cawthon777 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 I'm dead tired but just wanted to give an update on what went on at the NWA Fanfest. Charlotte was a blast and I'll be back later with a better recap and some photos but here are a few things off the top of my head ... It cost me $20 for a photo with Bret Hart and it was worth every penny Mark Nulty from Wrestling Classics is a jackass In the event Missy Hyatt is ever on a plane that crashes into a lake, she can use her lips as flotation devices Rob Feinstein molestation jokes never get old I was interviewed by Highspots for a documentary they were doing on the convention ... that was fun I shared an elevator with Bobby Heenan Hardcore wrestling fans are great to hang out with ... there were people there from as far away as Toronto, Japan, and England Standing outside a packed Hooters on the outskirts of Charlotte and watching the main event of Summer Slam was pretty damn fun ... we only caught that one match and that was the only place in the area showing it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 Mark Nulty from Wrestling Classics is a jackass <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Elaborate on this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 I’ll add to the topics but I’ll start with this … Mark Nulty – Never met the guy before and have no issues with him whatsoever. Greg Price, the promoter of the event, used Nulty as the MC. He would give updates on the schedule for the day, mention that such and such talent is signing their book at such and such vendor table, etc. He even did the ring announcing for the 2 wrestling cards that were held (I only attended Saturday night’s). I saw him at the hotel bar following Saturday night’s wrestling card (RnRs vs. MX in a pretty damn good match headlined the show) and went over to politely say hi and introduce myself. I’m sure he knew my name, if not my face, because I post at WC regularly. And since a good number of the vendors came over to MY table to say hi to me and tell me how much they enjoyed my website, I figured he at least knew me from The History of WWE. I tried initiating a little small talk but he couldn’t even look me in the face during the 15 seconds we spoke, he just stared at the bar counter. And then he grabbed his materials and left. No “Goodbye”, no “Nice to meet you”, “I’ll see you later”, etc. The cold reaction struck me as a little odd since he seemed to be getting along very well with Sir Oliver Humperdrink, who was sitting next to him at the bar, prior to me saying hello. Humperdrink, after Nulty left, had all the time in the world to talk to me as I asked him if he would be around the following day as well. That altercation itself didn’t bother me too much. In fact, I met my friends outside the bar and joked that I had just been snubbed by, of all people, Mark Nulty. The following evening was Bret Hart’s Q&A session, which I was very much looking forward to since Bret is my favorite wrestler of all time and I had plenty of non-cliché questions lined up – “What difficulties did you have making the transition from IC to world champion?” … “What was the background behind Hogan not dropping the belt to you in 1993?” … “What was it like to have the entire weight of the WWF on your shoulders during the mid 1990s?” Stuff like that. So about 30 minutes into the Q&A, which Nulty was hosting (of course), I get up the courage to get out of my seat and walk over to the end of the aisle and wait my turn to ask Bret a question. After all, when am I going to get this chance again? A friend of mine got up right before me and was the next in line. I was about to walk past Nulty and get in line behind my friend when Nulty, in a furious whisper of a shout, told us both repeatedly to sit down. The Q&A continued for another 30 minutes to an hour, with other people doing the EXACT same thing prior to asking their question … got out of their seat … walked over … got in line. There was nothing we were doing to warrant that reaction. My friend eventually got back in line, privately told Nulty off, and asked Bret a question. I was too furious to do the same and Nulty’s dickish behavior put a bad taste in my mouth during what should have been the highlight of the weekend. He really came across as a egotistic bastard. If he was Hulk Hogan or Vince McMahon, I could understand that. But it’s the guy from Wrestling Classics … what does he have going for him to excuse that behavior? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 I would tell you to ask him about it on WC, but you would probably get banned. I can't remember where I saw it, but when Nulty 'found' a bunch of signed copies of Lou Thesz's book to sell about a year ago, someone on a board made an animated gif of Nulty dancing on Lou Thesz's grave with bags of money in his hands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 From my understanding, he's this way around a lot of people. Moving on ... Started setting up the table around 7:30am on Friday. Brought a lot of Coliseum tapes, WCW pay-per-views, PWI Weeklies, and PWIs to sell. But I wasn’t really there to sell anything – I was just trying to promote my website to a core audience. Brought a stack of business cards and a sample of results from the site. The entire bottom floor of the Hilton was set up for the convention. They had two huge rooms, one for the main autograph stage and the other for most of the vendors, and used the hallways for vendor