Meet & Greet Sessions

PWROffice

Anybody on here think promoting a meet and greet event with no wrestling matches would be a good idea if alot of must see wrestlers were booked for the event. Would you attend such an event ?


All comments, good , bad or indifferent welcome.


Thanks

Gerard.C

There would need to be some really big names on it, and in Ireland I doubt the promoter would be able to cover the costs.

jaykhunter

I think signings go down well. They're autograph conventions. I'm down with paying into the place but paying for autographs (well, I suppose 5 bucks is the max I'd lay down) i'm not a fan of. I think they're a lot more common in America...sign-a-mania and all that.

I think part of what makes the American Wrestling Rampage so popular is that you can get their sigs before the show (sometimes afterwards)...

It'd really depend on who's there. Maybe a Q&A panel with signings before or afterwards would be better.

joepenguin

It'd have to have some serious past / present superstars. Not an entire line up, but enough to make it worth the trip. Like if there are any retired wrestlers who we have NO chance of seeing.

Example... i went to the awr show with bret in letterkenny which is a long enough drive. if it was in my hometown id have went whether bret was there or not, but if he wasnt there i wouldnt have travelled.

Id imagine it would b hard to pay the wrestlers enough while giving the fans good value at a signings only event with multiple signings / photos etc.

Could you tie it in with a small wrestling show or fair?

flahavaj

PWROffice wrote: »

Anybody on here think promoting a meet and greet event with no wrestling matches would be a good idea if alot of must see wrestlers were booked for the event. Would you attend such an event ?


All comments, good , bad or indifferent welcome.


Thanks

IWW ran one of these down in Cork a few years back, had a load of big names in but none of them wrestled. Went down like a lead balloon if I recall.:pac:

EdK

flahavaj wrote: »

IWW ran one of these down in Cork a few years back, had a load of big names in but none of them wrestled. Went down like a lead balloon if I recall.:pac:

Nice!

jaykhunter

flahavaj wrote: »

IWW ran one of these down in Cork a few years back, had a load of big names in but none of them wrestled. Went down like a lead balloon if I recall.:pac:

Wait, is that a good or a bad thing?

gimmick

There is a lot more to that story. The ring never showd, and the likes of Balls Mahoney told old road stories, Nigel McGuinness, the then ROH Champ, was doing card tricks, Raven was trying to appease angry parents, Davairi just chatted weith people and was very amused by the whole thing.

There is thread from June 2008 with all the details as they happen.

I was there. It was actually kind of fun in a car crash kind of way. needless to say, IWW have not touched Cork City since.

Gerard.C

gimmick wrote: »

There is a lot more to that story. The ring never showd, and the likes of Balls Mahoney told old road stories, Nigel McGuinness, the then ROH Champ, was doing card tricks, Raven was trying to appease angry parents, Davairi just chatted weith people and was very amused by the whole thing.

There is thread from June 2008 with all the details as they happen.

I was there. It was actually kind of fun in a car crash kind of way. needless to say, IWW have not touched Cork City since.

I think they actually id come back to cork but there was NO mention of it on here, for obvious enough reasons. Not 100% certain, but fairly sure...

gimmick

They were in Youghal (though I consider that Waterford) and Ballydehob definitely. Not sure about the city. Fairly certain not though.

joepenguin

http://www.wrestleslamuk.com/

OP. This for example is a good set up but wayyy overpriced. 30 pound some of them are charging for an auto and photo. I would want a match with them and a copy of the dvd!!!

Any idea what the memorabilia section would be like? worth the admission fee to have a look around?

jaykhunter

joepenguin wrote: »

http://www.wrestleslamuk.com/

OP. This for example is a good set up but wayyy overpriced. 30 pound some of them are charging for an auto and photo. I would want a match with them and a copy of the dvd!!!

Any idea what the memorabilia section would be like? worth the admission fee to have a look around?

Thanks for posting! That looks pretty awful IMO. Maybe that's just a personal preference for these particular past stars. Would most people be interested in that?

PWROffice

will holds it debut fan convention at the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny on June 12th 2010 ( Tickets Not On Sale Yet )

No names have been made public as of yet but we can confirm that we have secured one top female valet and one half of one of the most famous tag teams of the 1980,s.

Exact time of event etc will be posted to our official website during the month of April, when we launch the site i will post the addrress here.

There will be no less than 8 wrestling legends appearing at this event. The event will consist of the following,

Meet & Greet Session.
Q&A Session.
Photo Opportunity With All The Guests.
Autograpgh Opportunity With All The Guests.
Official Event Poster

There will also be a limited number of merchandise stands available on the day. If you are interested in selling wrestling related or MMA merchandise at this event please contact us to discuss stand options and prices.

The event will be finalised by Mid April and posted on our website.

Questions, Suggesstions and queries on the event are welcome.

gimmick

Is this being run in conjunction with the other one being talked about on this board in Kildare?

