tystates Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Ric Flair and Terry Funk are to be in Altoona, PA this Saturday with Big Time Wrestling. I'll be there for autographs and photos with the Nature Boy. I think Matt Hardy was added, also Mickie James, Shane Douglas, Carlito Cool among the othern name wrestlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnowsWrestling Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Gonna check out the show outside of Pittsburgh (rostraver). Any idea what cards they actually run? I'm imagine a flair and douglas shouting match. Does funk wrestle? Do they have a roster that is at all decent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Flair and Funk, man, if they came anywhere near my city i'd be all over that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Flair wasn't on the original card for Rostraver Sunday but I guess he's been added. Debating whether to go now... hoping ROH runs Rostraver again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnowsWrestling Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yea Flair was added about 2 weeks ago to the Rostraver show. General admission is only 15. Its a day time show too, 3pm. Should be entertaining at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 How many no-shows has Flair pulled this year? That's my only worry. Going to wait to see if he's in Keyser/Altoona Friday & Saturday before committing to anything Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnowsWrestling Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 wasn't aware he has a history of no-showing. Hmm I'll probable check too.... Funk is there though, still probably worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Could have sworn I saw a couple of last-minute cancellations/pullouts from Flair this year. Nothing drastic but enough to where I want to double check before I buy any Photo Ops, etc with him. But I totally agree on Funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 If anyone went last night in WV or tonight in Altoona let us know how it went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tystates Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Flair was there and he apologized for missing his date in Altoona this March. Wasn't that around when his son died? Funk was the special enforcer at ringside for the steel cage main even between Shane Douglas and Flex Armstrong. Not a bad cage match. Funk slammed the door in Douglas' face, then after the match got inside and ran Douglas into the cage. I gave Funk a set of dvds I made of his tag matches with Dory in All Japan. Nice to meet him and Flair, of course really no chance at a conversation but got my picture and autograph. Chris Masters vs. Carlito Colon was alright too. Matt Hardy wrestled someone on the BTW roster. The only guy I knew was Slyk Wagner Brown. Also Mickie James vs. Reby Sky vs. Jessie Belle Smothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Fanfest supposed to begin at 1 today. 1:35 and doors not open yet. About 200-300 people in line outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tystates Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 Doors didn't open on time yesterday either. It was around 5:30. The wrestling show was at least 4 hrs long thanks to intermission with in-ring photos with Funk & Mickie, then Hardy does pix while they were trying to setup the cage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Same thing today. Intermission now. All of the workers were super nice. Even got a dreaded 'X' from the ref after a legit injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Who's playing the Patriot these days? Brandi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peck Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Home from a fun show. No cage today for the main event, which was Shane Douglas vs. Matt Hardy in an Extreme Rules match with Funk as Special Guest Enforcer. Probably had 400-500 people there. An incredible honor to meet Terry Funk. Seeing him walk out to "Desperado" still chill-inducing 15 years later. Mickie James and Reby Sky had a fun match which Virgil (who was unadvertised) somehow weaseled his way into being the Guest Ring Announcer for. Carlito and Chris Masters looked like they were chain-smoking outside the building before their bout which I found hilarious. Douglas cut a nice babyface promo in his hometown before the match, mentioning his late fellow Triple Threat members Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Candido which drew a big pop from the crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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