Don't think I'd ever want to go to one of these Legend Fanfests. For every cool moment it seems like there would be at least a couple of sad ones.
There are a couple reports on this weekend's Legend Fanfest at http://prowrestling.net/
Here are some excerpts from that dude's reports:
The event draws from all over the country. I have spoken with fans from Alabama, Texas, Maryland, New York, and Chicago. Most are 35 or older, but there a smattering of 20-somethings and a few kids.
It’s a lot of fun to see the wrestlers greet each other. A lot of these guys—even though they are inextricably attached in our minds—only see each other once or twice a year at these events. The emotion is genuine, and even in the post-kayfabe world it is rare glimpse into how close these men are. Watching Kevin Sullivan and Sabu embrace was certainly the highlight of the day.
There are a disproportionate amount of fans in wheelchairs. I have no idea if this is indicative of people in wheelchairs disproportionately like wrestling or if wrestling fans disproportionately end up in wheelchairs, and I present this merely as an observation.
All the acts seem to be having a legitimate good time. So often these events are painted as sad, poor, old wrestlers who are clinging to their youth. While I cannot speak for every wrestler here, the many I have had a chance to interact with are genuinely excited to be here. Even the curmudgeonly Ole Anderson.
The crowd loved Cornette. I do not think there is a man more aware of who he is than Jim Cornette. He gave the crowd exactly what they wanted and had them eating out of his hand. Yes, that same attitude got him run out of every company around, but for this crowd he was spot on. It was also great fun.
Lex Luger and Bobby Heenan were also here. Both men looked rough.
Luger was in a wheelchair and had to sign autographs with a pen stuck between his ring and pinky fingers. Heenan’s face is horribly disfigured from numerous cancer related operations, and many fans voiced their heartbreak over seeing Heenan and Luger in these states.
Heenan’s mind, however, has not been hampered at all. When the photographer tried to handle him as if he was an old, senile man that needed to be handled, Heenan gracefully stuck his middle finger in the man’s face.
The man laughed and told his assistant that his life is now complete that he’s been flipped off by The Brain.
The “It’s still real to me, dammit,” guy is not only here, but he’s known by every one of the legends on a first name basis.
He’s forever an Internet meme for that one moment, and he takes the ribbing for it well, but it’s mostly cool to see that he hasn’t let that potentially embarrassing moment ruin his love of wrestling.
There are a couple reports on this weekend's Legend Fanfest at http://prowrestling.net/
Here are some excerpts from that dude's reports:
The event draws from all over the country. I have spoken with fans from Alabama, Texas, Maryland, New York, and Chicago. Most are 35 or older, but there a smattering of 20-somethings and a few kids.
It’s a lot of fun to see the wrestlers greet each other. A lot of these guys—even though they are inextricably attached in our minds—only see each other once or twice a year at these events. The emotion is genuine, and even in the post-kayfabe world it is rare glimpse into how close these men are. Watching Kevin Sullivan and Sabu embrace was certainly the highlight of the day.
There are a disproportionate amount of fans in wheelchairs. I have no idea if this is indicative of people in wheelchairs disproportionately like wrestling or if wrestling fans disproportionately end up in wheelchairs, and I present this merely as an observation.
All the acts seem to be having a legitimate good time. So often these events are painted as sad, poor, old wrestlers who are clinging to their youth. While I cannot speak for every wrestler here, the many I have had a chance to interact with are genuinely excited to be here. Even the curmudgeonly Ole Anderson.
The crowd loved Cornette. I do not think there is a man more aware of who he is than Jim Cornette. He gave the crowd exactly what they wanted and had them eating out of his hand. Yes, that same attitude got him run out of every company around, but for this crowd he was spot on. It was also great fun.
Lex Luger and Bobby Heenan were also here. Both men looked rough.
Luger was in a wheelchair and had to sign autographs with a pen stuck between his ring and pinky fingers. Heenan’s face is horribly disfigured from numerous cancer related operations, and many fans voiced their heartbreak over seeing Heenan and Luger in these states. Heenan’s mind, however, has not been hampered at all. When the photographer tried to handle him as if he was an old, senile man that needed to be handled, Heenan gracefully stuck his middle finger in the man’s face.
The man laughed and told his assistant that his life is now complete that he’s been flipped off by The Brain.The “It’s still real to me, dammit,” guy is not only here, but he’s known by every one of the legends on a first name basis.
He’s forever an Internet meme for that one moment, and he takes the ribbing for it well, but it’s mostly cool to see that he hasn’t let that potentially embarrassing moment ruin his love of wrestling.
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), thought he was up and walking again 
