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You know there's a strange relationship between the two, there are fans who enjoy the wrestlers when they appear and are pleased if they happen to luck out on getting an autographs when there wasn't an autograph session to be had... or there are those who exspect if they have waited in line for hours... they are entitled to one. I've seen both.
On a hot summer's day roughtly just over a year ago, I was in Toronto with my older brother, I was hoping to get some signatures for a contest at my workplace. I have passionate WWE fans at my movie theatre (yes we show the PPVs on the big screen!) and I wanted to make something special. Armed with a WWE Wrestlemaina DVD I went out and waited in a line up in hopes of getting a signature or two.
I wasn't alone in this line up. For nearly seven hours I stood... yeah... I'm that dedicated... I guess we can call it dedication! Anywho, as I waited, there was a woman beside me who was very impaciant. She looked to her watched and was awaiting to get some autographs muttering something about they better be signing, she had three boys with her and waited in the line. However as each wrestler passed, she couldn't seem to get a signature. Yet the moment Edge walked by, he didn't even look at the crowd and went right on into the building that was hosting a press conferance.
She yells to the top of her lungs. "OH YOU THINK YOU'RE GOD'S GIFT DON'T YOU!" Shocking the likes of me, and a kid beside me! This woman took hold of her children and left in a huff, I was about to tell her to wait, but my older brother was against it.![]()
As the press conferance ended, some of the wrestlers spent time signing as many autographs as they could. I happened to have snagged Shane McMahon and Torrie Wilsons, yet Ric Flair aluded me... it wasn't his fault, he was told to keep moving and yet managed to duck out of the security escort to sign a few items along the way.
Then came Edge... the self adsorbed, jerk... right?
Many people were wondering why it was taking him so long to come down the 'red carpet' they happened to rolled out for the event. Edge went AROUND the baracade, armed with a sharpie and signed like there was no tomorrow! I got Edge's signature, he spent twenty minutes at least giving autographs to those who waited for one!
Let this be a lesson to everyone. Never make assumptions about someone. I'm sure if that lady stayed her kids would have gotten an autograph... but. I guess one will never know.
tune in next time fokes when I explain why you should NEVER try and make your own wristband for an autograph session, no matter how desperate you are!

