WWF not "axxess"ible in eyes of
fans
By JON WALDMAN --
SLAM! Wrestling
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Lita signs an autograph for a fan at the Friday night session of WWF Fan Axxess. (Photo: Jon Waldman)
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TORONTO -- The Friday night session of WWF Fan Axxess left fans
wanting more, but not in a good way.
Long lines and limited autograph appearances were
highly visible throughout the four-hour event, which
took place at the Automotive Centre at the Canadian
National Exhibition.
Lines for some stations, such as the fantasy
play-by-play booth, had a half-hour-plus wait. Dan
Plamondon was one of the attendees who found that he
was not able to do all the activities available at
Axxess. "It's kind of hard," he says. "You have to
dedicate your whole Axxess time-pass to wait in line
for it."
Matthew Gabriel agrees with Plamondon. He says that
getting autographs took too long. "It could have been
more organized," he says.
Other fans were disappointed with the lack of
wrestlers participating in the session. Patrick Adams
was one of the fans that attended the event. He says
he would have appreciated seeing, "some of the smaller
wrestlers, like not the real big names."
"I would have liked to have seen more of them cruising
around."
One of the wrestlers who was on the floor was Crash
Holly. The former hardcore and light-heavyweight
champion spent time mingling with the fans around some
of the displays. He says that he loves doing the
Axxess shows because of the rare interaction he gets
with the fans. "I think it's a great thing," he says.
"I think it's the one opportunity that WWF wrestlers
really get to be in touch with their fans."
In the end, the message is clear from the fans: more
wrestlers with shorter lines for access to their
wrestling heroes. "Have it moreso where you don't have
to rush it," says Justin Beavers.
Plamondon adds that, "they need more wrestlers. All
the virtual stuff is cool and the fan access stuff,
but they need more wrestlers here."
