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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Apr 12, 2012 7:38:01 GMT -5
I started watching when I was 6 years old. I remember the first time I saw it, Mick Foley returned to the WWF after losing the Hell in a Cell Match against Triple H. Since I was 6, I didn't watch it normally like I wanted to, had to wait for my brother to rewatch it on tape in order to catch up and also when Livewire was around, I would catch up by watching it. I would watch old WrestleMania tapes with my brother, since he owned Wrestlemania IV-XV on tape back in the day. I also remember going to Blockbuster a lot and they had the old Coliseum video tapes and also old PPVs from 1998. My brother would rent those and we would watch it down in the basement.
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Post by Noza on Apr 12, 2012 8:36:53 GMT -5
I'm 18 now, so not the age group you were after, but I'll do what everyone else has and explain how I got into wrestling. I first started watching WWF around 1999 (never watched WCW, for some reason). Between 1999 and late 2000 I would simply watch it when I knew it was on (SmackDown on Saturday mornings, followed by Bottom Line on Sky One and Raw on Thursday evenings). I'd record the odd PPV if it was heavily promoted ob TV, so that I knew it was on. It was only really towards late 2000, early 2001 I actually started to find out when the PPV's were on and record them. Between 2001 and 2009, wrestling was basically my life. Would watch every week, record and watch all PPV's (think Vengeance 2004 and No Mercy 2008 were the only PPV's I missed in this time period), spend all my money on figures and merchandise, etc. In the summer of 2009 I lost interest in collecting wrestling figures, but still followed the product avidly. I'm not too sure what happened, maybe it was due to social pressure, maybe it was due to me just growing up, but since mid 2010, I have only been a 'casual' fan. I Sky+ Raw every week, and fast forward through pretty much the entire show every Tuesday (I only really do this as I have Tuesdays off from college, so gives me something to do in the morning when I get up) and have stopped watching SmackDown altogether. I'll record any of the PPV's that are on Sky Sports, and watch them the next day (whilst normally doing other things). I cannot really put a finger on why I fell out of love with wrestling (something, along with collecting figures, I never thought would happen). Back when I was 15 I could never understand why people would get on my back, just because I watched wrestling and collected figures (something I would openly admit too), but now, having turned from a 'nice, but unpopular guy who loved nerdy things' to a 'prick, but popular guy who loves fashion, football and alcohol', I understand. Sure, I would NEVER take the piss out of someone for collecting action figures or watching 'nerdy' things, as I know what its like, and it ing sucks. Yeah, in retrospect maybe I did just bow to social pressure, but I am living a life now that I never thought were possible, as little as three years ago. You could say I ditched wrestling and collecting to become popular, but in the end, its a change I am pleased I made.
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Post by Daniel F'n Bryan on Apr 12, 2012 8:48:00 GMT -5
I'm 18 now, so not the age group you were after, but I'll do what everyone else has and explain how I got into wrestling. I first started watching WWF around 1999 (never watched WCW, for some reason). Between 1999 and late 2000 I would simply watch it when I knew it was on (SmackDown on Saturday mornings, followed by Bottom Line on Sky One and Raw on Thursday evenings). I'd record the odd PPV if it was heavily promoted ob TV, so that I knew it was on. It was only really towards late 2000, early 2001 I actually started to find out when the PPV's were on and record them. Between 2001 and 2009, wrestling was basically my life. Would watch every week, record and watch all PPV's (think Vengeance 2004 and No Mercy 2008 were the only PPV's I missed in this time period), spend all my money on figures and merchandise, etc. In the summer of 2009 I lost interest in collecting wrestling figures, but still followed the product avidly. I'm not too sure what happened, maybe it was due to social pressure, maybe it was due to me just growing up, but since mid 2010, I have only been a 'casual' fan. I Sky+ Raw every week, and fast forward through pretty much the entire show every Tuesday (I only really do this as I have Tuesdays off from college, so gives me something to do in the morning when I get up) and have stopped watching SmackDown altogether. I'll record any of the PPV's that are on Sky Sports, and watch them the next day (whilst normally doing other things). I cannot really put a finger on why I fell out of love with wrestling (something, along with collecting figures, I never thought would happen). Back when I was 15 I could never understand why people would get on my back, just because I watched wrestling and collected figures (something I would openly admit too), but now, having turned from a 'nice, but unpopular guy who loved nerdy things' to a 'prick, but popular guy who loves fashion, football and alcohol', I understand. Sure, I would NEVER take the piss out of someone for collecting action figures or watching 'nerdy' things, as I know what its like, and it ing sucks. Yeah, in retrospect maybe I did just bow to social pressure, but I am living a life now that I never thought were possible, as little as three years ago. You could say I ditched wrestling and collecting to become popular, but in the end, its a change I am pleased I made. I did the exact same thing dude. I dont know why, how or even when it happend but it did. Im 17 and up untill i was 15 I sat in my room all day, everyday watching wrestling, playing wrestling games and playing with figs. And now I dont stay in at all and when I do I try to get back into those things sometimes because I used to have SO much fun and its just not the same anymore. Its crazy how much a person can change.
