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​Various News & Notes – Historic Ohio Wrestling Venue Closing + Mid-Atlantic Legends Fanfest Updates

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— The site of ECW Heatwave ’98 is shutting down for good. WDTN reports that the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio is closing for good next month, with a final event set to be the Comic Book at Toy Show on August 27th.

The Hara Arnea was home to several wrestling events over the years and hosted WWE TV tapings, WCW PPVs (including nWo Souled Out ’98), Nitro tapings and ECW events. It was also used by Georgia Championship Wrestling when the promotion began to expand.

— Mid-Atlantic Legends Fanfest has released the following updated schedule for its 2016 convention. The convention takes place next week from August 4th through the 7th in Charlotte, North Carolina and has Arn Anderson, Tony Schiavone, Tom Prichard, Austin Idol, Road Warrior Animal, Mickie James, Magnum T.A., Velvet Sky, Baby Doll, Tully Blanchard, Jim Ross, Ricochet, Tessa Blanchard, “Sinister Minister” James Mitchell, Rachael Ellering, Adam Page, Paul Jones, Bob Caudle, Hurricane Helms, Mike Jackson, Bobby Fulton, Ricky Morton, George South and more scheduled to appear doing photo ops and autographs.

Vendor guests for the event include Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, Steve Keirn, Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, Kevin Sullivan, Lex Luger, Nikita Koloff, Brutus Beefcake, Koko B. Ware, The Powers of Pain, Bunkhouse Buck and Col. Robert Parker, “Hollywood” Jeanne Basone from GLOW, Paul Ellering, Paul Diamond, Henry Godwinn, Tim Horner, Jimmy Valiant, Bill Apter and Haku/Meng.

You can find out more here.

August 4th:
11 AM: Lady Blossom Q&A
12 PM: Fanfest Opens
2 PM: Mickie James Q&A
7 PM: Ringside with Jim Ross
9 PM: Tony Schiavone Q&A
11 PM: Jim Cornette Experience Live

August 5th:
10 AM: Fanfest Opens
10 AM: Austin Idol Q&A
1 PM: Jimmy Garvin Q&A
6 PM: Hall of Heroes Dinner & Awards Ceremony – Hosted by Hurricane Helms, the Class of 2016 Honorees include Dusty Rhodes, The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering, Baby Doll, Jimmy Valiant, and Dick Bourne and David Chappell. (separate ticket required)
10 PM: Is Wrestling Fixed? An Evening with Bill Apter

August 6th:
10 AM: Fanfest Opens
10 AM: Road Warrior Animal Q&A
1 PM: Magnum T.A. Q&A
6 PM: Queens Of Combat, doors open at 5:30 PM
9 PM: Wrestling Matches, doors open at 8:30 PM
11 PM: Sinister Minister’s Karaoke & More

August 7th:
8:30 AM: Worship Service with special guest speaker (Free admission and open to everyone)
9:30 AM: Breakfast Of Champions Roast of Ole Anderson, hosted by Jim Ross. (separate ticket required)

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