More than Mania Philadelphia Adventure Preview

As this posts I will be heading south with my friends to Philadelphia for Wrestling Week.  I can't really call it WrestleMania week, because I may or may not go to Mania, and it's not WrestleCon week because yes I'm going there, but we are doing other events as well.

So I am going with More Than Mania Week!

I've shared out schedule of events below, with Saturday being the big unknown as it's dependent on the last minute ticket prices for Mania.  Currently the cheapest are $196 plus fees for partial obstructed view, and as stacked as the card is, I can't spend that much money for a ticket like that. 

Wednesday

Sean Henderson Presents WrestleJawn - GA

5pm at Attic Brewing Company

Hunkamania - VIP Tickets

10:30pm Helium Comedy Club 2031 Sansom St, Philly

Comedy show with Nic & Ryan Nemeth and special guests

Thursday

Defy Wrestling

11am - 1:30pm The Collective

Seated 3rd Row Tickets

World of Stardom 

3pm doors at 2pm 2300 Arena

Standing Room Tickets

Mark Hitchcock Show

7pm doors at 5:30pm 2300 Arena

Seated Tickets in the back

JCW & GCW vs The World - Maybe

11:59pm The Collective 

Friday

WrestleCon Convention 9am to 2pm 

Progress Wrestling

3pm - 5:30pm The Collective

3rd row ringside

Joey Janela Spring Break 8

7pm - 10pm The Collective

2nd row ringside

GCW: For The Culture

11:59pm The Collective

General Admission

Saturday

WrestleCon Convention 9am to 2pm

GCW vs. TJPW - Maybe

2:30pm The Collective

WrestleMania 40 - Maybe

7pm Lincoln Financial Field

GCS JJSB Clusterfuck Forever - Maybe

11:59pm The Collective

Sunday

WrestleCon Convention 9am to 2pm

My WrestleCon meet and greet list has many names on it but I'm not getting everyone to sign it's more of a, maybe / possible. There are other wrestlers that are not at WrestleCon but are at shows I am going too that I potentially want to get cards signed by.

My primary focus for cards, outside the few I purchased, are getting NWA Wonderama Cards Signed, so that means Robert Gibson, Bushwacker Luke, Missy Hyatt and Earl Hebner. Outside that Los Boricuas, Ken Patera, and the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers are high on the list.

Friday Only

Sting - purchased 9am - 1pm

Bryce Remsburg $10/$15 10am - 2pm

Dawn Marie $30

Dustin Rhodes $40 cards

Saturday Only

Ric Flair - purchased

Sid - purchased

Missy Hyatt $20

Ken Patera $30

Rougeau Brothers $50

Kyoko Inoue $30/$50

Aja Kong $30/$50

Nigel McGuinness

Killer Kelly

Masha Slamovich

All Days

Sabu- purchased
Robert Gibson $30/$50 no vendor - perhaps JJ Spring Break

Los Boricuas $60 card

Nick Wayne

Arn Anderson $60/$80

Bushwacker Luke

Izzy Moreno

Tommy Rich $30/$50

Powers of Pain $50/$80

It will be interesting to see what I do and how the weekend plays out. 

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The Cost of Being a Wrestling Fan: March 2024

Let's take a look at my March 2024 expenses

March had some expenses related to WrestleCon like trading cards, Ric Flair autograph and tickets to Defy Wrestling and the Nemeth Brothers comedy show, we got the VIP with meet and greet totaling $276.67.

I bought the Sting Upper Deck moments card for his final match and the CMLL 90th Anniversary Show set, which I'm hoping will arrive in time for WrestleCon totaling $46.32.  

My buddy Mikey went to Beyond Wrestling Shamrock Slam and got me 5 cards signed by Kris Statlander and Willow Nightingale for only $40!  A wicked deal as at WrestleCon Willow would have been $60 for the two cards she signed.  

I only attended 1 wrestling show in March resulting in $46.84 of my wrestling expenses this month.  

The remaining $71.09 was spent on my monthly streaming services for wrestling and some trading card supplies of top loaders and a large binder that holds cards in top loaders, which is VERY cool!

And that is what I spent this month on my passion. 

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My Rasslin' Results January to March 2024

In the first 3 months of 2024 I managed to attend 5 wrestling shows, a pretty good start to the year.  Unlike last year I have no goal in mind for number of shows I want to attend, its more of a let's see what happens.

