Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Feb 12, 2013 14:04:16 GMT -5
UPDATED: 7/18
Confirmed featured guests:
Ivan Koloff
Les Thatcher
Mr. Wrestling II
Jerry Brisco
Tiger Conway Jr.
James J. Dillon
Bob Caudle
Denny Brown
Lars Anderson
Johnny Powers
Magnum TA
Tully Blanchard
The Rock n Roll Express
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey)
Jim Cornette
"Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez
Barry Windham
Kendall Windham
Ken Patera
Danny Miller
Baron Von Raschke
Rich Landrum
Angelo Mosca
Rocky & Don Kernodle
Bill & Randy Mulkey
Leilani Kai
The Assassin
Susan Green
Tommy Young
Tommy Angel
Tom Prichard
Moondog Rex
Jerry Jarrett
Scrappy McGowan
Ole Anderson
Charlie Fulton
Confirmed vendor guests:
Gunner
Homicide
Davey Richards
Michael Elgin
Raven
Lodi
Sick Boy
Scotty Riggs
Father James Mitchell
Ox Baker
Man Mountain Link
Bobby Fulton (1/2 of the Fantastics)
Stro
Virgil
Tony Atlas
"Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Masked Superstar (a.k.a. Demolition Ax)
"Action" Mike Jackson
D.O.C
Rick Steiner
Buff Bagwell
"Golden Boy" Chic Donovan
Tracy Smothers
"Wildfire" Kevin Walker
(I have heard rumors of Highspots bringing Sunny, but nothing has been confirmed)
Current schedule:
Thursday, August 1, 2013:
1-6 p.m. Registration Open/Pickup Tickets, VIP Materials & Photo Op Tickets
2-6 p.m. Kickoff Party Fun & Games (Free and Open to Everyone!)
5-9 p.m. Vendor Setup
6 p.m. Mid-Atlantic Memories Documentary Reception (By invitation only)
6:30 p.m. Photo Op - "INSIDE THE STEEL CAGE" with Magnum T.A. & Tully Blanchard
7:30 p.m. "I Quit!" Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A. Q&A (Open to VIPs only)
9:30 p.m. Jim Cornette: Unplugged and Uncensored Q&A (Open to VIPs only)
Friday, August 2, 2013:
7-9 a.m. Vendor Setup
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration Open/Pickup Tickets, VIP Materials & Photo Op Tickets
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fanfest Open to VIPs and 9 a.m. Photo Op ticketholders!
9 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fanfest Open to General Admission Ticketholders
10 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
11 a.m.-12 Noon Training Camp Exhibition Matches (Open to VIPs only)
11 a.m. First Autograph Signing Session featuring Assassin, Bob Caudle, Tiger Conway Jr., Johnny Powers, Barry Windham, Kendall Windham and Mr. Wrestling II
11 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
12 Noon Photo Opportunity - TBA
1 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
2 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
2 p.m. Second Autograph Signing Session featuring Jerry Brisco, Manny Fernandez, Charlie Fulton, Robert Gibson, Scrappy McGowan, Danny Miller, Ricky Morton and Tommy Young
3 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
4 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
5 p.m. Fanfest closes
6 p.m. "Hall of Heroes" Dinner Banquet & Awards Ceremony (Note: Separate Ticket Required)
10 p.m. JCP Documentary Premiere (By invitation only)
Saturday, August 3, 2013:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration Open/Pickup Tickets, VIP Materials & Photo Op Tickets
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fanfest Open to VIPs and 9 a.m. Photo Op ticketholders!
9 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fanfest Open to General Admission Ticketholders
10 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
11 a.m.-12 Noon Training Camp Exhibition Matches (Open to VIPs only)
11 a.m. Third Autograph Signing Session featuring Ole Anderson, Tommy Angel, Denny Brown, James J. Dillon, Susan Green, Moondog Rex, Bill Mulkey, Randy Mulkey and Ken Patera
11 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
12 Noon Photo Opportunity - TBA
1 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
2 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
2 p.m. Fourth Autograph Signing Session featuring Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, Jerry Jarrett, Don Kernodle, Rocky Kernodle, Ivan Koloff, Rich Landrum, Angelo Mosca and Baron Von Raschke
5 p.m. Fanfest closes
7:30 p.m. Live Wrestling Matches, doors open for VIPs at 7 p.m.
