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1). How long have you watched wrestling? (If it's "off and on," include only the total of "on" years)
It'll be 21 years next month
2). What is your first memory of professional wrestling?
The 1990 Survivor Series and Undertaker's Debut was the first show I ever watched
3). Who was your first favorite wrestler?
A tie between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels
4). Who is your favorite wrestler now?
CM Punk
5). If your favorite wrestler is not currently working, who's your favorite active wrestler today?
6). What is your favorite match?
Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin @ WM 13
7). What is your favorite moment in wrestling history?
Shawn Michael's return in 2002
8). Have you ever stopped watching? If so, what made you stop? What made you start back up?
Never, but I struggled to stay interested for a period between 2005-2007
9). On a scale of 1 to 10, how much of a mark are you? (10 = Little Jimmy, 1 = Vince McMahon)
5
10). Describe some of your markish tendencies from when you were younger, and/or some that still manifest from time to time.
Surprise returns/debuts
11). Did you start off as a mark? If so, how long didn't you know about the nature of the business? If you started watching with the knowledge that it's fixed, what drew you to it?
Yeah, I was about 8 years old when I started watching but it wasn't until around 1996 when I finally "came to terms" with it being fixed.
12). How many live events have you attended? Which ones? What are some of the differences you experience when watching on television, as opposed to in the arena?
Watching live in an arena is WAY better than watching on TV.Assuming you have ok seats. I wouldn't even bother with nosebleed seats tbh
House shows:
August 18, 1994 - Tacoma, WA
Main Event: Bret Hart and Razor Ramon vs Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart
January 10, 1997 - San Jose, CA
Main Event: Shawn Michaels vs Mankind (also Bret Hart vs Steve Austin vs HHH)
November 22, 1998 - San Jose, CA
Main Event: Steve Austin vs Kane vs Undertaker vs The Rock (Austin collapses after the match due to being hit in the head with a shovel a week before on Raw)
November 27, 1999 - San Francisco, CA
Main Event: WWF Champion Big Show vs. HHH
December 8, 2001 - San Jose, CA
Main Event: The Rock & Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle (Tornado Tag)
Raw:
March 15, 1999 - San Jose, CA
Memorable moment: Jim Ross constructs his own announce table in front of King & Cole
Main Event: The Rock & Big Show vs. Steve Austin & Mankind
July 10, 2000 - San Jose, CA
Memorable moment: Kurt Angle presents Undertaker with a scooter as a form of apology
Main Event: The Rock vs Chris Benoit
March 24, 2003 - Sacramento, CA
Memorable moment: The Rock's Concert
Main Event: Kane & Rob Van Dam vs. The Dudley Boys
August 9th, 2010 - Sacramento, CA
Memorable Moment: Edge and Jericho rejoin Team Raw a week before SummerSlam
Main Event: Chris Jericho and Edge vs Bret Hart and John Cena
Smackdown:
June 20, 2002 - Sacramento, CA
Memorable moment: Kurt Angle reveals he is bald (after wearing a wig for a few weeks)
Main Event: Undertaker vs Kurt Angle
PPV:
The Bash - June 28, 2009 - Sacramento, CA
Memorable Moment: Edge and Chris Jericho win the Tag titles
Main Event: Randy Orton vs. HHH - Three Stages of Hell
13). Who is your least favorite wrestler, and why? (Any time period)
I remember being a kid and hating when shows started with a Warlord, Barbarian or Berzerker match.
14). What was, in your opinion, the stupidest/worst moment in wrestling?
Katie Vick
15). Who is the WORST wrestler? (If other than your least favorite)
The Great Khali. Almost everyone else (who is bad/not so good in the ring) in WWE right now is green and only been in the business a handful of years, so I'm not comfortable picking a guy like Alex Riley because I know he has room and time to improve.
16). Who is the BEST wrestler? (If other than your favorite)
Other than my favorites from above, i'd say Chris Jericho
17). Choose 5 adjectives to describe the qualities of a successful wrestler.
Charismatic
Hard working
Patient
Innovative
Relentless
18). What key factors make the difference between being bored with a match and blown away by it?
The two guys having a semblance of chemistry and a good, participating crowd.
19). If you had the power to start your own wrestling company, and the power to hire any five wrestlers to spearhead your roster, who would they be? (Feel free to include past wrestlers in their primes)
Bret Hart
Shawn Michaels
CM Punk
Chris Jericho
Stone Cold Steve Austin
20). (This is stolen from another thread) Finally, if Vince McMahon and/or Dixie Carter (or any other authority in wrestling) asked you for one minute of advice, what feedback would you deliver with the highest priority?
Bring back jobbers
Last edited by Juan; 10-24-2011 at 08:48 PM.
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