to do a very general for search “autograph.” The results went as back as far back as January of 1991 and, to my pleasure, I found a couple of hobby-related stories that made their way to the WON.
I’m going to summarize those stories from 1991 and might continue going back through the years to see how the hobby was evolved. If you haven’t already, I HIGHLY suggest that you subscribe to F4W because Meltzer’s Newsletter archive is a goldmine.
With that being said, I hope you enjoy!
The 17th Big Event will be held on November 16, 2019, from the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in Queens, NY:
While we anxiously wait for the headliner to be revealed, Big Event has already announced its first vendor guest:
Standby for my guest announcements — and for the return of my pre-order page!
Welcome to Part III of my WrestleMania Weekend report! This will be the final report of an epic weekend that covers Saturday and Sunday. I hope you enjoy!
Legends of the Ring has announced a slew of guests for their 28th convention scheduled for June 1st at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ.
First, the Superticket:
Ultimate Starz Promotions has added former WWE star Hideo Itami and current WWE star Aiden English! Pre-orders can be purchased here.
K&S Wrestlefest announced Scott Hall! Tickets to meet “The Bad Guy” can be purchased here.
WrestlePro has announced former WWE star Tyle Dillinger. No word yet on prices or pre-ordering info!
RK Sports Promotions is bringing in a rare name in Princess Victoria plus the first Tough Enough winner Maven Huffman. Pre-orders can be purchased here.
I’ve been very fortunate to meet many good people since I started this crazy hobby. One of them is my pal Kevin. You may have read his name in my reports before – he’s someone I always look forward to seeing at the various wrestling conventions.
We bumped into each other at WrestleCon and Kevin mentioned a fundraiser that’s very near and dear to his heart:
The details of the fundraiser are in the flyer posted above – including how to register and the donation fee. If you’re in the Tottenville, Staten Island area on April 20th, please consider showing your support!
Did you miss out on meeting the Great Muta at Wrestlecon? Now you’ll have another shot:
Happy Friday, readers!
One week ago today…
One week ago today, my friend Eric and I decided to tackle our very first WrestleCon from the early morning to afternoon before making the trek to Queens for Stardom in NYC. It was going to be an exhausting day but was it worth it? Find out below!
Quick note: it was a pleasure bumping into so many familiar faces (like Kevin!) and new (Michael!). I love interacting with you guys and I hope you had a great time getting those combos!
Enjoy the report!
I’ve decided to post 3 separate reports chronicling my adventures throughout WrestleMania weekend. This first report will cover Thursday, April 4, where I attended three different events in three different boroughs of New York City.
This would be the first time I tackled something of this magnitude alone as Jenna, my lovey girlfriend of 6 years, was working Thursday and Friday and I decided to spare her the intensity of Saturday (and waking up early Sunday morning). I did have my pal Eric for the majority of the weekend and I just wanted to thank him for his friendship and the help he provided!
So, up first:
I’ve been looking forward to this weekend for about a year and now it’s come and gone.
It started on Thursday with Evolve 125 and ended just moments ago at Markout at the Meadowlands. My feet hurt – a lot! – but boy oh boy was it worth it.
The plan is to post a few reports (around 3) over the next few days. There’s a lot to unpack but the short version: I thought WrestleCon was incredibly well run and I managed to score some great deals throughout the weekend.
Talk to you guys in a bit!
– Anthony (ICW)
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