STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
By Diamond Dallas Page
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http://www.diamonddallaspage.com
Hey Cutters
What's up?
I want to thank all of my friends who sent condolences for the
recent passing of my grandmother. They were all deeply appreciated.
A special thanks to my bros who could make the funeral.
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As for that, I've been wrestling my a$$ off. I just got back from
Korea with a full star studded card with Sting, Buff, Raven, Jeff
Jarrett. I had a great Rave's Rules brawl all around the arena. I
have to tell you that Korea Attack's studio set looked like
something out of Nitro or Raw. That's how good the production
looked. Sean and TK over there did a great job. I hope they send
some pictures this week so I can show you what it looked like.
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http://www.diamonddallaspage.com to see the latest photos.)
I'm packing right now to leave for WrestleReunion...The Wrestling
Extravaganze of the Century. Since one of my heroes can't be there
due to illness in his family, SuperStar Billy Graham, I want to send
my best to him and his wife Valerie and wish her a speedy recovery.
Filling his shoes for the SuperStar...nobody can truly fill his
shoes, so let's slip a Snake into his spot. jake the Snake will be
there in one of his rare appearances...rare because you never really
know he's going to be there or not. I've been told I can guarantee
that Jake will be there and he's never lied to me before so I'm
telling you he'll be there. I was going to do a Q & A with
SuperStar. Instead, I'll be doing a Q & A with the Snake himself on
Friday night which I can guarantee will be entertaining. If you're
anywhere in the Tampa area, you've got to stop by WrestleReunion.
Even if you can't be at all three days, you can at least come by for
one day. Here are all the details...
WrestleReunion organizers are working hard to put the finishing
touches on the three day convention spectacular. The Diamond Dallas
Page and Bill Apter hosted event has turned into the talk of the
wrestling industry worldwide. IWA Promoter Rob Russen has announced
that Dustin Rhodes, Larry Zbysko along with HeadShrinker Samu have
been added to the live wrestling event. "The Genius" Leaping Lanny
Poffo has been added and will be facing off against Adam Windsor of
The Funkin Conservatory. Also announced and promising to put on the
tights for this huge wrestling spectacular, is former WWF
Intercontinental Champion Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. The final
wrestling lineup will be announced early next week. The expanded
WrestleReunion lineup will include Les Thatcher, who to this day
remains very active in the Wrestling industry as a writer and
trainer. The former Jr Heavyweight is looking forward to coming to
Tampa and meeting all the fans. Also added to the event are the
former Nitro Girls Kimberly and Spice. This event is truly the
largest gathering of wrestling stars that has ever been put together
and has attracted attention from all over the world for the three
day event. The signing schedule and QA schedule for the weekend will
be announced early next week. More than 80 stars are scheduled to
appear the weekend of Jan 28-29-30, 2005 at the DoubleTree Hotel,
4500 W. Cypress St. in Tampa, Florida for the very first
WrestleReunion fan convention hosted by Bill Apter and Diamond
Dallas Page. The weekend's event will feature multiple signing
sessions by many of the scheduled stars, and (for VIP ticketholders)
a live wrestling card Saturday evening, plus five Q & A Sessions.
The following are some of the stars scheduled to appear throughout
the course of the weekend: Bruno Sammartino, Rowdy Roddy Piper,
Dusty Rhodes, Kevin Nash, Bobby Heenan, Mick Foley, Terry and Dory
Funk, Jr., Wendi Richter, Exotic Adrian Street and Miss Linda, Marty
Janetty, Tully Blanchard, Diamond Dallas Page, Kevin Von Erich,
Cowboy Bill Watts, Magnum TA, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Abdullah
the Butcher, Harley Race, Paul Jones, Buddy Colt, Ted DiBiase and
Virgil, Sensational Sherri Martel, Ronnie Garvin, The Fantastics,
Jimmy Garvin, Precious, The Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby
Eaton & Dennis Condrey), Jim Cornette, Cowboy Bob Orton Jr., Paul
Jones, Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie), Bugsy McGraw, Jimmy Valiant,
Malia Hosaka, Col. DeBeers, Kamala, Oliver Humperdink, The Wild
Samoans, Buddy Rose, JJ Dillon, Mike Graham, Jack Brisco, Mike
Rotunda, Barry Windham, George South, Kevin Sullivan, The
Grappler, "Doctor Death" Steve Williams, Sabu, Shane Douglas, The
Thunderfoots, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Dustin
Rhodes, Larry Zbysko, Headshrinker Samu, Leaping Lanny Poffo, Brad
Armstrong, Bob Armstrong, Steve Armstrong among many others. For a
ticket price as low as $79 for a one-day pass or $109 for a two-day
pass you can meet, greet and get autographs of more than 80 of
wrestling's all-time greats.VIP ticketholders will receive entrance
into two Friday night Q & A Session with Ricky "The Dragon"
Steamboat, Ted DiBiase, Diamond Dallas Page, and one other legend.
There will also be a Saturday afternoon Q&A with Bruno Sammartino
and one other session featuring Cactus Jack, Terry Funk, Kevin Von
Erich and "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. On Sunday afternoon the
Q & A session will be with the Midnight Express, Jim Cornette and
Bill Watts. In addition, there will also be several contests
exclusively for VIPs including a trip for two to Wrestlemania 21, a
replica of The Million Dollar belt and more. VIP ticket holders will
receive entrance into a private live wrestling event of more than a
dozen matches, with three title matches, on Saturday 1/29 including
the following lineup:
*NWA champion Jeff Jarrett vs. Tully Blanchard (with JJ Dillon)
*The NWA Tag Team champions will defend against Terry and Dory Funk,
Jr. *Steel cage tag team match with Dusty Rhodes + Mike Graham vs
Kevin Sullivan and CM Punk w/Harley Race-Special Guest Referee
Cactus Jack
*Midnight Express & Jim Cornette vs. Fantastics & Rock N' Roll
Express w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan - No DQ, No Count out, No Time
Limit
*AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels
*Roddy Piper & Rocky Johnson & Jimmy Valiant vs. Cowboy Bob Orton
Jr. & Buddy Rose & Col. DeBeers - Jimmy Valiant's retirement match
*Wendi Richter & Malia Hosaka & Bambi & Jenny Taylor vs. Sherri
Martel & Team Blondage & Peggy Lee Leather
*Battle Royal to determine IWA champion
*Mick Foley will appear as "Acting Commissioner"
There will also be a live Apter's Alley featuring "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
For further information, visit www.wrestlereunion.com, or call 941-
358-6825.
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http://www.diamonddallaspage.com to see the latest photos.)
That's all for now. After WrestleReunion, I'm off to NWA Impact.
Be Unstoppable, and live life at 90%
Diamond Dallas Page
