It's simple, let's list the wrestlers that were "our guys". I don't mean guys you sort of liked. I mean guys that were your favorites. Guys that you'd hang posters in your room, buy their action figure, order pay per views to see, and get mad when they got beaten or screwed over.
My childhood (the 80's), it was Hulk Hogan. Obviously. I hated Sgt Slaughter, I hated the Ultimate Warrior, I didn't like Macho Man or Andre. All because they opposed Hogan.
Right before my teen years (early 90's), it was the show stopper, the main event, the icon, the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. At that time he was my absolute favorite, and I remember crying when they played up the storyline that he was going to retire due to concussions.
Teenage years (mid-to-late 90's), I was all about Stonecold Steve Austin! Lord I hated McMahon. Oh man I hated the Rock! I had Austin t-shirts. I had posters. I had a freaking knee brace!
My twenties until now (I'm 30 now), there hasn't been quite the magic of superstars like those three I mentioned. However, I was real into Kurt Angle. When he left for TNA I still followed, but not as much. I didn't really have another guy except for the pipe-bomb dropping CM Punk. Now that he is over the pipe-bombs and not holding the title for a ridiculous amount of time (and a face), he isn't as cutting edge.
I also think it would be interesting to talk about big names that others will pick as their guys, yet we don't pick them. Here's some that I'm sure others will have in their top list.
Ultimate Warrior - always hated him. I think he was very overrated and a terrible business guy.
Undertaker - I like Taker, just never got into him like many others.
The Rock - I always hated the Rock. I support him in certain things he does, like Walking Tall, Rundown and The Hero. I hate when he comes back, I hated when he beat Cena.
John Cena - I hated him about as much as the Rock when Cena first became WWE Champion. Now, I respect the hell out of him. He doesn't bother me anywhere near how he used to.
Bret Hart - I respect the Hitman. Only disliked him during his Canada vs USA thing with Stonecold.
Goldberg - I couldn't stand Goldberg. I felt like you couldn't like Austin and Goldberg. I always rooted for him to lose.
Ric Flair - I like Ric Flair. He is an excellent wrestling guy, although I feel a lot of his stuff he completely ripped off of Buddy Rogers (my grandfather was good friends with Buddy). I like Ric, he just never was my guy.
Sting - I liked Sting a lot. Again, he just wasn't my main guy. I rooted for him. And always wanted to see the blonde Sting return.
Sorry I typed so much.
How about you all?
My childhood (the 80's), it was Hulk Hogan. Obviously. I hated Sgt Slaughter, I hated the Ultimate Warrior, I didn't like Macho Man or Andre. All because they opposed Hogan.
Right before my teen years (early 90's), it was the show stopper, the main event, the icon, the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. At that time he was my absolute favorite, and I remember crying when they played up the storyline that he was going to retire due to concussions.
Teenage years (mid-to-late 90's), I was all about Stonecold Steve Austin! Lord I hated McMahon. Oh man I hated the Rock! I had Austin t-shirts. I had posters. I had a freaking knee brace!
My twenties until now (I'm 30 now), there hasn't been quite the magic of superstars like those three I mentioned. However, I was real into Kurt Angle. When he left for TNA I still followed, but not as much. I didn't really have another guy except for the pipe-bomb dropping CM Punk. Now that he is over the pipe-bombs and not holding the title for a ridiculous amount of time (and a face), he isn't as cutting edge.
I also think it would be interesting to talk about big names that others will pick as their guys, yet we don't pick them. Here's some that I'm sure others will have in their top list.
Ultimate Warrior - always hated him. I think he was very overrated and a terrible business guy.
Undertaker - I like Taker, just never got into him like many others.
The Rock - I always hated the Rock. I support him in certain things he does, like Walking Tall, Rundown and The Hero. I hate when he comes back, I hated when he beat Cena.
John Cena - I hated him about as much as the Rock when Cena first became WWE Champion. Now, I respect the hell out of him. He doesn't bother me anywhere near how he used to.
Bret Hart - I respect the Hitman. Only disliked him during his Canada vs USA thing with Stonecold.
Goldberg - I couldn't stand Goldberg. I felt like you couldn't like Austin and Goldberg. I always rooted for him to lose.
Ric Flair - I like Ric Flair. He is an excellent wrestling guy, although I feel a lot of his stuff he completely ripped off of Buddy Rogers (my grandfather was good friends with Buddy). I like Ric, he just never was my guy.
Sting - I liked Sting a lot. Again, he just wasn't my main guy. I rooted for him. And always wanted to see the blonde Sting return.
Sorry I typed so much.
How about you all?
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