WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase and Virgil, Raven, and Jonny Fairplay among the pro wrestling personalities advertised for Comic Con event, more from former WWE Diva Trish Stratus, Dot Net Notes, Pro Wrestling Respect results, AWA on ESPN Classic

By Jason Powell

-There will be plenty of pro wrestling personalities at the Philadelphia Comic Con/Wizard World convention scheduled for Friday through Sunday in Philadelphia, Pa. at the Convention Center. Jonny Fairplay is appearing on Saturday and Sunday. Former WWE Diva Jazz, Bushwhacker Luke, Raven, Gene Snitsky, Val Venis, Nikolai Volkoff, Greg Valentine, Ted DiBiase Sr., and Virgil are among the wrestlers who are advertised. For all the info, visit WizardWorld.com.

-The latest edition of The Wrestler/Inside Wrestling features a 90-minute Q&A with Trish Stratus. We took a few snippets yesterday and here's one more regarding her legacy in WWE. "When WWE aired a package talking about how WrestleMania was the place where legends were made, and it mentioned Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Steve Austin, and Trish Stratus, it was shocking to me," Stratus said. "Whether that’s accurate or just WWE marketing, it’s pretty awesome." You can read more snippets and find out about the latest issue of the magazine, which is available now on newsstands, at ProwrestlingIllustrated.blogspot.com.

-I will be away from my laptop today, so please contact dotnetrich@gmail.com if you have any news items or anything that requires immediate attention.

-Dot Net Members will be listening to the member exclusive Q&A audio with Rich Twilling today. You can listen to all Dot Net Audio, including Thursday's Dot Net Weekly with Jason Powell and Rich Twilling, by signing up for membership via the News Usage Policy.

-The Original Sheik Ed Farhat would have celebrated his 84th birthday today. He was born on June 9, 1926 and died on January 18, 2003.

-The Pro Wrestling Respect show took place on Sunday in Burlington, N.J. with the following results: Bobby Dempsey and Mike Sydal over Rhett Titus and Orange Cassidy, Jamila Craft over Courtney Prezleigh, Ernesto Osiris and Prince Nana beat Harlem and Lance Bravado, Shane Hagadorn beat Alex Payne, Austin Aries (started as The Ninja and unmasked afterward) won a 10-man elevation battle royal, Daizee Haze and Rayna Von Tosh beat MsChif and Jesse Brook, Delirious fought Andy Ridge to a 20-minute draw, Ricky Reyes and Celso Rivera beat Pelle Primeau and Grizzly Redwood. The return date is set for July 18. [Thanks to Justin Payne]

-The following matches are advertised for the 11 p.m. CT airing of the AWA on ESPN Classic: Badd Company vs. Baxter and Odyssey, Manny Fernandez vs. Street, Matt Striker (no, not that one) vs. Wahoo McDaniel, Madusa Miceli vs. Wendy Richter for the AWA Women's Title, Samoan Swat Team vs. Michael Hayes and Steve Cox for the World Class Tag Titles.