Astro101 Posted February 2, 2003 Report Posted February 2, 2003 I'm 17 and started watching in '97 or so. I thought Hulk was really running for president. I mean, he SAID SO ON JAY LENO!!! Plus earlier when I was like, maybe 7, and a wrestler went out in an ambulance, I went, how could this be fake? Why else would he go to the hospital. I didn't know there were storylines involved in wrestling. The internet changed me in '99.
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Posted February 2, 2003 Report Posted February 2, 2003 Well, UYI, when you start watching "classic" movies like RoboCop and Terminator 2 at the age of 5, and then realize that they're more about getting a certain message out than violence by the age of 10...and your parents start leaving you alone for hours on end by the age of 11...you grow up fast. I grew up too fast...**half-smile**
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Posted February 2, 2003 Report Posted February 2, 2003 Well, UYI, when you start watching "classic" movies like RoboCop and Terminator 2 at the age of 5, and then realize that they're more about getting a certain message out than violence by the age of 10...and your parents start leaving you alone for hours on end by the age of 11...you grow up fast. I grew up too fast...**half-smile** That sounds familiar. When your interested in symbolism and deep meanings, and your friends still think Animal farm is about about pigs, you've grown up too fast.
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Posted February 2, 2003 Report Posted February 2, 2003 When you get most of the adult jokes in Ghostbusters instead of just sit in awe at the FX...you've grown up too fast.
Guest DerangedHermit Posted February 2, 2003 Report Posted February 2, 2003 I started watching wrestling in July 98 (first show I saw was with Taker in the Kane costume). I was a huge Taker and New Age Outlaws mark. However, I quickly turned to smarkdom by the beginning of 1999.
Guest creativename Posted February 2, 2003 Report Posted February 2, 2003 I'm 23, starting watching in mid-80's. Always hated the faces, cheered only for the heels. Only faces that I can recall ever rooting for as a kid are Andre and Macho Man. All-time faves are Andre, Macho Man, Bobby Heenan and Jericho. Honorable mentions to Flair, Piper, and Darkside Undertaker. I remember marking out absolutely huge at no-selling Undertaker, because he was the first heel that I ever saw that no-sold his opponents Hogan-style--yeah, other hosses like Earthquake or god forbid Zeus would do that too, but that always seemed more contrived than when Taker did it. I was always aware about the backstage element to some extent--for instance, when Hogan always won, I didn't think "Oh it's because Hogan is better" I would think "That Hogan's ego is out of control. Why do they let him win all the time?" I stopped watching in early-90's because none of my faves were actually going anwhere. I also hated how the heels could never get what seemed like a legit win over their opponents, except in jobber sqashes. HHH is really the only heel that's ever been allowed to do that for any length of time.
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