Old School Autographs

Yeah I'm not selling my stuff either.

Took me forever to obtain an Andre piece. No way I'm giving that up

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WWF mag looks brilliant Brain! I love any dual signed stuff and Dibiase/Virgil are two of the best as they appeared in so much stuff together.

How does the grading work on auto'd magazines? Do they grade the autograph as well on the overall grade?

That's awesome man, another great add to your collection!

Had one billionaire so had to get the other one...

With you getting so many holy grails, I'm sure there's still so much more you'd like to get.

I'm curious if there is a wrestler's autograph that either doesn't exist or is very rare. I don't classify Andre in that category necessarily because I saw videos of him signing scrap paper for kids post match, he did a WWF sponsored signing or two for big wigs (one I think in 1987 and the Toy Fair 91). The material exists, it's just the stuff will never see the light of day by being sold.

Is there a wrestler or personality that always refused to sign? Or someone who was around before autographs were really a thing. Obviously people would have signed checks, letters, documents but maybe didn't sign for fans. Even guys who pulled the heel gimmick and refused to sign would have signed at some point, probably done a signing or a meet and greet somewhere and lots of material exists. But is there a guy where close to nothing given to a fan exists?

Both good ones. I've wondered about a Borga autograph before. He was probably protective of his character so not signing promo photos like some guys and with being in Finland people were probably sending him Hasbro carded toys to sign. I wonder about his autograph being easily faked because the writing on the Hasbro facsimile is print, not cursive so easier to fake.

Vince Sr. is an interesting one although someone had a piece of paper signed by him and his second wife. I can't remember if that was on a facebook site or if it came up for sale. But he probably wasn't available to fans to be signing programs and paper and doubt the guys were asking him.

You should try and track down (not necessarily to buy but to see) a Wrestlemania V program that Nick Bockwinkel got signed for his son. It had everyone's autograph except the Rougeaus, possibly Jimmy Hart and one more. I think it was Bad News but I also feel like he signed it because I had never seen his auto before. It was an incredible item. I think everyone signed in ink pen, he had Andre, Studd, Hogan, Macho, Elizabeth, Warrior and everyone but three guys. Nick's son sold it some years ago, the person who bought it fell on hard times and sold it, then bounced back and wound up buying it back from who he sold it to. Things like that make me think no one's auto is totally impossible, they signed for someone even if it was someone they knew.

He's probably one of the more prominent ones with stuff not out there given his age and being a heel. I hesitated posting his name earlier because I wasn't sure. I saw two things with a "signature" a few years ago. Not sure where it was posted but one was one of those rare early 80s wrestling cards, All Stars I think and a letter signed to a girl who loved him. Some speculated both were fake.

I wonder about Bruiser Brody and Adrian Adonis.

I would be very weary about his stuff unless it came from someone close to him with some provinence. There was a dealer selling one of those Japanese boards (white boards) but his signature is really pretty basic cursive so it's easy to forge. His wife vouched for the signature but many questioned it. I'm sure her heart was in the right but I didn't trust it.