Guest Dmann2000 Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 Okay what made me a wrestling fan was the Mega-powers break-up on SNME. It wasn't the actual match (against the Twin Towers) but the surrounding story, Elizabeth knockout out, Hogan abandoms Savage and takes her to the back, Savage slaps Hogan and leaves, attacks Hogan with the belt in the back. I saw that and I was hooked. See, it was a storyline/angle that hooked me. I didn't watch a particular match a go "wow that's cool". Could it be that if it was something outside of the ring that brought you to watching wrestling, that you're not as focused on in-ring action. That as long as the story's good, less then good wrestling doesn't bug you? Which brought you in, was it a wrestling match or a wrestling angle?
Guest Kahran Ramsus Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 It was a match. Ted Dibiase vs. Randy Savage on Saturday Night's Main Event in March 1988. Dibiase won by CO after Andre beat up Savage on the outside. These two immediately became my favourite wrestlers until later in the summer when the Rougeaus turned heel and Mr. Perfect showed up.
cawthon777 Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 Angle. I got into wrestling in 92 right around the WrestleMania timeframe. By the early part of the summer my two favorites were the British Bulldog and Bret Hart. The buildup to Summer Slam hooked me in and made me a full-time fan. Watching the match on CHV a few months later blew my 11 year old mind.
Guest WrestlingDeacon Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 Match I started watching wrestling around the summer of '87 off and on, but what really hooked me and made me a fan for life was Flair vs. Steamboat best two out of three falls at the Clash in '89.
Guest Fook_Hing_Ho Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 In the summer of 91, my friend sat me down and had me watch WM6 from start to finish. I was hooked from then on.
Guest bob_barron Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 Wasn't really a match. I was just watching it and started following WCW. The buildup to Bret v. DBS also got me hardcore into WWF
Guest Choken One Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 Storyline drew me BACK to wrestling... I watched as a Mark from Mid 80's to Mid 90's and Got tired of Wrestling since it was boring me... However, Austin "Anti-Authority" brought me back in for good 1997.
Guest wwF1587 Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 match.. from what i can remember.. i use to watch it every once in a while, when flipping through channels but when my dad ordered WMX and I saw Bret/Owen... Shawn/Razor... I was hooked
Guest Lord of The Curry Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 Match. Bret vs Owen, watched it at my friends house as a kid, been hooked ever since.
Mecha Mummy Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 Angle. The Austin-McMahon feud got me into wrestling. Oh, and I shit you not, after months of not watching in 2001, what drew me back in? The Invasion. So I can't hate it as much because of that.
Guest crandamaniac Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 Match Rey Mysterio v.s Dean Malenko. July of 1996. I started watching to see more of Rey, and then it evolved to watching for the nWo, and now here I am today.
Guest Stunt Granny Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 An early episode of Raw in summer 1993. Shawn Michaels was defending the IC title against Hacksaw Jim Duggan. I was pulling hard for Duggan to win the title and he almost had it won but Shawn ran away and drew the CO. I was pissed, but they announced a re-match for the following week, I couldn't wait to see it. I was hooked by such an unmemorable match.
Guest papacita Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 No match in particular, but wrestling definitely got me hooked. If I had to pick one match in particular, I'd say Bret/Perfect from SS 91.
cawthon777 Posted March 21, 2003 Report Posted March 21, 2003 An early episode of Raw in summer 1993. Shawn Michaels was defending the IC title against Hacksaw Jim Duggan. I was pulling hard for Duggan to win the title and he almost had it won but Shawn ran away and drew the CO. I was pissed, but they announced a re-match for the following week, I couldn't wait to see it. I was hooked by such an unmemorable match. That wasn't such a bad match. I remember watching that and knowing Duggan didn't have a chance in hell of winning the title - but I had to question that from time to time. The lumberjack rematch was pretty decent too.
Guest DawnBTVS Posted March 22, 2003 Report Posted March 22, 2003 1st Angle that Hooked me... Halloween Havoc 1992(Sting vs Jake Roberts...too bad the match sucked) 1st Match that Hooked me... IC Title: British Bulldog© vs Shawn Michaels from the Final SNME. Michaels whips Bulldog into the exposed steel post and pins him. I had it on tape but taped over it with Rescue 911...*sigh*
cawthon777 Posted March 22, 2003 Report Posted March 22, 2003 1st Angle that Hooked me... Halloween Havoc 1992(Sting vs Jake Roberts...too bad the match sucked) 1st Match that Hooked me... IC Title: British Bulldog© vs Shawn Michaels from the Final SNME. Michaels whips Bulldog into the exposed steel post and pins him. I had it on tape but taped over it with Rescue 911...*sigh* Ah, the good ole days. I remember watching the mini movie for Havoc 92 that the Preview channel would run all the time. Once my dad came down to the basement before going to bed, saw it, thought I was watching some cheesy R-rated movie on Cinemax, and told me to turn the channel to something else. HBK / Bulldog was devestating. Davey Boy was my favorite at the time and I HATED Michaels with a passion for "stealing" the belt.
