davie™
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Post by davie™ on Sept 21, 2014 19:03:08 GMT -5
yesterday while I was getting my cousin who flew in to the airport in Orlando,Florida , I was inside the food area and I was standing at a corner by a Dunkin Donuts and Barrett walks completely by me and I was like "what the ? that's barrett!" in my head and I saw he stopped at the Dunkin donuts and ordered something and I'm literally just in shock still and when he was done and walked over to the straws, I just came from behind him and said "hey Barrett" and he just turned around and was nice and kindly said " hey man how's it going" and we just chatted for about a minute or 2 and just let him go. Was such a cool dude to meet. One of my favs. Anyone's ever met a wrestler randomly?
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Post by Evil Abed on Sept 21, 2014 19:07:47 GMT -5
I met Bam Bam Bigelow when I was just a kid at a Christmas Store in New Jersey many years ago. One of the nicest guys ever, even as a kid I felt bad bothering him when he was with his family, but he was super cool and nice enough to ask me about my favorites and such. I'll always remember that.
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Post by rustyy on Sept 21, 2014 19:26:00 GMT -5
You have no idea how jealous I am, I'd love to meet Barrett.
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Post by Hurricane on Sept 21, 2014 19:39:05 GMT -5
Met Cena and Kane the same week at the sports center I worked at in 2004 when they were filming Marine/SNE. Ate dinner with Cena and hanged around with him for about 3 days straight on and off. Really cool guy. Kane was super nice too.
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davie™
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Post by davie™ on Sept 21, 2014 19:49:15 GMT -5
here's the photo too
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Post by HHH316 on Sept 21, 2014 19:58:19 GMT -5
The highlight of my 21st birthday. I was on my way to the airport in Vegas & my cab driver was stopped by a US Marshall for speeding throughout the airport area. The Marshall turned out to be Rico. He was ruthless with the driver, but as soon as I recognized him, he couldn't be any nicer. He told the cab driver I saved him from getting a few points on his license. I got a photo with him before going inside.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 21:00:32 GMT -5
I saw CM Punk on two different occasions, didn't approach him either time because he looked busy and I didn't want to bother him. Also met Animal a few years back, chatted with him for like 5 minutes, he was a great guy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2014 21:53:23 GMT -5
Thta's pretty awesome. I met Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro at a Burger King in 2005 after a supershow
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Sept 21, 2014 22:33:09 GMT -5
I "met" Eugene once in Tesco, not long after WWE let him going he was working the Indies in the UK, the venue was right around the corner and he was stocking up on those blue non fizzy energy drinks, we didn't talk i just mimmicked his intellectually- disabled grin and wave, he replied the same way, then we went about our business... I always think about how weird that must have looked to anyone who didn't know who he was.
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Post by Kanenite on Sept 21, 2014 22:52:51 GMT -5
I met Hacksaw Jim Duggan a month or two ago.
He was at an Indy show, and after the show, my friend and I hit the bars. We were there for a few hours and then I see Hacksaw walking around nearby, so my friend and I get these girls we knew to watch our drinks, and we ran over and got some pics with him and had a quick little chat by a hotdog stand.
I also gave him the thumbs up from inside the bar before we went out to see him and he signaled back.
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Post by The Hitman on Sept 22, 2014 0:45:15 GMT -5
I was at the Christmas Tree downtown in 2007. I had just taken my last final and I was standing near the flame pit where you throw in a penny for good luck. Across from me was a gorgeous girl, look closely it was Maria. Man she looked even better in real life. Said hi to her, but didn't take a picture as she was with someone.
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Post by mrbiggs on Sept 22, 2014 1:17:04 GMT -5
Went to Monday Nitro in Asheville NC years ago and met Chris Benoit and Meng together in a gas station on the way home. They were grabbing some 32oz dinks and some snacks. I thought it was funny because they had just wrestled a match against each other at the old Civic Center.
I didn't meet him, but a buddy of mine I used to work with went to a Rolling Stones concert in Charlotte, NC back in the late 90s and asked me to work for him. I didn't want to, but he was the manager, I was the assistant manager, so what could I do?
Anyway, later on that night at about 8pm, he calls me and says he has someone that wants to talk to me. Not knowing anyone with him, I had no idea who it was...
