Unironic Wrestling Fans

[JeffertonFromTX]

I was in the chat the other day during a show and I saw someone ribbing someone else about the upcoming Royal Rumble but it was toward the end of the show and I never got a chance to fully get in on the conversation.

Basically, my wife won't even try to get into it so I can only talk to people on the internet about wrestling and I figured that all of you would be less likely to be your average (mutant) wrestling fan.

Maybe this is a thread more suited to the Mike and his Ilk board...

[Eric Fishlegs]

I'd swear there was another wrestling thread on here, but I'm up for a new one. I'm really looking forward to the NXT special this Wed. NXT is reason enough to pay my 9.99 for the WWE Network every month.

[Mike Desert]

I watched wrestling up till around when WWE bought ECW and things started going downhill for me. I still watch one in a while but don't keep up with the story lines. I actually watch old matches on youtube though.  recently watched the bloody pat patterson vs sgt slaughter match

[ScottFromNY]

Stoked for the NXT special this week. Pissed that FOT and NXT Superstar Aiden English will likely not be a part of it.

I got into WWF when Shawn Michaels became the commissioner in the late '90s. I left around the time Bischoff came to TV. Watched off and on around the time the "new" ECW started up, and really picked it up again in 2011/2012. I probably have a Tazz shirt in storage somewhere from middle school.

[JeffertonFromTX]

Oh, man, YES! This is exactly what I wanted.

NXT has become my main justification for getting back into and staying into wrestling now. I had heard about it vaguely before last year's Rumble and started watching again seriously after year's huge blowup due to the result and CM Punk's subsequent walk out, but where the main roster has left me feeling a bit cold, NXT has always been amazing.

Do you guys watch any other promotions like PWG or New Japan? Because a buddy of mine started sending me links to New Japan stuff and I've been pretty damn into it since. This year's Wrestle Kingdom might be one of my favorite shows I've ever seen.

[ScottFromNY]

NXT has become my main justification for getting back into and staying into wrestling now. I had heard about it vaguely before last year's Rumble and started watching again seriously after year's huge blowup due to the result and CM Punk's subsequent walk out, but where the main roster has left me feeling a bit cold, NXT has always been amazing.

I got into it around the Network's launch. It's the reason I subscribe, more or less. I wish it were kept as a separate brand, touring and such in conjunction with the main roster. I frequently worry about what will happen when Zayn/Owens/Neville/Itami/Balor/Vaudevillains/Banks/Charlotte/Bailey get called up, because they're better than 95% of the main roster and they get to show their strengths at NXT. I doubt they'll be able to do the same when they're on Raw.

Do you guys watch any other promotions like PWG or New Japan? Because a buddy of mine started sending me links to New Japan stuff and I've been pretty damn into it since. This year's Wrestle Kingdom might be one of my favorite shows I've ever seen.

I sadly do not. I try to see local shows around Brooklyn, which happen pretty often, but I rarely get to go to them. I'll eventually check out Wrestle Kingdom.

[Mike Desert]

I watched some New Japan here and there, but was more into getting tapes from FMW and IWA. I watched some Big Japan Wrestling too..

Leatherface FMW Promo

Leatherface I & Leatherface II vs. Shoji Nakamaki & Hiroshi Ono (13.12.1994)

IWA JAPAN 1/17 King Of The Deathmatch 1995 FULL

[TrapNeuterReturn]

How the heck do you post a video with the actual embedded image instead of just a link?

[fonpr]

Sometimes you just need to remove the "s" from "https".

[TrapNeuterReturn]

Powerslam's Dark Angel & Crew Juice The Hard Way WWA

[TrapNeuterReturn]

Irony and unirony are both cool.

czw insane junkyard match (excerpt) - zandig vs jc bailey vs nick gage

Table vs Step Ladder match

[Eric Fishlegs]

Yes, we should all support Aiden English aka Dumm Oaf. FOT and a very good wrestler with a great gimmick. On his interview on Austin's podcast HHH basically said that NXT is his baby and if you don't like Raw it's Vince's fault. I also dread the current NXT crew getting called up. To me Tyson Kidd has a sweet deal. He gets to be on Raw and he also gets to actually wrestle and be a part of the storylines on NXT.

Every year PWG has a 5 DVDs for $40 deal and that's become my main conduit into the Indy scene. Their BoLA and DDT 4 tourneys are always great.

[fonpr]

Irony and unirony are both cool.

czw insane junkyard match (excerpt) - zandig vs jc bailey vs nick gage

Reminds me of the old camping days.

[Mike Desert]

1999, when I was watching a LOT of wrestling. Unironically...yes that's a barbed wire chair...haha

[JeffertonFromTX]

Man, this thread has already become a goldmine. Once I figure out how to embed videos, I'll start posting some amazing New Japan stuff on here. It is truly some next level in-ring storytelling.

ALSO, I'm glad to see a lot of PWG and NXT love on here. When I first started getting back into wrestling, the same buddy that pointed me toward New Japan also sent me a few PWG and Chikara matches and that's how I first saw the Young Bucks, Steen, The Colony, Chuck Taylor, and Cesaro. A lot of amazing stuff there.

I also really worry about NXT stars getting the call up and getting completely buried, like the Ascension, but then again I think Rusev is 1000% a face so what do I know. Some of the new guys, like Devitt, are main event ready now, but for some reason since Vince still has final call, they all get saddled with trash gimmicks or just completely ignored. I almost want them to bring back the brand split just so they stay in their own little pocket and just randomly show up to upset the balance of the main roster, ala Nexus. I read an interesting bit of fantasy booking that cast Cena has having some PTSD due to Nexus and that's why he actively fears anyone who isn't him or the four other guys working main events.

Annnnnnnnnnyway, how ABOUT Tyson Kidd? That guy has become one of my favorite workers in the whole company this last year. I'm kicking myself that I hadn't been watching him before.