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MikeMillenium
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Post by MikeMillenium on Apr 12, 2012 10:21:37 GMT -5
I'm 19, started watching probably about 96? Obviously being so young, those years are abit of a haze, but i have great memories of the whole attitude era and followed it through to right now. Same here, I'm 19 as well (turning 20 this year). I've watched it all my life, mostly video tapes, but my memory of actually watching it starts at Survivor Series 1996.
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Post by BØRNS on Apr 12, 2012 14:07:18 GMT -5
I'm 19, and I've been watching wrestling since I was in kindergarten, at the start of the Monday night wars. I remember when Raw and Nitro were on at the same time, and I would flip back and forth from one to another in between commercials! And I've been a fan ever since. In middle-school, I had a group of friends who were into WWE at the time and we would go over to eachother's houses to watch the "big 4" ppvs, because at that time, we were young and didn't have the funds to order ppvs regularly. But all of those friends drifted from wrestling eventually. I'm still a fan as ever and I don't think I see myself ever not liking wrestling. It's something that I've been a part of for so long and it defines me in several ways. I hate it when people ask "you're still into wrestling?"- as if it's something I should grow out of. It's one of the few things that really makes me happy, especially going to live events. Plus, it's easy to get emotionally attached, especially around WM season when we are reminded of so much wrestling heritage.
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Post by Jaz on Apr 12, 2012 14:15:02 GMT -5
I started watching in late 04'. My favorite wrestlers were Cena, Batista, and Eddie Guerrero.
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Post by Edge618 on Apr 12, 2012 15:14:09 GMT -5
I'm 21, and the furthest back I can remember is WrestleMania 9 in '93. I've been around wrestling as long as I can remember. I remember as a kid somebody had given us a tape of WrestleMania III, and I would watch it weekly like it was any other kids favorite Disney movie they would watch over and over again as a kid. I remember thinking when I watched it the first time that it was like what was going on currently, even though it happened before I was born lol.
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Post by Sky'sTheLimit on Apr 12, 2012 15:42:27 GMT -5
I started watching it i think when i was 5 or 6, so round about 2001 or 2002, but I do remember stuff from the attitude era, cause my dad used to watch it as well. My best mate and I used to be obsessed with wrestling and we watched it all the time. My favourite has always been Undertaker from when I started watching it!
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Post by @.@ Hempsterdance @.@ on Apr 12, 2012 15:59:31 GMT -5
Ive been a wrestling fan since birth, My father who was watching wrestling since the 60's brought me to events before i could crawl. Im 24 now and to this day i love wrestling i cant get enough of it.
i know thats not what you were looking for but i just felt like sharing
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Post by AV1 on Apr 12, 2012 16:30:09 GMT -5
I'm 17 and got into Wrestling when i was 12. Id watched it every now and then but i watched it more when i was 11 then got hooked when i was 12 and i watched all the time till i was about 15. Then i just regretably fell away. 2 years in a row i've missed just about all of Wrestling from Wrestlemania to Royal Rumble. I am now trying to watch it more often and get back into it so im not missing lots of Wrestling and hoping to enjoy it more.
