WWE®
Superstars John Cena®, Seth Rollins™, Dean Ambrose™, Sasha
Banks™, The Bella Twins™, Becky Lynch™ Added to Wizard World
Comic Con Chicago Lineup
The
Seven WWE® Superstars To Greet Fans, Sign Autographs, Pose For Photo
Ops At
Donald
E. Stephens Convention Center, August 18-20
LOS
ANGELES, CA –
July
6, 2016
– In one of the most impressive gatherings of professional
wrestling talent in Wizard World history, fans can meet some of
wrestling’s biggest names when WWE® Superstars John
Cena®,
Seth
Rollins™, Dean Ambrose™, Sasha Banks™,
The
Bella Twins™ and
Becky Lynch™ attend
Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, August 18, 19 and 20 at the Donald E.
Stephens Convention Center.
“We’re
very excited to have such a large group of incredibly talented WWE®
Superstars attending Wizard World Chicago,” said John Maatta, CEO
of Wizard World. “The addition of these world-class athletes to
Chicago’s already impressive lineup of stars from film, television,
comics and more will give fans a unique and exciting experience, and
shows Wizard World’s commitment to including all forms of pop
culture entertainment at its shows.”
The
dates and times for each appearance are as follows:
Thursday,
August 18
-
WWE® Superstar Seth Rollins™ (4-7 p.m.)
-
WWE® Superstar Sasha Banks™ (5-8 p.m.)
Friday,
August 19
-
WWE® Superstar John Cena® (3-7 p.m.)
-
WWE® Superstar Dean Ambrose™ (4-7 p.m.)
-
WWE® Superstar Becky Lynch™ (2-5 p.m.)
Saturday,
August 20
-
WWE® Superstars The Bella Twins™ (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
They
will greet fans, pose for photo ops, sign autographs and more, at the
largest and longest-running Wizard World show.
John
Cena® is
a 15-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, five-time U.S. Champion and
record-setting Make-A-Wish granter. He has won the Royal Rumble Match
twice. He has competed in 12 straight WrestleManias and counting, and
— more than a decade into his tenure — he hasn’t slowed down a
step.
As
one-half of the dazzling The Bella Twins™, Brie
debuted
on SmackDown in 2008, defeating her first opponent, Victoria, by way
of “Twin Magic” — a move in which she and her identical sister,
Nikki, secretly switched places during matches. In 2011, the sneaky
tactic helped Brie defeat Eve to win the Divas Championship. Every
bit as cunning as she is cute, this half-Mexican, half-Italian
beauty, along with her doppelgänger, has truly blazed a path for
female athletes to follow over the years, both inside and outside the
squared circle.
If
there is a barrier to be broken or an accolade to be earned, Nikki
Bella
has done it, and done it with style. A self-admitted "tomboy"
with a feminine side, Nikki originally planned to play professional
soccer until a leg injury ended her career. From there, she followed
her twin sister Brie’s lead into WWE. Unsuccessful in seizing spots
in the 2006 WWE Raw Diva Search, The Bellas caught the eyes of execs
and soon landed in FCW. Training for the competition they would soon
crush (while male WWE fans formed crushes on them), Nikki and her
sibling made their way onto the main roster in 2008 and turned heads
whenever they set foot inside the ring.
An
independent wrestler out of Boston, Sasha
Banks™
worked her way through various promotions before finally landing a
foot in the door in WWE NXT. Eventually, the quiet but talented young
woman found her voice and realized that, well, she kind of ruled. The
Boss was born. Since then, Banks has not looked back for a second,
though she turned plenty of heads throughout her astounding rise to
dominance within NXT’s ultra-competitive women’s division.
Seth
Freaking Rollins,
is really freaking good. Did you know that he took the WWE World
Heavyweight Title from Brock Lesnar? Or that he’s the only man to
cash in a Money in the Bank contract in the main event of
WrestleMania? Or that he’s the only human being to ever hold the
WWE World Heavyweight and United States Championships simultaneously?
If you don’t, worry not: He’ll tell you soon enough. And if you
somehow manage to tune out his (justified) boasts, it won’t be long
until this hybrid athlete’s skills in the ring turn you into a
believer.
Dean
Ambrose™ is
a dangerous man. The Cincinnati scrapper began his path to WWE with a
fearless career on the independent scene where he earned a reputation
for his ability to absorb and to distribute punishment in equal
measure. Through his years toiling away in obscurity, Ambrose
competed in some of the most vicious environments imaginable,
sacrificing his body and blood in the pursuit of inflicting as much
damage on his opponent as humanly possible. Victory was incidental.
What mattered to Ambrose was always his message: No one is safe.
A
fiery redhead from Dublin, Ireland, Becky
Lynch™ is
ready to fight anyone in her path. Trained for the squared circle at
the age of 15, Lynch travelled the world perfecting her craft before
joining NXT in 2014. One thing is certain: Where there are lasses to
be kicked and arms to be snapped, you will find Becky Lynch.
The
seven join a standout lineup of superstar entertainers scheduled to
attend the pop culture extravaganza, including Carrie
Fisher
(Star
Wars);
Michael
J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and
Lea
Thompson (Back
to the Future);
David
Duchovny and
Gillian
Anderson
(“The X-Files”); Norman
Reedus
(“The Walking Dead”), Charlie
Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Rosario Dawson, Elodie Yung and
Elden
Henson (“Daredevil”)
and many more.
Wizard
World comic con and gaming events bring together thousands of fans of
all ages to celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies,
graphic novels, cosplay, comics, television, sci-fi, toys, video
gaming, gaming, original art, collectibles, contests and more.
Chicago show hours are Thursday, August 18, 3-8 p.m.; Friday, August
19, noon-7 p.m.; Saturday, August 20, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, August
21, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
About
Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD)
Wizard
World, Inc. (www.wizardworld.com)
produces comic cons and pop culture conventions across North America
that celebrate the best in pop-fi, pop culture, movies, television,
cosplay, comics, graphic novels, toys, video gaming, sci-fi, gaming,
original art, collectibles, contests and more. A first-class lineup
of topical programming takes place at each event, with celebrity
Q&A's, comics-themed sessions, costume contests, movie
screenings, evening parties and more. Wizard World has also launched
Wizard World Store (www.shopwizardworld.com),
CONtv, a digital media channel in partnership with leading
independent content distributor Cinedigm™ (NASDAQ: CIDM), and
ComicConBox™ (www.comicconbox.com),
a premium subscription-based monthly box service. Fans can interact
with Wizard World on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and
other social media services.
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