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Post by McBlake on Apr 5, 2015 11:43:48 GMT -5
Only ever met Cesaro who was spot on.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Apr 5, 2015 12:35:05 GMT -5
Off the top of my head the nicest wrestlers I've ever met were: Rhyno Sheamus Mick Foley Kane George Steele Roddy Piper RVD Paul Heyman Al Snow Stacy Keibler Larry Zbyszko Mickie James (met her when she was Alexis Laree, so I hope she didn’t change once she got some fame) Lita Jerry Lawler Balls Mahoney I heard Mickie James is a total sweetheart.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 12:45:04 GMT -5
Really surprised to hear about Foley. Always thought he'd be a stand-up guy. No pun intended.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Apr 5, 2015 16:30:56 GMT -5
Really surprised to hear about Foley. Always thought he'd be a stand-up guy. No pun intended. I've met him a few times and he's always been a friendly down to earth person. He is a human after all and probably has good and bad days.
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Post by Flair Forever on Apr 5, 2015 17:43:57 GMT -5
Met Tommy Dreamer twice, he was a complete jerk both times. He's doing an independent show in my area coming up soon - I don't think I'll bother him again.
The nicest wrestlers I've met?
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan - always a pleasure to meet! "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - very genuine & friendly - seemed so sincere. Hulk Hogan - was so much nicer than I expected.
Also, Honky Tonk Man was really nice - and I totally expected him to be a jerk.
I've met Foley a couple times, he was pretty nice - mostly business-like, not overly-nice, but in no way a jerk...
I was at an Eric Bischoff signing last year - he looked PO'd because there was a very small turnout - then, like he flipped a switch - he became the nicest guy in the room. The guy really knows how to turn it on & off.....
Antonio Cesaro was good - I told him I had really enjoyed his match against Sin Cara - "you enjoyed just that one?" was his reply.... I think he was joking around.
X-Pac was super nice! He actually chatted with me for a moment & really took his time....
Larry Zbysko was genuinely pleased that I knew who he was & had a magazine featuring him to have signed....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 18:00:03 GMT -5
Larry Zbysko was genuinely pleased that I knew who he was & had a magazine featuring him to have signed.... I'd love to meet Zbysko one day. I tweeted him the other day, and he favourited it. Really made my day!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 18:22:49 GMT -5
My brother met Alex Riley and Booker T at Axxess and said both of them seemed to be totally uninterested in being there and not very friendly.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 18:24:10 GMT -5
For me, Paige and Bray Wyatt were absolutely the nicest I have ever met.
Miz and Summer were super cool to me at Axxess. Actually got to carry a conversation with both of them.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Apr 5, 2015 18:28:11 GMT -5
I heard Emma is a b.... towards fans I know Batista isn't very nice to certain people (Melina/Ariel) Never had a bad encounter with Emma. People that strike out as nice guys are Owen Hart, Hawk and John Cena. Probably never heard a good word about either Shawn or Flair. Same with Dynamite Kid. Cena is a dick most of the time. He used to be super cool. Shawn, I've personally never had a bad encounter with, but have witnessed others. I know some wrestlers who people have had bad experiences with are - Riley, Axel, Batista, Punk, Flair, Kane and Taker. But everyone has bad days, so I'm sure everyone's had some bad experiences. Met Riley and Kane dozens of times and both are AWESOME. Kane is legit one of the nicest guys out there. When I met Paige at Comic-Con, she seemed to genuinely love talking to fans. From what I've heard as well, she is very popular at these events because she is so nice. Also, The Miz was a ton of fun to meet, but John Morrison was kind of a jerk. Met Morrison dozens of times and he was always awesome with me. I am shocked to read some of these bad experiences with guys I have NEVER had a bad one with.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 5, 2015 18:39:31 GMT -5
I'm sure that much like the real world has it's fair share of jerks and nice people, the same is probably true for wrestlers. I'm sure some are nice and some are jerks.
I've only met a few, but here is what happened:
Francine - Really nice, answered questions, wanted to know your name, how you wanted stuff signed, super cool.
RVD - Awesome. Wanted to make sure everyone got their monies worth, asked everyone's name, wanted to know what people thought of matches. Said he liked my shirt, lol.
Mick Foley - He was nice, the security guards rushed him, but he tried his best.
