HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT- THE DUDLEY BOYZ REUNITE AT WRESTLEFEST AS MATT HYSON (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SPIKE DUDLEY) REJOINS “BROTHERS” D-VON & BUBBA! HE WILL BE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS & TAKING POLAROIDS (NOT PART OF THE SUPERTICKET BUT HE WILL BE PART OF 2nd Q&A)
30 HUGE NAMES AT WRESTLEFEST ’05! THIS SAT. 9/24!
SCHEDULE & FINAL GUEST LIST SET-
NOW THE LARGEST CONVENTION EVER TO HIT NEW YORK-
SUPER TICKETS AND LUNCHEON TICKETS GOING FAST- LESS THAN A HANDFUL REMAINING. ORDER YOURS TODAY AT
www.kandswrestlefest.com.
For immediate distribution:
September 21, 2005
Huntington Hilton
598 Broad Hollow Road
Melville, NY
Doors open 8AM through 5:30 PM
Contacts:
Ken Pulvidente co-promoter 516-473-4944
wrestlefest05@hotmail.com
Steve Murgalio co-promoter wrestlefest05@hotmail.com
Evan Ginzburg publicist evan_ginzburg@yahoo.com
Website updated at www.kandswrestlefest.com
Schedule of Events
Doors open at 8am
Morning Autograph Session: 9:30am – 11:30 am
Part 1 of the Question & Answer Session: 11:30am – 1:00 pm
Appearing at Morning Sessions will be the following:
Terry Funk
Missy Hyatt
Dustin Rhodes
Tony Atlas
Larry Zbyszko
Bobby Heenan (will be part of the Q&A but not part of the super ticket)
Lunch with the Stars: 1:00pm – 2:00 pm
DINE WITH MISSY HYATT, TERRY FUNK, JERRY “THE KING” LAWLER, MR. USA TONY ATLAS AND LARRY ZYBYSKO FROM 1:00-2:00 PM.
Afternoon autograph session: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Part 2 of the Question & Answer Session Hosted by WWF Hall of Famer Luscious Johnny Valiant- 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Appearing at Afternoon Sessions will be the following :
Team 3D (formerly The Dudley Boys)
Jerry Lawler
The Midnight Express
Magnum TA
Nikita Koloff
Paul Bearer (will be part of the Q&A but not part of the super ticket)
PLUS THESE TOP STARS IN ATTENDANCE (NOT PART OF THE SUPERTICKET):
DUANE GILL (AKA “GILLBERG”)
SLYCK WAGNER BROWN
APRIL HUNTER
TALIA
PERCY PRINGLE III (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WWE LEGEND PAUL BEARER)
ANDY DOUGLAS (OF THE NATURALS)
TRACI BROOKS
TAMMY “SUNNY” SYTCH
BOBBY ROODE
“LUSCIOUS” JOHNNY VALIANT
ANDREW “TEST” MARTIN
STEVE CORINO
BOBBY “THE” BRAIN HEENAN
NIKOLAI VOLKOFF
NIKITA BREZNIKOV
SINN
Ticket Information:
General admission- $15
SuperTickets- $125 until July 31 ($150 after July 31). Reserve your SuperTicket today for this low price. Call Ken at 516-473-4944 or e-mail wrestlefest05@hotmail.com
Only 100 SuperTickets will be sold. SuperTicket Includes:
Admission to the show
Part 1 and Part 2 of a 3-hour question and answer session
1 autographed item or photo of each star
1 Polaroid with each star
First on line for autograph session
Commemorative poster of WrestleFest ‘05
Entrance into a raffle to win a commemorative poster autographed by all the stars.
To Order Super Ticket, call Ken at 516-473-4944
Admission and Question/Answer Package- $50
Admission to the show
Part 1 and Part 2 of a 3-hour question and answer session
Commemorative poster of WrestleFest ‘05
Entrance into a raffle to win a commemorative poster autographed by all the stars.
Log onto the website for directions, vendor information (tables only $75), scheduling information, individual autograph and Polaroid pricing, other available merchandise and further details.