11 p.m. Legends Karaoke & More with James Mitchell (Open to VIPs only)
Sunday, August 4, 2013:
8:30 a.m. Worship Service with special guest speaker Tully Blanchard (Free admission and open to everyone)
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration Open/Pickup Tickets, VIP Materials & Photo Op Tickets
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fanfest Open to VIPs and 9 a.m. Photo Op ticketholders!
9 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fanfest Open to General Admission Ticketholders
10 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
11 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
11 a.m.-12 Noon Training Camp Exhibition Matches (Open to VIPs only)
12 Noon Reid Fliehr Memorial Scholarship Presentation
12 Noon Fifth Autograph Signing Session featuring Lars Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Leilani Kai, Magnum T.A., Tom Prichard and Les Thatcher
12 Noon Photo Opportunity - TBA
1 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
1 p.m. Hall of Heroes Belt Silent Auction Winner Announced!
4 p.m. Fanfest closes
4 p.m. Live Wrestling Matches, doors open for VIPs at 3 p.m.
CONFIRMED MATCHES: Gunner vs. DOC (Gunner has been announced for both cards)
Michael Elgin vs. Davey Richards
"Race For the Ring" tournament matches: Cassidy Riley vs. Corey Hollis, Micah Taylor vs. "The Greek God" Papadon.
Caleb Konley & Cedric Alexander vs. Eddie Edwards & Roderick Strong
The Rock n Roll Express will be in action.
Fanfest favorite "Action" Mike Jackson returns.
HALL OF HEROES: Jerry Jarrett will induct the Rock n Roll Express, Midnight Express, and Jim Cornette.
Others to be honored for their lifetime accomplishments include Magnum T.A., Les Thatcher, Danny Miller and Lars Anderson.
In attendance at this year's Hall of Heroes dinner and awards ceremony will be Lars Anderson, The Assassin, Tully Blanchard, Jerry Brisco, Denny Brown, Bob Caudle, Randy Colley, Dennis Condrey, Tiger Conway Jr., Jim Cornette, James J. Dillon, Bobby Eaton, Manny Fernandez, Robert Gibson, Jerry Jarrett, Leilani Kai, Don Kernodle, Rocky Kernodle, Ivan Koloff, Rich Landrum, Magnum T.A., Danny Miller, Ricky Morton, Angelo Mosca, Ken Patera, Johnny Powers, Tom Prichard, Baron Von Raschke, Les Thatcher, Mr. Wrestling II and Tommy Young.
LEGENDS KARAOKE & MORE: From WCW to ECW to TNA, James Mitchell has been almost everywhere and done almost everything. The Columbia native returns to the Carolinas this summer to host "Legends Karaoke & More," a late-night Saturday night funfest at fanfest!
The former "Sinister Minister" in the original ECW is an entertaining host, a music aficionado, and will add an exciting new element to our yearly gatherings.
Mitchell, who debuted in World Championship Wrestling in the late-1990's, managing Mortis (the late Chris Kanyon,) and more recently, as Father James Mitchell, managed Raven and Abyss in TNA, will be signing autographs and posing for photos with fans on Saturday afternoon, August 3.
Dave Millican is making several of his belts available for photo ops:
-In individual photo ops with former NWA World tag team champions The Midnight Express, Rock-n-Roll Express, Ivan Koloff, Don Kernodle, Jerry Brisco, Ole Anderson or Manny Fernandez, you'll be able to use Dave's NWA World tag team belts, cast from the original NWA World tag team belts!
-In individual photo ops with former Georgia heavyweight champions The Assassin, Mr. Wrestling II, Angelo Mosca, Baron Von Raschke, Dennis Condrey or Ken Patera, you'll be able to use the authentic, original Georgia heavyweight belt!
-In individual photo ops with Ken Patera or Baron Von Raschke, you'll be able to use the original, ring-used AWA World tag team belt.
