WRESTLING LEGENDS RETURN TO BALT-WASHINGTON AREA
- 04/06/2006 (12:09:59 am)
- Press Release
3 Day FANFEST features 30 of Wrestling’s Greatest Stars!
Wrestling Legends Return to Baltimore-Washington Area; 3-Day Fanfest Features 30 of Wrestling's Greatest Stars!
The Capitol Wrestling Legends Fanfest, featuring 30 of wrestling's legendary heroes and villains, takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 11-13, 2006 at the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center in Rockville, Maryland.
The Capitol Wrestling Legends Fanfest is a three-day weekend of fun; a "dream come true" for any old-school wrestling enthusiast. The weekend affords us an opportunity to meet, chat with and get autographs from the legendary performers from our childhood. There will be autograph signings with each of the wrestling legends, chances to get your photo taken with the wrestling greats, memorabilia displays and, basically, "everything under the sun" that a wrestling fan could want.
VIP All Access Pass holders will have exclusive access to Friday afternoon's "Early Bird" opening session and early access on both Saturday and Sunday. VIPs have first access to all autograph signings and photo sessions, plus exclusive admission to four awesome Question-and-Answer sessions! Throw in a free copy of the weekend's commemorative souvenir program and a VIP All Access Pass with neck lanyard and you have the VIP hookup!
Half of the 30 featured guests were announced recently. Those confirmed to appear thus far are Tony Atlas, Baby Doll, Dennis Condrey, Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton, Stan Hansen, Bret Hart, Bobby Heenan, Rocky Johnson, Ivan Koloff, Stan Lane, Rick Martel, Jim Neidhart, Masked Superstar, and Rockin' Robin.
More featured guests will be announced in the coming months.
Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of a truly special weekend in the heart of one the greatest wrestling areas ever.
For more information, please visit http://www.CapitolLegends.com
ONLY 3 WEEKS REMAINING - BUY YOUR VIP ALL ACCESS PASS BY MAY 1 AND
YOU COULD CO-HOST ONE OF OUR FANFEST QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSIONS!
That's right! Our first contest is for the opportunity to be a special co-host for one of our VIP Q&A Sessions at fanfest weekend. Everyone that buys a VIP All Access Pass by May 1 will qualify for the drawing.
To purchase your VIP All Access Pass today, please visit http://www.CapitolLegends.com/tickets.htm
"BEAUTIFUL" BOBBY EATON: ONE OF 30 FEATURED GUESTS AT FANFEST!
Some young boys are born to wrestle.
Growing up in Huntsville, Alabama, in the 1970s, Bobby Eaton attended wrestling matches every week. Through his regular attendance, Eaton got to know Gus Gulas, who promoted the town on behalf of his more well-known brother Nick. When Gus invited the teenager to help set up the ring, Eaton jumped at the chance. “I was just a kid, you know,” Eaton said. “Me and a friend of mine, we helped put the ring up on Fridays and wrestle a little bit beforehand. We’d practice like that and watch and watch and eventually you learn things. After a while, my friend and I, we could probably have a better match than some of the guys on the card. I got paid $25 one time and I was in hog heaven.”
Since his debut in 1976, Eaton has been doing exactly that – having some of the best matches on the card. His underhanded tactics and high-flying moves, combined with a knack for making partners and opponents shine, has brought him respect from every part of the wrestling game.
Eaton started out in the Alabama-Tennessee territory, and formed a solid heel team called Ebony & Ivory with Koko B. Ware. But it wasn’t until 1983, when he hooked up with Dennis Condrey and motormouth manager Jim Cornette as the Midnight Express, that he hit the big time. In a talent swap, the trio moved from Tennessee to the Mid-South promotion in Louisiana, where its quick-hitting heel maneuvers revolutionized a territory known for bigger, slower wrestlers.
“I knew when we went down there and got our first big break, I knew we had something. “We had a ton of heat on us. People hated us. This was the first big push I had. Nobody was going to beat us, we knew that,” Eaton said.