Steve Austin - full on heel character mode. I used to wear a lot of gel in my hair and he said "hell son, I don't know I should sign your damn autograph or grease the ball joints on the pen with your hair first....then he laughed and I laughed, so I guess that was a good interaction, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2015 18:40:04 GMT -5
Everyone I have personally met. Nice: Punk- was respectful so was treated with respect. Will meet him again at the end of the month. Hope to have another good experience. Foley- arrived late to his standup show due to ticket problems. He was sitting out in the lobby. Smiled and said hi and thanks for coming. Brief and nice. Hogan- he was being rushed to get the line going but was awesome for the brief time I was around him. My shock and fandom probably added to the experience. Simmons- met him twice. Once when I was nine. I had him sign a picture in his WWF debut attired which he jokingly told me to burn. Met him again two weeks ago. He talked to me a good five minutes, offered to sign every single picture he was in inside the Encyclopedia and wouldn't talk to anyone while until he found every single picture. Took a picture with him. Rhyno- extremely soft spoked and down to earth it seemed. We talked about pro wrestling tees and how it's great for the wrestlers. He talked about coming up with a couple of his own designs. I sadly didn't have the funds for a shirt or picture but he signed my Encyclopedia. Dickish: Al Snow- I was ten and it was a meet and greet. He had a few people in front of me signing "help me" backwards on their heads. So naturally I wanted that instead of an autograph since I was just a kid. He did it but made a big deal about it. Maybe he was having a bad day or something as I've usually only heard good things about him.
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Post by TheNinthCloud on Apr 5, 2015 19:21:15 GMT -5
I met James Storm last year, he was cool, but I couldn't stay and chat long because of the queue (which I just skipped to the front because everyone was descending on Gunner first, then to meet Storm straight after). I showed Storm my 2 custom Ruthless Aggression figures that I customised of him, and he said wow, appreciating how I had hand-painted them. He did seem a little quiet and tired after his match, so it came off a little "why is this guy showing me his toys". But I did get one signed. Nothing against him, but I wish I could have chatted a little longer, to really see how he could have been. Did you see him wrestle Gunner at a local indy fed? I think I was there, as well!
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Post by ICW on Apr 5, 2015 20:25:43 GMT -5
Larry Zbysko was genuinely pleased that I knew who he was & had a magazine featuring him to have signed.... I'd love to meet Zbysko one day. I tweeted him the other day, and he favourited it. Really made my day! Larry Zbyszko was such a gentlemen when I met him. Quick funny story: I attended The Big Event last month (here's my post about it: forum.wrestlingfigs.com/thread/316954/experience-attending-event-lots-pics) and I was beyond excited to find out that Bobby "The Brain" Heenan was scheduled to appear. Bobby's health is obviously declining and I didn't want to miss out on a chance to tell him that he truly is one of the all-time greats. Long story short, after about an hour of getting other autographs, I spot Bobby Heenan and Larry Zbyszko stationed in the freaking corner of the lobby. They were practically hidden and had no line whatsoever. Bobby looked so ill and this overwhelming sadness washed over me as I approached him. I tell him, "Mr. Heenan, it's an absolute honor to meet you and I just wanted to tell you that you are an all-time great and thanks for always making me laugh." Heenan leers at me and points to a stack of 8x10s on his table. I'm thinking Bobby just wants to sign his 8x10, which I really didn't have a problem with. So I respond, "You're only signing 8x10s?" He shook his head and pointed once again at his 8x10s. "I'm sorry, Mr. Heenan, I'm not sure what you mean." Suddenly, Zbyszko - who I even forgot was there - bursted out laughing. He turns to me and says, "He wants you to call him Bobby! Not Mr. Heenan!" I immediately say, "Oh I'm so sorry, Mr. Heenan!" Heenan throws his hands in the air in frustration as Zbyszko continues laughing away. I go to meet Zbyszko and he's still laughing! Finally, he signs my Encyclopedia and he talked to me for a bit. He couldn't have been a nice guy! I met James Storm last year, he was cool, but I couldn't stay and chat long because of the queue (which I just skipped to the front because everyone was descending on Gunner first, then to meet Storm straight after). I showed Storm my 2 custom Ruthless Aggression figures that I customised of him, and he said wow, appreciating how I had hand-painted them. He did seem a little quiet and tired after his match, so it came off a little "why is this guy showing me his toys". But I did get one signed. Nothing against him, but I wish I could have chatted a little longer, to really see how he could have been. I met James Storm at the Big Event and he just seems like a quiet but respectful kind of guy.