-In individual photo ops with former United States champions Tully Blanchard and Magnum T.A. (or the photo op of the two of them together,) you'll be able to use the original, ring-used NWA United States championship belt that both of them wore (silver version that was retired by Magnum when they gave him a new gold US belt.)
-In individual photo ops with Tully Blanchard, you'll be able to use the original, ring-used NWA TV title belt he wore in the pre-"World" TV title days.
All featured guests will be available for individual photo ops. Team/Group photo ops include:
Ole & Lars Anderson
TV Hosts - Rich Landrum, Bob Caudle, & Les Thatcher
Hall of Heroes - Les Thatcher & JJ Dillon
Hall of Heroes - Jerry Brisco & Danny Miller
Former Tag Partners - Les Thatcher & Danny Miller
Barry & Kendall Windham
Barry Windham & Tully Blanchard
Barry Windham & James J. Dillon
Tully Blanchard & James J. Dillon
Magnum T.A. & Mr. Wrestling II
Magnum T.A. & Tully Blanchard
Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson
Ivan Koloff & Baron Von Raschke
Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle
Don & Rocky Kernodle
The Mulkey Brothers
The Rock n Roll Express
Hall of Heroes - Rock n Roll Express & Jerry Jarrett
Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
Hall of Heroes - Midnight Express, Jim Cornette, & Jerry Jarrett
Masked Men - Mr. Wrestling II & the Assassin
Tag Team Greats - Midnight Express, Jim Cornette, & Rock n Roll Express
Legendary Referees - Tommy Young & Scrappy McGowan
Former Ladies World Champs - Susan Green & Leilani Kai
Others available:
Raven's Flock - Raven, Lodi, Sick Boy, & Scotty Riggs
American Males (Buff Bagwell & Scotty Riggs)
Ken Patera & Tony Atlas
Four Horsemen Members - Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, & James J. Dillon
"Inside the Steel Cage" - Tully Blanchard & Magnum T.A. (takes place inside steel cage set prior to Q&A; It seems I heard this was limited to the first 100 people to purchase)
Confirmed featured guests:
Ivan Koloff
Les Thatcher
Mr. Wrestling II
Jerry Brisco
Tiger Conway Jr.
James J. Dillon
Bob Caudle
Denny Brown
Lars Anderson
Johnny Powers
Magnum TA
Tully Blanchard
The Rock n Roll Express
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey)
Jim Cornette
"Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez
Barry Windham
Kendall Windham
Ken Patera
Danny Miller
Baron Von Raschke
Rich Landrum
Angelo Mosca
Rocky & Don Kernodle
Bill & Randy Mulkey
Leilani Kai
The Assassin
Susan Green
Tommy Young
Tommy Angel
Tom Prichard
Moondog Rex
Jerry Jarrett
Scrappy McGowan
Ole Anderson
Charlie Fulton
Confirmed vendor guests:
Gunner
Homicide
Davey Richards
Michael Elgin
Raven
Lodi
Sick Boy
Scotty Riggs
Father James Mitchell
Ox Baker
Man Mountain Link
Bobby Fulton (1/2 of the Fantastics)
Stro
Virgil
Tony Atlas
"Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Masked Superstar (a.k.a. Demolition Ax)
"Action" Mike Jackson
D.O.C
Rick Steiner
Buff Bagwell
"Golden Boy" Chic Donovan
Tracy Smothers
"Wildfire" Kevin Walker
(I have heard rumors of Highspots bringing Sunny, but nothing has been confirmed)
Current schedule:
Thursday, August 1, 2013:
1-6 p.m. Registration Open/Pickup Tickets, VIP Materials & Photo Op Tickets
2-6 p.m. Kickoff Party Fun & Games (Free and Open to Everyone!)
5-9 p.m. Vendor Setup
6 p.m. Mid-Atlantic Memories Documentary Reception (By invitation only)
6:30 p.m. Photo Op - "INSIDE THE STEEL CAGE" with Magnum T.A. & Tully Blanchard
7:30 p.m. "I Quit!" Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A. Q&A (Open to VIPs only)
9:30 p.m. Jim Cornette: Unplugged and Uncensored Q&A (Open to VIPs only)
Friday, August 2, 2013:
7-9 a.m. Vendor Setup
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration Open/Pickup Tickets, VIP Materials & Photo Op Tickets
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fanfest Open to VIPs and 9 a.m. Photo Op ticketholders!
