Wrestle Reunion
There was a great article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal (subscription required) regarding a gathering of about 80 past professional wrestling stars and a couple thousand of their fans. Fans came from as far as Singapore and Canada to attend the event last weekend in Tampa.
The event, called WrestleReunion, had an admission price of up to $299 for which you received an Elite VIP pass which entitled you three days of autograph sessions, Q-and-A sessions and some matches. Wow. Now I will admit I am a secret (or not so now) wrestling fan having watched since childhood. (My mother told me stories of driving an hour to St. Louis to see Gorgeous George in the 40's.) The event has a slight pull on me, but not enough strength to cover the cost of airfare, hotel and admission. However, if it was in Chicago and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan was there, we might be talking a day pass. Simply looking at the picture of "The Brain" below makes me laugh out loud. And the fun is what it's all about, at least for me, and it has been since elementary school days and listening to Gordon Solie and his technical and anatomical descriptions of the matches on WFLA-TV out of Tampa.
The event, called WrestleReunion, had an admission price of up to $299 for which you received an Elite VIP pass which entitled you three days of autograph sessions, Q-and-A sessions and some matches. Wow. Now I will admit I am a secret (or not so now) wrestling fan having watched since childhood. (My mother told me stories of driving an hour to St. Louis to see Gorgeous George in the 40's.) The event has a slight pull on me, but not enough strength to cover the cost of airfare, hotel and admission. However, if it was in Chicago and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan was there, we might be talking a day pass. Simply looking at the picture of "The Brain" below makes me laugh out loud. And the fun is what it's all about, at least for me, and it has been since elementary school days and listening to Gordon Solie and his technical and anatomical descriptions of the matches on WFLA-TV out of Tampa.
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