tables as well. Some of the other vendors included RF, Highspots, Scott Teal (The History of MSG book, etc), Steve Johnson (The History of Tag Team Wrestling book), Sam Finley, Tucold Video, Bill Brown, George Mayfield, and several others. Vendor guests included Tammy Sytch, Missy Hyatt, David Flair, Magnum TA, Dusty Rhodes, Ivory, and Molly Holly, who were all taking photos and signing autographs for a small fee. A lot of guys like JJ Dillon, Race, Dusty, and Terry Funk were singing their books as well. The Fanfest guests included Bret Hart, Jimmy Snuka, Baron Von Raschke, Tony Atlas, Bobby Heenan, Ken Patera, Dick Slater, Ole Anderson, JJ Dillon, Paul Jones, Gary Hart, Ox Baker, Brad Armstrong, Jim Cornette, George South, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey, Terry & Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race, Jack Brisco, and several others. All those guys had scheduled times during the weekend where they were in the main room at the autograph table signing whatever the fans wanted for free. The days were very long with me sitting at the table from 10 till 6, or 12 to 4 while at the same time running in the main room to get autographs myself. Thankfully I had a good group of friends there who didn’t mind watching the table while I was elsewhere. Will be back with more later … Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 What I had signed … As some of you know, I’m a whore for event posters. I brought about a dozen or more to have signed. Bret – Survivor Series 89 (poster includes photos of every talent) and a show promoting him vs. Owen from 94 Heenan – WrestleMania III and Series 89 Valentine – WrestleMania III and Series 89 Atlas – a WWF house show from Nov 83 with him vs. Koloff Patera – WrestleMania IV and a show from Jan 78 with him vs. Backlund Snuka – Series 89 and a show from 84 with him vs. Masked Superstar Masked Superstar – the same poster from 84 and WrestleMania IV Terry Funk – a St. Louis newsletter from the 70s for him vs. Brisco for the title Brisco – the same Dory – the same since he was on the undercard Race – WrestleMania III and IV … he asked me where I got the III poster; was pretty interested in it Missy Hyatt – Beach Blast 92 – she freaked out when she saw it and wanted a copy … I gave the vendor my card in the event she’s really interested Sunny – a Raw taping poster from 97 … Missy was definitely the more enthused of the two; I didn’t see Tammy after her sitting at the table but Missy was at the Saturday night wrestling card and at Bret’s Q&A Cornette – Capital Combat 90 Condrey – the video insert for Starrcade 86 … now the only major signatures I’m missing on it are Flair and the Road Warriors Eaton – Capital Combat 90 The R ‘n’ Rs – Capital Combat 90 … at first they thought it was a movie poster for Robocop 2 since THAT was so prominently featured on the poster Brad Armstrong – Bash 91 … he pointed at the photo of Missy on the poster and asked if he could draw a little arrow to her crotch and write, “I was there” … he later joked that he was just kidding and one was on the few that wasn’t there What I bought … Wow … so much to choose from. Sam Finley, a good friend of mine who is big into merchandise and had a table set up, sold me WrestleMania VI, Summer Slam 96, Tag Team Champions, Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!, Ricky Steamboat, and a few others for only $80. I picked up the Classic 5 of 1998 PPV pack, which I got rid of years ago, for only $10 (sealed). Got a WCW Hollywood Blondes DVD comp and a classic WWWF / MSG comp for $15 apiece. And Tucold Video, who are very cool people that happily put my website over, sold me two WWWF tapes from 1978-80 for only $5 apiece (12 hrs total). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 Graham, Sounds awesome bro. Had Missy on a radio show a few years ago and she was an angel, and very candid. She gets a lotta shit from the 'net, but I think she's amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillenniumMan831 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2005 It's funny that so few will admit to banging Missy. Either her reputation is unwarranted or a lot of guys are ashamed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boner Kawanger 0 Report post Posted August 23, 2005 I would have loved to have just been able to spend an hour and a hundred bucks at those video tables. I envy your Hollywood Blondes DVD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Team Angle Pusher 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2005 We want photos! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted August 24, 2005 Ask and ye shall receive... http://photobucket.com/albums/a179/Timc197...anFest/?start=0 Those were all taken by a friend of mine. I end up in a handful - page 3 with Bret and the world title replica, the third photo on page 2 in white. Some of the guys have aged a bit so if there are any questions as to who's who, feel free to ask. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2005 It took me long enough but I finally got a page up documenting the weekend. A few new photos as well. http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/charlotte2.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Team Angle Pusher 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2005 Ugh Von Raschke still looks awful. Oh and don't try to look cool with that pose, it ain't working my friend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
