Real Wrestling Fan?

Funny enough, im 17, and im not exactly a child, and im a WWE fan.

Im talking about the 'youtube shoot' videos that greasy old jobless girlfriendless sad bastards make, where they diss WWE and its fans. Calling WWE fans not-true fans. Its pathetic. And they must have the social life of a Yu-Gi-oh fan, and for them to insult people like myself because im a WWE/TNA fan, They havent got the right.

I read some of the previous coments, bt not all of them.

Here is my thought on the matter.

If you watch any wrestling at all and ENJOY it, then you're a wrestling fan.

The reason there is a dispute over this is because most people, including the majority of people who posted in this thread, cannot differentiate between a fan, a mark, and a smart mark (smark)

Everyone who enjoys it is a fan. End of story. If you put it on your television, and you sit in your chair, and you watch the product, your a fan. regardless of what your opinion of the show is, or what promotion you're watching.

There is, my mistake, was a difference between marks and smart marks. but the line between marks and smart marks has been getting dustier by the day as of late.

"A mark is someone who will cheer the face, boo the heel and if they're at a show, they will jump out of their seat at the site of John Cena."

The reason thats in inverted commas is because its the kind of thing someone here would say to you.

In actual fact; its total bullChocolate Shark.

I am a smart mark. I have trained to wrestle. I know the ins-and-outs of the sport. i have been watching WWE practically since the day i was born.


However, what i have also learned, is something that most others (including 95% of this forum) have not learned.

I have learned to respect wrestlers.

I can tell you right now that i do not, under any circumstances think that Jeff Hardy is the best wrestler in the world. To be honest: I cant stand the guy. I hate how he has had everything handed to him as of late.

BUT, if i'm at the show, and Jeff Hardy walks out of the titantron, you better believe that im up out of my seat and my throat is hoarse from cheering.

Why?

Because although i dont like his style of wrestling. i dont like him being a champion. I dont like the way he got back into the company. and i do not admire the way he missed so many shows before.

I DO admire the fact that he spent many many years busting his ass to be able to set foot in a WWE ring in the first place.

When i see Kane, i am delighted. His gimmick is awesome in my opinion. I love the attire. But above all else.. his wrestling style appeals to me. I enjoy him.

But if he is a heel, and i'm in the building.. by god i will shout abuse at the man until i cant shout anymore.


The problem with this is that most of the other smart marks (or "smarks" as some of them idiotically call themselves and others) dont want to enjoy it.

Edge is like a "Smark"'s god. But in actual fact.. he is a smarks god because WWE allow him to be. they all love the inside jokes that Edge comes out with. they love the anti-cena attitude. These "smarks" are just falling into WWE's plans to get you behind Edge.

Of course, no one will admit to this. They'll respond with one of two things.

1) Edge isn't that good anyway

2) I dont care about his gimmick. i like his wrestling style

1) = they dont want to admit it, so will jump on another band wagon (like.. erm.. CM Punk)

2) = Edge has had the same match time and time again for the last year. he is stale and bland. appreciating him for his wrestling ability makes you look like a fool anyway.



Also, for those that say ROH and other indy promotions are 'better' than WWE.. they are also idiots.

unless someone finishes their sentence with "IN MY OPINION" then they're fools. If ROH was better than WWE.. then WWE would be the indy promotion.

WWE is a much superior product IN MY OPINION.


A real wrestling fan can enjoy the sport.

it helps if they can do so without forcing their opinions down everyone else's throat.. but i guess thats asking for a little too much.

I was generalizing the WWE crowd like you did with the indy crowd. You said nothing about people who do "youtube shoots". You said indy marks, which there are a lot of, some of which actually are on WF and ARENT 30 years old and do "youtube shoots". You never said anything about them until I basically threw it in your face. Dont act like I'm being a dick when you pulled that crap first. They do have a right to insult people like I have the right to tell you to " off" which I didnt do, but I have the right to.



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you are stupid & fool for that . that is bullcrap . all pro-wrestling is sports entertainment know. sorry but you are closeminded thinking that way .WWE was wrestling before ROH, CZW, IWA MS, CHIKARA, PWG, the old ECW, NOAH, Dragon Gate.WWE has been around since the 1960's. sorry but WWE is wrestling like it or not . ECW pushed drugs worse then any other company in history & was more explicit content then WWE ever had . ALL wrestling companies treat there fans stupid or explicit content that can be offended to people with common sense. sorry but you are close minded ignorant fool for what you said. vince calls it sports entertainment to keep the sports commissions greedy hands off them

A wrestling fan is someone who can basically watch 1991 WCW, 2000 ECW, and 2003 WWE without their colons clenching.

Did you ever watch the old ECW?? Not ECW on Spike tv....80% of that was offensive. Lesbian sex, strippers, Blood, violence..Hell Raven crusifying Sandman was one of the most offensive segments in ECW history. As wild and crazy as the ECW fans were they were speechless after that event so much that Raven had to come out and apologize for his actions. Ive seen very very little of these Indy feds that people nut over on here sayin it true wrestling. "True" wrestling died in America a LONG time ago. The only place your gonna find "Wrestling" is in Japan

I've been watching wrestling since i was 5 so thats 13 years of wrestling,and i've been called a fake fan because i like cena.People whos go out and say they are real fans only say that because there not.If you watch and like any kind of wrestling than you are a FAN.There no real or fake.

because he said the above mentioned feds didnt do anything that people would find offensive....Which the original ECW was VERY offensive!

And Van Man i agree with you, if you watch wrestling your a fan, i myself just believe theres different levels of a wrestling fan

Thanks intellectually- disabled person any other poorly worded sentences you'd like to submit for me to laugh at? Also aren't you the same fool who said Lashley was always 275lbs of muscle and I proved you wrong.



While that stuff may be true, it wasn't marketed towards kids. As an adult, I don't think it's offensive, but for young children who watch WWE that type of stuff is not right.