Barney Stinson
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Post by Barney Stinson on Feb 9, 2013 10:34:40 GMT -5
It was 20 years ago today (tecnically 2/6, but it was Saturday Morning none the less) I was in my parents bedroom watching TV waiting for American Gladiators to start because I had just gotten in to that show through all of the repeats on TV. On right before American Gladiators was WWF Superstars of Wrestling. I said what the heck, I'll watch it while I'm waiting for AG to start. I had seen a little wrestling before, mainly I watched a couple of Royal Rumble's my brother rented with him and had been to a show when my family went, but didn't make the connection then, because I was young and the Rumble's were from 89 and 90 and this was 93. Hacksaw Jim Duggan faced Yokozuna and the challenge was nobody could ever knock down Yokozuna, me as a young kid is buying in to every minute of this and is cheering Duggan to do it. He does it and Yokozuna then proceeds to destroy him with several banzai drops and drapes the American Flag over him, with the King loving every minute and Macho Man and Vince McMahon going nuts over it. I was hooked. Little did I know 20 years later I would still be watching. Soon after I saw 2 guys in a feud named Tatanka and Shawn Michaels, they would go on to become my favorites so much so that I would drive 12 hours to see Shawn get inducted in the HOF and have the chance to meet him the morning after he was inducted. WOW! I can't believe it's been 20 years! Here's to 20 more!
Sorry for the long rant, that I'm sure bored most of you who read it. When did you first get hooked on wrestling, what was the first show you remember seeing as a fan and who was your favorite?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2013 10:43:31 GMT -5
Shawn Michaels was the guy who got me into wrestling around late 96 - early 97. It worked out great cause my best friend at the time was a huge Bret Hart fan.
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Post by LA Times on Feb 9, 2013 10:47:16 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan got me into wrestling in 1987 during the middle of the Hulkamania Era
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2013 10:55:58 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing that with us! Didn't bore me.
I first started watching wrestling in 2005-2006 when i was about 7 or 8. I LOVED it. I was convinced that it was real but after like 2 months of watching it (I didn't have a clue of anything that happened in WWE before 2006.) all my friends were bullying me and judging me because i liked wrestling. I didn't know why they would bully me i thought i was one of the cool kids. Then i found out the ugly truth about wrestling. Then i stopped watching it. 5 years later i thought i'd give it another shot. So i searched WWE on google. And WOW how much has it changed!!! I was suprised John Cena was still in WWE, all these new characters, how CM Punk had changed since his debut. But the bit that i was most upset about was finding out that Edge retired. He was my FAVORITE wrestler when i was young. I wanted to be just like him. I wanted to get all the girls, i asked my mum if i could grow my hair and dye it blond. My first show was last year at the MEN arena. WWE SmackDown Wrestlemania revenge tour. I really enjoyed myself there. My parents wouldn't let me go in 2006. They didn't really approve of the Wrestling. With blood, violence and "rudeness" as they would say.
Yet they would buy me WWE toys and games lol.
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Post by Planktung on Feb 9, 2013 11:11:56 GMT -5
Going on about 15 years as a legitimate fan of Pro Wrestling. But even before then, I had a ton of exposure courtesy of my Dad, who was a huge fan up until around 10 years ago. He had just gotten back from his tenure in the marines and took me to the Royal Rumble in 1997. I wasn't even two years old at the time, so the experience is obviously one that I have very minimal recollection of. My Dad continued to watch throughout the Attitude Era and was massively into all three of the major organizations. I would sit with him and watch every Monday night, switching back and forth between RAW and Nitro. The guy who immediately hooked me was the Rock. Everything about him just stood out to me and I was always looking forward to hearing whatever he had to say. All of my other friends were Steve Austin fans, so it was perfect for us. My Dad lost interest in WWE around 2003, citing Triple H's Reign of Terror as his reason. I continued to watch on my own and soon became "smart" about the industry. I branched off to other organizations and became a fan of both TNA and ROH, which sparked my interest in the person who would eventually become my all time favorite, CM Punk. And they also reignited my Dad's interest a bit as he became a fan of the independent scene. But, he eventually returned to not giving a sh*t and continues to bash the product like any other average Attitude Era fanboy. But still, my interest and fascination are just as strong as they were 15 years ago, and I absolutely adore being a fan of Professional Wrestling.
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Post by Valbroski on Feb 9, 2013 11:30:13 GMT -5
I was either 4 or 5 years old and was going through a phase of wanting to be into whatever my older brothers were into. Now I'm pretty sure I'm the only one out of all three of us that still watches.
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Post by CMPUNKISGOOD on Feb 9, 2013 11:33:09 GMT -5
My brother and my brother's friend got me into WWE when I was 3 and so I have watched WWE for 10 years. The earliest I can remeber was APA open bar fight and Shane O'Mac vs Kane
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Post by kazoosandstreamers on Feb 9, 2013 15:32:37 GMT -5
An Undertaker match in like 1994 got me into wrestling.