January 12, 2024

¡Let’s Wrestle! The Community Center Fairfield, ME

Dunky Boy Bandit, J-Heru, & Stormy Savage with Jake Hess defeated “Belfast Bulldog” Dave Dyer, Samuel Radcliff, & Lee Miller with Coach when Dunky pinned Lee

Jason Maverick pinned Mani Ariez with bossman slam

Tag Team Champions: POS: “Masshole” Mike McCarthy & Alexander Lee defeated Guaposuave: Guapo Suave: Diego Alvarez & Lex Lozano when Lee pinned Alvarez

Sammi Chaos with Vile pinned Liviyah with vader bomb

Lucas Chase pinned Sami Diaz with Greetings from Asbury Park

Career vs Family: Dylan Nix with Big Cat & Drake Lovecraft pinned Levi Spade

Cage Match: ¡Let’s Wrestle! Champion: “Notorious” BRG defeated Eric Johnson

January 20, 2024

Limitless Wrestling AmVets Hall Yarmouth, ME

TJ Crawford pinned Alex Hammerstone

Ace Romero pinned “Hazard” Conner Murphy

Gabby Forza & Aaron Rourke defeated ARTE: Ava Everett & Ricky Smokes with LSG

Triple Threat: Limitless World Champion: “World Class” Channing Thomas with Sidney Bakabella defeated Dezmond Cole & JT Dunn with Thomas pinned Cole

Rich & Powerful: Charles Mason & Richard Holliday defeated Waves & Curls Jaylen Brandyn & Traevon Jordan

Unsanctioned: Aiden Aggro pinned The Dangerkid at 49:02

February 4, 2024

Mariners Wrestling / EWA Cross Insurance Center Portland, ME

Mo Jibari defeated “World Class” Channing Thomas with the sharpshooter

Cousin Larry, “Centerfold” Steve Ramsey, & Teddy Goodz defeated Dr. Heresy, Alexander Worthington the 3rd, and Adam Booker with Ramsey pinned Worthington with a spinebuster

Dirty Dango, Scotty 2 Hotty, “Innovator of Violence” Tommy Dreamer and Colt Cabana defeated Shannon Moore, Ace Romero, Heath Miller, & Brian Myers when Dango pinned Miller

February 24, 2024

Limitless Wrestling AmVets Hall Yarmouth, ME

Yarmouth Street Fight: Ace Romero pinned Sami Callihan

Ricky Smokes pinned Gabby Forza with his feet on the ropes

2 on 1 Handicap Match: Megan Bayne defeated The Bratz: Paris Van Dale & Shannon LeVangie pinning both

The Rich & Powerful: Charles Mason & Richard Holliday defeated Desmond Cole & JT Dunn pinning Cole

Alec Price pinned Lio Rush

Above the Rest: Tristien Thai & Gabriel Skye defeated The Unit: Danny Miles & Trigga The OG pinning Trigga the OG

World Champion: “World Class” Channing Thomas with Sidney Bakabella pinned “Iron” Rip Byson

March 22, 2024

North Atlantic Wrestling Assoc. (NAWA) Mt Ararat High School Topsham, ME

Dunky Boy Bandit pinned “The Consistent One” AZ 

Lee Miller & Raf with Jordan Cross defeated Jake Hess & Jaxx when Raf pinned Hess

Kidd V pinned Jordan Cross with Lee Miller

Mani Ariez pinned “Belfast Bulldog” Dave Dyer with Coach

Danny Cabral pinned Christopher Spratt with Robert Benson III with an O’Connor Roll

“Mr. USA” Tony Atlas & Cousin Larry defeated Jerry Goldsmith & NBK with Coach when Larry pinned NBK after a cocobutt and a whoopie cushion

Surprising there was no Limitless or Let's shows in March!

Potential upcoming shows:

April 4 - 7 Philadelphia, tickets to 7 shows and the WrestleCon convention with the potential for 3 additional shows

April 12 - NAWA Fairfield Community Center

April 13 - Limitless Yarmouth

April 18 - Wrestling Open - very slim chance, going to Red Sox at 1pm with my son

April 19 - MPW Skowhegan

May 4 - Let's Wrestle Fairfield

There is another show I am aware of in May but it hasn't been announced. 

Thank you for reading, please leave a comment, check out my other posts, and if you want like my blogs Facebook page.  You can also head over to Amazon and pick up a copy of my book Limitless Wrestling: The First Five Years, or any of my other books as well.  

Until next time!