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What the World is Watching

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World Wrestling Entertainment as I know it is no longer available, that version died when Vince sold the company and eventually left. WWE doesn’t have that magic anymore. I keep up with it through social media and if needed I’ll watch a PLE like a Rumble or Mania… Yes, I been following Last Match John. I like who WWE chose as Cena’s finial opponent, Gunther. Cena-Knight would seem to “WWE Style” or boring.

Other promotions like AEW or GCW I follow on a daily basis. I attend their shows every time they’re in or around my area. The E stopped doing house shows and their ticket prices are ridiculous. I never made it to a WrestleMania but have watched a Royal Rumble live. One out of the big two isn’t bad. Edge won that year.

What WWE is good at for me is all the history they love to spread around. Like on YouTube with WWE Vault or their partnership with Mattel. I’m loving those Monday Night War figures. nWo 4-Life. You peeps know. On the other hand… Once 2025 is over all WWE content is leaving Peacock. I’m really going to miss watching those WCW Saturday Night or Thunder tappings.

It all started when my mom had enough and sat me in front of a TV and so happened WWF was playing on the USA Network. I don’t remember what match got me hooked, love to know that answer. I was a Hulkamaniac, I watched the Mega Powers form. Pay Pre View wasn’t an option for me back then, but a family friend did buy and record WrestleMania XIV for me. Tyson-Austin along with the Heartbreak Kid was the hottest thing going in 1998.

The Attitude Era… Looking back it was nothing but moments and laughs. Some were good, but I wanted in ring work. I saw what Hitman brought to the table and I wanted more. Dean Malenko, Silver King, Benoit, Regal… That’s the type of wrestling not Stone Cold with a beer bath. I can say I was lucky enough to watch ECW on TNN. 

A lot has happened since the start of the Ruthless Aggression era… That’s for another time… I’m not fully given up on WWE. It’s apart of me, but that spark that Vince had is gone and I can feel the change, if you will. I will always love the WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. but not like I did before, thank you TKO.

Wrestling

Top Five WrestleMania Moments and Matches

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You know it’s WrestleMania season when the Massive One returns to… Geek Nerdery! 

WrestleMania 37 this year, like last year is a two night event. Moments will be made and history will be written. Only difference this time around there will be some people in attendance. I can’t stand the piped in crowd chants. I digress… I’m here to tell you my top five WrestleMania moments or matches.

5. WrestleMania 9 is known as one of the worst Manias in history, but one match stands out from all the rest and that’s the Steiner Brothers v The Headshrinkers. The Steiners went over, but it was the first time I saw the frankensteiner and I was blown away. I never seen a move like that, flipping someone over while you yourself is doing a backflip roll through.

 4. The build to WrestleMania XII and the iron man match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. I was so invested in Hart winning because I knew he was the better wrestler but it didn’t turn out that way. Overtime was needed and Michaels walked out champion. What got me hyped was the thirty min pre-show Free for All before the Pay-Per-View started. It recapped the build to Hart-Michaels. 

3. At WrestleMania X-Seven the second TLC match was held. You couldn’t find a bigger Hardy Boyz fan than the Massive One at the time. I didn’t have my own backyard promotion but I was jumping off ladders with the neighbors kids. Hardys and Dudleys sadly lost to E d and C but that didn’t stop me from being a fan.

2. The Undertaker v Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25… I probably watch this match twice a year, it’s that good. The false finishes had me on the edge of my seat. This was the first time Undertaker had a chance at losing at Mania because I can see HBK going over, but that didn’t happen. 

1. WrestleMania VIII Hart-Piper… I’ve known Piper as a brawler throughout his career but he and Hart put on a damn good wrestling match with a little bit of color. The pin fall at the end was a beauty, Piper had Hart in a sleeper but Hart walked the turnbuckles to flip head over heels to lock in a pin fall.

There you have it my top five Mania moments and matches. I have another one of these top fives in I’m mind, look for it in the next few days… Massive.