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80’s WRESTLING CON 3: Legendary Fan Festival Returns To Freehold, NJ On April 18th!

It’s back! And it’s bigger, better and badder than ever! 80’s Wrestling Con 3 is set to take place on Saturday, April 18th in Freehold, NJ at iPlay America from 10 AM- 3 PM. The event will feature tons of 80’s Wrestling Superstars, attractions, vendor tables, and so much more. One of the largest gatherings of professional wrestling greats, it’s an event not to be missed!

APPEARING LIVE:

WWE Hall of Famer: HONKY TONK MAN

Hollywood Actor/Former WWE Superstar: ZEUS

Former World Heavyweight Champion: “TOTAL PACKAGE” LEX LUGER

WWE Hall of Famer: “HACKSAW” JIM DUGGAN

WWE Hall of Famers: ROCK N’ ROLL EXPRESS

WWE Hall of Famer: TEDDY LONG

Former WWF Superstar: “DR. D” DAVID SCHULTZ

Daughter of Andre The Giant: ROBIN CHRISTENSEN-ROUSSIMOFF

Former WWE’s Zeb Colter: DUTCH MANTELL

Fomer WWF Announcer: SEAN MOONEY

Former AWA World Heavyweight Champion: LARRY ZBYSZKO

Former WWF Tag Team Champion: TONY GAREA

Former WWF Superstars: THE CONQUISTADORS 

Former NWA Central States Champion: SAM HOUSTON

Former WWF Ring Announcer: MIKE MCGUIRK

Former WWF Superstar: TED ARCIDI

Former WWF Midget Wrestler: THE HAITI KID

WWE Hall of Famer: “POLISH POWER” IVAN PUTSKI

Please Note: All Superstars will be doing their signing/photo-ops from 10:30 AM- 1:30 PM.

80's Wrestling Con 3

VENDOR GUESTS:

Former WWE Superstars: THE ASCENSION

Former WCW United States Champion: DEAN MALENKO

Former WWF Diva: TERRI RUNNELS

Former WCW United States Champion: BILL DEMOTT

ECW Original: THE BLUE MEANIE

80’s WWF Wrestler: MARIO MANCINI  

Former WCW Tag Team Champion: CROWBAR 

Former WWE NXT Star: BULL JAMES 

Former WWF Wrestler: DAVEY O’ HANNON


80’s Wrestling Con Attractions Include:

COOL, COCKY, BAD- LIVE!
He’s got long sideburns and his hair slicked back, he coming to your town in a pink Cadillac! The Honky Tonk Man will take the stage LIVE at 80’s Wrestling Con 3 to perform his smash hit COOL, COCKY, BAD!

ALPHABETICAL SLAM: MAKING THE WWE ENCYCLOPEDIA
ALPHABETICAL SLAM: Making The WWE Encyclopedia with Co-Author of Volumes 1 & 2, Brian Shields will take place LIVE on stage at 80’s Wrestling Con 3! How much work and time was put into creating something like this? How did the idea first come about? How long did it take to make? How many times did they go back and add names? Did they ever think it would become such a huge autograph collecting tool? All these questions and YOURS will be answered at 80’s Wrestling Con 3! You will also have an opportunity to get your Encyclopedias signed by the author, which is super cool. This is a really unique event for all our collectors!

TEXAS ONE-TWO STEP DANCE CONTEST HOSTED BY SAM HOUSTON
Get your dance shoes ready for 80’s Wrestling Con 3 because you will have a chance to enter our special Texas One-Two Step Dance Contest hosted by Sam Houston! The winner will get a Cowboy hat autographed by Sam!

80’s WRESTLING FAMILY FEUD Presented By Hell’s Kitchen Hot Sauce
80’s Wrestling Family Feud will be at 80’s Wrestling Con 3 on April 18th! It will pit Team Dutch Mantell, with four lucky fans vs. Team Teddy Long, with four lucky fans! It will be hosted by the owner of Hell’s Kitchen Hot Sauce, Ron Menin! This has all the making to steal the show at 80’s Wrestling Con 3!

80’s WRESTLING COSPLAY
The highlight of 80’s Wrestling Con 2 was the Halloween Costume Contest. It was such a huge hit, that we had to bring it back again for 80’s Wrestling Con 3! So come dressed as your favorite 80’s Wrestler on April 18th! The fans will decide who wins and the winner will bring home an 80’s Wrestling Cosplay Championship Belt!

80’s WRESTLING FACE PAINTING
You can get your face painted like your favorite 80’s Wrestler at 80’s Wrestling Con 3! There will be an 80’s Wrestling Con Face Painting Booth! Tons of wrestlers wore face pain in the 80’s and you can get your face painted like one on April 18th. 

WEEKEND OF CHAMPIONS: THE TELL-ALL STORY OF THE CREATION OF WRESTLING CONVENTIONS
There wouldn’t be any 80’s Wrestling Con, Big Event, Icons of Wrestling, Starrcast, Gathering, NWA Legends Fanfest, Legends of The Ring, etc without John Arezzi. He was the original. He was the creator of wrestling conventions. He’s a pioneer in the wrestling business and now he will take center stage at 80’s Wrestling Con 3 and tell us how he created it all. We are all excited for Weekend of Champions: The Tell-All Story of The Creation of Wrestling Conventions on April 18th in Freehold, NJ at iPlay America!

80’s STAR MAKER WITH MARIO MANCINI
The 80’s Star Maker with Mario Mancini will take the stage at 80’s Wrestling Con 3! Mario wrestled everyone in WWF, including “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Jesse Ventura, Paul Orndorff, Honky Tonk Man, Kamala, Demolition, Haku, King Kong Bundy, Big Boss Man, Hercules, Rick Rude, Rick Martel, Ted DiBiase, Mr. Perfect, Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine, One Man Gang, Brutus Beefcake, Islanders, Ron Bass, Harley Race, Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Butch Reed, Bob Orton, Don Muraco, Hart Foundation, Sika, Jake Roberts, Funk Brothers, Adrian Adonis, Big John Studd, and so many others. Mario will talk about wrestling all of them and some great stories from the 80’s! 


NEED A PLACE TO STAY?
Anyone coming from out of town, we are partnered with Custom Event Operations to secure the best pricing for local hotels in the Freehold area. For hotel info, please visit https://80swrestlingcon.com/hotels


VENDOR TABLES
If you are a vendor wishing to set up at 80’s Wrestling Con 3, please Email us at: 80sWrestlingPics@gmail.com


GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS FOR 80’s WRESTLING CON 3
You must purchase your General Admission Tickets for the Con through iPlay America’s Ticketing site at: https://www.iplayamerica.com/event/80s-wrestling-con-3/


AUTOGRAPH/PHOTO OP/VIP TICKETS FOR 80’S WRESTLING CON 3
We STRONGLY urge you purchase your Autograph Op, Photo Op, and VIP tickets in advance to avoid large lines the day of the event. The Superstars will only be signing autographs for three hours and having your tickets before you arrive there will save you a TON of time. You can purchase them now at: 80sWrestlingCon.com

CAN’T MAKE IT LIVE BUT WANT TO GET AUTOGRAPH PHOTOS

If you can’t attend live but would like to get personalized 8 X 10 autograph photos of any of the guest, Email us at 80sWrestlingPics@gmail.com


GENERAL 80’S WRESTLING CON 3 INFO 

For further information on 80’s Wrestling Con 3, please visit 80sWrestlingCon.com or Email 80sWrestlingPics@gmail.com