Thinking of doing an Experiment

[President Jeff]

I attended a WWE RAW house show this past Saturday, and I enjoyed the matches that happened. And it got me thinking. When I was young, I was a HUGE wrestling fan. I was really hardcore into it from Grade 6 to Grade 12. So Basically from November 1997 to September 2004. During the Attitude era, I would watch Raw, Smackdown, Nitro, thunder, ECW, WCW Saturday Night, Sunday Night Heat. Bacially, the way it worked out, I would watch wrestling every single day. I would play the video games for countless hours and not get tired of them. I would buy merchendise when ever I could. If I missed a show or PPV, I would avoid everyone who has seen it just so I wouldn't be spoiled when I did get to see it. I would go to school and tell people to take their text books, shine them up real nice, turn it side ways and stick it straight up their candy ass.

I know the product now isn't as good as it once was. I don't know if its becaus I was younger and it was easier for me to mark out or what, but I go to indy shows and I enjoy it more than watching WWE on TV.

So I got thinking. What's different between now and then. And personally for me, I think its the Internet. The fact that you can pretty much get spoilers for upcoming shows, title changes, wrestlers returning, wrestlers backstage at events, results for taped shows. You find out someone is getting suspended so you know their gonna lose.

So I'm thinking of doing a little experiment and cut out daily Wrestling rumor sites out of the websites a check out every day. I'm thinking, if I don;t know what's gonna happen, I may just enjoy the show better. My only source of Wrestling news would be wwe.com.

I haven't decided yet if I'm going to do this, but I am considering it. The only wrestling I watch is the first hour and a half of raw (I usually fall asleep towards the last 30mins) and I'll watch TNA between commericals, and half the time its a commercial.

My Goal for this experiement would be to be able to enjoy wrestling again. Be at the point I once was that I needed to watch every show, and if I miss it, download it and watch it anyways. I want to watch a show and Mark out when someone wins a belt, or when someone turns heel or returns out of no where.

I had to share this idea of mine, what does everyone think about it. Good idea, bad idea. Am I wasiting my time.

[biggs]

I like this idea, and will join you in it. I still love watching wrestling, particularly SmackDown!, even if I read the spoilers, but it will add a sense of suspense that hasn't been there in a while for me.

[Level-Two]

You should do it. There is a strong relation in which I started viewing the backstage rumors, the spoilers, the hints, and the countless arugements amongst other fans on where the product was heading, so far to the point that wrestling is absolutely dead to me. I don't want it anymore.

I think this maybe effecting how I am in this hobby as well. For example, I find reading matches more of a chore as of late, and envisioning the actual events play out on the ring, is simply nothing more then reading the words on the screen. I also find it a bit harder to create fresh storylines.

I may start comitting myself to watching at least one event a week, to keep things alive. I don't know.

[The O'Connor Brothers]

I personaly in my own opinion think this is exactly why so many bigger crowds follow independent (mainly ROH) wrestling now days. I do, and I will admit I love it to death. No spoilers, no same old crap. Always something new. New talent. Good storylines, GREAT wrestling. Thats just me, but I do strongly agree, screw the spoiler crap man. Its old. Those sites they make ruin it for everyone.

[President Jeff]

I think I am going to try this out. I just gotta pick a time. Maybe after the next WWE PPV. And If I'm gonna do this, I think I'm gonna blog about it.

[warzone]

I fefuse to watch WWE anymore. its just getting rediculous in its stupidity. I still sometimes watch TNA, if it isint stupid.

I like ordering old tapes from feds like CZW, XPW, PWNOAH, W*NG, FMW, BJPW, ECW, WCPW (windy city pro wrestling. you can only find it onlnie it seems) and other various indly fed to fuel my hobby. I have about 200 VHS's and DVD's.

[JD Storm]

i know i try to watch indy wrestling, when i can. sadly, i live in an area that's lousy for having wrestling. if we do get it, it's WWE. used to get WCW, when they were around.

though, when i do get my hands on indy wrestling, i enjoy it.

i think part of WWE & TNA's problem is a lack of creativity, at least from my perspective.