HAPPY NEW YEAR!! A YEAR IN REVIEW 2018

AS THIS YEAR COMES TO AN END, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE AND REFLECT ON THE 2018.   MOST OF THIS THREAD WILL CONSIST OF MY MEETING VARIOUS WRESTLERS AS I CONTINUE TO BE A RING ANNOUNCER AND BROADCASTER FOR A LOCAL CALL IN TELEVISION SHOW!  HERE IS HOPING MY READERS HAVE A WONDERFUL, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019!  RESPECTFULLY, THANKS FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT!

FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR BILLY GUNN

LEGENDARY WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACH PENN STATE'S OWN: RUSS ROSE

LUCHA UNDERGROUND SUPERSTAR DRAGO

 ABOVE IS 2011 WWE HALL OF FAMER:  SUNNY

WWE HALL OF FAMER MEAN GENE OKERLUND

U.S. CONGRESSMAN LLOYD SMUCKER

WWF ENHANCEMENT TALENT GARY STARR

ACTOR FROM CHIPS ERIK ESTRADA

FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR D'LO BROWN

WWE LEGEND KING KONG BUNDY

NBC TODAY SHOW CO HOST HODA KOTB!

CNN JAKE TAPPER

WWE HALL OF FAMER ROAD WARRIOR ANIMAL

LUCHA UNDERGROUND STAR CORTEZ CASTRO

ACTOR CORBIN BERNSON

FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR GENE SNITSKY

NASA ASTRONAUT CAPTAIN MARK KELLY!

 ABOVE IS FORMER ORIOLE BRIAN BASS

ORIOLE WORLD SERIES WINNER FROM 1983 BILL SWAGGERTY!

ABOVE FORMER STEELER WR LOUIS LIPPS!

INDY WRESTLER ALLIE RECKS!

FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR AFA/JR. AKA MANU

FORMER ECW/WWE SUPERSTAR NUNZIO

WWE HALL OF FAMER MR USA TONY ATLAS

 MLB HALL OF FAMER JUAN MARICHAL!

 FORMER MLB PITCHER LUIS TIANT

GREEN BAY PACKER AND NFL HOF'ER DAVID ROBINSON!  TRYING ON ONE OF HIS SUPER BOWL RINGS!

ABOVE IS  FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR JAMES ELLSWORTH!

FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR BILLY GUNN MAKES AN APPEARANCE IN HANOVER, PA!

THIS EVENING, ADRENALINE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING HOSTED ENDING THE YEAR WITH A BANG BANG.  A SELL OUT CROWD OF 400 FANS TURNED OUT TO THE HANOVER ARMORY IN HANOVER, PA!  WWE HALL OF FAMER MICK FOLEY AND FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR BILLY GUNN HEADLINED THE SHOW!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED TOPPS CARD FROM BILLY GUNN!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH BILLY GUNN!

INSIDE A SELL OUT HANOVER ARMORY FOR ACW!

A SELFIE WITH MICK FOLEY!

AN AUTOGRAPH PHOTO FROM MICK FOLEY!  

2 FORMER BALTIMORE ORIOLES ARE NOMINATED FOR THE 2019 BASEBALL HALL OF FAME!

THIS WEEK, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCED THAT LEE SMITH AND HAROLD BAINES WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME NEXT YEAR!  LEE SMITH PITCHED FOR BALTIMORE ORIOLES IN 1994.  HAROLD BAINES HAD TWO STINTS WITH THE ORIOLES FROM 1993-1995 AND 1997-1999.  I MET LEE SMITH IN 2015 AT THE 51ST ANNUAL YORK SPORTS NIGHT.  HAROLD APPEARED AT THE 1998 YORK SPORTS NIGHT.  CONGRATULATIONS TO LEE AND HAROLD ON THEIR HALL OF FAME INDUCTION.

ABOVE IS A SIGNED CARD FROM 2019 MLB HOF'ER:  HAROLD BAINES

ABOVE IS A SIGNED PROGRAM PAGE FROM 2019 MLB HOF'ER LEE SMITH!

ABOVE IS A CARD SIGNED BY LEE WITH 478 SAVES INSCRIBED ON THE CARD!

