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Post by rk3689 on Oct 27, 2010 21:46:39 GMT -5
Here's a thread for anyone to post memorable experiences they've had at wrestling events. Here's a few I've had:
Biggest crowd pop - Steve Austin at the height of "Stone Cold". Large arena - West Palm Beach Auditorium; very high decibels after the breaking glass. Unfortunately it was a bittersweet night, because Gordon Soile was also on the show, announcing his retirement from wrestling (I think it was his last appearance, too).
On the opposite end - The biggest crowd silence. ECW show at the War Memorial in Ft. Lauderdale. Axl & Ian Rotten had one of those infamous barbed wire baseball bat matches. The crowd was normal as the match began, but then they were both outside when Axl made the first strike with the bat.
Ian had his back to him, and Axl took the bat, went back on one leg, and this nearly 300-lb guy smacked Ian across the back full force. There was an echo in the building, and everything suddenly went pin drop quiet. Then, just as quick, the whole place erupted in what sounded like a roaring thunder as the crowd suddenly realized what they were seeing. I was up front near the rail, and there was a little boy standing near me. The boy's dad ran up and grabbed him, pulling him away. The kid yelled: "No!" And the dad said: "YES! We're GOING!" ;D
ACW - I think the first time I really understood what our deal was all about was the six-Joshi scramble for the Joshi belt. That was the first time I experienced what I describe as the "swirl"; as the ACW crowd gets so passionate behind their respective favorites that it becomes a crescendo. I've seen it many times since, but I can point to that match as the first. I've honestly never seen anything like it, in all the wrestling I've seen through the years.
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Post by drewwhitman on Oct 28, 2010 9:34:54 GMT -5
A few indy experiences.
Eating part of a cake that hundreds of people passed around at an ROH show in Houston. Apparently, when a who wants cake chant starts, that means handfuls of free cake for all
A very bloody Jacob Ladder in a ladder match in a church in SA. My friend yelled at Christopher Daniels to stop doing arm drags and was corrected in front of everyone by Daniels because he wasn't actually doing arm drags.
Too many more to think of now
Oh and seeing Benoit Vs. Guerrero live....with JBL interference. I'll always cherish that haha.
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Post by barry on Oct 28, 2010 11:54:00 GMT -5
I remember that match where Christopher Daniels stopped and pointed out that the move was infact a hip-toss.
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Post by rk3689 on Oct 29, 2010 1:55:51 GMT -5
FUNNIEST FAN EVER: Another ECW show in Florida, a match featuring the tag team of Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon.
Some drunk guy in the row behind me was apparently a huge Furnas fan, and I guess didn't like Canadians. So, he spent the whole match with slurred speech, going: "Let's go FURNAS! Lafon...You Canadian...Piece of s___." And he would go over and over, repeating different variations of that for the whole match: "Furnas, Furnas, FURNAS! C'mon Lafon...You piece of s___...Canadian." Sometimes he would even slip up and go: "Alright LAFON! Let's go LAFON! You Canadian...piece of s___."
Second Funniest Fan Ever: WWF show - Jerry Lawler was wrestling; I believe it was against Bret Hart.
I was sitting in the first few rows and about halfway through the match this tall, skinny, kind of low income-looking guy walks right up to ringside, and he was trembling and nervous looking as he yelled out: "Jerry The King Lawler is a HERO of the WORKIN' MAN!"
And then he turned his head down, turned around, still trembling, and walked back to his seat.
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Post by dannyd on Oct 29, 2010 13:48:49 GMT -5
kenta vs. davey richards at supercard of honor in houston.
also, undertaker vs. shawn michaels at wrestlemania 25
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Post by presley on Oct 29, 2010 21:19:04 GMT -5
The Sheepherders vs. anybody at the Austin City Coliseum (not to be confused with the comedic Bushwhackers), Gino Hernandez vs. Tully Blanchard, and Abdullah the Butcher vs. Bruiser Brody, also at the Austin Coliseum.
