My Journey as a Wrestling Fan

I have been a fan of wrestling nearly as long as I have been a fan of hockey.
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[@Stray_Spectre]

I got into wrestling in the golden era of WCW when they were winning the Monday night wars. Switched to WWF when WCW fell off. Got out around 2005ish and came back to WWE for a short time around 2013. Recently got into AEW and I have to say it's the most exciting wrestling I've seen since the attitude era. All In might've been the best show I've seen period. They do have their stinkers, the Dynamite I believe in Nashville a couple weeks ago was baffling, but it's to be expected from any promotion.

[@CaretakerWanted]

Thanks for the wrestling videos today, Shannon! I always enjoy hearing you talk about it : )

[@vinceniederman]

I’ve been a Wrestling Fan Since 2007 and I Wish I Had Started Watching It After The Attitude Era Was Over!

[@GregPYatesJr]

I follow the same wrestling podcasts you listed, recently I've been watching a lot of "Going in Raw" with Steve and Larson, as well as Solomonster. There's so much content available these days, it's difficult to find time for it all.

[@maxfish4270]

I am a metalhead because the Road Warriors came to the ring to Iron Man by Black Sabbath. I still have not forgiven Vince McMahon for sticking Precious Paul Ellering with a ventriloquist dummy.

[@manofdef]

I don’t think Mid South/UWF ran Florida, after Eddie Graham’s death the Crocketts bought the tv time in that market (along with UWF, Kansas City, etc) only to sell to Turner in November of ‘88. I think Watts ran Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Mississippi until the oil business dried up. If only the Crocketts had handled the UWF integration better….

[@timmutohfan]

dusty and the road warriors feuded with the russians (nikita, uncle ivan and krusher krushev (barry darsow, smash repo-man). the russians would add baron von rashke to the team when darsow joined up in demolition.

[@timmutohfan]

i correct myself, darsow didn't leave for demolition just yet, he was out with a knee injury, but it wasn't long after this time period when he did go to wwf.

[@UnlimitedProduction1]

The roll up is the most powerful move in wrestling. Wrestlers kick out of the most devastating moves. But no one figure out the dreaded roll up

[@kokushi629]

You said you can work with with some one you don't like, yet we never saw a video that had both THG & TEG on at the same time..

[@chaddubois8164]

Which one is the heel and which is the baby face ?

[@scottmorissey8915]

Roberts didn't need a belt. Same thing with Duggan and JYD. They were so over, they didn't need the gold. Roberts DID DDT Hogan, but the SP segment was only shown in certain markets.

[@ExplodingHaggis]

Great example of “is this real” heat… Kaufman vs Lawler. Classic.

[@ExplodingHaggis]

Huge Jake The Snake fan. Fantastic heel. If he (and everyone) wasn’t dealing with Hogan’s BS, he was dealing with the Warrior. Jake had the worst luck in the business as he totally deserved a run with the strap. Definitely as a heel run as the champ would have been fun.

[@kylecam22]

I hear you on the lack of clean finishes in today's wrestling. But I remember WWE in the late 2000s, they were obsessed with DQ finishes, which absolutely annoyed me. I just wanted to see the ending to a match, and I stopped watching because of it due to it happening so frequently. I appreciate that AEW rarely does DQ finishes, because I'd rather have a dirty finish than no finish at all.

[@danielpodjun715]

“There was a lot of letters.” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Minimish28]

Glad I watched until the very end, love that shoutout to Wrestletalk. I watch their videos daily and always get a good hearty chuckle at their three count videos. I also love watching guys like MrSantiZap, Wrestlelamia and Stache Club Wrestling

[@husg13]

Your the best, Shannon! Love all of your content.

[@chrisbee9643]

My first ever Wresling match turned out to be one of the most historic debuts n the history of the entire wrestling.... It was Survivor Series 1990. The match in which Ted Dibiase gave us one of the biggest legends ever, accompanied by Brother Love at that time... I shitted my pants, as I was 5 years old. xD Great memory... Sorry for the bad spelling, I am German and got mark 4 in English lessons. :D But I try my best...