And for those of you who have waited for a New York convention, your wait is now over. Make your plans today to be at an event of unparalled proportions on Long Island- Wrestlefest ’05.
PRESS RELEASE-
HURRICANE RELIEF FUNDRAISER
Total Mayhem Pro Wrestling- TMPW Presents
Hurricane Relief Fundraiser
Sunday September 25, 2005 3-6PM
VFW Post 277
109 Bergen Pike
Ridgefield Park, NJ
Tickets $10
Contact:
Publicist- Evan Ginzburg
Evan_ginzburg@yahoo.com
Main Event-
Malta the Damager vs. Skinhead Ivan
The Mambo King vs. Eddie G
Also appearing: Johnny Thunder, Andrew Anderson, Diablo 69 & many more
Special appearance by WWF Hall of Famer/2 X WWF Tag Team Champion “Luscious” Johnny Valiant
PRESS RELEASE-
AN EVENING WITH JOHNNY VALIANT MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO NYC AT THE C-NOTE SUNDAY SEPT. 25th 9PM
An Evening With Johnny Valiant
Sunday September 25th 9:00PM-10:30PM
The C-Note
157 Ave. C (at 10th Street) NYC
Admission $7
Contact:
Evan Ginzburg (manager)
Evan_ginzburg@yahoo.com
As a two-time World Wide Wrestling Federation tag team champion, Johnny Valiant sold out huge arenas worldwide and has many a story to tell. And as an actor, stand-up, and improv artist, he’s worked with the best that show business has to offer.
In “An Evening With Johnny Valiant” the WWF Hall of Famer tells his life story and what a story it is. From appearing in the WWF’s Wrestlemania before 93,000 people to a recurring role on The Sopranos, Johnny has seen and done it all. And On August 21st from 9:00-10:30 Johnny Valiant returns to The C-Note at 157 Ave. C at 10th Street in New York City with Admission only $7.
The media’s raved about Johnny Valiant. The WWE was there to cover his funny and poignant show for Raw Magazine. So don’t miss “An Evening With Johnny Valiant”
Presented by Michael McHugh and New Century Booking.
“He hugs his microphone, peers into the intimately situated crowd and sets sail on a 90-minute one-man show that slices and dices his days as a professional wrestler with animated humor and unexpected sensitivity: fall-out-of-your-seat funny.”
(Kenny Herzog- Long Island Press)
“Stuns like a side piledriver”
(The Village Voice)
“He is funny, prowling the stage and using his graying, 240-pound frame as a comic prop. It’s as if Spalding Gray had, at least for a few minutes, entered the body of Jonathan Winters.”
(Microsoft’s Slate)
“The one-man show serves as a confessional of sorts, an exorcism of the demons one accumulates on the sleeper-hold circuit.”
(Time Out New York)
“a knack for impersonating fellow wrestlers with a suitcase full of funny road stories”
Nick Zainno- Boston Globe
“Johnny Valiant adds excitement to anything he performs in…he brings so much…he is awesome.”
(Billy Merritt of Piledriver– Upright Citizens Brigade Troop)
“Funny Heartwarming, and very, very interesting. You had to be there. I did not see anyone leave the place for even one of those 55 minutes. Riveting- glad I was there.”
(Gary Heiderich WTFO Hotline)
“Johnny was always one of the most outrageous characters as a wrestler. Now, in standup, you don’t want to mess with Johnny.”
(Fred Geobold, WBAI-FM Light Show NYC)
“The people loved Johnny. Congratulations on a memorable evening.”
(Nick Oddo Documentary Filmmaker)
“Johnny Valiant is hilarious and entertaining.”
(Nelson Torres WTF TV NYC)
For more on Johnny Valiant check out: www.wrestlingthenandnow.com,
www.johnnyvaliant.net, and www.valiantbrothersreunion.com.
Transit Information:
The C-Note is located at 157 Avenue C (& 10th Street) in The East Village, Manhattan, NY.
