Post by havoc7179 on Jan 23, 2015 9:22:58 GMT -5
I've been watching wrestling since 1989. During that time, it was primarily WCW wrestling, although the kid in me couldn't differentiate between WCW and WWF as I played all WWF video games. Over that time period of nearly 25 years, I've obviously seen a lot of the big stars wrestle. Yet, for the love of Benji, I cannot ever say I noticed a wrestler retire or disappear.
Like when Hogan turned on WCW. I didn't realize until I read it years later that he had been off TV for months. Same goes for Austin, Savage, Rock, Triple H, etc.. One day I'm watching them, and next thing I know six months go by and their music hits, and I'm like "Oh he has been gone for a while". I've never really noticed when wrestlers either take hiatuses or retire unless it's a retirement match. Unless it's big news (like when CM Punk and Austin walked out) or the closing of a company, I never notice. Another one would be Undertaker. I only really noticed he was just coming only around Wrestlemania last year.
So my question is, did any of you notice right away that main event guys like Austin and Rock retired from active in ring competition? Or did it take a few months before it quietly dawned on you? Another way of asking it would be, did you ever notice when there was shift of new wrestlers overtaking the established wrestlers?
I think a reason why this has been happening to me is because of boards and fan groups like this. We constantly talk about them wrestling a dream match or their final match, that it never dawns on me that they've silently retired from a full time schedule.
Like when Hogan turned on WCW. I didn't realize until I read it years later that he had been off TV for months. Same goes for Austin, Savage, Rock, Triple H, etc.. One day I'm watching them, and next thing I know six months go by and their music hits, and I'm like "Oh he has been gone for a while". I've never really noticed when wrestlers either take hiatuses or retire unless it's a retirement match. Unless it's big news (like when CM Punk and Austin walked out) or the closing of a company, I never notice. Another one would be Undertaker. I only really noticed he was just coming only around Wrestlemania last year.
So my question is, did any of you notice right away that main event guys like Austin and Rock retired from active in ring competition? Or did it take a few months before it quietly dawned on you? Another way of asking it would be, did you ever notice when there was shift of new wrestlers overtaking the established wrestlers?
I think a reason why this has been happening to me is because of boards and fan groups like this. We constantly talk about them wrestling a dream match or their final match, that it never dawns on me that they've silently retired from a full time schedule.