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Post by K5 on Feb 9, 2013 17:33:48 GMT -5
bret hart when i was 4...19 years ago.
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Post by King Richius on Feb 9, 2013 18:02:42 GMT -5
I watched some wrestling on TV in the late 70s, but didn't get hooked until the Piper/Snuka feud in the early 80s. My first show was a house show that featured those two in a tornado tag team match. Later, the Magnum TA/Nikita Koloff best of seven series for the US Title sealed the deal and I was hooked. Piper is still my all time favorite wrestler.
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Post by JC Motors on Feb 9, 2013 18:59:10 GMT -5
I used to sporadically watch it in 98-99 when the BCA figures were king, then I stopped. In 2011 I bought SmackDown Vs Raw 2010 to check out the CAW features and I got sucked into watching it again
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Post by Turnbuckle Zealot(Phil) on Feb 9, 2013 21:18:04 GMT -5
I was born the same year as Monday Night Raw & The WWE Hall of Fame. So as far as I'm concerned, I was born putting the doctor in a wrist lock since I was too small to apply a headlock.
Thank for sharing the charming story ole boy.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2013 21:33:21 GMT -5
It was 2006 and my friend basically forced me into watching Wrestlemania 22 on DVD. A month or two later, I watched Smackdown and I would continue watching Smackdown for a year week in and week out, then in in March 2007 I began watching Raw weekly. I still have watched Raw every single week since March 2007.
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*LS_58*
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Post by *LS_58* on Feb 9, 2013 21:44:57 GMT -5
edge and christian got me into it i saw them in the little tv room with their glasses laughing it up and showing the old tapes of matt and jeff. who they would then proceed to fight in that room
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2013 22:37:30 GMT -5
bret hart when i was 4...19 years ago. Bret gives this story a 4 out of 10
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Feb 9, 2013 22:53:06 GMT -5
You wanna know what my first actual memory of Wrestling is? I was flipping channels when I saw a vignette for Dude Love... it wasn't actually a vignette, it was just his titantron video but I thought "What the heck is this? This is awesome!" and then I saw a match with Too Cool where they had Rikishi join them in the ring and start dancing... That's my first actual memory of wrestling... I think. I am pretty certain I watched a little before 1999 but those two things got me hooked. A fat man dancing and a hippie flying around on a blue screen. ing Classic.
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Post by HHH316 on Feb 9, 2013 22:57:53 GMT -5
The earliest memory I have in my life was getting my first wrestling ring for my 3rd birthday. That was an AWA ring back in 1988. There are plenty of photos from my party, & I got several LJN's that day too. I wish I knew when it all started for me
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Bret_Hart_Mark™
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Post by Bret_Hart_Mark™ on Feb 9, 2013 23:07:37 GMT -5
Great story, and hopefully many years to come enjoying wrestling!
Andre turning on Hogan on Piper's Pit in 1987 leading to their WM3 match was what got me hooked. After that I couldn't get enough wrestling.
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Post by Zigzag on Feb 9, 2013 23:41:55 GMT -5
It was around 1985...roughly 5 years old. I was in the hospital undergoing my 3rd (of a total of 4) heart surgery. To cheer me up, people would bring me the LJN figures and the Topps trading cards. A nurse told me about Rowdy Roddy Piper. He would later become my first favorite.
By Kindergarten, I only knew wrestling/WWF from the stats on the trading cards. Didn't stop from telling my kindergarten class that I wanted to be a pro wrestler when I grew up. It shocked the principal, and my parents when he shared that factoid at the next PTA meeting.
Fast forward 28 years. Twenty one live attended shows, not including Flair's first HOF induction. A Royal Rumble, a SummerSlam, an original ECW PPV, three WrestleManias, an assistant editor position at WOW Magazine. My first live match was Virgil vs. Damian Demento at a 1993 house show. The last live match I saw was Del Rio winning the WHC at a SD! taping.
Been a great ride so far, and I won't stop being a fan anytime soon.
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Mr Wrestling Jr.
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Post by Mr Wrestling Jr. on Feb 10, 2013 2:42:46 GMT -5
The first matches I remember seeing were Undertaker vs Undertaker at SummerSlam 1994 on the Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive Video. Or Steve Austin vs The Rock on SmackDown! in 1999/2000. Loved it and continue to watch to this day. I found out the "ugly truth" while watching Survivor Series 2003, Undertaker vs Vince McMahon Buried Alive Match. I remember being a little freaked out, my Dad comes in, tells me he's fine it's fake, then walks out. Hasn't ruined it for me. Although I prefer the term scripted.
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