Wrestling collections thread-

[mdube16]

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Worn by cm punk and Daniel bryan at an event this past december in Florida. We were lucky enough to catch them both!

[baltimorewashington]

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My son & I started collecting ring worn wrestling items a couple of years ago. The history of professional wrestling is fascinating. A couple of good books are the biography of Gorgeous George(by John Capouya) and "Sex,Lies & Headlocks"(by Shaun Assael). A few of the things we have were worn by the Macho Man, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Killer Kowalski, Ivan Koloff, Wade Barrett, Mark Henry and Dusty Rhodes. We are looking for ring worn items from the 50's-present. We also have some items to trade.

[Billy77]

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Animal was at New Jersey Wrestling convention last month!!! Awesome guy!!!

I posted this in the public signings forum...I will get some of the photos up soon.

Bill

[jobathenut]

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NOMARFAN-I just read that animal is doing another signing in june in minnesota.I know you were not able to attend the first 2 shows he did here...

Thanks Butch...I appreciate the thought. How was the line? Crowded? How'd you pics turn out? Thanks.

Mike

[jobathenut]

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The line was'nt that bad compared to other wrestling signings we have been to there-(hulk hogan,bret hart and ufc fighter sean sherk).And as expected much more than at the book store last week.There was another singing at the moa last night.Which is unusual for them to schedule 2 signings on the same night at the same time.And he just started signing as with the book store,he took like 1 hour of questions and then signed for the kids and then everyone else so it took about 2 hours to get our book,and then me and my brother brought chairs for him to sign and then take our photos.And this time we were out of there in 1/2 hour.The photo's turned out great.I just hate that he didnt personalize it.But then i didn't ask.Usuallly they ask if you want it done.Well thanks for asking mike-

Thanks Butch...I appreciate the thought. How was the line? Crowded? How'd you pics turn out? Thanks.

Mike

[nomarmauerfan]

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Thanks Butch...I appreciate the thought. How was the line? Crowded? How'd you pics turn out? Thanks.

Mike

[jobathenut]

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Mike-I wish i would have read this post earlier as i would have been more than happy to get a book signed for you.I just got back from the signing.As me and my brother got the photos we took last week into 8x10's and had him sign them tonight....I love parent/kids conferences-they were so much fun

Thanks, Butch, for the info. Unfortunately, I will be at my kids' parent-teacher conferences and will be unable to attend the signing tonight. Have fun!!!

Mike

[trsent]

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Ok, I took a few pictures around my home:

Austin, Tyson & HBK signed WrestleMania 8x10. I bought it at a card show right after the event. I don't want to know if the autographs are real or not. I like the picture!



A personalized 8x10 by The Rock. The only time I have ever met The Great One, it was the day before Owen Hart's tragic fall in Kansas City. We had The Rock at a public autograph session in Highland Park, IL. I got to spend the day with him, picking him up at the airport, working the public appearance with him. The crowd was huge and they chanted "Rocky, Rocky" as we walked into the retail store. Then we went to an Italian dinner and Rock got us backstage at the event in Rosemont, IL that night. It was fun. DJ is cocky and he was huge but not at his peek a few years later when he was one of the three biggest - Ever (Hulk, Austin Rock in in particular order). Anyway, he didn't want to write "Know Your Roll" so he abbreviated it:



From a card show in New York (Rothstein?) in the early 1990's. These two pictures can be found on my fridge for the last twenty years. The picture with Volkov is one of my best pictures ever!





Finally, Hulk Hogan "Whatcha Gonna Go" personalized 8x10. He signed this for me a few months ago at a trade show in Rosemont, IL:



In a closet somewhere I know I have personalized 8x10s from Mankind, DDP and Sable, but I don't display them anymore.

[nomarmauerfan]

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Thanks, Butch, for the info. Unfortunately, I will be at my kids' parent-teacher conferences and will be unable to attend the signing tonight. Have fun!!!

Mike

[jobathenut]

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Sorry,i hit the reply button without posting photos

[jobathenut]

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Heres some photos of that goldberg shirt i mentioned earlier.It is his first shirt in the wcw.And it sold out in minutes at the nitro we were at.

[jobathenut]

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Sorry that staple gun scene still makes me sick just thinking about it.I cant believe that wrestling company was actually a real company that did stuff like that.In fact if you go on youtube you can see one of the most vicous things i have seen in wrestling.If you just look up "new jack".There is match that is unreal.Proberly a good thing that company folded.And the scene of the old wrestlers at the signing was just sad to me.

I'm betting that I can pinpoint two scenes in the movie The Wrestler at which everyone reading this thread - assuming that you saw the film - winced. (And no, I'm not talking about the staple gun.)

One - that really sad scene where all the old wrestlers are sitting at the folding tables, waiting for autograph seekers.

Two (even more so) - the scene where Randy is leaving his hospital room and he throws his torn, blood-soaked costume in the garbage.

[mad87man]

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Great collections everyone.

As much a fan I am of great wrestling action sanctioned by (insert name here), I don't have much of a collection. I do have my ticket stub from SummerSlam 94 autographed by Owen Hart somewhere as well as some signed pictures I got over the years from Hogan, Steve Dr. Death Williams, Flair and others. I've always been tempted to get one of those replica belts for my collection but have never been able to pull the trigger on one.

Coincidently enough, I live down the street from The Living Legend Bruno Sammartino and see him jogging most mornings when I am going to work. I've honked a few times and he has always acknowledged me. One day maybe I'll get him to sign something.

Great stuff guys!

Honestly they are the biggest waste of money. I mean you might like it but i picked one up and its sitting under my bed. They are cool for a week or two then after that its kinda to me anyway.

[chd49er]

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All I can say is there was nothing like the 4 Horseman, Magnum T A and the Koloffs.

WOOOOOOO!

Clay
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[godwulf]

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I'm betting that I can pinpoint two scenes in the movie The Wrestler at which everyone reading this thread - assuming that you saw the film - winced. (And no, I'm not talking about the staple gun.)

One - that really sad scene where all the old wrestlers are sitting at the folding tables, waiting for autograph seekers.

Two (even more so) - the scene where Randy is leaving his hospital room and he throws his torn, blood-soaked costume in the garbage.