Guest snuffbox Posted March 22, 2003 Report Posted March 22, 2003 Ric Flair...his end run in NWA/WCW(89-91), his WWF fued with Randy Savage, and everything that I ended up watching on video that Id missed.
Guest TheGame2705 Posted March 22, 2003 Report Posted March 22, 2003 the Buried Alive concept, Bret's Return, and the Sid-Shawn feud.
Guest CED Ordonez Posted March 22, 2003 Report Posted March 22, 2003 The 1989 Royal Rumble Demolition drawing 1 & 2 and, after a standoff and a moment of wondering, "Will the partners collide?", they proceed to beat the snot out of each other until Andre comes in. Great moment when I was 8.
Guest Nevermortal Posted March 22, 2003 Report Posted March 22, 2003 Wrestlemania VI. The entire card.
Guest T®ITEC Posted March 22, 2003 Report Posted March 22, 2003 Wrestler, actually. Shawn Michaels. My best friend (when I was ten years old) just adored him, and so, I watched Monday Night RAW with her. This was during his feud with Bulldog, and I found it all wildly entertaining.
Guest MillenniumMan831 Posted March 22, 2003 Report Posted March 22, 2003 An early episode of Raw in summer 1993. Shawn Michaels was defending the IC title against Hacksaw Jim Duggan. I was pulling hard for Duggan to win the title and he almost had it won but Shawn ran away and drew the CO. I was pissed, but they announced a re-match for the following week, I couldn't wait to see it. I was hooked by such an unmemorable match. That wasn't such a bad match. I remember watching that and knowing Duggan didn't have a chance in hell of winning the title - but I had to question that from time to time. The lumberjack rematch was pretty decent too. Duggan was in a similiar match vs. Randy Savage in MSG when he tried to win his crown back in late 1989. It's on CV's Mega Matches. When I first saw it, I knew Duggan never did regain the crown, but during the match I started to second-guess myself and thought that maybe Duggan did regain the crown afterall. It wasn't a great technical match, but the drama was top notch.
Guest HollywoodSpikeJenkins Posted March 23, 2003 Report Posted March 23, 2003 Match... Hogan/Warrior from Wrestlemania. First match I ever saw also.
Guest SP-1 Posted March 23, 2003 Report Posted March 23, 2003 I don't remember specifically anymore. Probably a storyline, since I got in back around when WCW was big, I think. Hell I don't even remember that much. Stopped watching for a while, came back.
LooseCannon25 Posted March 23, 2003 Report Posted March 23, 2003 I remember exactly what it was that got me into wrestling for good. It was WMIII and i was mostly anticipating the Andre vs. Hogan match, but when i saw Steamboat vs. Savage with all the great technical wrestling and near falls, i was hanging off my seat. That match hooked me for life
Guest CanadianChick Posted March 23, 2003 Report Posted March 23, 2003 A wrestler (Bret Hart) brought me in as a fan. Storylines kept me intrigued as a younger fan. Now, the actual wrestling and love for it keeps me a fan.
Guest MillenniumMan831 Posted March 23, 2003 Report Posted March 23, 2003 The Mega Powers Exploding made me a fan. I was officially hooked during the Feb 1989 Main Event NBC special. I pulled for Savage in that feud since it really did seem like Hogan was stealing Elizabeth away. Plus, I was the smallest one in my class and Savage was a midget compared to most everyone else, yet he was the WWF Champion. I was also a SUPER mark for The Hart Foundation and Demolition. Later in 1989, I saw SummerSlam 1988 for the first time, and boy was I conflicted during the Tag Title match.
Guest The Superstar Posted March 23, 2003 Report Posted March 23, 2003 Well, it was kind of a storyline/match mix. Back in late June/early July 1998, it was supposed to be Kane vs. Mankind vs. Undertaker for the #1 contendership at Summerslam. I was flipping channels and came upon it, and stayed since my friends told me how cool Austin was. So I'm watching Kane vs. Mankind, Kane wins, and unmasks to be Undertaker. I was hooked from then on, thinking that "anything could happen." However, during 1998, I watched WCW more than WWF.
Guest JDMattitudeV1 Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 The whole who's corner will Mr Perfect be in angle in the Savage vs Warrior match at Summerslam 92, along with the Bret - Bulldog angle made me a fan. Lost interest in 94-95 (along with many others) and HBK's title run along with the nWo brought be back in 1996.
HurriShane Posted March 24, 2003 Report Posted March 24, 2003 I've pretty much always watched wrestling, because my parents used to watch it, but what made me a fan was when HBK threw Marty thru the window of the Barber Shop. I wanted to see Marty get his revenge so badly.
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