First Update....
Mark Wahlberg
C/O Leverage Management in 169 days and signed 1 photo
Awesome return from one of the better actors in recent memory. I ahve enjoyed watching him act in many different movies (Lone Survivor, Ted, etc.) but my favorite was The Fighter so i decided to print out a photo and send to him TTM and really glad to get it back signed. He is notorious for only signing in black sharpie so Im glad that he signed in a spot that the signature shows up well. I dont do many actors/actresses TTM but it might be something I get more into in the future.
I also decided to start the 2014 Topps WWE NXT set and have gotten 5/10 so far. This is who have I have gotten as of 5/18/15. They were all sent to the WWE Performance Center and all signed 1/1
Bull Dempsey (21 Days)
Aiden English (42 Days)
Marcus Louis (30 Days)
Tye Dillinger (41 Days)
Hideo Itami (43 Days)- My personal favorite, hopefully he gets a shot on the main roster soon.
Conor Gillaspie
C/O Chicago White Sox in 42 days and signed 2/2
Nice return from the White Sox utility man. As a White Sox fan I enjoy watching him play, hes a real gritty hard nose player who gives it his all every game. I sent out the White Sox 2014 Heritage 10 card set TTM and Gillaspie is the first to respond and I look forward to hopefully seeing more come in soon.
Louis Gonzalez
C/O Arizona Diamondbacks in 330 days and signed 5/5
A long unexpected return from in my opinion the best hitter in Diamondbacks history. He will forever be a D-Backs legend after his hit against Mariano Rivera in game 7 of the 2001 world series to clinch the title for Arizona.
Steve Largent
C/O Home Address in 227 days and signed 2/2
Very cool return from one of the best players in Seahawks history. The moment I got Zorn back on this logo photo I knew I had to send it to Largent to complete the photo. it just made too much sense to get one of the best QB/WR duo of the 80's on a photo together. I also had a card laying around so I sent that as well and glad I got that signed nicely too.
Rashad Jennings
C/O New York Giants in 111 days and signed 3/3
Pretty much a completely random return. I saw a return at the time and had the cards so I just decided to send to him out of the blue. Every team Jennings goes too, whether it be the Jaguars, Raiders, or Giants it seems like Jennings is always an effective option at RB and Im happy to get 3 RC's signed.
Also a couple of returns for my Coaches playbook collection that I got in recently. These have been coming in slow, as to be expected in the off season and I hope that more will be coming in once these coaches come back to the team facilities.
Mark Richt
C/O University of Georgia Athletics in 71 days and signed 1/1
Dan Quinn
C/O Atlanta Falcons in 105 days and signed 1/1
I thought this one was interesting as he drew out a defensive play whereas every other one i have gotten back have been offensive plays. You can tell he put alittle more time into drawing out this play than some of the others I have gotten in which I really appreciate.
Clark Gillies
C/O Home Address in 71 days and signed 2/2
Nice return from an Islanders legend and 2002 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee. The 2001 Greats of the Game returns have been slow, but I think if I did decide to start sending requests to Canada I would get alot more in which Im considering doing in the future.
Shea Weber
C/O Nashville Predators in 74 days and signed 2/2
Awesome return from on of my favorite players in the league. Being that Nashville is in Chicago's division I get the chance to see Weber play alot and really respect the way he plays the game. This is my second request to get him and Im very happy that I was able to get these signed nicely on the second attempt.
Johny Hendricks
C/O Team Takedown in 878 days and signed 2/2 and included a wristband
I think this is my longest return to date. Didnt even think I sent to him again and was obviously not expecting to see this one come back after such a long wait. This request must have gotten lost or something as I have gotten him twice since then in much shorter time frames.
Rich Franklin
C/O Xtreme Fitness in 70 days and signed 2/2
Finally, after numerous attempts to get him for my Moment of Truth set I was able to get him. I made sure to explicitly state in my letter that if he could sign the MOT card it would be greatly appreciated and he fortunately obliged, the Round 4 highlight reel was just an added bonus.