|
Post by Mercury Promotions (UK) on Aug 27, 2012 14:17:36 GMT
Right all I wanted to give you a quick update as to where we are with regards to bringing wrestling guests to Comic Con. As most of you know we had Douglas Williams and Desmond Wolfe attend last year as a taster and it seems to have spread like wildfire (so much so that other people are trying to stick fingers in pies without knowing the product...) but as you all know I am a wrestling fan personally and would love to make this happen. The wrestling convention scene has taken a battering over here over the past decade or so now but it is time someone stepped up and we want to do that for you - no messing around with the new or mid-card entrants we are talking big. Main problem being cost though - we've had prices and in talks with some big names, the biggest in the industry both direct and through agents, now the only viable way to make this work as wrestling conventions work so differently in the US would be to sell a bundle ticket at around £50 per person, this includes a signed item whether it be a photo provided by ourselves or personal item DVD, poster etc, a professional photoshoot and an exclusive Q&A with the wrestling guest. Would you be happy with this? Would this be viable? The numbers we would have to sell would be around 400 but all I will mention in terms of names are top draw, former champions and some even still competing... Let us know and we will mull things over as I've been working very closely with a fellow wrestling friend on this one Jaime
|
|
|
Post by kevbamber on Aug 27, 2012 14:23:32 GMT
count me in
legends would be great whatrever you and pcw chap can come up with
|
|
|
Post by Mercury Promotions (UK) on Aug 27, 2012 14:23:45 GMT
YOUR feedback is what matters so please let us know
|
|
|
Post by gman1972 on Aug 27, 2012 14:24:02 GMT
I'd be interested ... but it depends on the guest ..
|
|
|
Post by Mercury Promotions (UK) on Aug 27, 2012 14:24:34 GMT
count me in legends would be great whatrever you and pcw chap can come up with Thanks for that Kev, when I say BIG names I mean the top of sports entertainment...you know when you sit there with your friends and argue who the best is? Well some are certainly in them lists (I hope!) ;D Jaime
|
|
|
Post by Mercury Promotions (UK) on Aug 27, 2012 14:30:48 GMT
Poll added so that we get the idea of old/new
|
|
|
Post by kevbamber on Aug 27, 2012 14:35:01 GMT
i grew up with new generation
93-97
big kev scott hall bret hart
these would headline
perfect signing scott levy aka raven (plus we could book him for stand up show in central)
|
|
|
Post by sg1msw on Aug 27, 2012 14:42:09 GMT
Depending on who it was I'd more than likely be in, would you get everything for the £50?
|
|
|
Post by gman1972 on Aug 27, 2012 14:43:33 GMT
I was gonna say Shawn Michaels before you put the poll up . (Spooky or wot) ... i've been watching wrestling all my life right from the days of British wrestling (Big Daddy , Giant Haystacks , Kendo Nagasaki , Pat 'Bomber' Roach ,David Smith before he became The British Bulldog ... etc )
|
|
|
Post by Mercury Promotions (UK) on Aug 27, 2012 16:23:31 GMT
Depending on who it was I'd more than likely be in, would you get everything for the £50? Yes - most likely something along the lines of 2 x signatures, 1 x photoshoot and Q&A ticket - due to the high costs and demands of names people listed above it would have to be a sellout and capped to first of all cover costs and secondly make sure everyone who wanted a ticket got one
|
|
|
Post by steevofromglasgow on Aug 28, 2012 11:50:46 GMT
We would jump at the chance to meet some wrestling legends. Last Thursday in Glasgow, we met Tatanka, Ted Dibiase and Roddy Piper. Cost us £75 in total for an auto and photo with each and it was well worth it
|
|
|
Post by Mercury Promotions (UK) on Aug 28, 2012 17:54:16 GMT
In an interesting turn of events I may have an update sooner than we thought on a wrestling guest... please keep voting and let me know what you would want from a wrestling guest and be willing to pay Jaime
|
|
|
Post by steevofromglasgow on Aug 28, 2012 18:10:05 GMT
If it was a big wrestling guest for us - i.e. Mick Foley or Bret Hart then we'd be prepared to pay £25 for an autograph and pay for the chance to take our own photo as Roddy Piper, Tatanka and Ted Dibiase were doing last night. All depends on the guest really - I know some folk would pay more than us and some may pay less, I can only say what it would be worth to us. We would pay for a photoshoot as well, but the problem is that we may need to leave earlyish on the Sunday to return to Glasgow. That's our feedback
|
|
|
Post by Mercury Promotions (UK) on Aug 28, 2012 18:22:17 GMT
If it was a big wrestling guest for us - i.e. Mick Foley or Bret Hart then we'd be prepared to pay £25 for an autograph and pay for the chance to take our own photo as Roddy Piper, Tatanka and Ted Dibiase were doing last night. All depends on the guest really - I know some folk would pay more than us and some may pay less, I can only say what it would be worth to us. We would pay for a photoshoot as well, but the problem is that we may need to leave earlyish on the Sunday to return to Glasgow. That's our feedback This is not strictly for this year - it is going forward as we are in talks with many wrestlers and agents about it all but it is big money to bring the top wrestlers over
|
|
|
Post by sg1msw on Aug 29, 2012 20:11:27 GMT
If you got Kurt, Shawn or Chris Jericho it'd be one hell of a birthday for me, lol id pay £50 each, lol
|
|