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Post by Captain Charisma on May 26, 2014 22:48:04 GMT -5
I first stopped watching in 95 because I just lost interest.
Then in 97, my dad missed watching wrestling and we started watching again. I was reminded why I loved wrestling in the first place when I saw the likes of the heel version of Hart Foundation and I really liked Rocky Maivia's role in the Nation.
Then I stopped again in 2002 because I was involved with military service and would only watch random episodes when I had the time. I remember watching Cena vs Taker in my bunk and was actually rooting for Cena to win haha
When I was done with military, it was at the height of Evolution and I was a massive admirer of Orton. At the same time, I rekindled my interest in action figures too when I saw a picture of CS1 Bret Hart.
Since then, no matter bad or good, it's been hard to stay away from WWE on my tv, though I really havent enjoyed much of the product since the start of 2013
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2014 22:52:50 GMT -5
Started around 2000 right as Kurt beat The Rock for his first WWE championship and stopped as I was going into high school around 2003, last memory was first Elimination Chamber at Survivor Series. Wrestlemania 28 was the exact day I returned and it was just happenstance. Went to Youtube that day and they had the preshow on the front page, it mentioned the Rock was back and was having a match and so I ordered it and loved most of that Mania. Have been back full time since....unlike The Rock.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2014 23:02:09 GMT -5
I got so fed up so fed up with the Cena crap at Wrestlemania 29 that I gave up on the show. I honestly wasn't enjoying it so I saw no reason to continue watching. I've seen the Old School Raw since then and maybe two other shows. But I still don't feel anything convincing enough to make me want to watch again. Especially after I saw what was going down/what happened at Wrestlemania 30.
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Post by breakthewaltzdown65 on May 26, 2014 23:11:00 GMT -5
I actually didn't start until 2012 after I started collecting the figures but I never really stopped except up to three weeks in a row every now and then if I'm really busy and it's kind of boring
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Post by King Silva on May 27, 2014 3:45:04 GMT -5
I have never stopped watching wrestling and I do not foresee myself stopping anytime soon.
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Post by Halloween King on May 27, 2014 13:45:25 GMT -5
WWE peaked my interest when they had Brodus be a monster, but a week later they turned him into a dancing fool. TIL 13 months is now a week. Yeah, sorry. I just havnt watched in such a long time. All I know about Brodus is I saw youtube clips of people talking about him. And then the next thing I know he is a comedy bit now?
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Post by HHH316 on May 27, 2014 14:35:49 GMT -5
Wrestling is actually the earliest memory I have in my life, & that was in 1988. I have never stopped watching. When I was 11, I was grounded for 9 weeks for a bad grade & was banned from watching wrestling for that time period. That was beyond torture. I snuck it in here & there, but I wasn't able to watch on a regular basis. As soon as my next progress report came out, my grades were a lot better & I got wrestling back.
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Post by Cooperman on May 27, 2014 15:26:39 GMT -5
Mid 2011
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2014 15:40:49 GMT -5
I haven't stopped watching ever since I first saw it back in 1984. Yep, I was even watching in the mid 90's when it was almost unbearable. I've seen them all come and go. Wrestling is like a drug. No matter how many times I swear I'm not going to use it, I do. I loath a lot of todays product and Monday nights I'm usually falling asleep by 9:30 as the main event scene sucks. I don't get the PPVs anymore. So I'm cutting down on my drug but the habit is still there.
Do I ever see myself as not ever watching it again? I do. That time will be here soon. I'll never stop reliving the great days of the 80's. I'll still watch my VHS tapes (yes, VHS tapes) and look through the magazines of back then. But the future of wrestling is very bleak. I don't see anyone out there who, in 10 years, and that's performing now, who will save wrestling.
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Post by ICW on May 27, 2014 21:41:12 GMT -5
I stopped watching consistently somewhere around 2005-2011. I would show a couple of shows here and there but the product was just so unappealing to me that I kinda gave up on it.
