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ROSEMONT, ILL. — Tige Washko left his home in Livonia, Mich. at 5 a.m. on July 31 and drove nearly five hours to Chicago.

Just to meet Hulk Hogan.

A wrestling fan since he was a kid, Washko couldn’t pass up the opportunity to meet Hogan and fellow wrestling legend Ric Flair at the National Sports Collectors Convention.

“It was a dream come true,” said

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