NWA LEGENDS CONVENTION THIS WEEKEND IN CHARLOTTE, NC
  • 08/17/2005 (1:52:30 pm)
  • Press Release

Bret Hart, Dusty Rhodes, Cornette, Molly Holly, Ivory and much more…….

This weekend brings you NWA Legends Convention & Shows at the Hilton University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Greg Price has added so much this year, this will be a very special Convention.

Dusty Rhodes (and Rhodes' autobiography co-author Howard Brody), Magnum TA, Molly Holly, and Ivory will all be appearing at the convention at different vendor booths over the course of the weekend. It was announced earlier this week that Tracy Smothers, Barry Windham, and The Barbarian would not be appearing as originally scheduled. In the case of Smothers and The Barbarian, it was said that they had conflicting dates with an overseas tour. 

Friday 8/19:

9 AM - Registration Opens

12 PM- Fanfest Open to VIP Passholders

1 PM - Fanfest Open to Public

2 PM - Opening Ceremony with Bob Caudle

3 PM - Autograph Session with Ole Anderson, Ox Baker, JJ Dillon, Sir Oliver Humperdink, Paul Jones and Mr. Wrestling II

6 PM - Fanfest Closes to Public

7 PM - JJ Dillon VIP Q & A

9 PM - Terry Funk VIP Q & A

11 PM - Jim Cornette VIP Q & A

Saturday 8/20

9 AM - Fanfest open to VIP Passholders

10 AM - Fanfest open to Public

11 AM - Autograph Session with Jack Brisco, Terry Funk, Dory Funk Jr., Gary Hart, Harley Race, Masked Superstar and Stan Hansen

3 PM Autograph Signing Session with Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, Brad Armstrong, The Rock N' Roll Express, and Denny Brown

7 PM Fanfest closes

8 PM live wrestling card featuring legends and TNA talent with Midnight Express with Jim Cornette vs. The Rock N' Roll Express with special referee Tommy Young, NWA Tag Team champions The Naturals vs. America's Most Wanted, TBA vs. George South Jr., Brad Armstrong vs. Brad Anderson, Kid Kash vs. Timber, Elix Skipper vs. Chris Sabin vs. Petey Williams with the winner facing AJ Styles on Sunday, Brad Thomas vs. Chris Escobar

Sunday 8/21:

8 AM - Worship Service with guest speaker George South (Open to public)

9 AM - Fanfest open to VIP Passholders

10 AM - Fanfest open to public

12 PM Autograph Session with Bret Hart, Bobby Heenan, Jimmy Snuka, Tony Atlas, Greg Valentine, Baron Von Raschke, Ken Patera and Dick Slater

4 PM Bret Hart VIP Q& A

8 PM Live Wrestling card featuring AJ Styles, Greg Valentine and more

All autographs to the event are free with a paid admission. The VIP pass is $99 which features admission into all events, ringside seat for the live show, two autographs per personality, a seat for waiting (rather than standing) on line, and early admission.

Driving Directions to the Hilton Charlotte University Place:   Exit from I-85 exit 45A, Harris Boulevard Eastbound, from either North or South on 85. Hilton Charlotte University Place is on the left in the University Place complex. The hotel is the highrise building in the complex, totally visible from Harris Boulevard. The left turn at J M Keynes Drive goes right into the hotel parking lot.

Parking:     Complimentary parking is available to all hotel guests and convention attendees. Valet parking is also available for a minimal fee (typically $4-$8)


For more information, visit www.NWALegends.com.

Venders:

Highspots.com will have the most extensive selection of merchandise among the dealers. They will primarily have a large selection of DVDS and books, but they will be bringing replica belts, figures, masks, shirts, as well as wrestling gear. In fact, they are bringing the actual wrestling ring you'll see at the event. You should definitely check out their website before the convention and they will bring anything you request, no obligation to buy.

ECW Press will have copies of The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams available at list or below. Also, some other ECW Press books, including The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians, and a compilation of the Best of SLAM! Wrestling, plus a few magazines and the like.

Sam's Slobberknockin Swag will be returning to Fanfest for the fourth straight time and bringing more rasslin relics than ever before! I have absolutely loaded up over the past months with VHS masters, programs from the 50s-present, magazines, shirts, figures, belts, DVDs, and MORE! If you've dealt with me before, I look forward to seeing you again, and if you're a newcomer I can’t wait for the opportunity to show off my stuff. See you guys there!