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Post by rk3689 on Oct 30, 2010 0:47:04 GMT -5
The Sheepherders vs. anybody at the Austin City Coliseum (not to be confused with the comedic Bushwhackers), Gino Hernandez vs. Tully Blanchard, and Abdullah the Butcher vs. Bruiser Brody, also at the Austin Coliseum.
The Fabulous Kangaroos - Eddie Graham Sports Complex in Orlando, against Terry Allen (who later became "Magnum T.A.") and Mike Graham.
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Post by rk3689 on Oct 30, 2010 0:48:58 GMT -5
The first wrestling match I ever saw live - Get this:
Mixed Tag - Geoff Portz & Vivian St. John vs Barry Windham & Wendi Richter (one of Windham & Richter's first matches, both being rookies!)
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Post by ludevig on Oct 30, 2010 9:27:52 GMT -5
After being released from WCW in late 93 Davey Boy Smith did a UK tour, i got to meet him and got a pic taken with him and that was my very first time to meet a Wrestler who wasn't a local guy.
Getting to meet Mschif was a huge deal for me as was meeting Jerry Lynn.
The moment that has had the most impact on me at a live wrestling show though was being at a live Raw at the Irwin Center a few years ago. This was during the Snitsky/Lita/Kane miscarriage storyline and i had to tell my (then) 6 year old stepdaughter to close her eyes and cover her ears during the segment with Snitsky and Lita in the ring. It was that moment i realized i couldn't bring my kids to a show from WWE as what they were doing clashed so heavily with my beliefs and morals. I have seen matches here and there from them since then but haven't sat through a show (PPV or Televised) by WWE since then. To this day i can't do it regardless of who they have on the roster cos it is still the same people at the top of the chain of command.
I did get to see both Benoit and Guererro wrestle live before they passed away.
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Post by rk3689 on Oct 30, 2010 13:21:14 GMT -5
Here's a story you might like, ludevig - My best experience meeting a wrestler in person.
When I was young my favorite wrestler was Bob Backlund (still is). Even though I didn't live in WWF territory and never saw their T.V., I liked him from the magazines.
Well, for one year - 1981-1982, my family lived in New Hampshire - WWF territory, and I got to atttend their shows when they came to the Manchester area, every couple of months or so. It was clear that New Hampshire was a "B" show for them, as we didn't get the biggest matches, and there were some wrestlers who never seemed to come. Backlund, however, always came.
Me and my friends would arrive real early because you could hang out in the parking lot and meet the wrestlers. Every single show Backlund was always the first to arrive at the arena. Here's how it would go:
He would pull up in an expensive, immaculate car, and he was ALWAYS wearing a suit. He would get out of the car and without saying anything he would with a ceremonious air walk to the trunk and open it. There, lying on a cloth, was the world title spread out. It was like he knew there were going to be kids there and he actually set the belt up so it was on display - not just stuffed in a bag or something.
Then he would fold the belt, put it under his arm like a football but with the face showing, and walk over to whoever was gathered around and greet us (young kids) as if he was talking to the press; taking time to take as many pictures, give as many autographs, as anyone wanted. If you wanted him to sign four things, he signed four things. He talked to the parents as though they were his neighbors.
100% CLASS ACT! The best ever.
By the way, I lived in Nashua, New Hampshire, which is where Triple H is from. Don't know if I went to school with him or anything, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was at some of those shows too.
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Post by rk3689 on Oct 30, 2010 13:59:44 GMT -5
After being released from WCW in late 93 Davey Boy Smith did a UK tour, i got to meet him and got a pic taken with him and that was my very first time to meet a Wrestler who wasn't a local guy. Getting to meet Mschif was a huge deal for me as was meeting Jerry Lynn. The moment that has had the most impact on me at a live wrestling show though was being at a live Raw at the Irwin Center a few years ago. This was during the Snitsky/Lita/Kane miscarriage storyline and i had to tell my (then) 6 year old stepdaughter to close her eyes and cover her ears during the segment with Snitsky and Lita in the ring. It was that moment i realized i couldn't bring my kids to a show from WWE as what they were doing clashed so heavily with my beliefs and morals. I have seen matches here and there from them since then but haven't sat through a show (PPV or Televised) by WWE since then. To this day i can't do it regardless of who they have on the roster cos it is still the same people at the top of the chain of command. I did get to see both Benoit and Guererro wrestle live before they passed away.
