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Originally Posted by FourFifty
On a more serious note than the crack at Gowen....
I miss the magic. I miss how watching my favorite wrestlers used to be the highlight of my Saturday morning.
I miss the older format. I'd like to see a few enhancement talents get squashed just for the hell of it during the show, and not to build up a farce of an undefeated streak I want to see more complex matches, feuds that put over wrestlers, and managers who aren’t part of a gimmicky team.
I miss how I never complained about a show. I miss wondering “Well if everyone says it’s fake, and that chair really hit him in the face, how was that faked?” I miss how I hated Ric Flair with a passion when I went into the 3rd grade. I miss how the only reason I said my prayers and took my vitamins were because Hulk Hogan told me to, brother! (this is almost funny because as an adult my views on The Hulkster and The Nature Boy are totally reversed)
I miss how the faces were role models who everyone wanted to be like, and how the heels were the scum of the earth. I miss looking at the wrestlers for who they were, and not looking at them as “the next so-and-so.”
I miss how a chair shot ended the match, titles meant something, and the good guys rarely broke the rules.
I miss how I used to see it. No, I don’t want to be some sheep cheering for John Cena for no reason. I just want a reason to mark out again, and for the love of God take K-Fed the hell out of the wrestling ring.
Tonight’s show put me in a funk. Something about it was off, and it felt more like a chore than a form of entertainment I’ve been watching religiously for over 15 years. All of these thoughts about how much I used to love it came to a head all at once. In two hours I didn’t see any real ring psychology, a few promos that left me cold, and wrestling that was bad (even as today’s standards go).
I miss having that reason to care.
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I totally agree with what your saying. I fill the same way about it being a chore to watch. I usually have it on in the background and do something else. I have been forgeting TNA is on at all. Its just not fun.
I grew up in the mid 80's on the NWA. I was never a big WWF fan. Oops i mean WWE, hate to be sued. I miss great tag team wrestling.