Original American Gladiators Rare Reunion

Some of the original American Gladiators will be uniting for the first time in over 30 years. EM Collectibles LLC, an organization that prides itself in providing an affordable experience so everyone can meet their heroes, has successfully united original American Gladiator Deron McBee aka Malibu, Sha-ri Pendelton aka Blaze, and Erika Andersch aka Diamond. They will be appearing March 28-29, 2026, at the Syracuse Collectors Con at NYS Fair, Syracuse Fairgrounds 3017 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, NY 13224-1403, United States.

Some of the American Gladiators had film careers after the show like Deron McBee who starred in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Walker Texas Ranger, Elvira Mistress of the Dark and several Batman Movies. He is currently starring in the experimental comedy Russian Manimal Volkoff https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37435559/ which will be filmed that weekend.

Some of the other clients of the EM Collectibles roster that will be featured there will be former WWE United States Champion/ TNA World Heavyweight Champion Mr. Ken Anderson, Veteran Pro Wrestling www.veteranprowrestling.com / Universal Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion ‘The Real” Drago, and AVN nominee Foxxxy Darlin will be there to not only sign autographs but to interview people for NEMHOF News https://nemhof.com/nemhof-news Also in appearance world class model Marsha Maraschino who was just featured in Connecticut Fashion magazine https://www.ctfashionmag.com/steampunk-marsha-in-a-fairy-tale-future/

The genius behind this is none other than Southern New Hampshire University graduate Emile Menard from Worcester, Massachusetts. He was a graduate of Claremont Academy and was Captain of the Men’s Varsity Volleyball team. He has been involved in business most of his life and has evolved into an entrepreneur and an expert strategist. His creativity has transformed others that he has worked with. He is the co-promoter for veteran/first responder founded Veteran Pro Wrestling and Co-founder/Owner/Promoter for Florida All-Star Wrestling https://floridaallstarwrestling.com/

In his first year, he has already worked with major professional wrestling legends and was the first to ever do a duo signing with Bryan Clark aka Adam Bomb with his manager Harvey Wippleman. A future event that he will be attending is New England Fan Fest May 2, 2026, in Seekonk, Massachusetts. He will be bringing in the Powers of Pain, Bryan Clark aka Adam Bomb with Harvey Wippleman, the Headbangers and Scotty Riggs. June 6, 2026, EM Collectibles will be appearing at River City Wrestling Con with pro wrestling legends Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton with many more names to be announced.

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