Pitch reports that wrestling painter Rob Schamberger will paint Sting outside of the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, which hosts this Monday’s edition of RAW. Here are highlights of an interview with Schamberger:
On Wrestlemania weekend and his new popularity: “I went down to the lobby to get a pizza that I had ordered, and there were fans down there because it was the WrestleCon [another wrestling convention] hotel, and they started bowing to me. I almost went into Wayne’s World mode. Oh, you’re worthy. You’re worthy. Which one of you has my pizza?”
On working with Ultimate Warrior before he died: “It was so surreal. I was glad that I was able to be a part of it. Also, getting to know his friends and communicating with his family was definitely tough. And for his agent — his agent’s father had passed away just two weeks before that. So I was really feeling bad for him. He told me that he watched my YouTube videos every week, and that he daydreamed about being in the studio and learning how to paint from me,” Schamberger says. “I just pictured Ultimate Warrior in full gear and shaking things and telling me that the paint needs more rocket fuel. That was really cool. He was a super-nice guy.”
On how art changed his life: “It’s been a life-changing experience, from having that miserable day job to being able to make a living off of art. This year, I’ve traveled way more than I ever have in my life, coast-to-coast and doing it because of my art and also because of being associated with WWE. Also, all of the charity stuff is cool. Last year, I raised over $10,000 for various causes, and I’m on track to do the same this year. Being able to make that significant impact for doing something that I like is great.”
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