It's one of the things about ACW that reminds me of the old days, in promotions like Florida, Texas, Georgia, Memphis, & Mid South. Yes, it's violent, but there's a wholesomeness to it that makes it "o.k." and still family-friendly.
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Post by rk3689 on Oct 30, 2010 14:09:22 GMT -5
Here's a humorous moment at one of those New Hampshire shows - I met a mid card wrestler named Steve Travis. Decent wrestler, popular, but not someone who would ever be on the cover of a magazine.
I happened to have a copy of a wrestling magazine with me that had a big picture of Barry Windham as the heel Blackjack Mulligan Jr. on the cover - with a dark mustache. I think there may have been a small mention of Travis in the magazine or something, and I brought the mag up to Travis to sign.
Well Travis, also having a dark mustache and looking somewhat similar to Barry, takes one look at the cover and real proudly signs nice and big on Barry's picture, before I could even show him where I wanted him to sign.
I was thinking: "Wait a minute. THAT'S NOT YOU!!!" ;D
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Post by rk3689 on Oct 30, 2010 14:25:20 GMT -5
After being released from WCW in late 93 Davey Boy Smith did a UK tour, i got to meet him and got a pic taken with him and that was my very first time to meet a Wrestler who wasn't a local guy. Getting to meet Mschif was a huge deal for me as was meeting Jerry Lynn. The moment that has had the most impact on me at a live wrestling show though was being at a live Raw at the Irwin Center a few years ago. This was during the Snitsky/Lita/Kane miscarriage storyline and i had to tell my (then) 6 year old stepdaughter to close her eyes and cover her ears during the segment with Snitsky and Lita in the ring. It was that moment i realized i couldn't bring my kids to a show from WWE as what they were doing clashed so heavily with my beliefs and morals. I have seen matches here and there from them since then but haven't sat through a show (PPV or Televised) by WWE since then. To this day i can't do it regardless of who they have on the roster cos it is still the same people at the top of the chain of command. I did get to see both Benoit and Guererro wrestle live before they passed away.
One time in particular a bunch of fans were riding him pretty hard with chants about steroids. He seemed to get legitimately pi__ed about it, and at one point was inviting someone to get into the ring and it seemed pretty real.
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Post by Chingo on Oct 31, 2010 8:03:39 GMT -5
I remember when i was in Iraq in 2003 & WWE visited us & did the 1st Tribute to the Troops show. I was fortunate to have gone to the show & meet the wrestlers after the show for some autographs & pictures. When it was time to go to Eddie Guerrero, we talked for about a minute or so cuz his marker had ran out of ink & the camera lady was placing new film in the polaroid camera. I told him I was from Texas & he smiled & said Orale!. When I got home a few months later, WWE sent free tickets to the Army base & i was lucky to have got one & went to the show. Before the show started, they asked all the soldiers to come into the ring & had the crowd give us a round of applause. As that was happening, a few of the wrestlers came out to give their thanks & there was Eddie Guerrero shaking hands with us. As he got to me, he says "I remember seeing you in Iraq, you're from Texas!!!" I was pretty speechless after that then i composed myself and said "Yes Sir, that's me". It was at that moment, I knew I had to get into the wrestling business.
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Post by madashsamuels on Oct 31, 2010 11:45:15 GMT -5
Eddie was one of the greatest. The first wrestling match that ever blew me away was the Mask vs. Belt Match with Guerrero/Mysterio from Halloween Havok 1997. Today that is still my all-time favorite match and when I saw him perform live early Oct 2005 just a month before he passed away, I saw him work against Mysterio in a 6-man tag.
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Post by madashsamuels on Oct 31, 2010 11:51:45 GMT -5
Another Eddie story: I read that he really liked Jimmy Jacobs, and hand picked him to job on Smackdown vs. Guerrero. This was during his feud with Mysterio and Eddie put a Mysterio mask on Jacobs during the match. I've read that Eddie pushed hard for Jacobs to get a contract.
