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**Hitman84** · 03-21-2005, 10:51 AM

My being a wrestling fan started slowly, but after Summerslam 1992, revolved almost solely around the wrestlers who would eventually re-form the Hart Foundation (obviously, given my nick and avatar).

I started watching WWF in 1992 (I was about 8). Two friends of mine were talking about LOD, Hulk Hogan, British Bulldog and it just seemed too good to miss. I had been raving about wrestling at home and, as we didn't have cable, my mother bought me the British Bulldog compilation video (where he fights Warlord, Rick Martel, Shawn Michaels, Earthquake and IRS). I was hooked! The following Christmas was fantastic as I got a Hasbro WWF ring and eight action figures (Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, LOD, Bushwhackers and Natural Disasters - weren't these toys cool??). I didn't get the chance to watch wrestling on TV so I had to rely on my friends telling me what was happening. Summerslam 92 was just the best - I marked out (but then, all 8 year old fans are marks aren't they?

) when British Bulldog beat Bret Hart and then they shook hands and hugged.

We finally got cable when I was about 12 and I stared avidly watching WWF, I said in another post that I refused to watch WCW at this point, up until just after Survivor Series 1997. I was nearly 14 at this point and I stopped watching WWF after the screwjob and subsequent DX humiliation of Bret Hart with that little midget fellow and the humiliation of Jim Neidhart by painting WCW on his back. I must admit though I marked out when Owen Hart came back and attacked DX as I thought he had also joined WCW.

I caught the odd episode of WCW Nitro and Thunder, hoping to be able to watch Bret Hart - I even bought WCW/nWo Revenge for N64 as I knew Bret Hart was in the game - but didn't watch religiously. I also bought Wrestling with Shadows on VHS.

Channel 4 in the UK started showing WWF PPVs in 2000, so I watched a few but, again not religiously, and have caught a few episodes of the newer Raw and SmackDown!. I dunno, even though the Attitude era was good, I guess I'll always love the older stuff (pre 1997).

03-21-2005, 10:51 AM	#25
Hitman84 Posts: 405	My being a wrestling fan started slowly, but after Summerslam 1992, revolved almost solely around the wrestlers who would eventually re-form the Hart Foundation (obviously, given my nick and avatar). I started watching WWF in 1992 (I was about 8). Two friends of mine were talking about LOD, Hulk Hogan, British Bulldog and it just seemed too good to miss. I had been raving about wrestling at home and, as we didn't have cable, my mother bought me the British Bulldog compilation video (where he fights Warlord, Rick Martel, Shawn Michaels, Earthquake and IRS). I was hooked! The following Christmas was fantastic as I got a Hasbro WWF ring and eight action figures (Hulk Hogan, Brutus Beefcake, LOD, Bushwhackers and Natural Disasters - weren't these toys cool??). I didn't get the chance to watch wrestling on TV so I had to rely on my friends telling me what was happening. Summerslam 92 was just the best - I marked out (but then, all 8 year old fans are marks aren't they? ) when British Bulldog beat Bret Hart and then they shook hands and hugged. We finally got cable when I was about 12 and I stared avidly watching WWF, I said in another post that I refused to watch WCW at this point, up until just after Survivor Series 1997. I was nearly 14 at this point and I stopped watching WWF after the screwjob and subsequent DX humiliation of Bret Hart with that little midget fellow and the humiliation of Jim Neidhart by painting WCW on his back. I must admit though I marked out when Owen Hart came back and attacked DX as I thought he had also joined WCW. I caught the odd episode of WCW Nitro and Thunder, hoping to be able to watch Bret Hart - I even bought WCW/nWo Revenge for N64 as I knew Bret Hart was in the game - but didn't watch religiously. I also bought Wrestling with Shadows on VHS. Channel 4 in the UK started showing WWF PPVs in 2000, so I watched a few but, again not religiously, and have caught a few episodes of the newer Raw and SmackDown!. I dunno, even though the Attitude era was good, I guess I'll always love the older stuff (pre 1997).