PWROffice

Hi Gimmick, this fan convention is being promoted by and has nothing at all to do with the fan convention in Kildare during Novemebr 2010 which i believe is called WrestleZone Ireland.

The line up for this convention is not finalised and we would like to hear which wrestlers people would like to see attend the event.

As i stated in my prvious post there will be merchandise stands available on the day, however i forgot to mention that no stand will be allowed to sell food/drink etc as the hotel will want to profit from these sales. Vendors are allowed to sell general mainstream wrestling merchandise such as WWE & TNA dvds, t-shirts, posters etc aswel as ROH, WCW, WWF, AWA, ECW merchandise. All merchandise will have to be official and no copies will be allowed on sale. Furthermore, we will not allow the sale of any Irish Promotion Merchandise such as but not limited to IWW, FFPW, NWA Ireland, WW, NLW, UCW, BCW or any English/Scotish,Welsh,British promotion merchandise at this event.

PWROffice

joepenguin wrote: »

It'd have to have some serious past / present superstars. Not an entire line up, but enough to make it worth the trip. Like if there are any retired wrestlers who we have NO chance of seeing.

Example... i went to the awr show with bret in letterkenny which is a long enough drive. if it was in my hometown id have went whether bret was there or not, but if he wasnt there i wouldnt have travelled.

Id imagine it would b hard to pay the wrestlers enough while giving the fans good value at a signings only event with multiple signings / photos etc.

Could you tie it in with a small wrestling show or fair?

Hi JoePenguin id be interested to know what exactly you mean by a fair ? At this event there is no chance of a small wrestling show but we have plans for the future. Thanks for your input

PWROffice

joepenguin wrote: »

http://www.wrestleslamuk.com/

OP. This for example is a good set up but wayyy overpriced. 30 pound some of them are charging for an auto and photo. I would want a match with them and a copy of the dvd!!!

Any idea what the memorabilia section would be like? worth the admission fee to have a look around?

No news on the memorabilla on sale yet, however our prices would not be anyway near 30 pounds for an autograph.

We would like to hear whether or not people would like an all inclusive pac kage on sale or general admmission plus pay for what you personally want whilst inside.

Another thing we are thinking of adding to the event is a fans and stars after party.

It would be good to hear what people think of this idea

Gerard.C

Iron Sheik!!!!

PWROffice

Gerard.C wrote: »

Iron Sheik!!!!

Hi Gerard C,

Thanks for the input, is the Iron Sheik a personal favourite of yours or do you think he would be popular with a lot of fans. Hoping to hear from you.

gimmick

I think you should get The Patriot Dale Wilks. Best pro wrestler of all time.

Gerard.C

PWROffice wrote: »

Hi Gerard C,

Thanks for the input, is the Iron Sheik a personal favourite of yours or do you think he would be popular with a lot of fans. Hoping to hear from you.

Both. I love him, and I think his presence will attract many people. Anything could happen when Sheiky Baby rolls into town!

PWROffice

Gerard.C wrote: »

Both. I love him, and I think his presence will attract many people. Anything could happen when Sheiky Baby rolls into town!

Good to hear from you, i have just e-mailed the Iron Sheik's booking agent regarding an appearnce. As soon as i hear anything back i will keep you posted. Thanks again for your input.

Jolt2007

Maybe try Scott Steiner too. A name that could attract young and old and is currently not working for any company. Might head along to this one being not far from Letterkenny.

PWROffice

Jolt2007 wrote: »

Maybe try Scott Steiner too. A name that could attract young and old and is currently not working for any company. Might head along to this one being not far from Letterkenny.

Hi Jolt,

I was thinking of Scott myself but hasnt he a reputation of being hard to work with, also thanks for the imput, and you too gimmick i will look into that.

PWROffice

I have setup a twitter account to keep anybody that is interested in the fan convention updated. I hope by putting the link here its not considered spam and if it is i am sorry.

Twitter Account

[URL="http://www.twitter.com/

Ireland2010

gimmick wrote: »

Is this being run in conjunction with the other one being talked about on this board in Kildare?

This has nothing whatsoever to do with Wrestlezone Ireland in Maynooth on 6th and 7th of November. The site will be up this week regarding Wrestlezone Ireland. I have other names now confirmed too.

PWROffice

Just had a look there at wrestleslam uk the prices to say the laest are day light robbery.