[@LyonHall1]

i was aware of wrestling. Played the games and such but I didn't get into wrestling until January of 2002.I remember cause it was the RAW that Triple H returned from his quad injury. I just enjoyed the product. Watched it every week, kept up to date on ppvs, champions all that. I didn't care that it was 'fake' I just enjoyed watching it. I had been to several live events. Been to raws, smackdowns and even Backlash 2004. Even today i don't watch nearly as much as i used to but i keep tabs on all types - North American, Japan, Mexico and I try to watch whatever ppv comes along

[@jsullivan5823]

Never been a wrestling fan, but I have lots of respect for the athletes/entertainers. Thanks again man!

[@bobreinard]

Bret pulled a clump of Shawn’s hair out causing him to say it was an unsafe working condition. Love all the wrestling content

[@joeynova9896]

Shawn deserved it. BTW I think Jim Cornette has that clump of hair lol.

[@bobreinard]

@@joeynova9896 wait, for real? Lol

[@joeynova9896]

@@bobreinard lol ya I remember Jim talking about it on his podcast.

[@mfischer387]

I’d give a shout out to Wrestling Bios too. Ryan does excellent work.

[@rileykazama3145]

Undertaker and Jeff hardy were my favorites as a kid as I got older Asuka And Becky lynch became favorites of mine

[@Newbobdole]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I'm slightly surprised you never tape-traded 90s FMW, Lucha, Joshi, or AJPW (the Four Pillars of Heaven are unbelievably talented!!) in fairness I didn't investigate this era until AFTER Misawa passed

[@Regel2008]

I knew wrestling but didn’t get into it till 2004, basically when Cena was US Champ. Been a fan of wrestling until 2017 I kept up with the product until HHH came in and never looked back. I’m really high on Stardom bc I love women’s wrestling, that started thanks to the Trish/Mickie feud. My biggest podcast or wrestling channels are Going in Raw, wrestletalk and Cultholtic. But majority has been Going in Raw

[@OWlsfordshire]

As a fan that started watching in 2004, I felt the same way about Rock/Austin as you did about Hogan. I HATED when they would show up and blow 20+ mins of a PPV cutting the same promo everytime. I never really got into their stuff when I went back to watch the WWE DVDs because WWE seemed to prioritize showing us their goofy moments with Mr. Mcmahon.

[@chrisault4575]

Love the shirt. If you haven't seen it, you should look up the Jake the Snake Roberts title bout with Ric Flair.

[@richardferguson6893]

If anyone here has Tubi, i highly recommend Dark Side Of The Ring. I think there are 3 seasons of episodes.

[@hal9000aa]

ah man. I miss the Crusher! Those were the days.

[@MadMax-el2el]

My journey ended in May of 99. I have not watched a full show or PP or been back to a live event. The "fake" sport became all too real. See I grew up watching Stampede wrestling. I got to meet the hart family. I would see Bruce in the ring, then have him show up as a substitute teacher, trust me the first time he walked into the class room my jaw dropped. It was also fun asking him about Brett and Owen, but he never really said anything.

[@lattelatte62]

Brett Hart and Hot Rod Piper was my favorit wrestlers

[@CanadianBongRipper]

love the wrestling content

[@Norcalmom55]

Shannon, great video. Could you please do more about your Vegas visit. We are going this week. Can you please chat about the myvegas app etc. Ty from Cali

[@BoyNamedSue4]

How do I arrange to get one of these buckets of money?

[@gonz702]

i think back to one of the better terroritres was i think in texas with the von ericks ice man parsons wccw oh and the freebirds some of those six man tags were so good

[@timmutohfan]

vince didn't buy up territories, jim crockett did. crockett bought uwf, cwf, st. louis and kansas city and some others i can't remember offhand. he bought them to get their tv, but in the process blew up his roster and his payroll. vince signed talent, usually from promotions that no longer drew crowds. as those territories died off, vince paid the stations to run his tapes. only two promotions vince outright bought at that time was stampede and toronto. mainly as part of a deal to give people jobs. later he bought out awa, wccw, houston, amarillo etc. after they were dead for years and the towns needed to be dormant for a while.

[@theeepinkstep]

My favorite wrestlers are Macho Man, HBK and Bret. Newer ones are Roman, Rhea and Carmelo Hayes

[@stephenjasper_copywriter]

with your knowledge I think you could have a wrestling channel the size of your hockey

[@rockinmel1]

My first wrestling was also All-Star Wrestling! Spent a lot of my childhood pondering the concept of "shut-ins." I liked the idea of ECW, but large portions were pretty unwatchable. I did enjoy Guerrero, Malenko, and (I know) Benoit there, and both Foley's and Austin's runs were great. AEW is already turning into later WCW, the booking is a mess, they can't sell tickets in the US, and they're more focused on Meltzer readers than the casual fans who made the "golden age" and "attitude era" so special. To be completely real, there's no path out unless someone buys the company from Tony Khan.