There, the Midnight Express started a feud with the Rock-n-Roll Express that would linger for years, capped off by a memorable tumble by Eaton in a scaffold match. Eaton and Condrey captured every tag title under the sun in Mid-South, Texas and the Carolinas. When Condrey departed in 1987 for personal reasons, Eaton brought Stan Lane seamlessly into the fold – those two held the NWA World and U.S. tag titles at the same time in 1988, back when belts meant something.
As a singles wrestler, Eaton had a nice run with WCW TV title, and a hysterical stint with Lord Steven Regal as the Bluebloods, as the properly mannered Brit tried to teach the Earl of Eaton some manners. “Oh, I really loved it; it was fun. The whole thing was the video we did before we even wrestled together where he’s making me stand tall and getting me cleaned up. That was the funniest part about it,” Eaton said. Incidentally, Eaton was a latecomer to the team – the initial Blueblood spot had been reserved for Paul Levesque, who departed for the WWF as Triple H.
In his characteristic friendly, laid-back manner, Eaton said he tried to do what was right for the business, regardless of where he was on the card. “I knew what it was all about. I didn’t have any ego,” he said. Fans who meet him at the Capitol Wrestling Legends Fanfest will no doubt agree.
Growing up in Huntsville, Alabama, in the 1970s, Bobby Eaton attended wrestling matches every week. Through his regular attendance, Eaton got to know Gus Gulas, who promoted the town on behalf of his more well-known brother Nick. When Gus invited the teenager to help set up the ring, Eaton jumped at the chance. “I was just a kid, you know,” Eaton said. “Me and a friend of mine, we helped put the ring up on Fridays and wrestle a little bit beforehand. We’d practice like that and watch and watch and eventually you learn things. After a while, my friend and I, we could probably have a better match than some of the guys on the card. I got paid $25 one time and I was in hog heaven.”
Since his debut in 1976, Eaton has been doing exactly that – having some of the best matches on the card. His underhanded tactics and high-flying moves, combined with a knack for making partners and opponents shine, has brought him respect from every part of the wrestling game.
Eaton started out in the Alabama-Tennessee territory, and formed a solid heel team called Ebony & Ivory with Koko B. Ware. But it wasn’t until 1983, when he hooked up with Dennis Condrey and motormouth manager Jim Cornette as the Midnight Express, that he hit the big time. In a talent swap, the trio moved from Tennessee to the Mid-South promotion in Louisiana, where its quick-hitting heel maneuvers revolutionized a territory known for bigger, slower wrestlers.
“I knew when we went down there and got our first big break, I knew we had something. “We had a ton of heat on us. People hated us. This was the first big push I had. Nobody was going to beat us, we knew that,” Eaton said.
There, the Midnight Express started a feud with the Rock-n-Roll Express that would linger for years, capped off by a memorable tumble by Eaton in a scaffold match. Eaton and Condrey captured every tag title under the sun in Mid-South, Texas and the Carolinas. When Condrey departed in 1987 for personal reasons, Eaton brought Stan Lane seamlessly into the fold – those two held the NWA World and U.S. tag titles at the same time in 1988, back when belts meant something.
As a singles wrestler, Eaton had a nice run with WCW TV title, and a hysterical stint with Lord Steven Regal as the Bluebloods, as the properly mannered Brit tried to teach the Earl of Eaton some manners. “Oh, I really loved it; it was fun. The whole thing was the video we did before we even wrestled together where he’s making me stand tall and getting me cleaned up. That was the funniest part about it,” Eaton said. Incidentally, Eaton was a latecomer to the team – the initial Blueblood spot had been reserved for Paul Levesque, who departed for the WWF as Triple H.
In his characteristic friendly, laid-back manner, Eaton said he tried to do what was right for the business, regardless of where he was on the card. “I knew what it was all about. I didn’t have any ego,” he said. Fans who meet him at the Capitol Wrestling Legends Fanfest will no doubt agree.
SIGHT-SEEING IN WASHINGTON, DC!
I've been travelling a good bit lately, getting ready for this summer's fanfest weekend. Last Monday, I took a few hours in the afternoon to do some sightseeing around the nation's capital.