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Post by K5 on Apr 5, 2015 20:37:26 GMT -5
the highlanders, robbie and rory. both guys did some basic training for a group of us kids when i was a teenager and while some of the other wrestlers kind of had the douchebag bob holly attitude those two, the highlanders, were really genuine and helpful.
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Post by Barney Stinson on Apr 5, 2015 21:45:15 GMT -5
I've met a lot of nice wrestlers. Some of the nicest I've met were Trish Stratus, Christian, Sheamus, Jim Cornette and Layla. John Morrison and Melina were awesome. I went to a John Morrison autograph signing right after he left WWE. Melina was with him but wasn't signing, she was just there. I was wearing a Big Bang Theory hoodie. They were rushing people through the line and Morrison noticed my shirt and said he was a fan of the show too. He told the guys rushing the line to hold up and we talked for a few minutes. He turned to Melina and told her to check out my shirt and told us to stay to the side and talk to her. My brother and I had a 10 to 15 minute conversation with Melina about everything from Big Bang Theory to wrestling to movies. She even recorded a personal message to my friend who was in love with her. They were really cool.
The biggest jerk is someone I didn't technically meet, but they were a jerk to me regardless. I went to a Raw at the end of 2010. I stopped at a rest stop to get food after the show and when I got on line, after a moment I realized I was on line behind Miz, Alex Riley and the Nexus (Otunga, Gabriel, Husky Harris and Axel). My phone went off cause I had a text and Axel who was right in front of me turned around and gave me this look like, "Oh great a fan, now he's going to ask for a picture". I had no intention of bothering anyone. Anyway, the line was kind of like a bank line were it's roped off and you have to walk through sort of like a maze. The guy behind the counter was the only one there and was moving slow so the Nexus decided to try their luck elsewhere. Axel turns around and instead of saying excuse me, just shoves me out of the way to leave. Alex Riley who saw this happen came over after they left and apologized for Axel being a jerk and talked for a minute. I've been a fan of Riley ever since. Class Act that didn't have to do that.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 7:21:03 GMT -5
is mark henry really a jerk?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 7:22:28 GMT -5
is mark henry really a jerk? I don't know, but his son thinks the HOF is a national holiday.
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Post by Jamie on Apr 6, 2015 7:24:24 GMT -5
Tyson Kidd was incredibly nice and chatty when I met him at Axxess last year. Very respectful, humble and just down to earth. Seemed to be very involved with everyone.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 7:30:48 GMT -5
does anybody knows how they are?
uso´s khali fandango bo dallas barrett adam rose xavier woods william regal
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Post by TheXtremisT on Apr 6, 2015 10:16:45 GMT -5
I met James Storm last year, he was cool, but I couldn't stay and chat long because of the queue (which I just skipped to the front because everyone was descending on Gunner first, then to meet Storm straight after). I showed Storm my 2 custom Ruthless Aggression figures that I customised of him, and he said wow, appreciating how I had hand-painted them. He did seem a little quiet and tired after his match, so it came off a little "why is this guy showing me his toys". But I did get one signed. Nothing against him, but I wish I could have chatted a little longer, to really see how he could have been. Did you see him wrestle Gunner at a local indy fed? I think I was there, as well! Well if it was in Plymouth, UK then yeah! Saw them last May at a UK wrestling event. I met James Storm last year, he was cool, but I couldn't stay and chat long because of the queue (which I just skipped to the front because everyone was descending on Gunner first, then to meet Storm straight after). I showed Storm my 2 custom Ruthless Aggression figures that I customised of him, and he said wow, appreciating how I had hand-painted them. He did seem a little quiet and tired after his match, so it came off a little "why is this guy showing me his toys". But I did get one signed. Nothing against him, but I wish I could have chatted a little longer, to really see how he could have been. I met James Storm at the Big Event and he just seems like a quiet but respectful kind of guy. Yeah I thought that was the case. Didn't change my opinion of him one bit. Still one of my favorites of the past few years. the highlanders, robbie and rory. both guys did some basic training for a group of us kids when i was a teenager and while some of the other wrestlers kind of had the douchebag bob holly attitude those two, the highlanders, were really genuine and helpful. Lol anyone remember that the idea behind the Highlanders was to recreate the Bushwackers for a new era? What a success that was...
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