Found E27 Rikishi.... and got it signed!
Mar 29, 2014 5:16:35 GMT -5
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Post by Flair Forever on Mar 29, 2014 5:16:35 GMT -5
Wow, I was hoping I would be able to find an E27 Rikishi figure before Friday night, as Rikishi was scheduled to appear for "Funkdafied Wrestling Federation" about ten minutes from my house in Newark, Delaware....
My prayers were answered last weekend, when I went to a different Target right when they opened.... I was thrilled to find one E27 Rikishi among the rest of the Elites!
So, last night, I took the figure to the show..... several of the independent wrestlers commented that they were jealous, as they had been looking for this figure, and asked me where I got it.... a woman in the crowd actually asked me if I bought it from Ringside! I think I was the only person there who actually had this figure....
Rikishi seemed genuinely pleased when I put the figure in front of him, he smiled and laughed a little, he said "you got the new one!" I told him how hard it was to find this figure. I then told him that my wife and I had the old "WWF Cookbook" from years ago, and "Rikishi's Rump Roast" was one of our favorite recipes...... he laughed at that, too..... I asked him if it was his recipe, or if they just made it "his" for the book.... he said "It's mine"..... and smiled.
My wife asked if she could do this picture, as she said "You're always in the picture"..... I said sure, all I really wanted was my figure signed..... and I'm glad she's a good sport about these things....
Another great night of action from the guys of FWF! These guys are all genuinely nice guys. I'm pretty sure the wrestlers families make up about half of the crowd, and it's a really fun & friendly atmosphere highlighted by some fun in-ring action.....
Now, Rikishi has taken his spot on my wrestling "Wall of Fame"......
To celebrate meeting Rikishi, we're making "Rikishi's Rump Roast" on Sunday!
Thanks for looking!
*EDIT - Here's the highlight video from the event that I threw together..... I like keeping these as a reference for most of the shows that we go to. Enjoy!
My prayers were answered last weekend, when I went to a different Target right when they opened.... I was thrilled to find one E27 Rikishi among the rest of the Elites!
So, last night, I took the figure to the show..... several of the independent wrestlers commented that they were jealous, as they had been looking for this figure, and asked me where I got it.... a woman in the crowd actually asked me if I bought it from Ringside! I think I was the only person there who actually had this figure....
Rikishi seemed genuinely pleased when I put the figure in front of him, he smiled and laughed a little, he said "you got the new one!" I told him how hard it was to find this figure. I then told him that my wife and I had the old "WWF Cookbook" from years ago, and "Rikishi's Rump Roast" was one of our favorite recipes...... he laughed at that, too..... I asked him if it was his recipe, or if they just made it "his" for the book.... he said "It's mine"..... and smiled.
My wife asked if she could do this picture, as she said "You're always in the picture"..... I said sure, all I really wanted was my figure signed..... and I'm glad she's a good sport about these things....
Another great night of action from the guys of FWF! These guys are all genuinely nice guys. I'm pretty sure the wrestlers families make up about half of the crowd, and it's a really fun & friendly atmosphere highlighted by some fun in-ring action.....
Now, Rikishi has taken his spot on my wrestling "Wall of Fame"......
To celebrate meeting Rikishi, we're making "Rikishi's Rump Roast" on Sunday!
Thanks for looking!
*EDIT - Here's the highlight video from the event that I threw together..... I like keeping these as a reference for most of the shows that we go to. Enjoy!
Seriously congrats on your find and signing. And it looks like it was a good time all around.
