According to reports, Wizard World announced that John Cena will be the WWE headliner for the Chicago Comic Con event that takes place Auguest 21-23, 2014. Cena will be joined by current storyline rival Bray Wyatt, WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino, WWE Divas Champion Paige, and "The Animal" Batista of Evolution.
Below are some key highlights of the Wizard World announcement:
Wizard World Chicago Comic Con General Information:
"Wizard World today announced WWE Superstars John Cena, Batista and Bray Wyatt, WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino, and WWE Diva Paige are scheduled to greet fans, sign autographs and pose for photo ops at its biggest and longest running event, Wizard World Chicago Comic Con on August 21-22-23 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center."
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Specific Times for Wrestler Appearances:
"Cena will appear on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 3:30-7:30 p.m.; Bray Wyatt and Paige will attend on Friday, Aug. 22, from 3:30-6:30 p.m.; Sammartino is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and Batista is slated for Saturday from 2-5:15 p.m. followed by a Guardians of the Galaxy panel at 5:15 p.m. Tickets for all events are extremely limited."
Quotes from John Cena, Batista and Bruno Sammartino:
John Cena: "Coming back to Chicago is a great thrill for me ... The fans here have always been good to me, and I really enjoy all my Wizard World appearances."
Batista: "It is so great to meet not only the WWE Universe, but also fans of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy ... I'm really excited to be joining my co-stars Karen Gillan and Michael Rooker at Wizard World for our Guardians of the Galaxy panel just weeks after the US debut."
Bruno Sammartino: "I had so many great matches in Chicago during my Hall of Fame career, it's such a thrill to be going back ... It's great to relive these wonderful memories with the WWE Universe here in Chicago."
(Credit: WrestlingHeadlines.com)
CB's Analysis: The Comic Con conventions are tailor-made for companies like WWE, and I am sure John Cena and all of the other wrestlers who will be appearing will have a blast interacting with fans like they always do.
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I'll never forget the most famous WWE Comic Con moment ever, when CM Punk invaded Triple H's otherwise mundane appearance to continue the storyline that he was rebelling against everything WWE stood for at the time:
I wonder if WWE will plan on having Bray Wyatt do something like that in August, especially with John Cena in the same building.
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