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THE POFFO FAMILY TO BE HONORED AT FINAL MID-ATLANTIC LEGENDS FANFEST, DUSTY RHODES, HARLEY RACE AND MORE TO APPEAR

By Mike Johnson on 2014-06-05 10:00:07
The final Mid-Atlantic Legends Fanfest will kick off on Thursday 7/31 and run through Sunday 8/3 in Charlotte, NC at the Hilton University Place.

PWInsider.com has confirmed that former NWA World champions Harley Race and Dusty Rhodes will be attending the Fanfest and will each be signing. They will also be doing a special photo-opportunity together for fans in a truly rare pairing.

PWInsider.com has also confirmed that at the annual Hall of Heroes banquet, which this year will be hosted by Shane "Hurricane" Helms, will honor the Poffo Family (Angelo Poffo, Randy "Macho Man Savage" Poffo & Lanny Poffo) and well as Ox Baker. Baker has promised a "gift" for everyone in attendance. The entire list of honorees will be announced on 7/1.

In keeping with plans that this will be the final Fanfest, promoter Greg Price has expanded the event to include six different autograph sessions with "featured" guests brought in by the Fanfest, as opposed to the usual four or five sessions. There will be a signing session on Thursday, two on Friday, two on Saturday and one on Sunday.

While the promotion's other "featured guests" have yet to be announced, several vendor guests, who will be appearing and signing for a nominal fee, have been officially announced - Lance Storm, Jim Mitchell, Nigel McGuinness, Chris Sabin, Luke Hawx, Amazing Kong, Hacksaw Duggan, Ox Baker, Sabu, Jimmy Valiant, Tommy Rich, The Masked Superstar, Bobby Heenan, Stacy Carter, and Fred "Shockmaster" Ottman. More vendor talents will be announced in the weeks to come.

Special events taking place over the course of the Fanfest weekend for VIP ticket holders include:

Thursday 9 PM - The Jim Cornette Experience Live, which will be a live podcast recording with Cornette and Alice Radley.

Friday 6 PM - Hall of Heroes Banquet hosted by Shane Helms (Open to Public - additional ticket required for all attendees)

Friday 10 PM - Karaoke & Trivia hosted by Jim Mitchell

Saturday 7:30 PM - Live Matches

Sunday 4 PM - Live Matches

Among those who will be in action are Shane Helms, Chris Sabin, Amazing Kong and Luke Hawx.

In addition to the events listed above, the VIP ticket ($179) entitles each VIP to two autographs per talent at each signing session, early admission into the convention, ringside seats to each live wrestling event, a Fanfest t-shirt and more.

Over the course of the weekend will be the second annual Reid Flair Memorial training camp with trainees working with Les Thatcher, Dr. Tom Prichard, Nigel McGuinness, Lance Storm and Gerald Brisco. The best trainee will be presented with a $2,500 scholarship in Reid's memory to further their career.

For additional information on what is usually one of the best weekends of the year for pro wrestling, visit www.NWALegends.com.

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