Bret Hart and Kelly Kelly Signing Report (10/20/2024)

I'd love to meet Matt Cardona, just because of how big a fan he is of action figures. I'd legit pay extra for a 10 minute conversation, never mind an autograph. He seems a very cool, genuine guy to and he seems to love meeting fans which is a win in my book.

It’s been a quiet month or so for me in terms of wrestling signings. Gangrel did a show here a couple of days ago, but I’ve already met him and didn’t have anything else I needed signed, so I passed. However, tonight Scotty 2 Hotty was in Toronto for Smash Wrestling.



The promotion advertised a meet and greet during intermission, and as a result, I didn’t feel the rush to get there before the show as all I really wanted was to meet Scotty. The show started at 7 and I get there about 45 minutes after. I walk into the venue and it was HOT. Definitely glad I did not get there for the start as the heat was quite uncomfortable. The women’s match was the first one I got to witness and right after, it was Scotty’s match. Scotty faced local talent Psycho Mike to a losing effort.



After the match, he sold his loss for a bit unti he was given a microphone. He spoke about the biggest crowd he ever wrestled in front of, which was WrestleMania 18 and the Skydome. For the Toronto fans reading this, yes, he called it the Skydome, saying that it doesn’t matter what it’s called now, it’s the Skydome. He mentioned his match and emphasized Mr. Perfect and how getting to wrestle somebody like him is as good as it gets. He then talked about Canadian wrestlers, listing several, such as Trish, Edge, Mike Sharpe, and Bret. He also mentioned Owen Hart, calling him one of the greatest ever to step foot into the ring. Furthermore, he said that he left his job at the Performance Center to do what he loves in front of audiences like this. It’s at this level of a few hundred people in community centers, legion halls, etc. that he likes to perform. At this point, he called out Psycho Mike to come back to the ring, telling him that he sees his passion and whenever he is in Florida, to hit him up. This ends Scotty’s speech. The ring announcer and promoter then start plugging the next show before announcing intermission.



At intermission, they ask those interested to line up by the entrance way. I was fourth in line. It did not take long for Scotty to come back out and start signing. Weirdly, they didn’t give him a table and he was signing autographs standing. He was $40 for an 8x10 and photo-op. The photographer of the show would be the one to take your money. When it was my turn, I told him that I wanted three autographs and a photo. He told me that he doesn’t think Scotty will be signing my items, but I can ask him. The photographer asks for the $40, which I pay. I then go up to Scotty. Scotty tells me that it’s $50 for autographs on figures. The photographer tells him I paid $40 for the 8x10 and photo, which Scotty says is separate. I tell him, I want my figure, a magazine, and my book signed, as well as a picture with him. He tells me it’s $20 for flats, which meant that my total is $90 so I pay the photographer $50 more.

I hand Scotty my figure with an orange paint pen, he asks if I want it personalized to Alex as per the sticky note, which I said I did. As he signed, I told him “it was really cool to hear Rhea Ripley talk about you”. He smiled instantly and said, “oh she’s really sweet”.




I then hand him a magazine to sign. Grandmaster Sexay is on the cover of this and because he can no longer sign it, I asked Scotty if he could inscribe Too Cool on it, which he had no problem doing. Lastly, he signed my encyclopedia. As he did, I thanked him for his time and he replied by saying “nice meeting you, Alex”



We then take a picture (at no extra cost) and shake hands to end the meet and greet.




A simple, yet fun meet and greet with a name that hasn’t appeared in my thread before. I met Scotty at least ten years ago and he was just as nice then as he was tonight. Thanks for reading!

Sadly, the person responsible for updating the autograph signings passed away.
I guess the best ways to be informed of appearances/signings is word of mouth or a Google search. I try to post them for any in the NJ area.

CM Tusk I did find this...

www.theofficialwrestlingmuseum.com/upcoming-autograph-signings.html

Great posting.
Kind of surprised how much he's charging for signatures, though.

After the man just got out of the ring,they could've at least gave him a table to sign on lol. Fun stuff once again man!

Lol my thoughts as well! At least it made for good photo-ops. Thanks again!

Great read. I've heard nothing but nice experiences that Trish has with her fans.

A really quick report to start the month. Curt Hawkins was at a toy show this afternoon.



As shown in the graphic, he was scheduled to sign between 12 and 2pm. I wanted to get there around 1pm such that any line he might have had in the beginning would have already died down. I did just that and arrived at just past 1pm, entered the vendor room and found Ryan's table. We chatted for a bit as we prepped our paint pens before approaching Hawkins' table a few minutes later.

He was $20 per autograph or photo-op, and given that I already had two photos with him, I didn't need one. I did need three autographs though, which I paid his handler for.

We start off with a handshake. I then hand him a white paint pen to sign the Edgeheads set with. He tested my paint pen before signing, which is appreciated. I converse with him a little:
Me: "I met you at Alpha-1 Wrestling many years ago"
Hawkins: "Wow a lot of Alpha-1 fans here."
Me: "Yeah, it's funny because I almost forgot to pay for the autograph you signed"
Hawkins: "At Alpha-1?"
Me: "Yeah"
Hawkins: "That wouldn't be the first time that happened [with a fan] and it wouldn't be the last". That apparently had happened many times before.

As he signed my Battle Pack, a bystander asked why he was in the set with Brodus. Hawkins explained that be was in Brodus' debut match.




Then, I had him sign a program from 2007 as Brian Major.




That literally ends the meet and greet. After he signed each item, he carefully sat down each item on his table and reminded me to give them some drying time. Although I would have liked to converse with him more, I had already met him a couple times prior so I didn't have much to talk about. It was great meeting him again though.

Thanks for reading! Please come back next week as I'll be attending the annual Niagara Falls Comic Con.