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Oct 13, 2013 21:04:52 GMT -5
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Oct 13, 2013 21:04:52 GMT -5
It Just keeps getting better! NYCC posted the video with me on the front still and me shaking hands with him!!! SO COOL!!!!!!
Man oh man what a busy week its been! I got a 3 day pass for NYCC and I want to share my experience with u guys.
As many of you guys obviously know I am a huge huge Hulk Hogan fan. He was my childhood hero growing up and I've always wanted to meet him. Hulk Hogan was a real life superhero to me. I was able to briefly meet him at his book signing a few yrs back the day he announced he joined TNA and he was really nice then but it wasn't the experience I expected, kinda rushed and just a quick word and handshake. When it was announced that he was gonna at comic con I knew I was ready to go all out. My dream has always been to have a signed belt by Hogan that I could frame with a picture of us posing together. This weekend that dream true.
I was in a full Hollywood Hogan costume and my friend was dressed as macho man lol. We were like 5th in line b/c stupid security wouldn't let us in on time but none the less no one looked like us. After a 2 hr wait the Hulkster himself comes out and me n my buddy start the Hogan chant with every1 joining in after. As he came out I made eye contact with him and he pointed at me (at this time hugely marking out lol).
After the chants die down he pulls out his energy drink and goes to the crowd I better only drink half or I might got outta control and poke Hollywood in the eye lol (marking out even more!).
When its finally my turn I get to the table and I gave him the wolfpac salute that I've always wanted, SO COOL! And I start telling him brother are u gonna come back for WM 30? We need ya. He goes Idk brother the rumors are running wild out there. And I told him we need you back, TNA is running wild but how can we have a 30 yr celebration of WM 30 w/o the greatest of all time. And then I said I also need a new MATTEL action figure, new hulkamania t-shirt, bandana etc and he started laughing.
Here's where it gets cool, after our little chat I asked him if he could sign the belt Hollywood instead of just hulk. He goes sure brother and signs Hollywood Hulk Hogan 4 life. Then he goes gotta add 2 sweet. I thought we were done and then he goes wait a minute brother gotta have nWo on it too! For the most part he signed just Hulk Hogan for the others but he was cool enough to put all that extra stuff for me! I am so grateful for this moment, as wrestling fans u guys get how big this was for me. I know he gets a bad wrap but he was so cool to me and this is a moment I will absolutely cherish for the rest of my life. Hulk will always be my guy!
When I came back for the photo op later in the day he goes ooooh Hollywood's back lol.
Some more pics from this weekend. Overall a great time. I really hunted and searched for mattel figures but a lot of the vendors either wanted too much or didn't have anything. I'm all caught up but its always cool to grab some stuff for customs. I swear we posed for like 300 pics that day. No exaggeration lol.
Me and my buddy
A cool display of all the superman suits. Kinda like Iron Mans hall of armor.
Kinda blurry but its supposed to be Kaitlyn
Jerry The King! He wasn't too happy to see Hogan lol.
Hacksaw JIM DUGGAN IS THE MAN!!! He loved our costumes! He was very cool. I asked him how he was doing cuz I knew he had surgeries scheduled and we talked for a bit. I wasn't planning on taking a photo but he was so cool to take the time to talk to us that I was like why not lets do a photo. This was the first shot.
Then he wanted one of us choking each other lol. He told my friend u work like the real macho man! Real loose lol!!! So funny.
He even put it up on his twitter and facebook pg.
Hacksaw's FB PG
Hacksaw's Twitter Page
Mr. Freeze
Sgt. was cool too.
He even put me in the cobra clutch!
Mattel pics which I'm sure you've seen. I asked them at the booth about Mankind and they said the promo is starting Nov but who really knows. Thats what the woman told me.
Chuck Zito with Tito Santana and Brutus.
Grabbed this cool Thor print by artist Tyler Walpole which he signed
AND On to some new figs for the last week. I got a clothing order from HpalR
Did a different look for an nWo Savage. Swapped the boots, put white tassels and got a vest.
Still need to get her a shirt. Just a Liz on a Vickie Body.
Easy E!!!
New shirt for my Hollywood
My updated Bobby Roode! IT FACTOR!!!
And perfect timing. Right after I met Hogan, later that night my parts came in to finish my TNA Hogan. It took me a while to hunt down this head!
My updated Mattel Hogan Collection!!! 80's, 90's, nWo, Hulk Still Rules and TNA!
