Early 80's
1. Wake up Saturday morning watch 4 different wrestling feds thx to cable
2. Go to newstand buy "Pro Wrestling Illustrated" for the latest news
3. Once every 4 months rent a converter box the size of a shoe box to watch a PPV
Mid 80's
1. Vince McMahon wipes out all the territories all that can be seen is WWF
2. Stopped buying wrestling mags because discovered Playboy and Penthouse
3. Stopped watching wrestling cause BORING
1995-2001
1. Get back into wrestling because of "The Monday Night Wars" (WCW vs WWF)
2. Late 90's get on internet-join original a1wrestling.com
3. Subscribe to "newsletter" have wrestling ruined by reading what ACTUALLY happens in the back. Develop "smark-itis"
4. 1997-Discover ECW on late night TV-Interest in actual wrestling resumes
5. Only buy ECW PPV's
6. 1999-2001-Watch WCW be turned to absolute shit and eventually go out of business along with ECW
7. WWF/E buys ECW and WCW
2001-2006
1. Watch horribly botched InVasion angle by WWF/E
2. Tune out but still read the spoilers on a1wrestling
3. Get into TNA-slowly lose faith in them because they have no idea what they are doing
4. 2004-Rise and Fall of ECW DVD is released. Bought it.
5. 2005-Original "One Night Stand" PPV airs best PPV of the year
6. 2006-One Night Stand II airs-last PPV bought
7. ECW on Sci-Fi-Realization that WWE has ruined ECW
2006-Present
1. Tuned out altogether still active on a1wrestling-read spoilers still dejected
2. Buy first indy wrestling DVD-hooked on actual wrestling again
3. Do not read any spoilers or any "newsletters"
4. Join FB-Interact with indy wrestling types
5. Go on EBAY-buy indy wrestling DVD's
6. Developed "disdain" for smart marks (of which I was one) and big league wrestling
1. Wake up Saturday morning watch 4 different wrestling feds thx to cable
2. Go to newstand buy "Pro Wrestling Illustrated" for the latest news
3. Once every 4 months rent a converter box the size of a shoe box to watch a PPV
Mid 80's
1. Vince McMahon wipes out all the territories all that can be seen is WWF
2. Stopped buying wrestling mags because discovered Playboy and Penthouse
3. Stopped watching wrestling cause BORING
1995-2001
1. Get back into wrestling because of "The Monday Night Wars" (WCW vs WWF)
2. Late 90's get on internet-join original a1wrestling.com
3. Subscribe to "newsletter" have wrestling ruined by reading what ACTUALLY happens in the back. Develop "smark-itis"
4. 1997-Discover ECW on late night TV-Interest in actual wrestling resumes
5. Only buy ECW PPV's
6. 1999-2001-Watch WCW be turned to absolute shit and eventually go out of business along with ECW
7. WWF/E buys ECW and WCW
2001-2006
1. Watch horribly botched InVasion angle by WWF/E
2. Tune out but still read the spoilers on a1wrestling
3. Get into TNA-slowly lose faith in them because they have no idea what they are doing
4. 2004-Rise and Fall of ECW DVD is released. Bought it.
5. 2005-Original "One Night Stand" PPV airs best PPV of the year
6. 2006-One Night Stand II airs-last PPV bought
7. ECW on Sci-Fi-Realization that WWE has ruined ECW
2006-Present
1. Tuned out altogether still active on a1wrestling-read spoilers still dejected
2. Buy first indy wrestling DVD-hooked on actual wrestling again
3. Do not read any spoilers or any "newsletters"
4. Join FB-Interact with indy wrestling types
5. Go on EBAY-buy indy wrestling DVD's
6. Developed "disdain" for smart marks (of which I was one) and big league wrestling
7. Still a fan..........but miss the old days!
Your first bit on the early 80s sounds very familiar to me, except PPV didn't come to my hometown until 1988. I watched WWF on local Boston syndicated TV, World Class Championship Wrestling on Boston syndicated TV, and Joe Blanchard's Southwest Championship Wrestling on USA Network. I learned so much about wrestling outside the WWF by reading the Apter mags, but I came to really disrespect the way they made up stories just to play along with the angles in the federations.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting bostongarden balcony. Southwest Championship Wrestling was AWESOME! I remember the Sheephearders: "We're beatin the snot ooutta yer little Texan Boys!"
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