A second later, I hear a very familiar voice on the other end... It was Ric Flair! He told me that I had to be a sucker to work for my manager just so he could come to the show. He then told me that I should get some extra days off. he gave me a quick "Wooo" and gave the phone back to my buddy. My friend aid that Ric got a HUGE cheer from the crowd waiting to get into the concert and said that he took a lot of time to talk to the guys in line before he went into the coliseum. He brought me a Stones t-shirt Ric signed for me and a pic of him and Ric together. Like I wanted a pic of his goofy face with one of my all time heroes?!
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Post by ¡Twist Of Lime Green Jello! on Sept 22, 2014 2:39:02 GMT -5
Earlier this year while waiting in line for a Pretty Reckless concert at the Hard Rock Hotel, Dean Ambrose randomly walked past. I had a photo, didn't hold him up or anything since he seemed to be in a rush.
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Post by JC Motors on Sept 22, 2014 7:06:52 GMT -5
The highlight of my 21st birthday. I was on my way to the airport in Vegas & my cab driver was stopped by a US Marshall for speeding throughout the airport area. The Marshall turned out to be Rico. He was ruthless with the driver, but as soon as I recognized him, he couldn't be any nicer. He told the cab driver I saved him from getting a few points on his license. I got a photo with him before going inside. US Marshals don't give speeding tickets, Rico works for the Nevada Taxicab Authority
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Post by HHH316 on Sept 22, 2014 8:15:51 GMT -5
The highlight of my 21st birthday. I was on my way to the airport in Vegas & my cab driver was stopped by a US Marshall for speeding throughout the airport area. The Marshall turned out to be Rico. He was ruthless with the driver, but as soon as I recognized him, he couldn't be any nicer. He told the cab driver I saved him from getting a few points on his license. I got a photo with him before going inside. US Marshals don't give speeding tickets, Rico works for the Nevada Taxicab Authority This was back in 2006. He may have moved over since then.
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Post by Flair Forever on Sept 23, 2014 0:33:03 GMT -5
I saw J.J. Dillon at a college football game......
I didn't realize who it was until I had already passed him.... it took me a minute to figure out why the man I had just seen looked so familiar!
Once I got home - I googled J.J. Dillon, and found out that he lives (and works) in the same state that I do - Delaware! So it most certainly was him!
I wish I had been just a bit quicker to recognize him - I would have said 'hello'.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Sept 23, 2014 12:22:47 GMT -5
In 2000 when I worked at a Hess gas station in Ledgewood, NJ, a grey SUV pulled up early Sunday morning. The window rolls down & I hear a familiar voice say "$5 regular, please. I just need to get my family to church." As I head to the window to get payment, I realize it was Tito Santana. His wife & him own a hair salon in the adjoining mall from the gas station.
And one time in 1995 or 1996, I could have sworn I saw Raven (in a business suit) walking around the Lehigh Valley Mall.
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Post by Zigzag on Sept 23, 2014 14:17:31 GMT -5
I was at SummerSlam 2006. Flew up from Florida to meet up with my college buddies, to see Hogan wrestle. After the show, we wanted to stick around the back gate - like we used to do, years before - but the friend with the car keys had work in the morning, so we headed towards the car instead. However, that all changed when this same friend saw [King] Booker T's car stuck in exit traffic. He raced off in the other direction to get a photo. At the same time, a random person spotted Arn Anderson behind the wheel of a car going the other way, so, the rest of us followed Arn's car. I raced up alongside it, and caught up as it was stopping at a red light.
Catching my breath on the sidewalk, I inadvertently leaned my hand on the car door. I look to my immediate left, and who should be staring back at me inches from the window, but Good Ol' JR, Jim Ross himself. He gave me a small smile and a little wave. I waved back. I stepped back on the curb and the car took off again. I couldn't help but think to myself - "Wow, I just had a moment in time with who was the voice of wrestling since the late-80s."
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Post by Slim on Sept 23, 2014 14:19:32 GMT -5
I'm jealous, never met any wrestlers randomnly, I live in France...
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Post by wyleecyotee on Sept 23, 2014 14:32:38 GMT -5
Went to the O2 for SD this year, went to the arena early to buy a shirt before the line gets massive. As we where walking out, saw two dudes in the starbucks that looked familiar, turned out they where Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn, was so awesome actually randomly meeting them. Didnt say a word to them though, my mate did most of the talking got a cool picture though.
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