FORMER UNITED STATES PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH PASSES AWAY AT THE AGE OF 94!

YESTERDAY, THE 41ST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES GEORGE H. W. BUSH PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 94!  He was the longest living US President!  President Bush was the Vice President for President Ronald Reagan!  Bush won the 1988 presidential race over Michael Dukakis!  In 1999, I met President Bush at the 11th Annual Junior League of York, Pa Lecture Series!  I had President Bush sign an event program post lecture!  A great memory Bush in my hometown!                           

Above is a photo from President Bush visit to York, Pa!                   

A photo of a signed President Bush program with a trading card and ticket from the lecture!

PENN STATE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACH RUSS ROSE GEARS UP FOR THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT!

Last evening, the family attended the Wisconsin vs Penn State Women’s Volleyball match!  A sell out crowd watched Wisconsin win in 5 sets over Penn State!  After the match, we witnessed a speech by Coach Russ Rose!  His players were were accessible after the game and I took advantage of a photo with the coach!  He certainly has embarked upon a hall of fame career!  He has over 1,200 wins with just over 100 loses!  A 7x NCAA Champion!                      

A signed program page from Russ Rose!  He attended the 1991 York Sports Night at Central York High School in York, Pa!

A photo a with legendary Penn State Volleyball Coach Russ Rose!

PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS DEFEAT MARYLAND TERRAPINS TO END THE 2018 REGULAR SEASON!

LAST EVENING,  MY DAUGHTER AND I ATTENDED THE LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME FOR PENN STATE!  PENN STATE DEFEATED THE MARYLAND TERRAPINS 38-3 IN FRONT OF 98,422 FANS!  IT WAS A DAMP, COLD AFTERNOON HOWEVER THE CROWD REMAINED VOCAL THROUGHOUT THE GAME!  DESPITE THE WEATHER, WE DID SOME POST GAME AUTOGRAPHING!                                                                                           

Above are the following autographs from Penn State:    Juwan Johnson, Blake Gilligan, Ricky Slade, KJ Hamler,  Justin Neff, Charlie Katshir, Dae’Lun Darien, Christopher Welde, Brandon Clark, Cade Pollard, Cameron Pica, Frank Di Leo, Sterling Jenkins, Rasheed Walker!

LUCHA UNDERGROUND SUPERSTAR DRAGO MAKES HIS DEBUT FOR CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING!

THIS EVENING CCW HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL BLACK FRIDAY SHOW AT EAGLES HALL IN LEBANON, PA!  A CROWD APPROXIMATELY 200 FANS TURNED OUT FOR THE BIG SHOW.  THE HEADLINE ATTRACTION WAS LUCHA UNDERGROUND STAR DRAGO!  DRAGO DID NOT DISAPPOINT WITH A WIN OVER MR. PING!

Above is a signed event poster and index photo by Drago

Above is a photo with Lucha Underground Superstar Drago!

WWE HOF'ERS GENE OKERLUND AND SUNNY MAKE AN APPEARANCE IN BENSALEM, PA!

TODAY, A COLLEAGUE AND I MEET SOME WRESTLING LEGENDS AT GEORGE'S COLLECTIBLES IN BENSALEM, PA!  2006 WWE HALL OF FAMER MEAN GENE OKERLUND AND 2011 WWE HALL OF FAMER SUNNY APPEARED!  KEN PATERA WAS SUPPOSED TO APPEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO APPEAR TO HEALTH ISSUES!  NEVERTHELESS, GENE AND SUNNY WERE BOTH TALKATIVE AND THE EVENT ALLOWED TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK TO THE TALENT!

Above a is signed 8X10 photo from 2011 WWE HOF’ER Sunny

Above is a signed card from 2006 WWE HOF’ER Mean Gene Okerlund!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH 2011 WWE HOF'ER SUNNY

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH 2006 WWE HOF'ER MEAN GENE OKERLUND!

EVENT FLIERS FOR THE SIGNING FEATURING WWE HOF'ER MEAN GENE OKERLUND AND SUNNY!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO OF SUNNY'S HALL OF FAME RING!