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White Plains Show Reports
Categories: ReportSend feedback » •Took the 20 min drive to White Plains for some fresh meets..
lanza218 with The Godfather & Vampiro
lanza218 with AJ Styles & Mark Jindrak
lanza218 with Paul BurchillAs soon as I got there I saw K&S in the parking lot, and went in with them the back way- Picked up my ST After some regs- Rob the Rave and gf, Mooch, Alter Boy Sig, Lucas, Wewantflair, etc
Picked up the ST and saw the Godfather had the longest line- in gimmick and standing for photo- got him to sign my new RTC 8x10- which IMO is better than Rob’s
Got shelly, who also stood, signed my TNA Card, and for some people eveen siged as AKA Ariiel- which was great for some
butterbean- got another 8x10 signed since I had nada for him- he stood
Went over and knocked Jidrak out of the way- he commented how he never saw the fig I had (Thanks to Sig) and got a combo
Next was the next block- Started with pope- had his glasses on- sans gimmick since his arm was in a sling- signed my old TNA Program ( I have no intention of starting a new one)- I asked him to sign in silver, and we ribbed back and forth on the proper way to sign- he said I made his day and made him laugh- HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?!?!?!??!?
Burchil was next- commented how he never saw the Fig I had- RA37- and signed it The Ripper as well as his name- not in gimmick- both didnt stand b/c of the positioning of the table- no fault of their own
AJ- in Full Suit- signed by TNA Card- I commennted on his ANJ inscribed on his cuffs, and he laughed- didnt ask him to stand
Vamp showed up at 2:30- began signing, sans face paint- but was fn awesome- and for me, a Top 5 want- happily stood and retook photos with anyone who wanted- got him to sign an 8x10 and thhe WCW TNT Fig- which he said he neve saw and said was extremely acurate
Got a Red Combo- he stood, Lynn auto, and Alexa Thatcher Combo- she stood as well
Gen Me arrived by 4- had them sign my old TNA Program, they stood
All and all an easy and cheap day- only no shows were leticia, van hammer, and gillberg- I liked the wat the Guests were set up- each at their own table- not all in a row- and loved the ST Price
A few Cons-I HATE when promoters who run tables, let their buddies cut in line, esp after I am waiting there for 25 min- and the reason I am told is- “*Shoulder Shrug*- Eh I have to"- that’s bullshit
The waiting time in b/w blocks was not good- very easily could have set it up with 2 blocks- 5 guys in each block
Also was under the assumption cetain pics would be in ring- but w/e
Very good show, overall, for a first time running- impressive and would def go to another one
One of our users Hollywood John Sig attended the White Plains show and sent us a reportHollywood John Sig with The Pope & Vampiro
Hollywood John Sig with Butterbean & Matt Borne
Hollywood John Sig with Matt Classic
Rob, Courtney and I headed out of Rome around 7am for the 4 hour trek to White Plains. First time I’ve set a clock for non-work stuff in a while…
got there a little after 11 to find the doors just starting to open, so we were right on, time wise.
Met up with the regulars, Jack & Evan, Max, Lucas, Lanza, wewantflair… mingled, took some laps around the vendor area… not much going on besides the first block
Godfather had a solid line, same with Shelly… Butterbean’s line seemed to be hit and miss, and luckily for me he was the only one out of that block that I needed. Thanks to Lucas I got my photo with him and told him I enjoyed Celebrity Championship Wrestling, to which he laughed and replied “thanks". HOW FREAKING COOL IS THAT?!? I kid, but yeah, nice guy.
this is where it came in handy to mingle and bullshit with board members, because the gap between blocks was just a bit much…
my new buddy Colt Cabana went out to his car and got his Matt Classic mask (as per my request on Facebook, again HOW COOL IS THAT?), so I got a photo op with the WSXtra stand-out. Colt is always awesome, so I was happy to support him, even though I’m always hesitant about paying for indy guys. His work is always awesome, and he’s a funny dude, so why not?
Next up Joker/Doink suited Virgil UnderArmor suited Matt Bourne suited Matt Bourne arrives, so I get a photo op with him, seeing as how he was one of my biggest regrets missing his Sigmania appearance. Cool dude…
Next up the 2nd block started, which I didn’t really need anybody. I ended up getting a photo op with The Pope, thanks to “Techno Joe” Lanza. Pope remembered me from the early days of his message board, as well as working Jason’s show and various other contacts. We caught up quick (without holding up the line for 20 minutes,) and that was that for block 2 for me… more waiting around.
Last up for me was Vampiro, who I noticed walking in. Nobody near me thought it was actually him, but sure enough when he set up at the table in front of us, it was him. Really nice guy… I always heard he was really flakey, so maybe we got him on a good day, but he was excellent with the fans, commenting on merch, thanking us for being there, etc. Great rare meet…
after this we start to head out, but first we have to jump Mooch-Chops car, whose lights were left on… Rob helps a brother out and before we head out, we’re approached by K, of Ken & Steve fame about helping him out and giving Ron Simmons a ride to the airport… Rob and I are nice guys, so we oblige. Man, Ron is a riot, lol. what a fun dude. He told us about this story of a guy who was going to jump off a building and kill himself, but the area he lived in was so jaded and shitty that his co-workers yelled at him from the street to “hurry up and do it, we only got 10 minutes left on break", which prompted the man to rethink his decision, and eventually walk down in shame. This story went on for the 15 minute ride there, which had him, and us, dying laughing.
after this we head back to the WP train station, catch a line in to Manhattan and do the sight seeing crap for Rob’s gf, before heading over to ROH. I left my thoughts on that show in the roll call thread in PW discussion, so I won’t go into any detail here… good show, long day.
Good seeing everybody, and I’ll see you all again this weekend.
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