Two Things:What is everyone's first memory of watching wrestling?
For me, in the early to mid 90s my dad won a surfing competition and one of his prizes was renting 5 VHS tapes a week from our local rental place. Since he was a real person who actually left the house I basically got to use the rentals for whatever I wanted. Amidst binging Star Trek I rented every WWF and WCW tape the store had. I can't remember the specific shows or anything, but it was all really early Hogan stuff, as far as WWF went.
Everyone when I was a kid was super in to wrestling. They'd talk about Cactus Jack and I didn't have sky, so no wrestling for me. I always wanted to though.What is everyone's first memory of watching wrestling?
For me, in the early to mid 90s my dad won a surfing competition and one of his prizes was renting 5 VHS tapes a week from our local rental place. Since he was a real person who actually left the house I basically got to use the rentals for whatever I wanted. Amidst binging Star Trek I rented every WWF and WCW tape the store had. I can't remember the specific shows or anything, but it was all really early Hogan stuff, as far as WWF went.
So I have a confession to make ResetERA.
...I tuned into Brennan William's twitch stream last night since Adam Cole was on it. It was absolutely horrendous in every single way and Cole looked legitimately uncomfortable by the end of it.
Everyone when I was a kid was super in to wrestling. They'd talk about Cactus Jack and I didn't have sky, so no wrestling for me. I always wanted to though.
I have memories of WCW Worldwide on channel 5, but I can't remember if it was before or after I saw the Royal Rumble 2000. I pretty much consider that my first show, and I've been hooked ever since.
Nah... the end road for Gargano was finally becoming NXT Champion.
They had a path to that that would have been just as, and frankly more, satisfying, that could have wrapped up by now... but they decided to push everyone else to the side and now we're getting nothing. The Gargano heel turn is the only reason this story got extended.
DIY had been in NXT for years, the longer guys are there, the more likely they are to just get called up.
It was a risk to try an 18 month+ (closer to 24 month frankly if you include Gargano's story while Ciampa was out... and I goshdarn do). Especially when you had a path to your endgame while Gargano was the biggest, most beloved, babyface.
Now they have absolutely nothing to show for it.
I remember the stuff from Worldwide was months behind.Worldwide started on Channel 5 quite a bit before Channel 4 got the rights to Sunday Night Heat & the four PPVs, so it probably would have been Worldwide.
Worldwide was very confusing but occasionally highly entertaining, especially when Steiner was on.
Insanely creepy shit. They were fielding very personal questions about wrestlers personal lives and trying to pressure Cole and Thorne into answering them.What was terrible, Brennan was going full weeb while Cole didn't understand what's going on or they were saying stupid shit?
lol not my point, hehThe source isn't the tweet, it's Meltzer. And if that's your point...stop this, lol.
What is everyone's first memory of watching wrestling?
For me, in the early to mid 90s my dad won a surfing competition and one of his prizes was renting 5 VHS tapes a week from our local rental place. Since he was a real person who actually left the house I basically got to use the rentals for whatever I wanted. Amidst binging Star Trek I rented every WWF and WCW tape the store had. I can't remember the specific shows or anything, but it was all really early Hogan stuff, as far as WWF went.
Thanks for clarifying that! I remember nothing from worldwide other than the comic book cover upsWorldwide started on Channel 5 quite a bit before Channel 4 got the rights to Sunday Night Heat & the four PPVs, so it probably would have been Worldwide.
Worldwide was very confusing but occasionally highly entertaining, especially when Steiner was on.
What is everyone's first memory of watching wrestling?
For me, in the early to mid 90s my dad won a surfing competition and one of his prizes was renting 5 VHS tapes a week from our local rental place. Since he was a real person who actually left the house I basically got to use the rentals for whatever I wanted. Amidst binging Star Trek I rented every WWF and WCW tape the store had. I can't remember the specific shows or anything, but it was all really early Hogan stuff, as far as WWF went.
