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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS WEEKEND'S WRESTLEREUNION IN LOS ANGELES

By Mike Johnson on 2012-01-23 09:40:27

The 2012 WrestleReunion is scheduled for this coming weekend, kicking off Friday through Sunday 1/29 at the LAX Westin in Los Angeles.  For complete details, visit www.wrestlereunion.com.

The weekend gathering will feature autograph and photo sessions with a number of stars, as well as an expanded wrestling schedule that will feature no less than FOUR live events.

For those of you looking at coming to the event and purchasing tickets at the door for any of the wrestling events, there are still limited tickets available for the Dragon Gate USA, Pro Wrestling Superstars and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla events.  The PWS tickets include admission to the Saturday festivities at the convention.  The Friday ArenaChicks event is open only to VIP ticketholders.

Beyond that, there will be special Question and Answer session for those attending with VIP tickets and much, much more. So, we'll break it down by category.

GUESTS

VIP guests for WrestleReunion, with autograph sessions that will be included as part of a VIP package are Maryse, Mick Foley, Vader, Kevin Von Erich, Great Sasuke, Scott Steiner, Mikey Whipwreck, Tommy Dreamer, The New Age Outlaws, Carlos Colon, Kevin Sullivan, Charles "Godfather" Wright, Rick Steiner, Molly Holly, Nitro Girl Spice and Harry Smith.

All guests will also be available for additional signings once the VIP sessions are completed.

Vendor Guests who will be appearing at the convention and signing for an additional fee beyond the convention admission include Mike Tyson, Dave Finlay, Brooke Tessmacher, Miss Fifi (WCW Flair for the Gold), Superstar Graham, Konnan, Honkytonk Man, Tori (WWF fame), Chavo Guerrero, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Ivan Putski, Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Sid Vicious, Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine, Lanny Poffo, Abdullah the Butcher, Rosita, Traci Brooks, Ryan Shamrock, Shelly Martinez, Angel Orsini, Amber O'Neal, Supreme, Kris Kloss, Messiah, Raven, The Destroyer Dick Beyer, Dark Journey, The Magnificent Mimi, Gene LeBell, Rikishi, Gangrel and yes, Virgil.

THE WRESTLING

What would a Wrestling convention be without some wrestling, right? Last year, the gathering brought the first meeting of Terry Funk and Roddy Piper in the same ring in decades as well as Ring of Honor action.  This year sees the schedule expanded to four events over the course of three days featuring:

Friday January 27th: Arena Chicks

A special one hour matinee card open only to VIP Ticketholders.

Friday January 27th: Dragon Gate USA

DGUSA will be announcing a re-tooled lineup today due to an injury to Johnny Gargano.  This section will be updated upon that announcement.  There will be a pre-show signing as well.

Saturday January 28th: Pro Wrestling Superstars

*The Young Bucks vs. El Generico & The Great Sasuke in a dream tag match.

*Harry Smith vs. ROH champion Davey Richards.

*The first-ever Tommy Dreamer vs. Kevin Steen meeting in a Los Angeles Street Fight with No DQ or Countouts.

*Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri, reuniting for the first time in nearly a decade, vs. Cedrick Alexander and Caleb Konley.

*Dave Finlay vs. Colt Cabana in a 5 Rounds World of Sport European rules bout.

*Mexican Minis: Mascarita Sagrada vs. DEMUS 316.

*The Steiners vs. The New Age Outlaws with Mick Foley as the special guest referee.

*Roderick Strong vs. The Manscout Jake Manning.

*WrestleReunion's annual Legends Battle Royal featuring Carlos Colon, Kevin Sullivan, “The Godfather” Charles Wright, Lanny Poffo, Larry Zbyszko, Matt Classic, Rock Riddle, Raven, Jimmy Hart, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, Virgil and more.

Talent also confirmed as appearing include Maryse, former WCW World champion Vader, Molly Holly, Kevin Von Erich, and Nitro Girl Spice.

Sunday January 29th - Pro Wrestling Guerrilla matinee.

 

*"Never-In-Your-Wildest-Dreams Match II" - Super Dragon & Kevin Steen, & Akira Tozawa vs. El Generico & PAC & Masato Yoshino.

*Blood Warriors (CIMA & Ricochet) vs. RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime & Johnny Yuma)

*Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Roderick Strong

*The American Wolves (Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)

*Naruki Doi vs. Willie Mack

*BxB Hulk vs. Jimmy Susumu (formerly Susumu Yokosuka)

*The Fightin' Taylor Boys vs Chris Kadillak & Famous B

*Mascarita Dorada & B-Boy & Cedric Alexander & Candice LeRae vs. DEMUS 316 & Peter Avalon & Ray Rosas & Joey Ryan

ADDITIONAL EVENTS

On Friday 1/28, there will be no signings but VIP Ticketholders will take part in a Q&A with The New Age Outlaws and Mick Foley, an "Art of Wrestling" podcast with Colt Cabana and Mikey Whipwreck and a presentation on the history of Los Angeles wrestling.

There will be a breakfast of champions event for an additional price as well on Sunday 1/29, which includes eating and sitting with one of the VIP Guests.

TICKETS

VIP tickets for the weekend gathering are SOLD OUT.

For ticket pricing to the different events open to the public, visit http://www.wrestlereunion.com/la-in-2012/buy-tickets-la/.

Photo Opportunities with the talent vary in price. For more details, visit http://www.highspots.com/wrestling-tickets.asp?id=811.

There will also be Video Opportunities for Fans to film a short five minute segment with talent, which you can read more about by visiting http://www.wrestlereunion.com/la-in-2012/video-ops/

For more information on the WrestleReunion events and additional pricing, visit www.wrestlereunion.com.

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