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Post by Bobby on Aug 26, 2004 11:20:00 GMT
Ok lads, New poll time  !!! When did you like wrestling the best? When you where a kid? When the business got exposed more (late 90's), or now, when you know everything? I liked wrestling the best when I was a kid, in the old days with Hogan, Warrior, Andre, Steamboat, Savage, Honky, Bundy, Heenan and all the others. I was such an mark back then I almost could cry when my hero (Hogan was my God at that time,  lol) lost. I remember screaming and yelling my lungs out when Warrior beat Hogan, when Bundy broke Hogan's rips on SNME, when Orndorff turned on Hogan and all those kind of things  I also didn't knew a damn thing about how wrestling was 'backstage'. I thought it was all real. Bobby Heenan said this in his shoot interview, the fans know too much know, just like a Magican revealing his tricks. Boy in the 1980's it where great days as a kid. Sometimes I really wish that was the case right now, knowing nothing about the business and marking out for my hero's. |
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Post by Buckdawg on Aug 26, 2004 15:50:20 GMT
Possibly as a kid, everythin was magical then wasn't it, aww bless...
But when i watched again in 2000, after not seein it for 7 years, it was how far they'd come that impressed me most. The tv shows were like ppv's back then, with a star vs a star, instead of a star vs a no name jobber. and it's this quantum leap forward that got me watching again!
I think wrestling's best era, was the one i missed! but it's class going back and catching up on what happened!
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sean28
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Post by sean28 on Aug 26, 2004 17:22:43 GMT
when ecw was still alive
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Post by WrestleMania on Aug 26, 2004 20:36:59 GMT
This is quite hard. I loved wrestling as a kid. You had a certain feeling watching Hogan, Savage, Jake the snake etc.
But i will have to go with end 1997 - mid 1999.
That in my opinion will be the best era ever. There will never be one like it and its sad but true. The WWF could do no wrong. Austin was walking tall and DX runned the show. Along with a variety of personas shown by Mick Foley. The Rock was a corperate champ who had big fat sideburns with 10,000 shirts!
So many catchy phrases like "Roody Poo", "Suck it", "Do you smell what the Rock is cookin?" "Hello Ladies" "And thats the bottom line coz SC said so!" etc. etc.....
The company was 1 and didnt have 2 brands. Every Raw was unmissable!
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Post by Leathers 97 on Aug 26, 2004 21:33:45 GMT
I voted when i was a kid. Everything was just so magical. EVERY PPV meant something it was just so much larger than life. & i also thought wow these guys really hate each other. I also feel that i grew up in a special time for wrestling. Because when Wrestlemania 1st started i was 12 years old & it was just kick ass. Plus i remember when i was a kid my neighbor had just gotton a sattelite & he got all the ppvs for free wich was cool. The only regret i have is why the Hell didnt i record back then???
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Post by =| Fenlon |= on Aug 26, 2004 22:11:38 GMT
i havent been watching for more than 5 years but it was best back then. I could never wait for the monday morning at 6 oclock when i would sneak downstairs and watch a taped ppv.
When the rock lost i was always gutted and would be really mad at school all day.
When the spoilers started coming too me and i began too relise what it actually was i would say it ruined it. The web in general ruined wrestling. How many times do you here "oh that was a great show" it is always negative even if the show was good the web picked out the bad points. This in turn made me see the bad parts of wrestling which tbh is the reason why we all think its crap today.
I never noticed botches or blade jobs or talking before i began surfing the web. But now i see everything negative in a match.
I hate that in a way i never look forward too a ppv i couldnt care less if i miss it or didnt watch it. Whereas say 3 years ago i would have been in a fit if it hadnt taped etc.
the web sucks and thats final
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Post by Gothicwarrior on Aug 30, 2004 13:06:14 GMT
I votet for the late 90´s cause in 97 - 00 there were so many great superstars and gimmicks on the top such as Hart, Austin, Rock, Triple H, DX, Ministry. |
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Post by Ben on Aug 30, 2004 16:21:03 GMT
Has to be between 1989 and 1993 for me - especially 91, my good god that whole year was great - Summerslam 91 is still my fav PPV of all time!
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Post by tntzret on Aug 31, 2004 9:46:03 GMT
Late 90's for me when the wwe actually had competition and when we would see people like The Rock,Kane,The Undertaker, D-X and Steve Austin every single week on RAW jus what made me watch it the most...
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Post by Speedy "The Dude" on Aug 31, 2004 14:14:57 GMT
Now, when I started watching Ring of Honor.
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