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Post by madashsamuels on Oct 31, 2010 11:53:51 GMT -5
Eddie was one of the greatest. The first wrestling match that ever blew me away was the Mask vs. Belt Match with Guerrero/Mysterio from Halloween Havok 1997. Today that is still my all-time favorite match and when I saw him perform live early Oct 2005 just a month before he passed away, I saw him work against Mysterio in a 6-man tag. Chris Benoit was also in the 6-man tag. |
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Post by ludevig on Oct 31, 2010 12:47:44 GMT -5
Here's a story you might like, ludevig - My best experience meeting a wrestler in person.
When I was young my favorite wrestler was Bob Backlund (still is). Even though I didn't live in WWF territory and never saw their T.V., I liked him from the magazines.
Well, for one year - 1981-1982, my family lived in New Hampshire - WWF territory, and I got to atttend their shows when they came to the Manchester area, every couple of months or so. It was clear that New Hampshire was a "B" show for them, as we didn't get the biggest matches, and there were some wrestlers who never seemed to come. Backlund, however, always came.
Me and my friends would arrive real early because you could hang out in the parking lot and meet the wrestlers. Every single show Backlund was always the first to arrive at the arena. Here's how it would go:
He would pull up in an expensive, immaculate car, and he was ALWAYS wearing a suit. He would get out of the car and without saying anything he would with a ceremonious air walk to the trunk and open it. There, lying on a cloth, was the world title spread out. It was like he knew there were going to be kids there and he actually set the belt up so it was on display - not just stuffed in a bag or something.
Then he would fold the belt, put it under his arm like a football but with the face showing, and walk over to whoever was gathered around and greet us (young kids) as if he was talking to the press; taking time to take as many pictures, give as many autographs, as anyone wanted. If you wanted him to sign four things, he signed four things. He talked to the parents as though they were his neighbors.
100% CLASS ACT! The best ever.
By the way, I lived in Nashua, New Hampshire, which is where Triple H is from. Don't know if I went to school with him or anything, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was at some of those shows too.
r k It's something like what Backlund would do that makes you proud of not only being a Wrestling Fan but proud to tell people of tha actions of that one person. Awesome story. |
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Post by barry on Oct 31, 2010 16:01:23 GMT -5
Wrestling is filled with stories like that one and Chingo's story. I am proud to have once helped carry Terry Funk's bag up some stairs to his car. When we got there, he saw my camera and made his wife take a picture of us together, even though she was obviously ready to go. She snapped the shot from the driver's seat of the car.
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Post by rk3689 on Oct 31, 2010 23:53:15 GMT -5
Believe it or not, there's lots of stories out there about New Jack being very gracious to fans.
I had a small experience with him, just a small one, but enough to make me believe those stories are true.
I was at an ECW show early in Florida once, and while most fans were still in the lobby I was walking out to the seats. I passed by some bleachers and suddenly noticed New Jack there, under the bleachers, engaged in a conversation with some other guy; they appeared to be talking business, like how New Jack was going to do his stuff that night (he did a balcony dive that night). I noticed him standing there, in his ring gear, but I wasn't going to interrupt anything so I just kept walking.
New Jack stopped in the middle of the conversation, got my attention and said: "Hey, how's it going?" as if I was one of his buddies walking by.
Like I said, not a big encounter, but enough to tell me he's probably a decent person, and to believe some of the positive stories I've heard elsewhere.
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Post by rk3689 on Nov 1, 2010 0:27:13 GMT -5
Wrestling is filled with stories like that one and Chingo's story. I am proud to have once helped carry Terry Funk's bag up some stairs to his car. When we got there, he saw my camera and made his wife take a picture of us together, even though she was obviously ready to go. She snapped the shot from the driver's seat of the car.
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Post by realthepoet on Nov 9, 2010 15:35:16 GMT -5
the first ever lone star classic...bottom to top the show was amazing... being at sunday bloody sunday and seeing low ki vs hernadez and then being able to hang out with low ki and listen to him talk about wrestling around the world.....my fav had to be my first acw show cant remeber the name but it had nigel vs showtime and i was just blown away..
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