9 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fanfest Open to General Admission Ticketholders
10 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
11 a.m.-12 Noon Training Camp Exhibition Matches (Open to VIPs only)
11 a.m. First Autograph Signing Session featuring Assassin, Bob Caudle, Tiger Conway Jr., Johnny Powers, Barry Windham, Kendall Windham and Mr. Wrestling II
11 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
12 Noon Photo Opportunity - TBA
1 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
2 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
2 p.m. Second Autograph Signing Session featuring Jerry Brisco, Manny Fernandez, Charlie Fulton, Robert Gibson, Scrappy McGowan, Danny Miller, Ricky Morton and Tommy Young
3 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
4 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
5 p.m. Fanfest closes
6 p.m. "Hall of Heroes" Dinner Banquet & Awards Ceremony (Note: Separate Ticket Required)
10 p.m. JCP Documentary Premiere (By invitation only)
Saturday, August 3, 2013:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration Open/Pickup Tickets, VIP Materials & Photo Op Tickets
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fanfest Open to VIPs and 9 a.m. Photo Op ticketholders!
9 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fanfest Open to General Admission Ticketholders
10 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
11 a.m.-12 Noon Training Camp Exhibition Matches (Open to VIPs only)
11 a.m. Third Autograph Signing Session featuring Ole Anderson, Tommy Angel, Denny Brown, James J. Dillon, Susan Green, Moondog Rex, Bill Mulkey, Randy Mulkey and Ken Patera
11 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
12 Noon Photo Opportunity - TBA
1 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
2 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
2 p.m. Fourth Autograph Signing Session featuring Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, Jerry Jarrett, Don Kernodle, Rocky Kernodle, Ivan Koloff, Rich Landrum, Angelo Mosca and Baron Von Raschke
5 p.m. Fanfest closes
7:30 p.m. Live Wrestling Matches, doors open for VIPs at 7 p.m.
11 p.m. Legends Karaoke & More with James Mitchell (Open to VIPs only)
Sunday, August 4, 2013:
8:30 a.m. Worship Service with special guest speaker Tully Blanchard (Free admission and open to everyone)
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration Open/Pickup Tickets, VIP Materials & Photo Op Tickets
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fanfest Open to VIPs and 9 a.m. Photo Op ticketholders!
9 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fanfest Open to General Admission Ticketholders
10 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
11 a.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
11 a.m.-12 Noon Training Camp Exhibition Matches (Open to VIPs only)
12 Noon Reid Fliehr Memorial Scholarship Presentation
12 Noon Fifth Autograph Signing Session featuring Lars Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Leilani Kai, Magnum T.A., Tom Prichard and Les Thatcher
12 Noon Photo Opportunity - TBA
1 p.m. Photo Opportunity - TBA
1 p.m. Hall of Heroes Belt Silent Auction Winner Announced!
4 p.m. Fanfest closes
4 p.m. Live Wrestling Matches, doors open for VIPs at 3 p.m.
CONFIRMED MATCHES: Gunner vs. DOC (Gunner has been announced for both cards)
Michael Elgin vs. Davey Richards
"Race For the Ring" tournament matches: Cassidy Riley vs. Corey Hollis, Micah Taylor vs. "The Greek God" Papadon.
Caleb Konley & Cedric Alexander vs. Eddie Edwards & Roderick Strong
The Rock n Roll Express will be in action.
Fanfest favorite "Action" Mike Jackson returns.
HALL OF HEROES: Jerry Jarrett will induct the Rock n Roll Express, Midnight Express, and Jim Cornette.
Others to be honored for their lifetime accomplishments include Magnum T.A., Les Thatcher, Danny Miller and Lars Anderson.
