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Post by Grumpyoldman on May 7, 2024 0:52:10 GMT -5
My brother is a huge Cowsills fan.
Nice read, as always.
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Post by TheChamp617 on May 19, 2024 22:53:16 GMT -5
Matt Riddle and Shelton Benjamin were in Oshawa tonight for Destiny Wrestling. When this show was announced, Matt Riddle was announced as a headliner from the very beginning. It wasn't just until a few weeks ago when Shelton Benjamin was announced as one too. I did not need Riddle as I met him a few months ago but did need Benjamin as he was a name I haven’t met yet. A few days ago, Destiny posted that the headliners would be doing a pre-show meet and greet, with prices also being included in the post. Additional autographs on top of the $50 combo would be $25. With doors opening at 6, I get there at 6:10 this evening to see that there is still a line outside. The doors were already open, however, so I join the line and make my way in. At the ticket counter, tickets for the meet and greets were being sold. I buy my Benjamin autographs then head inside the venue. There is a decent line for Matt Riddle but Benjamin is nowhere to be seen. Shortly after, there is a pre-show match and Benjamin is still not out. I find the promoter and ask if Benjamin would be signing and am told that his flight was delayed but will be out at intermission and/or after the show. I thank him and find a seat. During the first half of the show, Matt Riddle defeated Joey Janela. Riddle’s match was the last match before intermission, during which they announce that Benjamin would be signing. I make my way to the meet and greet table and so does a few dozen people. Benjamin is out right away and starts signing. it takes me about 15 minutes to get to him. I give the handler my six tickets and he looks puzzled. He starts to count the people behind me as if the extra tickets were for them but I explain that I have six items. He understands and lets me meet Benjamin. We start off with a handshake with me telling him I’m a huge fan. He thanks me for the comment. I then hand him my figures to get signed, asking if he could make them out to Alex. He asks, “both of them?”, to which I say “yes please!”. He was cool with the marker switches as well. As he signed the figures, I tell him that I was a huge fan of everything he’s done from Team Angle, to the World’s Greatest Tag Team, to the Hurt Business and everything in between. He thanks me again. Then, I flip open a couple of programs which he signs as well. I tell him “when you came back in 2017, I was really hoping they would finally put the world championship on you. Seems like they had other plans.”. He smiles and replies, “they always have other plans!” Lastly, he signs both entries in the Encyclopedia. After he signed everything, we pose for a picture. We shake hands and I thank him again. He replies with a sincere “you’re welcome!” and I wish him luck in his match to end the meet and greet. A very simple but great one. Thanks for reading!
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Post by Grumpyoldman on May 19, 2024 23:55:34 GMT -5
Very cool!
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on May 20, 2024 22:10:53 GMT -5
Shelton is the guy
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