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Post by cordless2016 on Jun 23, 2024 9:45:54 GMT -5
I was born in 1990 and began watching both WWF and WCW full time in 1994. While I watched both shows, I was a bigger WCW fan for sure. I just liked the characters and presentation of WCW more, and as a kid I just didn’t notice how crazy/bad things were getting. It wasn’t until 2000 that as a 10 year old something seemed off, but even knowing what I do now I still love and miss WCW, even the Russo era. I was never a huge ECW fan, but I knew of RVD and he kept some of my interest over there.
When WCW shut down in 2001 I still watched the WWF, but not as much as I had in years prior. When I realized that top names like Goldberg, Sting, Steiner, Flair, and the nWo weren’t going to participate in the Invasion, and that the few guys they did have were being booked like Russo was writing for them (DDP, Booker T), I slowly began to watch less and less. When names like Goldberg, Steiner, and the nWo popped up over the next few years, it peaked my interest, as well watching the “Smackdown Six,” but by 2005/6 my interest was mostly on TNA and I didn’t watch much WWE any longer. I’d keep tabs here and there, but it just didn’t hold my interest. TNA were killing it at times from 2005-2009, but post Bischoff/Hogan arriving I started to watch less and less there as well (though Bobby Roode as champ got me interested in them again for a bit).
I have friends who completely dropped out of the wrestling fandom following WCW going under, so Meltzer is correct when he says that a lot of WCW fans simply turned off the TV and never came back.
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Post by k5 on Jun 23, 2024 12:04:23 GMT -5
my parents didn’t like how coarse the wwf was, so I ended up watching more wcw. loved their product even up until the end, although the booking could be so frustrating
after wcw ended I followed all the mini promotions that popped up - XWF, WWA, until TNA showed up and I started buying the weekly ppvs
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Post by shanieomaniac on Jun 23, 2024 14:49:44 GMT -5
I wanted to get into WCW so much as a teenager, but the fact that Nitro and Raw were on at the same time made that rather difficult due to me always wanting to watch Raw when it aired. And in the hour when they didn't overlap, I had to do all my homework so I could have a chance to watch Raw. I didn't even find out about Thunder until later and was never sure when it was on other than IIRC it was on the same day as Smackdown.
I used the only VCR we had at that time to tape Raw so I could rewatch later, so I couldn't tape WCW either. By the time that we got a second VCR, it was late 2000s, and the few episodes of Nitro I watched, I hated.
Loved Daffney though. Wanted to BE Daffney.
I do remember being shocked when Vince bought it though. I heard that there would be a simulcast and immediately set up both VCRs, one to tape Raw, one to tape Nitro.
Really the bigger shocker for me was when Bischoff showed up on Raw. I literally got up, went to the window, and looked outside to see if it was snowing (and hell had frozen over)
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Post by BSR on Jun 25, 2024 10:41:52 GMT -5
my parents didn’t like how coarse the wwf was, so I ended up watching more wcw. loved their product even up until the end, although the booking could be so frustrating after wcw ended I followed all the mini promotions that popped up - XWF, WWA, until TNA showed up and I started buying the weekly ppvs Those weekly shows were so good though. I'll never forget that time frame. People like to crap on Jeff Jarrett but he gave us some really amazing stories and wrestling when the other guys weren't.
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Post by BSR on Jun 25, 2024 10:43:00 GMT -5
I wanted to get into WCW so much as a teenager, but the fact that Nitro and Raw were on at the same time made that rather difficult due to me always wanting to watch Raw when it aired. And in the hour when they didn't overlap, I had to do all my homework so I could have a chance to watch Raw. I didn't even find out about Thunder until later and was never sure when it was on other than IIRC it was on the same day as Smackdown. I used the only VCR we had at that time to tape Raw so I could rewatch later, so I couldn't tape WCW either. By the time that we got a second VCR, it was late 2000s, and the few episodes of Nitro I watched, I hated. Loved Daffney though. Wanted to BE Daffney. I do remember being shocked when Vince bought it though. I heard that there would be a simulcast and immediately set up both VCRs, one to tape Raw, one to tape Nitro. Really the bigger shocker for me was when Bischoff showed up on Raw. I literally got up, went to the window, and looked outside to see if it was snowing (and hell had frozen over) They really screwed up letting Eric walk by during a promo. He should've been a complete shock.
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Post by k5 on Jun 25, 2024 11:10:41 GMT -5
my parents didn’t like how coarse the wwf was, so I ended up watching more wcw. loved their product even up until the end, although the booking could be so frustrating after wcw ended I followed all the mini promotions that popped up - XWF, WWA, until TNA showed up and I started buying the weekly ppvs Those weekly shows were so good though. I'll never forget that time frame. People like to crap on Jeff Jarrett but he gave us some really amazing stories and wrestling when the other guys weren't. ultimate heel boss Jeff Jarrett > ultimate heel boss HHH both were the apex predator, but JJ could work with anyone.
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Post by BSR on Jun 25, 2024 11:50:48 GMT -5
Those weekly shows were so good though. I'll never forget that time frame. People like to crap on Jeff Jarrett but he gave us some really amazing stories and wrestling when the other guys weren't. ultimate heel boss Jeff Jarrett > ultimate heel boss HHH both were the apex predator, but JJ could work with anyone. Jarrett knew when to put someone over. Hbks lacky did not.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Jun 28, 2024 14:42:58 GMT -5
I was born in 1990 and began watching both WWF and WCW full time in 1994. While I watched both shows, I was a bigger WCW fan for sure. I just liked the characters and presentation of WCW more, and as a kid I just didn’t notice how crazy/bad things were getting. It wasn’t until 2000 that as a 10 year old something seemed off, but even knowing what I do now I still love and miss WCW, even the Russo era. I was never a huge ECW fan, but I knew of RVD and he kept some of my interest over there. When WCW shut down in 2001 I still watched the WWF, but not as much as I had in years prior. When I realized that top names like Goldberg, Sting, Steiner, Flair, and the nWo weren’t going to participate in the Invasion, and that the few guys they did have were being booked like Russo was writing for them (DDP, Booker T), I slowly began to watch less and less. When names like Goldberg, Steiner, and the nWo popped up over the next few years, it peaked my interest, as well watching the “Smackdown Six,” but by 2005/6 my interest was mostly on TNA and I didn’t watch much WWE any longer. I’d keep tabs here and there, but it just didn’t hold my interest. TNA were killing it at times from 2005-2009, but post Bischoff/Hogan arriving I started to watch less and less there as well (though Bobby Roode as champ got me interested in them again for a bit). I have friends who completely dropped out of the wrestling fandom following WCW going under, so Meltzer is correct when he says that a lot of WCW fans simply turned off the TV and never came back. TNA was booming back then. I'd say a lot of the WCW fans would enjoy the business today with WWE becoming booming again since 2023 & parts of 2021/2022. AEW been great at times as well.
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