In attendance at this year's Hall of Heroes dinner and awards ceremony will be Lars Anderson, The Assassin, Tully Blanchard, Jerry Brisco, Denny Brown, Bob Caudle, Randy Colley, Dennis Condrey, Tiger Conway Jr., Jim Cornette, James J. Dillon, Bobby Eaton, Manny Fernandez, Robert Gibson, Jerry Jarrett, Leilani Kai, Don Kernodle, Rocky Kernodle, Ivan Koloff, Rich Landrum, Magnum T.A., Danny Miller, Ricky Morton, Angelo Mosca, Ken Patera, Johnny Powers, Tom Prichard, Baron Von Raschke, Les Thatcher, Mr. Wrestling II and Tommy Young.
LEGENDS KARAOKE & MORE: From WCW to ECW to TNA, James Mitchell has been almost everywhere and done almost everything. The Columbia native returns to the Carolinas this summer to host "Legends Karaoke & More," a late-night Saturday night funfest at fanfest!
The former "Sinister Minister" in the original ECW is an entertaining host, a music aficionado, and will add an exciting new element to our yearly gatherings.
Mitchell, who debuted in World Championship Wrestling in the late-1990's, managing Mortis (the late Chris Kanyon,) and more recently, as Father James Mitchell, managed Raven and Abyss in TNA, will be signing autographs and posing for photos with fans on Saturday afternoon, August 3.
Dave Millican is making several of his belts available for photo ops:
-In individual photo ops with former NWA World tag team champions The Midnight Express, Rock-n-Roll Express, Ivan Koloff, Don Kernodle, Jerry Brisco, Ole Anderson or Manny Fernandez, you'll be able to use Dave's NWA World tag team belts, cast from the original NWA World tag team belts!
-In individual photo ops with former Georgia heavyweight champions The Assassin, Mr. Wrestling II, Angelo Mosca, Baron Von Raschke, Dennis Condrey or Ken Patera, you'll be able to use the authentic, original Georgia heavyweight belt!
-In individual photo ops with Ken Patera or Baron Von Raschke, you'll be able to use the original, ring-used AWA World tag team belt.
-In individual photo ops with former United States champions Tully Blanchard and Magnum T.A. (or the photo op of the two of them together,) you'll be able to use the original, ring-used NWA United States championship belt that both of them wore (silver version that was retired by Magnum when they gave him a new gold US belt.)
-In individual photo ops with Tully Blanchard, you'll be able to use the original, ring-used NWA TV title belt he wore in the pre-"World" TV title days.
All featured guests will be available for individual photo ops. Team/Group photo ops include:
Ole & Lars Anderson
TV Hosts - Rich Landrum, Bob Caudle, & Les Thatcher
Hall of Heroes - Les Thatcher & JJ Dillon
Hall of Heroes - Jerry Brisco & Danny Miller
Former Tag Partners - Les Thatcher & Danny Miller
Barry & Kendall Windham
Barry Windham & Tully Blanchard
Barry Windham & James J. Dillon
Tully Blanchard & James J. Dillon
Magnum T.A. & Mr. Wrestling II
Magnum T.A. & Tully Blanchard
Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson
Ivan Koloff & Baron Von Raschke
Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle
Don & Rocky Kernodle
The Mulkey Brothers
The Rock n Roll Express
Hall of Heroes - Rock n Roll Express & Jerry Jarrett
Midnight Express & Jim Cornette
Hall of Heroes - Midnight Express, Jim Cornette, & Jerry Jarrett
Masked Men - Mr. Wrestling II & the Assassin
Tag Team Greats - Midnight Express, Jim Cornette, & Rock n Roll Express
Legendary Referees - Tommy Young & Scrappy McGowan
Former Ladies World Champs - Susan Green & Leilani Kai
Others available:
Raven's Flock - Raven, Lodi, Sick Boy, & Scotty Riggs
American Males (Buff Bagwell & Scotty Riggs)
Ken Patera & Tony Atlas
Four Horsemen Members - Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, & James J. Dillon
"Inside the Steel Cage" - Tully Blanchard & Magnum T.A. (takes place inside steel cage set prior to Q&A; It seems I heard this was limited to the first 100 people to purchase)