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Why I No Longer Watch Professional Wrestling: By a Former Fan

Posted: Feb 14th 2012 By: mikeiles

I use to love professional wrestling. My friends and I would get together and pretend that we were different wrestlers and have a massive battle royal where inevitably someone would go home crying. As we grew up we started to have weekly wrestling parties at one another's homes which would always result in a battle royal and inevitably someone would go home crying. Eventually we all grew up and ...well you see the repetition. From the first time I heard Ric Flair's "Woooooooo" I was hooked. I had a few favorites in my time: Dean Malenko, Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit (pre-homicidal, brain damaged days), Ultimate Warrior (pre- career suicidal, brain damaged days), Rick Rude, Arn Anderson and of course Ric Flair, always "Slick" Ric.

Being from Georgia, I felt it necessary to be a loyal NWA/WCW fan. I watched as the NWA became WCW, the Ted Turner years, the Bill Watts "no jumping off the top rope years, the move to Monday Night Nitro,the NWO phenomenon, the 3 hour Nitros followed by Thunder on Thursdays, the NWO phenomenon, the New Bloods and finally the death of the company. To say that I embodied the word FAN (ATIC) would be an understatement.

Don't get me wrong I did cheat a little bit. I had a brief love affair with ECW. It was new, I was young, I really didn't know any better being as that I came from a conservative "Southern Rasslin" background. It seemed to end as quickly as it began. SYFY bought and sold ECW like a cheap "One Night Stand" (see how I played a pay-per-view title in there) and the affair was over.ECW would eventually be rewritten in WWE but it just wasn't the same.

Fast forward a few years. I am "Married With Children" (also a phenomenal watch but I digress) and have gone from a "strict wrestling fanatic" to a "watch occasionally" and finally to a "catch it if nothing better is on" type of guy (I blame the buyout). I remember being invited to the 2006 Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View. I watched as Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble and I jokingly told my friends "If Mysterio ever becomes champion, I will quit watching wrestling forever". At Wrestlemania 22, I watched as 5'6" 170 lbs soaking wet Mysterio upset 6'0" (billed as height) 245 lb Kurt Angle and 6'4" 235 lb Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match. My prediction had come to pass and being one to never welsh on a bet, I stopped watching.

but it was actually more than just the bet that made me quit. The storylines had gotten old. When I watched a storyline unfold, I could have sworn I saw it a 5 or 10 years back with different participants ( I have actually watched one or two events since 2006 and I have recognized more than a few stories). Also, The characters became stale. I am shocked to see that The Undertaker, Hulk Hogan and even (dare I say it) Ric Flair are still active in one way or another.

I guess I am just following in the path of the wrestling fan though. The generation before mine (1970's) didn't get Hulk Hogan or Monday Night Raw or the Nitro Girls and I,just as they did, long for the "good old days" when all we wanted was for Shawn Michales to face Sting in an Inter-Federation match and for Tommy Dreamer to beat that jerk Raven just once.

Oh, Well. I hear that there are some pretty good "new guys" out there. Maybe it is time to give wrestling another shot.

