REPORT & PHOTOS FROM HULK HOGAN IN ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- 08/08/2016 (12:45:29 pm)
- Bob Mulrenin
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Thanks again to WrestlingFigs.com for
keeping us informed of all the upcoming autograph signings! I probably would not
have heard about this one without the website, so please keep up the great work!
Hulk Hogan appeared for the
37th Annual National Sports Collector's Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey,
on Saturday, August 6th, 2016. The event was mainly a baseball & sports card
convention. I'm not really a collector of sports cards, but it was fascinating
to see all the different booths.... many had free samples for the kids. I was
especially surprised to see how they open up the packs of sports cards on video
screens - I had never seen that before! Many of the baseball card vendors
commented on our bright yellow Hulk Hogan shirts!
Hogan arrived for his photo op
right on schedule - the photo op was relatively disorganized & chaotic, as
they had previously announced that people would be lined up in order by their
ticket number - but that didn't happen. It was kind of just everyone pushing to
get to the front of the line. Fortunately, the line moved pretty quickly - I'd
say Hogan finished all the photo ops in less than 30 minutes. We received out
printed photo, inside of a protective plastic sleeve (included) in about twenty
minutes! They said I should be able to purchase a digital download in about ten
days.
Then Hogan went to the
autograph station - this was much more organized, and they DID call people into
the line by number. We were lucky number 7, so we were near the beginning, which
was great news since we brought our kids! Hulk gave each of my kids a
"high-five" and we spoke briefly. I thanked him for coming out, and asked him to
sign my photo op from 2 years ago, when I met Hulk Hogan & Ric Flair for a
dual photo-op!
Overall, it was a great
experience, and even though the photo op was somewhat unorganized - we were
pretty much finished with Hogan in less than 90 minutes. Not bad for a wrestling
legend of this level! We've waited much longer for other wrestlers..... so
overall, Tristar did not do a bad job!
After the convention, we went
& played in the ocean, right under the shadow of Boardwalk Hall - the
historic site of WrestleMania 4 & 5! What a great day for this family of
wrestling fans!
Thanks again for keeping us
informed!
Frank Boris
Newark, Delaware
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