Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities.
I witnessed and photographed today's Friend Encounter. I also helped plan it.
Since missing the SICW Fan Fest in 2024, Tony and I kept waiting for the announcement for this year. Once it came out and we saw the guest list, we knew were had to make the trip to St. Louis for it.
Herb Simmons runs a fantastic Fan Fest every year. It features about 20 wrestling legends. This year, B Brian Blair was one of our main targets.
Blair attained his biggest success with Jim Brunzell as The Killer Bees in the WWF. Blair wrestled in the WWF from 1981-88 without winning any titles. Keep in mind, titles did not change hands very quickly and the WWF had a lot of great tag teams at the time. Still, The Killer Bees made a name for themselves. Blair continued wrestling for many years after leaving the WWF.
In 2021, he released his autobiography, Truth Bee Told. Unfortunately, he also lost his son Brett to a murder.
As excited as I was to meet Blair, I think Tony was even more giddy. Blair is old school. No offense to more recent wrestlers, but Tony and I will always have a soft spot for the wrestlers from our youth.
We had a blast at the SICS Fan Fest and plan on returning next year. For more info, check sicw.org and look for updates here.
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