*** PROMOTERS BEWARE ***
- 09/16/2006 (6:05:28 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
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I received this letter from a promoter who has been burnt by Dustin Rhodes. He wanted other promoters to be warned. Therefore, I am listing his letter for him
Promoters Beware
People talk about booking nightmares, well we have a one for you. One year
ago for our first convention Wrestlefest 05, we booked Dustin Rhodes. Some
people warned us about Dustin's track record. We had several talks with
Dustin, and we decided to give him a chance, as he promised he would be
there. Dustin came to our first show, and fulfilled his end of our
agreement.
One year later we decided to work with him again. We got him three
bookings, two autograph signings and a match. He agreed on the terms of the
deal and promised he would be there. We had had his flight and hotel
booked. On Friday, September 15, we talked and he confirmed our plans for the
weekend. At 5 am Saturday September 16 he called, and said he was very sick,
and needed a later flight. One of the signings we had needed to be
cancelled, which we did in order to save the rest of the weekend. We
changed his flight and had to pay a penalty of $100 for the change. He
assured us that he would be on the later flight, no matter what.
At 12 pm we received a call from a friend of Dustin's and us. This person
told us that Dustin refused to get on the plane for the later flight. She
told Dustin to call us to talk about the problem which he also refused to
do. We called Dustin numerous times, and he will not pick up his phone.
We lost the money on the plane ticket and hotel. He no showed all three
bookings, putting those people in a major bind. Dustin swore to us that
morning he would honor his word. Apparently his word means nothing.
The reason for this is to warn all promoters of our situation. If anyone
thinks about booking Dustin in the future, they should reconsider dealing
with a person who told us this business is his heart and soul, and would
never screw us. Instead he screwed us, the other promoters, his fans and
this business.
Ken and Steve of K&S PROMOTIONS
People talk about booking nightmares, well we have a one for you. One year
ago for our first convention Wrestlefest 05, we booked Dustin Rhodes. Some
people warned us about Dustin's track record. We had several talks with
Dustin, and we decided to give him a chance, as he promised he would be
there. Dustin came to our first show, and fulfilled his end of our
agreement.
One year later we decided to work with him again. We got him three
bookings, two autograph signings and a match. He agreed on the terms of the
deal and promised he would be there. We had had his flight and hotel
booked. On Friday, September 15, we talked and he confirmed our plans for the
weekend. At 5 am Saturday September 16 he called, and said he was very sick,
and needed a later flight. One of the signings we had needed to be
cancelled, which we did in order to save the rest of the weekend. We
changed his flight and had to pay a penalty of $100 for the change. He
assured us that he would be on the later flight, no matter what.
At 12 pm we received a call from a friend of Dustin's and us. This person
told us that Dustin refused to get on the plane for the later flight. She
told Dustin to call us to talk about the problem which he also refused to
do. We called Dustin numerous times, and he will not pick up his phone.
We lost the money on the plane ticket and hotel. He no showed all three
bookings, putting those people in a major bind. Dustin swore to us that
morning he would honor his word. Apparently his word means nothing.
The reason for this is to warn all promoters of our situation. If anyone
thinks about booking Dustin in the future, they should reconsider dealing
with a person who told us this business is his heart and soul, and would
never screw us. Instead he screwed us, the other promoters, his fans and
this business.
Ken and Steve of K&S PROMOTIONS
Just received another one:
This was sent in by Ericstace
ADD THESE TO YOUR LIST
DUSTIN SCREWED PRO WRESTLING MID ATLANTIC IN JANUARY
2006 ALONG WITH HIS SIDEKICK
DAVID FLAIR SAME STORY CALLED HIM WORKED A 2 SHOT DEAL
MONEY EVERYTHING WAS A DONE DEAL SO WE THOUGHT
DAY OF THE SHOW HE WAS SUPPOSE TO COME DOWN WITH BOBBY
EATON AND DAVID FLAIR BOBBY CALLED TO TELL US HE WAS
RUNNING LATE WE ASKED ABOUT DUSTIN HE TOLD US I DONT
THINK HES COMING
DUSTIN SCREWED PRO WRESTLING MID ATLANTIC IN JANUARY
2006 ALONG WITH HIS SIDEKICK
DAVID FLAIR SAME STORY CALLED HIM WORKED A 2 SHOT DEAL
MONEY EVERYTHING WAS A DONE DEAL SO WE THOUGHT
DAY OF THE SHOW HE WAS SUPPOSE TO COME DOWN WITH BOBBY
EATON AND DAVID FLAIR BOBBY CALLED TO TELL US HE WAS
RUNNING LATE WE ASKED ABOUT DUSTIN HE TOLD US I DONT
THINK HES COMING
NO DUSTIN NO CALL HE WOULDNT PICK UP
THE PHONE WE CALLED FROM ANOTHER PHONE HE ANSWERED
SAYING THAT HE BROKE HIS LEG
THE PHONE WE CALLED FROM ANOTHER PHONE HE ANSWERED
SAYING THAT HE BROKE HIS LEG
WHEN ASKED FOR DOCUMENTATION HE HUNG UP THE PHONE
8 DAYS LATER HE WAS IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE
DAVID FLAIR CALLED 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE DOORS OPEN TO
TELL US HE WASNT COMING EITHER
8 DAYS LATER HE WAS IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE
DAVID FLAIR CALLED 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE DOORS OPEN TO
TELL US HE WASNT COMING EITHER
THIS ONE IS CANCELLED !!!
September 17th - DUSTIN RHODES formerly known as Golddust will be signing autographs @ V.J. Collectibles - 1759E Middle Country Road, Centereach, NY 11720. from 1 to 3 PM. Call 631-676-6731. Website: www.VJCollectibles.net
In the near future I will also be listing some promoters who are NOT reliable.
One deal went bad in Queens, another deal went bad in Puerto Rico and recently a deal went bad in Texas. More on this shortly.
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