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**#1-norm-fan** · 07-14-2004, 06:30 AM

You know what this made me think of?

By far, my favorite wrestler of all time is Shawn Michaels. One of my favorite matches of all time was his comeback @ SummerSlam 2002 against Triple H. Now, I used to mark out for matches all the time when I was younger. At this point, I was 18 and hadn't truly just gotten emotionally into a match in many many years.

There was a point in the match where HBK climbed a ladder to drop an elbow on Triple H and as he stood at the top, he stopped, looked up, pointed to his heart, then to the crowd and mouthed "I love each and every one of you." I remember getting goosebumps and for the first time in about 6 years, I actually just forgot about it being scripted and ACTUALLY felt emotionally attatched to Shawn Michaels. To this day, in a weird way, I consider that quick 3 seconds to be one of my favorite moments in the history of wrestling. I've watched that match atleast 20 times now and everytime I see that I crack the biggest smile.

I dunno. When you start talking about emotional involvment that just comes to mind for me. When a wrestler shows true emotion towards the fans, it's only natural that you feel some emotion too. Foley crying as he walked up the aisle after HIAC against Triple H is a good example. He wasn't a character for that moment and you start to really "get it".

07-14-2004, 06:30 AM	#2
#1-norm-fan Resident drug enabler Posts: 45,473	You know what this made me think of? By far, my favorite wrestler of all time is Shawn Michaels. One of my favorite matches of all time was his comeback @ SummerSlam 2002 against Triple H. Now, I used to mark out for matches all the time when I was younger. At this point, I was 18 and hadn't truly just gotten emotionally into a match in many many years. There was a point in the match where HBK climbed a ladder to drop an elbow on Triple H and as he stood at the top, he stopped, looked up, pointed to his heart, then to the crowd and mouthed "I love each and every one of you." I remember getting goosebumps and for the first time in about 6 years, I actually just forgot about it being scripted and ACTUALLY felt emotionally attatched to Shawn Michaels. To this day, in a weird way, I consider that quick 3 seconds to be one of my favorite moments in the history of wrestling. I've watched that match atleast 20 times now and everytime I see that I crack the biggest smile. I dunno. When you start talking about emotional involvment that just comes to mind for me. When a wrestler shows true emotion towards the fans, it's only natural that you feel some emotion too. Foley crying as he walked up the aisle after HIAC against Triple H is a good example. He wasn't a character for that moment and you start to really "get it".