Would it be better to offer general admission and fans pay for what autographs and photos they want bearing in mind if thats the case general admission will be reasonable and so will photos/autograpghs and any other merchandise that may be on sale from

Or would fans prefer all inclusive photo/autograph with every wrestler attending, plus event poster for all one inclusive price

jaykhunter

I'd much prefer one all-inclusive price than having to pay every time.

drock747

A name that would defo attract a lot of fans would be Sinn Bohdi (aka to WWE fans Kizarny) as he's freaky,strange and great w/ the fans.Plus he would put on one hell of a show whether its wrestling his strange style or if the show has been delayed for some particular reason he's also a sideshow freak.I personally would love to see a meet & greet involving him.

joepenguin

PWROffice wrote: »

Hi JoePenguin id be interested to know what exactly you mean by a fair ? At this event there is no chance of a small wrestling show but we have plans for the future. Thanks for your input

Basically having a few things on the go, make an event out of it. perhaps workshops with the wrestlers. This way if they wanted they could charge €20 ish whilst giving fans something for their money. even a fiver per autograph is a bit much when there is loads you want. You end up not going to some guys because you just cant afford it.

An event could have:

Meet and greet
Memorabilia
after party / interaction
wrestling workshops

PWROffice

I can confirm now that the event on 12th June 2010 at the Clanree Hotel will consist of the following,

Mini Meet & Greet ( Fans will have a chance to meet 4 legends of professional wrestling and obtain photos and autograpghs for one set price with ring side addmission to the show in the evening by buying a VIP ticket )

Tickets Available
Ringside First (Two Rows)
General Admission
VIP Tickets (Only 50 Available)

Tickets will go on sale 2nd April 2010

Ticket prices will be announced next week as well as wrestlers attending.

VIP Includes
Ringside Seat (Front Row)
Meet & Greet
4 Photograpghs (You & Each Wrestler At The Meet And Greet)
4 Autograpghs ( 4 Items Of Your Choice Signed )
No Queing
Official Event Poster

All for one inclusive price.

The first name who will be attending the event will be announced tomorrow on our twitter account.

Thereafter names will be announced regularly right up until tickets go on sale.

I can also confirm that the main event will be a Triple Threat match for the PWR Heavyweight Title involving two former WWF/WWE legends and one British wrestling Legend.

There will be no general admission tickets on sale for the Meet & Greet and the only way fans can meet & greet the wrestlers is by buying the VIP Ticket Package

PWROffice

Can the mods change my user name, as i have changed the name of our promotion due to legal reasons, i will post new promotion name soon and a new twitter account as i am closing the old one.

Thanks

Dancor

PWROffice wrote: »

Can the mods change my user name, as i have changed the name of our promotion due to legal reasons, i will post new promotion name soon and a new twitter account as i am closing the old one.

Thanks

Only subscribers can have a name change afaik

PWROffice

Dancor wrote: »

Only subscribers can have a name change afaik

Hi can you tell me what a subscriber is ? Thanks

gimmick

^ Someone who subcribes (pays to use) boards.ie.

You will have to ask an Admin in the help desk forum, as regular mods do not have that privilege.

Dancor

PWROffice wrote: »

Hi can you tell me what a subscriber is ? Thanks

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=311348

wayne76

unless you can confirm names like mick foley and beefcake etc wrestlezone is the 1 i'd much rather spend my hard earned cash on it dont get any bigger than foley imo:) the man's a legend for young and old:)

Gerard.C

PWROffice wrote: »

I can confirm now that the event on 12th June 2010 at the Clanree Hotel will consist of the following,

Mini Meet & Greet ( Fans will have a chance to meet 4 legends of professional wrestling and obtain photos and autograpghs for one set price with ring side addmission to the show in the evening by buying a VIP ticket )

Tickets Available
Ringside First (Two Rows)
General Admission
VIP Tickets (Only 50 Available)

Tickets will go on sale 2nd April 2010

Ticket prices will be announced next week as well as wrestlers attending.

VIP Includes
Ringside Seat (Front Row)
Meet & Greet
4 Photograpghs (You & Each Wrestler At The Meet And Greet)
4 Autograpghs ( 4 Items Of Your Choice Signed )
No Queing
Official Event Poster

All for one inclusive price.

The first name who will be attending the event will be announced tomorrow on our twitter account.

Thereafter names will be announced regularly right up until tickets go on sale.

I can also confirm that the main event will be a Triple Threat match for the PWR Heavyweight Title involving two former WWF/WWE legends and one British wrestling Legend.

There will be no general admission tickets on sale for the Meet & Greet and the only way fans can meet & greet the wrestlers is by buying the VIP Ticket Package

No sign of that first name then, no?

PWROffice

Hi,

The meet & greet event has been cancelled, due to a a number of reasons mainly two.

1: I was using a protected word for the event which i have ceased to do.

2: Being honest from a fans point of view and mine i could not match the line up of WrestleZone Ireland - at least im being honest. I dont like promising every star and deliver less on the day and disappoint fans.

However, there is a wrestling show still planned for June 12th 2010 at the Clanree Hotel. I will start a thread towards the end of next week with show information. The event will be promoted under a different name than before due to legal reasons.

At the show will be top scottish talent with some homegrown talent.

General admission will only cost 10 euro