[@jasondubbin9522]

I can remember Jeff hardy getting burned by Pryo it was an accident and own hart falling form the safety harness

[@batmang9014]

Yeah Shannon! Lots of wrestling content today! I love it!

[@dannyinoakpark9095]

Cool tee

[@nknez76]

You sir get a Golden Up

[@BananaLoaf77]

Where is my Brian Zane and Shannon Crossover episode?!?!?

[@patch8376]

I think pro wrestling's more like ultra-real than real or fake. It's like action movie stunt fight scenes, but done in live theatre and in real time, without stunt doubles. Anyone who dismisses it as "fake" (as if somehow soft) ought to watch a 40+ year-old wrestler try to move around. It takes its toll on the body not unlike a grueling physical sport. I think that was evident when Punk tried full-on MMA in his mid 30s nearing 40. Tough as heck (could have exited both fights earlier than he did and few would have thought him soft) and doubtlessly could turn the tables on many a Joey biceps bar star type in a hurry in a fight, but against a professionally-trained mixed martial artist, among numerous rookie flaws (which show harder and are even more telling when you're almost twice the age of an average MMA rookie) was obvious wear and tear that showed from decades of pro wrestling.

[@KJaswal]

wow 3 wrestling vids in one day! Soon you're gonna have to rename this channel or create a new channel called The Wrestling Guy

[@whyisthissomething5312]

NEW, Nation Extreme Wrestling is great!! Along with Wrestle Core!!

[@dannyinoakpark9095]

Are you into 80s and 90s NBA?

[@owen8343]

It’s funny how Shannon describes Hogan which I 100% agree with but I could apply everything he said to Cody Rhodes today and that’s the reason I’m not a Cody fan anymore

[@StevexOwnz]

I follow wrestelamia.

[@ccudmore]

In the 1950s my stepfather jumped into the ring with a chair and went after one of the wrestlers who he thought had cheated. So that was who exposed me to wrestling in my teenage years in the 80s. If you ever get the chance to stand in a wrestling ring you realize it's closer to a trampoline than a boxing wring. WWF was/is more like a soap opera than sports.

[@EagleFang86]

Wrestling was the 2nd "Sport" that i have ever loved but the entertainment part of wrestling from the old days will never come back. I find myself complaining about it so why bother watching it at all? People that love wrestling will always love and watch it and that's cool but i would rather go watch the indies trying to make it to the wrestling schools in Florida where i am from then WWE or AEW... The boredom is just too much for me. I wish it will at least test the waters and do some Lucha Underground aspects and get DARK and Mob like that show with some characters or wrestling is art and so should the promos. You don't get that real feeling with wrestling anymore

[@KevinJL]

Mr. Wonderful lol

[@TheStunscsa]

Owen was a missed oppertunity and for me was better than Bret. In ring was close but he was a far better promo. Owen beats Bret at WM 10. Bret beats Yoko later to win the WWF title. Next night on RAW Owen should have come out and demanded a title match and establish him the main event picture.

[@mattvader7558]

top c

[@OWlsfordshire]

Did not like the shot he took at Jack Perry at the start of this vid.

[@PipeBockhodt81]

Even death.. Owen Hart

[@PipeBockhodt81]

My teacher's aide in elementary school gave me the nickname Jake the Snake

[@PipeBockhodt81]

What do you think of the NEW local wrestling, Nation Extreme Wrestling ?

[@iAmCyberwaste]

Could never stand Hogan, and Hollywood reeked of mid life crisis Cool sidebar though, Ralph Strangis did commentary on one of the last events of the AWA.

[@stephenphillips6245]

I was not a Hulk fan... I liked Macho Man, Bret Hart, Junkyard dog and Ricky Steamboat.

[@batmang9014]

Hey Shannon! Thoughts on CM Punk getting fired?

[@onehand-yusuf7212]

Shannon love u brother Early 2000s baby myself 🫱🏿‍🫲🏾