He said it's not CenaThe source isn't the tweet, it's Meltzer. And if that's your point...stop this, lol.
I'll accept Cena or Ali. It should be Kofi, but I'll accept Cena or Ali. And Cena will be a clusterfuck 'cause the next time he challenges really should be to win his 17th. But everyone else on that list is dumb.
Agreed.
Don't worry eventually Sami Zayn will beat Owens for the title to pay off that storylineNah... the end road for Gargano was finally becoming NXT Champion.
They had a path to that that would have been just as, and frankly more, satisfying, that could have wrapped up by now... but they decided to push everyone else to the side and now we're getting nothing. The Gargano heel turn is the only reason this story got extended.
DIY had been in NXT for years, the longer guys are there, the more likely they are to just get called up.
It was a risk to try an 18 month+ (closer to 24 month frankly if you include Gargano's story while Ciampa was out... and I goshdarn do). Especially when you had a path to your endgame while Gargano was the biggest, most beloved, babyface.
Now they have absolutely nothing to show for it.
What is everyone's first memory of watching wrestling?
For me, in the early to mid 90s my dad won a surfing competition and one of his prizes was renting 5 VHS tapes a week from our local rental place. Since he was a real person who actually left the house I basically got to use the rentals for whatever I wanted. Amidst binging Star Trek I rented every WWF and WCW tape the store had. I can't remember the specific shows or anything, but it was all really early Hogan stuff, as far as WWF went.
What is everyone's first memory of watching wrestling?
For me, in the early to mid 90s my dad won a surfing competition and one of his prizes was renting 5 VHS tapes a week from our local rental place. Since he was a real person who actually left the house I basically got to use the rentals for whatever I wanted. Amidst binging Star Trek I rented every WWF and WCW tape the store had. I can't remember the specific shows or anything, but it was all really early Hogan stuff, as far as WWF went.
My mom and dad used to watch wrestling all the time before I was born and even saw shows at Madison Square Garden. That stopped after I was born. We used to watch wrestling from time to time as a family but it wasn't until WrestleMania XIV that I became a fan: I was around eight or nine and it is the earliest event that I remember watching. Mom was a big Stone Cold fan (loved Dwayne more) but I grew so fascinated in it all from there. Tyson's swerve from DX to "Cold Stone" was so entertaining to little Spin.What is everyone's first memory of watching wrestling?
For me, in the early to mid 90s my dad won a surfing competition and one of his prizes was renting 5 VHS tapes a week from our local rental place. Since he was a real person who actually left the house I basically got to use the rentals for whatever I wanted. Amidst binging Star Trek I rented every WWF and WCW tape the store had. I can't remember the specific shows or anything, but it was all really early Hogan stuff, as far as WWF went.
What is everyone's first memory of watching wrestling?
For me, in the early to mid 90s my dad won a surfing competition and one of his prizes was renting 5 VHS tapes a week from our local rental place. Since he was a real person who actually left the house I basically got to use the rentals for whatever I wanted. Amidst binging Star Trek I rented every WWF and WCW tape the store had. I can't remember the specific shows or anything, but it was all really early Hogan stuff, as far as WWF went.
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This time it'll be different, just you wait! Scout's honor!
It may feel like a waste, but I'd be down for him winning at Fastlane and then dropping it the following Smackdown.This made the most sense to me. It's shame he won't get the title though.
Both Gallows and Anderson mentioned how they did not earn much money in wrestling when they first began wrestling and Karl mentioned that he would make from $8 to $25 working local shows. He was then asked about his time in New Japan Pro Wrestling and Anderson shared that he went from making $5000 to around the $55,000 mark in the span of a year.
"You know man, I was there for eight years. When I first signed that contract in 2008 it was the coolest thing that ever happened. It was the first time that I started getting paid, because I did it from 2002… I went from probably $5000 in 2007 to making probably $55,000 in 2008 and that was like I just struck gold." Anderson laughed. "Then each year the contract got better and by the end we were pulling some bank