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The reason it took me as long as it did to get into ROH was the same reason it took me so long to get into indie music. I figured if it was all that great it would become mainstream. Then I guess I just wanted to learn about it, so i asked people who already were into it (WWKD, Fignuts, all of you guys here) what the best was to check out. Went online and searched. Downloaded, bought dvds which i watch over and over. I can't see myself watching any wwe ppv over and over especially not one put out during the last 5 years.
That being said, WWE ppvs are about the build up, the feuds, the omgwhatisgonnahappen atmosphere. That's why I watched, and to a lesser extend why I still do.
When I started realizing I liked guys like Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, and William Regal wayyyyyy more than everybody else, I started wondering, is their shit like this elsewhere? I remember watching those PPVS and just being so blown away by how I didn't know who the fuck these guys were but they were doing way better than most of the wrestling I'd ever seen. Sure the build up and the feuds went over my head, but the in match build up and psychology was a lot better.
If I just watched WM having not seen the year priors stories etc. and didn't pay attention to what the announcers were saying, a lot of the quality would be lost. I can mute ROH, not even know who is in the ring, and it rarely matters. The Matches are that good.
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