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Post by Hendrix83 on May 27, 2014 22:30:41 GMT -5
Started watching from the late 1980's and kept watching consistently until 2001 after Summerslam. Probably around the time of the official name change. The product just lost too much of the "sports" in sports-entertainment and the comedic element was taking over more than ever before. I watched sparingly until maybe 2003 when I just stopped altogether because wrestling started to feel... well exactly like it does now. Where you just shake your head at the way certain guys are shoved down your throat, how the promos are too scripted, how so many talented guys are passed over and never given a chance in favor of less talented merchandise sellers.
The product became slightly watchable again around 2011 until now. But it wouldn't be if not for DVR. I check in every now and then, but I can't even sit through the modern PPV's all the way. Thank goodness for WWE network because I love the "Pay Per View" as an event I can sit down and watch all the way through. So I mostly watch old WWF,WCW and ECW PPV's nowadays.
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Post by Word™ on May 28, 2014 0:48:39 GMT -5
After Wrestlemania xXx..
idk, me and my friends went to the event, had a great time.. It felt like me shutting a door on my childhood.
For the best.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2014 1:00:09 GMT -5
I grew up with the Rock & Roll 80s/early 90s wrestling, and when the New Generation came in, I stopped watching. All my favorites were gone and I was a petty little kid.
Then, thanks to WCW vs. nWo World Tour, I ended up getting interested in wrestling again. I watched from '97 to late 2000, when I discovered boobs, and boobs didn't like wrestling.
Jump to 2005 or so, guys are playing Raw Deal and watching wrestling at the comic shop and I'm hooked again. Until about 2010, that is. Well, I still watch old stuff from time to time and love wrestling, I just don't keep up with what's current.
I'm just now getting back into it, but I'm still way behind.
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Post by Brad on May 28, 2014 8:22:02 GMT -5
After Wrestlemania xXx.. idk, me and my friends went to the event, had a great time.. It felt like me shutting a door on my childhood. For the best. I feel like I should shed a tear.
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Post by Danger10 on May 28, 2014 8:29:00 GMT -5
Sometime in 2002 I stopped watching, mostly while I was in high school, I was just busy with sports & schoolwork. I got back into it from 2006-2009 then I lost interest again, from 2009-2011 I would check it out from time to time. Then again in January of 2012 I went to a live show and have been watching it again ever since.
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Post by fallbrawl on May 28, 2014 11:57:51 GMT -5
I stopped watching sept 2005 and did not watch again until aug 2007. The reason was i did not have cable so i could not watch. I have seen most of the ppvs from that time.
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on May 28, 2014 12:25:13 GMT -5
I stopped in 2004 and started again around WM21 the next year. I stopped for good in 2008 after WM24. Since then I've only watched WM28 and the last 2 Royal Rumbles for laughs. Saying that I still know roughly what's going on through these boards and sometimes join in with discussion.
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Post by Flair Forever on May 28, 2014 21:22:47 GMT -5
I quit after Ric Flair "retired" at WrestleMania 24..... and the nice sendoff they did the next night on RAW.....
I hadn't really been enjoying it that much (except for the Flair stuff) so it seemed like a good time to end my viewing (or at least, take a break) on such a nice high note....
So I missed most of late 2008, all of 2009, and 2010.... I watched here and there but didn't really like what I was seeing.
The Summer of Punk brought me back in 2011.... now, I really enjoy it. Not as much as I did in the 90's, but I don't think my expectations are as high as they used to be, either....
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Post by Brad on May 28, 2014 21:26:27 GMT -5
It's a shame so many of you aren't watching. IMO this year so far has been really good.
Sure there have been lackluster Raws but there hasn't been a bad PPV yet.
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Post by CMJ on May 28, 2014 21:27:03 GMT -5
2007-2008 I always thought it was trash. I keep update to date on everything as it still interests me but I can't be bothered to watch a full raw or ppv anymore and I dont think ive watched a smackdown episode in like 2 years haha.
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