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Post by Ben - #6 Munchie on Apr 12, 2012 18:30:03 GMT -5
I'm 16 and started watching the Raw before WM23. I had watched before, the occasional Heat and Velocity but never paid much attention.
In 2007 I watched EVERY PPV from WM23 onwards with one of my friends who I got into wrestling.
I considered my 'heros'(hate that term, but the people I liked to watch were): Jeff Hardy Shawn Michaels Rob Van Dam Undertaker Batista Edge
I consider wrestlers from the 80s/early 90s to be old, like Luger, Mr Perfect etc
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Post by Bret_Hart_Mark™ on Apr 12, 2012 19:14:04 GMT -5
Sweet Jericho, you all really make me feel like the experienced wrestling fan I'm 36, and this is the first thing that got me watching wrestling on a weekly basis: And I've been hooked ever since
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Post by Irish Wrestling Entertainment on Apr 12, 2012 19:33:50 GMT -5
I'm 18 years old and have been watching wrestling since 1996 thanks to my older brother, who was a huge WCW/Sting fan at the time. My first memories were of The Giant vs Sting in, I think, Slamboree, sometime in mid 1996. Until that point my brother just watched WCW but I plugged myself in to both WCW and the WWF as I found out the channel is was on from a young age. During the time where the Attitude Era started picking up pace, my brother transitioned into the WWF and therefore, that was all both of us watched. Sometime after the Invasion angle, late 2001 or so, he quit and I continued watching. Always haved watched and literally wouldn't consider not ever watching. One thing I've never done is take an interest in 'older' wrestling from the Golden Era. I'm very much a 'if it doesn't matter now, it doesn't matter to me' fan. If you get the drift.
Regardless, my early memories are relatively hazy but I do remember watching weekly during the Attitude Era which, for me, was undoubtedly the best period of wrestling. I can hand on heart say the booking and intensity surrounding wrestling back then was just far superior than it is now. However, I also foresee an increase in the popularity of wrestling soon. It's good times to be a fan.
I remember going to my first house show here in Belfast some time in 2003-2005. My favourites growing up were Edge/Hardy Boyz/Kane/Undertaker/Brock Lesnar/Mick Foley/THE ROCK. I loved The Rock. Was never an Austin guy. I've always knew it was fake and that never deterred me.
My top 3 of all time were 1) Sheamus (2) Edge (3) Foley. Since 2007 I have missed one pay-per-view. Which one, you ask? TLC 2009. Sheamus' first ever WWE title. Why did I miss it? I just didn't want to have to be uberly pissed at the end when Cena won. It was inevitable after all. Or maybe not.
Great to read all these stories.
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Post by Tyler Black on Apr 12, 2012 21:27:29 GMT -5
I'm 19 been into wrestling since ive been born my older brother and mom would watch I saw the Attitude Era but I cant remember it. I got smart like u did with the Internet at 10 been a life long fan always will be
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2012 21:38:28 GMT -5
I'm 16 and started watching wrestling about 4 years ago. I'm relatively new to the game but I fell in love with it right away. I had friends in 7th grade that watched wrestling a lot that would always talk about it and I had no idea what they were talking about so I started watching. They don't watch anymore so I don't know many people at my high school that do ( I know of 2 other people that do).
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Post by NickJ on Apr 12, 2012 22:19:50 GMT -5
Im 15. I started watching Wrestling in about grade 1/2, so about 2004. one of the earliest shows I remember watching was the Raw Homecoming or something like that where Stone Cold stunnered the Mcmahon Family. I believe I first watched wrestling after going to a friends house and he showed me his figures and I almost instantly fell in love with it. Obviously my favourite Wrestler was Cena up until about 09 were I got the privilege to Meet Edge at the Australian Kids Choice Awards after winning a competition to go to the show and meet him and Eve. Its Funny though because out of the 5 winners both me and my Best friend won. So since then My favourite has been Edge, one of the reasons he had become my favourite was that I first thought he would be an evil guy as I saw in his heel character yet he was a lovely man to meet.
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Post by Rated NC-17 on Apr 13, 2012 3:16:55 GMT -5
been watching since WM 11.. got into it during the gimmick days of WWF but what a good time because I lived through the monday night wars and the entire attitude era. a golden era in professional wrestling.
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