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**Lock Jaw** · 07-05-2011, 02:32 PM

1985-1990: Watched, but not religiously. More of a casual thing. I remember my favorites being Macho Man and Ultimate Warrior. Hogan was just "ok".

1991-1995: Barely paid attention. My brothers and dad continued to watch though, so I still had some exposure to it.

1996-1997: Got back into wrestling in a big way. Paul Bearer turning on Undertaker drew my attention back into it. Then when Wrestlemania 13 came, and the big Bret/Austin match happened, my fandom was solidified. I became a huge Bret mark and was on his side during the whole feud because I couldn't help but feel that he was in the right.

Also during this time my attention began to turn towards WCW and the big Hogan/Sting match they were building to. Before I had been mainly WWF.

1998-2001: Continued to watch religiously, both WWF and WCW now. Hated Austin in the WWF. Loved The Rock, Triple H, Kurt Angle (when he came), Edge and Christian, Chris Jericho. And Billy Kidman.

Was incredibly hyped when WWF bought WCW. Enjoyed aspects of the Invasion, but was disappointed on the large scale.

2002-2005: Kind of a transition era. Which I enjoyed a lot. Triple H being a monster. Evolution. Smackdown being awesome with Angle, Brock, Eddie, JBL etc.

2006-Present: Interest in WWE as a whole went down as the Cena/Batista/Orton era began. Found myself being "alright" with missing the occasional show. Pretty much stopped buying PPVs at all. In the recent year and a half or so, things have picked up though with this "youth movement" and my interest has been renewed as well.

Also during this period I watched TNA from around the time Christian went there, to shortly before they did the Main Event Mafia stuff. I found that I enjoyed it immensely, and even looked forward to it more than WWE. I only stopped watching because I got really busy for a stretch and could not keep up. Then when I tried to jump back into it, I was confused because everyone who was a face was now a heel, and everyone who was a heel was now a face. Tried to get back into it when the Hogan era started, but it was just so terrible that I could not.

07-05-2011, 02:32 PM	#6
Lock Jaw Is Finkle Posts: 89,029	1985-1990: Watched, but not religiously. More of a casual thing. I remember my favorites being Macho Man and Ultimate Warrior. Hogan was just "ok". 1991-1995: Barely paid attention. My brothers and dad continued to watch though, so I still had some exposure to it. 1996-1997: Got back into wrestling in a big way. Paul Bearer turning on Undertaker drew my attention back into it. Then when Wrestlemania 13 came, and the big Bret/Austin match happened, my fandom was solidified. I became a huge Bret mark and was on his side during the whole feud because I couldn't help but feel that he was in the right. Also during this time my attention began to turn towards WCW and the big Hogan/Sting match they were building to. Before I had been mainly WWF. 1998-2001: Continued to watch religiously, both WWF and WCW now. Hated Austin in the WWF. Loved The Rock, Triple H, Kurt Angle (when he came), Edge and Christian, Chris Jericho. And Billy Kidman. Was incredibly hyped when WWF bought WCW. Enjoyed aspects of the Invasion, but was disappointed on the large scale. 2002-2005: Kind of a transition era. Which I enjoyed a lot. Triple H being a monster. Evolution. Smackdown being awesome with Angle, Brock, Eddie, JBL etc. 2006-Present: Interest in WWE as a whole went down as the Cena/Batista/Orton era began. Found myself being "alright" with missing the occasional show. Pretty much stopped buying PPVs at all. In the recent year and a half or so, things have picked up though with this "youth movement" and my interest has been renewed as well. Also during this period I watched TNA from around the time Christian went there, to shortly before they did the Main Event Mafia stuff. I found that I enjoyed it immensely, and even looked forward to it more than WWE. I only stopped watching because I got really busy for a stretch and could not keep up. Then when I tried to jump back into it, I was confused because everyone who was a face was now a heel, and everyone who was a heel was now a face. Tried to get back into it when the Hogan era started, but it was just so terrible that I could not.