Wonderama manufactured a set of NWA Wrestling Supercards in 1988. There are 343 full color action and biographical cards. Also available will be the very rare set of first run test cards, which includes only the first 49 cards of the set, printed on brown Kraft stock paper with black print. (Whereas, the complete set was on white stock with color printing.)

Chris Swisher will be bringing several books of Lil Al photos that people can look through and place an order as well as several hundred 8x10's from Lil Al in color. Also bringing 8x10 B&W photos from the 50's to the 70's from Columbus GA, and assorted other wrestling items, calendars, magazines, and books.

RingDivas.com is the leader in all things womens wrestling including DVDs, VHS, Internet Match Downloads, Books, Magazines, Photos, Figures, Ring-worn gear and Clothing. Our video tapes and DVDs feature stars such as Sherri Martel, Wendi Richter, Missy Hyatt, Tammy Sytch, Ryan Shamrock, Gorgeous George, Tracy Brooks, Alexis Laree, Trinity, April Hunter, Amber Oneal, Krissy Vaine (Team Blondage) , WWE Divas, ECW Divas, DWOW Divas, WEW Divas, Japense women wrestlers and much much more!

Carolina Championship Wrestling will be on hand with three very special guests at their booth, WWE divas Ivory and Molly Holly and NWA wrestling legend Magnum TA. Please note: there will be an additional charge for autographs and photos with these guests.

Wrestling Power will have DVDs available from mainly the old school territorial days. Also assorted other wrestling merchandise like Japanese magazines, trading cards and photos.

Sinnsations is an Ebay PowerSeller that will feature customized wrestling belts, custom made wrestling masks of legends and legends-to-be, as well as an assortment of figures and shirts! You are sure to see some belts and masks that you have not seen anywhere else! Sinnsations looks forward to meeting all the great wrestling fans in attendance!

TheHistoryofWWE.com For nearly 4 years, The History of WWE.com has worked to compile the largest and most in-depth collection of ring results found online or in publication. Be sure to stop by the table and say hi, check out samples of our work, and browse through the various home videos, DVDs, magazines, newsletters, action figures, and other merchandise available for sale.

Stan Lee

WrestlingMemories.com will be on hand with t-shirts, hats, buttons, etc., all pertaining to their great old-school website. Stop by and say hello to Steve and Carroll Hall.

RF Video

Mayfield Mayhem will be making it's third trip to Charlotte, and as always, George is looking forward to spending the weekend with some of the most loyal, passionate, loving wrestling fans he's ever met. New items available for this fanfest are as follows: posters from the 1977 "50 Years Of Funk" show (includes photos of Terry Funk vs. Bret Hart,) laminated show tickets from the 1995 I.W.A. (Japan) "King Of The Death Match" show that featured Terry Funk vs. Cactus Jack, photos from the A.J.P.W. Terry Funk retirement show featuring Terry & Dory in the ring, 1970's footage of Mil Mascaras' I.W.A. Promotion on DVD. All of this and more.

John Mills

Baddass Wrestlewear will be exhibiting such items as retro pro masks, custom pro masks, robes, capes, wrestling masks bean bag chairs, collectable games and other memorabilia.

Ring Warriors Promotions will have exclusive Wild Women of Westling DVDs, the recently released "AJ Styles Wrestling Wars" featuring the NWA 53rd Anniversary show from 2001 and a few other DVDs. Dusty Rhodes will be signing autographs and taking pictures at the Ring Warriors booth on Saturday only. Please note: there will be an additional charge for autographs and photos with this guest.

Crowbar Press, the number one publisher of books and magazines about professional wrestling, will have a booth at fanfest. Although they offer the best in original professional wrestling books, newsletters, videotapes, DVDs, and T-shirts, the item most wrestling fans are anticipating is the new book by J.J. Dillon, "Wrestlers Are Like Seagulls." J.J., along with Ole Anderson, will both be at the Crowbar Press booth to sign their books.

C.R.E.W., Coastal Real Extreme Wrestling.

EverythingMenNeed.com

Pro Wrestling Mid-Atlantic will have wrestlers at it's booth to sign autographs and take pictures with fans. Please note: there will be an additional charge for autographs and photos with these guests.

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