I've driven through that rough stretch of I-95 many times in the last several years, but this was my first sightseeing since I was a kid.
I hope those of you travelling to Rockville for fanfest weekend will allow a little extra time, or an extra day, to do a little bit of sightseeing for yourself. Even if you don't drive, downtown DC is just a short trip on the Metro system (the Twinbrook station is directly behind the Doubletree Hotel in Rockville.)
I've driven through that rough stretch of I-95 many times in the last several years, but this was my first sightseeing since I was a kid.
I hope those of you travelling to Rockville for fanfest weekend will allow a little extra time, or an extra day, to do a little bit of sightseeing for yourself. Even if you don't drive, downtown DC is just a short trip on the Metro system (the Twinbrook station is directly behind the Doubletree Hotel in Rockville.)
I've posted a few of my sightseeing photos at http://legendsfanfest.proboards1.com/index.cgi?board=capital&action=display&thread=1143945830
Please make plans now to be with us for 3 HUGE DAYS celebrating wrestling tradition in our nation's capital!
This will make a great summer vacation!
Capitol Wrestling Legends Fanfest
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 11-13, 2006
Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center; Rockville, Maryland
Tickets on sale now at http://www.CapitolLegends.com
The Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center is the host hotel for this summer's Capitol Wrestling Legends Fanfest. The hotel is offering a special room rate of $89 per night for fanfest attendees. This is a tremendous savings off the regular rate, so please book your room in advance.
Make reservations online at http://www.Doubletree.com. Use the "Group/Convention Code" LEF in order to receive the special rate.
You may also make reservations by phone by calling 1-800-222-TREE, or call the hotel directly at 301-468-1100. When calling, make sure to tell them you're a part of the "Capitol Wrestling Legends Fanfest" group in order to receive the special rate. You must book your room by July 28, 2006 in order to receive the special group rate.
Just minutes from Washington, DC, the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center enjoys equal convenience to three gateway airports -- Reagan National, Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington International -- providing exceptional scheduling flexibility and competitive fares on all major airlines. The hotel area offers an abundance of restaurants and shops within walking distance and the adjacent Twinbrook Metro Station makes trips to the world-class attractions of our nation's capitol quick and easy, so why not make it a summer vacation and take in a little bit of everything?
AirTran Airways is offering fanfest attendees 10% off it's lowest available fares for flights into all 3 DC-area airports. Call the AirTran EventSavers Desk at 1-866-68EVENT. Make sure to ask for Event Code "DC080606" and start saving today!
This will make a great summer vacation!
Capitol Wrestling Legends Fanfest
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 11-13, 2006
Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center; Rockville, Maryland
Tickets on sale now at http://www.CapitolLegends.com
The Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center is the host hotel for this summer's Capitol Wrestling Legends Fanfest. The hotel is offering a special room rate of $89 per night for fanfest attendees. This is a tremendous savings off the regular rate, so please book your room in advance.
Make reservations online at http://www.Doubletree.com. Use the "Group/Convention Code" LEF in order to receive the special rate.
You may also make reservations by phone by calling 1-800-222-TREE, or call the hotel directly at 301-468-1100. When calling, make sure to tell them you're a part of the "Capitol Wrestling Legends Fanfest" group in order to receive the special rate. You must book your room by July 28, 2006 in order to receive the special group rate.
Just minutes from Washington, DC, the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center enjoys equal convenience to three gateway airports -- Reagan National, Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington International -- providing exceptional scheduling flexibility and competitive fares on all major airlines. The hotel area offers an abundance of restaurants and shops within walking distance and the adjacent Twinbrook Metro Station makes trips to the world-class attractions of our nation's capitol quick and easy, so why not make it a summer vacation and take in a little bit of everything?
AirTran Airways is offering fanfest attendees 10% off it's lowest available fares for flights into all 3 DC-area airports. Call the AirTran EventSavers Desk at 1-866-68EVENT. Make sure to ask for Event Code "DC080606" and start saving today!
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