If you've been following this blog you may recall back on May 17, 2022 I posted about my new grail trading card, from the 1988 NWA Wonderama set, card #339 Four Horsemen.
The Second update was posted on February 11, 2023, here is the time line of events
May 9, 2022 I ordered the card on Ebay, total with tax and free shipping was $42.20 it was delivered on May 12, 2022.
The first signature I was able to get Arn Anderson at Big Time Wrestling in Webster, Massachusetts he was managing Brock Anderson and Brian Pillman Jr. in tag team action who were wrestling FTR managed by Bret "Hitman" Hart. Amazing right!
I got Arn to sign several cards that night, as well as FTR and got my picture with them and Brock Anderson. It was a great night!
Next, I mailed the card to my buddy Brandon who attended WrestleCade 2022 held November 25 - 27 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. David Crockett was scheduled to attend and he doesn't do many signings. I got 3 cards total signed by David, the other two NWA Wonderama cards already signed by Tony Schiavone. He was also able to get Luger to sign it for me.
Fiterman Sports Group out of Texas is the signing agent for "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. I wasn't sure if I'd ever see Flair again, turns out I saw him in 2024 in Philadelphia, so I mailed the card off to a signing they were doing in Houston on January 15, 2023. I mailed two cards, the second being another NWA Wonderama.
That just left Tully Blanchard and JJ Dillon. Sadly neither appeared at WrestleCon this year. Reaching out to others about JJ Dillon it was relayed to me that he is not in the best of health so was hoping to see him in Philly and was sad he didn't appear.
However, he and Tully as well as Barry Windham and Arn Anderson appeared at 80's Wrestling Con in Morristown, New Jersey on May 4th. There was no way I was going to be able to go, but a friend of mine Erik had a friend name Antonio going to the show. He connected us together and Antonio was going to be a huge solid and get it signed.
I mailed the grail card to Antonio along with two other JJ Dillon Cards and two Tully Blanchard cards, all NWA Wonderama. I figured might as well get some others signed. Unfortunately during the event there was some confusion and he was only able to get Tully to sign the card. He got JJ to sign the other cards, he just didn't give JJ the grail card.
I can't be mad about it, he did a complete stranger a favor and he feels bad about it. It is what it is, hopefully I can get JJ to sign this year. Part of me wants to get that last signature myself in person, but at this point I just want to finish it off.
Arn Anderson signed June 10, 2022 cost $25
David Crockett signed November 26, 2022 cost $40
Lex Luger signed November 26, 2022 cost $40
Ric Flair signed January 15, 2023 cost $87.89
Tully Blanchard signed May 4, 2024 cost $40
Total investment so far: $275.09
I think it would make sense that once complete send it to PSA for grading and authentication.
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