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Lesnar is the obvious answer before he flaked out on them. Sure he wasn't as colorful as Cena but he was the golden boy until Sable corrupted him

I have been a wrestling fan since 5 years old and far as a I remember I never believed it was real as my dad let me know from the top it was all just entertainment. The first time I started reading the WON was in 1989 at the Center Stage tapings where the Atlanta Boys (Scott Hudson, Steve Prazak, Jon Horton, Gary Yarman, et al) would pass it around the area where we were seated at so yeah there were a lot of smart fans hanging around the ATL scene at that time. Those guys also put out their own newsletter the Shennomake Press which was a parody version of the WON that was very popular locally. Now were there a lot of fans that believed it was real.....yes but it wasn't as big as you would think especially in the South. I started going online in 1995 going back to Ryder & Scherer and the Prodigy chat rooms and I read RSPW and all of it's spawns but never really started to participate until the birth of the Wrestling Classics message board in 1999 then DVDVR right after that as Gancarski recruited me there although I was reading Dean and the others stuff from the beginning. I also posted on tOA some because it felt like the Wrestling Classics of Japanese wrestling in a lot of ways. And don't think that places like Wrestlezone is anything groundbreaking as you had Lords of Pain, Wrestling Inc., and many other sites that jacked Dave's news way before he himself even got online. The niches dominated that era as you had packs of people that specialized in one form or the other but everyone was still able to speak knowledgeably on the other stuff as well and then you also had the various wrestling reviewing groups like DVDVR, Workrate Cru, Shoot Angle, so on and so forth that would goad each other making some highly entertaining reads. Then you also had the chat rooms and the like which also helped make the scene feel different than now as you would have people hanging around chatting for hours on end every night. This particular board right here features the most of us "old-timers" than any other board except Wrestling Classics there is today and the only reason Classics has more is because it focuses on Classics mostly.

I can see where it would bother people but I could also see where people wouldn't be happy if the signature spot from the wrestler wasn't in the match. The best part of such a spot is the rare time when someone counters it.

How different is Sheamus pounding dudes chest from Cena doing his 5 knuckle shuffle or Punk's running knee in the corner, or Bryan's kicks to the chest while the guy is on his knees. It's a signature spot that works for him.

The Ambrose (new Austin) & Reigns (new Rock) comparisons are looking even more and more by the day. Ambrose has that Austin unpredictability and not giving a fuck attitude while Reigns is a smooth operator whose look is the key to his success.

Guys like Terry Justice, Tom Burke, & Norman Kreitzer were highly influential in the late 70's.....Justice had he not died in a car crash in 1980 could've been huge in the 80's

I've seen a lot of old 70's newsletters and there were people that did that but Dave was the one that made it big.

I'm guessing this goes back to Trips being an active wrestler and beef started there plus how fast he rose in the company must have pissed Dunn off although he had to know it would happen. Trips also wanting to do things his way and not the traditional Vince way also has an effect and then you have the fact that Trips has said that he wanted to replace Dunn in the past.

Styles just confirmed she is back

Torch is saying that there may be a change of heart on her release

She hasn't been on TV since the June 3rd SD tapings and yeah she was in Australia for a week but still 3 weeks not on TV isn't good for someone on the main roster

Her not getting over may have been the biggest crime in some people's eyes. She has been one of the main ones mentioned in the Trips vs. Kevin Dunn war so chalk this up as a win for the Dunn side.

Per Meltz

Chris may need the Shocker singlet now

It's not about entertainment in sports it's about not having an "unfair advantage"

Not saying that I am a fan, but I disagree. He comes off as a funny, charismatic and likeable guy. Like somebody who you'd like to have a few beers with. That's why he's been able to get away with so much for so long. Even Dana White and Dave Meltzer completely bought into his previous spin, while they would have massacred Vitor, Bigfoot, Barnett or Overeem for exactly the same failure. He is so damn fake Jose.....you can't believe a word he says.

So damn hateable and not in a good way

You don't want Reigns to win tonight then job to Lesnar in 2 months....Cena on the other hand owes Brock a win

This will be Kane's 7th Money in the Bank match. He is a staple in these matches.

The best way around that is not to even mention the circumstances of her death but just mention the tragedy itself.

10 minutes isn't long so I doubt you will get a lot in but I would like to know about how his relationship with Terry Gordy grew in his early career. Duggan was to Gordy at that time what Garvin would become to Hayes a few years later.

Ambrose worked Main Event tonight in white wifebeater and jeans so his break from his Shield persona is complete

I said on Twitter last night that Ambrose is clearly being positioned as the new Austin, Reigns as the new Rock, and I would now say that Rollins as the new HBK.