My nWo Mattel Figure Collection. I need to get a Vincent made and I think I have all the members I want. Ok thats a lie I need Syxx and Flash Norton then I'm good lol.
THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!
Man oh man what a busy week its been! I got a 3 day pass for NYCC and I want to share my experience with u guys.
As many of you guys obviously know I am a huge huge Hulk Hogan fan. He was my childhood hero growing up and I've always wanted to meet him. Hulk Hogan was a real life superhero to me. I was able to briefly meet him at his book signing a few yrs back the day he announced he joined TNA and he was really nice then but it wasn't the experience I expected, kinda rushed and just a quick word and handshake. When it was announced that he was gonna at comic con I knew I was ready to go all out. My dream has always been to have a signed belt by Hogan that I could frame with a picture of us posing together. This weekend that dream true.
I was in a full Hollywood Hogan costume and my friend was dressed as macho man lol. We were like 5th in line b/c stupid security wouldn't let us in on time but none the less no one looked like us. After a 2 hr wait the Hulkster himself comes out and me n my buddy start the Hogan chant with every1 joining in after. As he came out I made eye contact with him and he pointed at me (at this time hugely marking out lol).
After the chants die down he pulls out his energy drink and goes to the crowd I better only drink half or I might got outta control and poke Hollywood in the eye lol (marking out even more!).
When its finally my turn I get to the table and I gave him the wolfpac salute that I've always wanted, SO COOL! And I start telling him brother are u gonna come back for WM 30? We need ya. He goes Idk brother the rumors are running wild out there. And I told him we need you back, TNA is running wild but how can we have a 30 yr celebration of WM 30 w/o the greatest of all time. And then I said I also need a new MATTEL action figure, new hulkamania t-shirt, bandana etc and he started laughing.
Here's where it gets cool, after our little chat I asked him if he could sign the belt Hollywood instead of just hulk. He goes sure brother and signs Hollywood Hulk Hogan 4 life. Then he goes gotta add 2 sweet. I thought we were done and then he goes wait a minute brother gotta have nWo on it too! For the most part he signed just Hulk Hogan for the others but he was cool enough to put all that extra stuff for me! I am so grateful for this moment, as wrestling fans u guys get how big this was for me. I know he gets a bad wrap but he was so cool to me and this is a moment I will absolutely cherish for the rest of my life. Hulk will always be my guy!
When I came back for the photo op later in the day he goes ooooh Hollywood's back lol.
Some more pics from this weekend. Overall a great time. I really hunted and searched for mattel figures but a lot of the vendors either wanted too much or didn't have anything. I'm all caught up but its always cool to grab some stuff for customs. I swear we posed for like 300 pics that day. No exaggeration lol.
Me and my buddy
A cool display of all the superman suits. Kinda like Iron Mans hall of armor.
Kinda blurry but its supposed to be Kaitlyn
Jerry The King! He wasn't too happy to see Hogan lol.
Hacksaw JIM DUGGAN IS THE MAN!!! He loved our costumes! He was very cool. I asked him how he was doing cuz I knew he had surgeries scheduled and we talked for a bit. I wasn't planning on taking a photo but he was so cool to take the time to talk to us that I was like why not lets do a photo. This was the first shot.
Then he wanted one of us choking each other lol. He told my friend u work like the real macho man! Real loose lol!!! So funny.
He even put it up on his twitter and facebook pg.
Hacksaw's FB PG
Hacksaw's Twitter Page
Mr. Freeze
Sgt. was cool too.
He even put me in the cobra clutch!
Mattel pics which I'm sure you've seen. I asked them at the booth about Mankind and they said the promo is starting Nov but who really knows. Thats what the woman told me.
Chuck Zito with Tito Santana and Brutus.
Grabbed this cool Thor print by artist Tyler Walpole which he signed
AND On to some new figs for the last week. I got a clothing order from HpalR
Did a different look for an nWo Savage. Swapped the boots, put white tassels and got a vest.
Still need to get her a shirt. Just a Liz on a Vickie Body.
Easy E!!!
New shirt for my Hollywood
My updated Bobby Roode! IT FACTOR!!!
And perfect timing. Right after I met Hogan, later that night my parts came in to finish my TNA Hogan. It took me a while to hunt down this head!
My updated Mattel Hogan Collection!!! 80's, 90's, nWo, Hulk Still Rules and TNA!
My nWo Mattel Figure Collection. I need to get a Vincent made and I think I have all the members I want. Ok thats a lie I need Syxx and Flash Norton then I'm good lol.
THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!