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1977 Fritz Von Erich def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
2010 Aaron Neil def. John O'Malley for the IZW Heavyweight Title
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06-14 1970 Fritz Von Erich def. Boris Malenko for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
06-14 1982 Fritz Von Erich def. King Kong Bundy for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
06-14 2004 Team Shenanigans (Tyler Bateman & Kenny Campbell) def. Li'l Joe & Al Farat (substituting for Se7en) for the ACW Tag Team Titles
06-14 2008 Kenny Campbell became the IZW Impact Division Champion
06-14 2008 Nathan Sensation & Striker def. The New Age Syndicate (Shawn Sanders & Scott Sanders) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
06-14 2008 Anarchy [2nd] def. The Enforcer for the SECW Tri-State Title
06-14 2008 Dane Griffin def. Mo'Body Gillespie for the 3DW Violent Division Title
06-14 2009 El Super Colibri became the TAP Adrenaline Champion
06-14 2009 Reckless def. The Canadian Red Devil for the TAP Heavyweight Title
06-14 2009 Shane Morbid def. Jon Cross for the TAP Oklahoma Heritage Title
06-14 2013 Clint Cox became the BPPW Heavyweight Champion
06-14 2014 The Rising (Justin Riker & Abel) def. Psycho Sawyer & Diamond for the SRPW Tag Team Titles
06-14 2014 Omega X (Brett Stopp & X-Static) def. The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley) for the UWE Tag Team Titles
06-14 2025 Pastor Brent def. Dr. Corvus for the WAH Living Hope Title
06-14 2025 Skylar Slice became the WAH Womens Champion
06-14 2025 Military Express (Sgt. Todd & Sgt. Hartman) def. Speeding Bullet (Mike Gunnz & Stephen Nitro) for the NAW Tag Team Titles
06-14 2025 Scotty Rose def. Floyd Maystorm for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-14 2025 Floyd Maystorm def. Scotty Rose for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-15 1982 King Kong Bundy became the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
06-15 2003 Tyler Bateman def. Jef Tiger for the ACW Hardcore Title
06-15 2003 John O'Malley def. Tyler Bateman for the ACW Hardcore Title
06-15 2008 El Culo Intruso def. Dane Griffin for the 3DW Violent Division Title
06-15 2018 Sam Stackhouse def. Abyss for the BCW Buzzsaw Title
06-15 2019 Double D became the WFC Heavyweight Champion
06-15 2019 Prince Mahalli def. Damon Windsor for the WCR Revolutionary Title
06-15 2024 Cade Fite became the TIW No Pressure Champion
06-15 2024 Ozzy Hendrix & Adrian Vega def. The Voiceless Society (Tyler Watts & E-Bone) for the CAPW Tag Team Titles
06-15 2024 The Gatekeeper def. Rick Russo for the EPW All-American Title
06-15 2024 Trench Blythe became the EPW International Champion
06-15 2024 Malachi def. Kevin James Sanchez for the EPW Heavyweight Title
06-16 1959 The Zebra Kid def. The Golden Giant for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-16 1970 Johnny Valentine def. Killer Kowalski for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-16 1984 Terry Taylor def. Krusher Khrushchev for the MSW Television Title
06-16 1986 Buzz Sawyer def. Chris Adams for the WCCW Television Title
06-16 2006 Bobby Burns def. Shane Morbid for the SRPW Heavyweight Title
06-16 2006 Beau Dalton became the SRPW X Division Champion
06-16 2006 Ray Martinez became the SRPW X Division Champion
06-16 2012 Big Business (Kevin Morgan & Damon Windsor) def. The Old School Suckas (Gary Tool & Randy Price) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
06-16 2017 Saints of Pro Wrestling (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders & Chaz Sharpe) def. Cursed (Kuda & Blade [2nd]) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
06-16 2017 Nytronis A'Teo def. Saints of Pro Wrestling (Scott Sanders, Shawn Sanders, & Chaz Sharpe) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
06-16 2023 Jason Simon became the MajCW Native American Champion
06-16 2023 Dan Webber def. Cappuccino Jones for the UWE Heavyweight Title
06-17 1957 Billy Raborn became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
06-17 1958 Bull Curry def. Fritz Von Erich for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-17 1983 Jimmy Garvin def. David Von Erich for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
06-17 1983 Kerry Von Erich & Bruiser Brody def. The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
06-17 2005 Kenny Campbell def. Shane Morbid for the SRPW X Division Title
06-17 2006 The Party Express (Mitch Carter & Cade Sydal) def. Impact Inc. (John Zorthos & Bernie Donderwitz) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
06-17 2008 Kunna Keyoh def. El Culo Intruso for the 3DW Violent Division Title
06-17 2017 Prince Mahalli def. Paul Puertorico for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
06-17 2017 Michael Wolf def. Aaron Anders for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
06-17 2017 Randy Price def. Double D for the IZW Impact Division Title
06-17 2023 Alex Royal def. Justin Lee for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
06-18 1964 Karl Kox def. Louie Tillet for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-18 2004 Shane Morbid def. Dirty Harry Sanchez for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 Codie Mullins def. Shane Morbid for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 Dexter Hardaway def. Codie Mullins for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 Pork Chop def. Dexter Hardaway for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 Dexter Hardaway def. Pork Chop for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 S.K. Fulton def. Dexter Hardaway for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 Dirty Harry Sanchez def. S.K. Fulton for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2006 Ryan Davidson def. Angel Williams for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
06-18 2011 Michael Barry def. Kenny Campbell for the IZW Impact Division Title
06-18 2016 Spyder became the SRPW United States Champion
06-18 2016 Skylar Slice became the IZW Womens Champion
06-18 2021 Lady Sensacion became the FIW Women’s Champion
06-18 2021 Rodeo (Chandler Hopkins & Malico) def. Cam Cole & Johnny Bedlam for the TexPro Tag Team Titles
06-18 2022 Duke Cornell def. Blue Bolt for the WFC Prime Title
06-18 2022 Maddox Jones def. Striker for the EPW Heavyweight Title
06-18 2022 Mike Gunns def. Jake Danielsson for the NAW Heavyweight Title
06-19 1977 Fritz Von Erich def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-19 2010 Aaron Neil def. John O'Malley for the IZW Heavyweight Title
06-19 2015 Bree Ann def. Claudia for the NWA-TXO Rose Title
06-20 1972 The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente) def. Tom Jones & Ivan Putski for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
06-20 1977 Bill Watts became the TSW North American Champion
06-20 1987 Barry Windham became the UWF Western States Heritage Champion
06-20 2004 X-Cal def. John O'Malley for the ACW Heavyweight Title
06-20 2009 Dustin Heritage def. Dane Griffin for the IZW Impact Division Title
06-20 2009 BLK-OUT (Montego Seeka & Jermaine Johnson) def. Impact, Inc, (Johnny Z & Bernie D) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
06-20 2014 Bree Ann def. Miss Diss Lexia for the NWA-TXO Rose Title
06-20 2021 DNR (Drake Gallows & Revan) def. Malik Mayfield & Maui Mike for the ASP Tag Team Titles

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Posted: Feb 14th 2012 By: mikeiles

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