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Follow on Google News | WWE® Superstar Big Show® To Attend Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con, Saturday, May 31The World’s Largest Athlete To Make First Wizard World Appearance At Georgia World Congress Center
By: Wizard World, Inc. Big Show's appearance in Atlanta follows those of other WWE Superstars at recent Wizard World Comic Cons, including Sheamus®, Randy Orton®, John Cena®, WWE® Diva AJ Lee™ and others. “I have heard all the great things other WWE Superstars have said about Wizard World, and I can’t wait to meet the WWE Universe at the inaugural Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con, says Big Show.” “WWE Superstar Big Show is a giant superhero for so many kids across several generations of fans,” says John Macaluso, Wizard World CEO. “He is a giant of a man, with a giant fan base to match, and we are thrilled to have him for the first time ever at our Atlanta event.” Reminiscent of such Goliaths as Andre the Giant and Big John Studd, Big Show is a feared competitor who intimidates opponents with his size and stare alone. The World’s Largest Athlete’s measurements are astounding: he wears a 22 EEEEE size shoe and boasts a 64-inch chest. The man from Aiken, South Carolina who was discovered at a charity basketball game by Hulk Hogan has met some of the biggest stars in sports face-to-face in the middle of a WWE ring. He has even taken on boxing champ Floyd Mayweather and NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal to the delight of millions of fans around the world. The World’s Largest Athlete is also no stranger to film and television roles. His film credits include 2010’s starring role as Walter Krunk in the WWE Studios family comedy Knucklehead alongside and an All-Star cast including Mark Feuerstein (“Royal Pains”), Melora Hardin (“The Office”), Dennis Farina (“Law & Order”) and Wendy Malick (“Just Shoot Me!”). He has also appeared in the feature films “MacGruber,” Big Show joins such noted pop culture figures as Nathan Fillion (“Castle,” It is the seventh of 16 events scheduled in the 2014 series produced by Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and will also feature a top-drawer collection of well-known comics artists and writers and a variety of activities, exhibitors and special attractions. Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con show hours are Friday, May 30, 3-8 p.m.; Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. About Wizard World: Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate graphic novels, comic books, movies, TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking. The events often feature celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers, and events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume contests. The full event schedule can be found at www.wizardworld.com. Wizard World 2014 Schedule January 24-26 – Wizard World Portland Comic Con February 7-9 – Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con March 7-9 – Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con March 28-30 – Wizard World Louisville Comic Con April 4-6 – Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con May 2-4 – Wizard World Minneapolis Comic Con May 30-June 1 – Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con June 19-22 – Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con August 1-3 – Wizard World San Antonio Comic Con August 21-24 – Wizard World Chicago Comic Con September 12-14 – Wizard World Richmond Comic Con September 26-28 – Wizard World Nashville Comic Con October 2-4 – Wizard World Austin Comic Con October 31-November 2 – Wizard World Ohio Comic Con November 7-9 – Wizard World Tulsa Comic Con November 21-23 – Wizard World Reno Comic Con End
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