Subway Stops (Then walk to club or short Bus or Cab Ride):
* L Train to First Avenue stop (& 14th Street) [see Buses]
* F train to Second Avenue stop (& E. Houston St.)…use First Avenue exit
* 6 train to Astor Place stop [see Buses]
* L or N train to 8th Street stop [see Buses]
Subway Buses:
* Take a train to 14th Street (or Union Sq.) and then the M14c or M14d bus East on 14th Street to the corner of Avenue C & E10th Street. This bus runs often even late at night.
* Take a train to Astor Pl., 8th Street, or W. 4th Street and then take the M8 cross town bus East on 8th St (or St. Marks Pl.) to Avenue C & E10th Street.
* There’s also The M21 Bus which runs cross town on Houston Street and North on Avenue C (to E10th Street)…but it doesn’t run very often.
UPCOMING INDIE
Sat. Oct. 1, 2005 6PM
Alpine Community Center
1830 Alpine Blvd.
Alpine, CA.
Ringside: $25/General Admission $15
Sponsored by the Alpine Chamber of Commerce- 619-445-2722
Feature event for the Alpine Viejas Days Celebration
Greg “The Hammer” Valentine (managed by Bill Anderson)
Vs. Lanny “The Genius” Poffo (managed by Green Meenie)
2 out of 3 Falls
Other big matches including ladies match/Inter-Gender tag match etc.
Special Guest Appearance by Don “Dr. Death” Arnold & WT&N’s Jeff Archer
Press Release
September 15, 2005
For immediate distribution
“THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH ABOUT PRO WRESTLING” DOCUMENTARY GETS FREE NYC THEATRICAL SCREENING SAT. OCTOBER 15, 2005 AT ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES.
Q AND A AND RECEPTION FEATURING WWF HALL OF FAMER JOHNNY VALIANT AND OTHER CAST MEMBERS FOLLOWING SHOW.
Contact:
Mark Ezovski Director: markezovski@gmail.com
www.diabolicalbrain.com
Anthology Film Archives NYC.
32 Second Avenue (at Second Street)
Telephone: (212) 505-5181
www.anthologyfilmarchives.org
For six years, filmmaker Mark Ezovski followed three individuals to explore the strange, fascinating and often secretive world of professional wrestling.
“I loved wrestling when I was a kid,” says Ezovski, “I knew it wasn’t on the up and up but there was something so compelling about it that I wanted to believe it was real. Twenty years later, after spending so much time with wrestlers, and talking to wrestlers I learned just how real it is.”
“Luscious” Johnny Valiant, a WWE hall of famer and thirty year veteran of the mat wars would agree. “Wrestling really took toll on me emotionally and physically,” Says Valiant, “If I had to do it again, I don’t think I would.”
“Empress Asia” Sky Hosoya, a former professional body builder, Golden Gloves boxing Champion, world renowned dominatrix and– of course a professional wrestler– chimes in. “You get to pack yourselves in a car with five sweaty guys,” she says,” drive two hundred miles to the matches and get paid $20. Obviously, I’m not in it for the money.”
“Professor” Larry Brisco the wrestler is really Larry DeGaris Ph. D., college professor by day, dastardly ring villain by night. Trained in an “old school” style with a respect for the craft of the sport, the wrestling professor explains it all very succinctly. “This film is a peek behind the curtain—sometimes the line between the fact and fiction of wrestling is hard to see. Trying to figure out what’s real and what’s not is what’s so fun and playful about the business.”
The Absolute Truth About Pro Wrestling is a film about three individuals following their dreams and living life on their own terms. It is a funny, sad and uplifting portrait of life inside and outside of the squared circle.
Anthology Film Archives is located at 32 Second Ave. at Second St. NY, NY 10003. By subway, take the 6 train to Bleecker Street or the F or V train to Lower East Side / Second Ave.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29, 2005
Chiller Convention
Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel
E. Rutherford, N. J.
Johnny Valiant autograph signing- other wrestlers include Abdullah the Butcher, Chief Jay Strongbow,Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff w mgr. Nikita Breznikov, Bill Cardille & more.
Saturday – 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
DECEMBER 7, 2005
Film Festival Movie Screening- “Luscious Johnny, The Wrestler”
Director by Nick Oddo
Details TBA
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