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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

ONLY ONE WEEK UNTIL BIGGEST WRESTLING CONVENTION/CARD OF

THE YEAR

WRESTLEREUNION 2 PRESENTS A DINNER HONORING BRUNO

SAMMARTINO PLUS MICK FOLEY’S ONE MAN SHOW- “MICK AT

NIGHT”- ON FRIDAY AUGUST 26, 2005

WRESTLEREUNION 2 BRINGS WHO’S WHO OF PRO WRESTLING STARS

TO VALLEY FORGE (PA) CONVENTION CENTER AUG. 26-28 

UNPRECEDENTED WEEKEND WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO LEGENDARY BRUNO SAMMARTINO, AUTOGRAPH & Q&A SESSIONS, 10-MATCH LIVE CARD, STARS OF YESTERYEAR, TODAY AND TOMORROW; A WRESTLING FAN’S DREAM 

WrestleReunion 2, the world’s finest and most comprehensive show featuring the top professional wrestlers of the last 40 years, will set up its ring, autograph and photo booths, and serve up a tribute dinner to honor Bruno Sammartino, “The Living Legend of Wrestling,” on Friday, Aug. 26, Saturday, Aug. 27 and Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Valley Forge Convention Center, 1160 First Ave., King of Prussia, PA.  

Co-presented by wrestling guru Bill Apter and three-time WCW World Champion Diamond Dallas Page, WrestleReunion 2 will give wrestling fans the opportunity to meet one-on-one with some 50 wrestlers, secure autographs, take photographs, enjoy special events and attend Q & A sessions. Many are veterans who thrilled fans for years and appeared regularly at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Madison Square Garden in New York, Capital Center in Landover and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island.  

WrestleReunion 2 weekend begins on Friday at 7:00 p.m. with a dinner at the convention center saluting Bruno Sammartino, 70. Speakers will include Jimmy Hart, Bill Apter, Diamond Dallas Page, J.J. Dillon, Mick Foley, The Dudleys and Domenic Denucci. A separate ticket is required to attend this event. Tickets at $99 must be purchased in advance at www.WrestleReunion.com.

At 10:30 p.m., spend an evening with Mick Foley aka Mr. Socko, one of the true greats of our era and one of the all-time great storytellers as he performs his entertaining one-man show, “Mick at Night.” Foley recalls episodes and incidents from his incredible career in a unique one man show to be taped for DVD and possible television comedy special release. This unique event will take place in Lily Langtree’s Las Vegas style showroom within the hotel and seating is limited. Tickets are just $25 and are available on line or at the door. 

On Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., wrestling fans will get up close and personal with the wrestlers who have brought them so much joy and excitement over the years; meeting, talking and being photographed with the athletes.  

At 8 p.m. on Saturday, fans will love the 10-match card that WrestleReunion founder Sal Corrente and promoter Rob Russen have put together to spotlight wrestling greats of the past, present and future. The main event could set the stage for the settling of a 25-year grudge between Sammartino and his former protégé, Larry Zbyszko. If Zbyszko defeats Diamond Dallas Page in the main event, he will get five minutes in the ring with Sammartino.  

The other main event, a Six-Man Tag Team Match, will feature the return to the ring of “The Hardcore Legend” Mick Foley and the two Funk Brothers (Terry and Dory, Jr.), with Bobby “The Brain” Hennan in their corner, vs. Jim Cornette and The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) and “Sweet” Stan Lane.  

In a Tag Team Match between current superstars, Matt Hardy and Rhino will face the Dudleys, Bubba Ray and D-Von. In a Mixed Tag Team Match, former WWF Lady’s Champion Wendi Richter, George South, Jr. and The Patriot will challenge Amy Love, D.C. Drake and “Gorgeous” Gary Royal. An Eight-Man Elimination Tag Team Match will feature team captain “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, Missing Link, D-Lo Brown, Dr. Tom Prichard vs. team captain “The King of Old School” Steve Corino, Andrew Martin (formerly known as Test), The Original Evil Clown and The Masked Superstar.  

In a Father and Son Tag Team Match, Don and Joe Muraco vs. Bob and Brad Armstrong.; IWA Heavyweight Champion Greg “The Hammer” Valentine will defend his title against the very popular Tito Santana; in a Special Legends Match/Russian Chain Match, former WWF Heavyweight Champion Ivan Koloff, accompanied by Nikolai Volkoff, goes head-to-head with Domenic DiNucci.  

In a Four Corners Tag Team Match, the Samoan Island Tribe (Samu and Alofa) with Sika, the Wild Samoan, vs. the Fantastics vs. the Backseat Boyz vs. the Thunderfoots. Returning to the ring for the first time after a bout with cancer, “Dr. Death” Steve Williams goes against King Kaluha. Nick Bockwinkel, former AWA World Champion, will serve as acting commissioner. Bret “The Hitman” Hart will be in a special in-ring interview segment with Jimmy Hart and Bill Apter. The referees are Dick Whoerle,Tiger Hattori, Billy Caputo and John Finegan. 

Tickets to the matches are part of VIP Package or $75 for matches alone. 

Tickets are on sale now at www.WrestleReunion.com. Weekend VIP tickets are $149.99 for all autograph sessions, all Q&A sessions and the 10-match card. Single day passes are $75 per day and include all autograph and Q&A sessions on the day of purchase. Tickets for the convention, matches and Foley performance will be on sale at the door. To purchase by mail: WrestleReunion, P.O. Box 1259, Boynton Beach, FL, 33425. For additional information call 941-358-6825