Does anyone here watch WWE and what are your thoughts about the current product? Or did you at one time watch in the past? Let's talk about it.

I started watching originally back around '94 and on a more regular basis by Fall of '95 and early '96. I watched both then WWF and WCW. Didn't get the chance to really watch ECW back in the day but I knew of it towards it's end thanks to the Sega Dreamcast game that I played. I watched very little TNA and current Impact. Kind of regret not really giving it more of a chance during the 2000s. But my interest in wrestling was dying by the mid 2000s. But I always kept checking in from time to time until around 2012 when I started watching again for a short time. Then just kind of stopped watching altogether with very few "check-ins" until 2017. I slowly started to watch again. Mainly obsessing over the women, which is the main reason why I honestly still watch today at least WWE that is. Asuka and Kairi's "Kabuki Arc" is definitely holding my interest together. I watched AEW up until about a month ago. I started slowly losing interest but I may check back in soon and try to catch up on what I've missed out on.

I haven't followed the WWE in over ten years, but I used to be a pretty big fan. My favorites were John Cena and the Undertaker.
I haven't watched any of the newer national deals like TNA or AEW, but I liked Portland Wrestling for a while in the early 2000s.

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Undertaker had a couple of matches last year. Super Showdown's match between him and Goldberg was real bad. Goldberg fucked up and almost broke his neck. He may end up having a couple more matches this year. Honestly in my opinion Undertaker should have stayed in retirement. He deserves some rest and relaxation after so many years in the business. When I started watching again in 2017 and hearing John Cenea get boo'd so badly every single time he'd come out was surreal to me as I always assumed he was hugely popular which I guess he still was and always will be. I really really liked him during Thuganomics. His entrance theme from that era is already playing in my head thinking about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCZJnLpqbZw

Portland Wrestling, I'm not familiar with that. Was it a local promotion for the area? I'm not from that region so it definitely wouldn't have been on my radar.

My all time favorite is Stone Cold Steve Austin regardless of how overrated he may be. He's genuinely enjoyable to watch/listen to all around. I've even kept up with his podcasts over the years. Sucks what happened to him against Owen Hart at Summerslam '97. He could have easily kept going all the way until the late 2000s/early 2010s. Sting was my favorite in WCW. My other favorites were Bret Hart, Mick Foley, Chris Jericho, Edge, Jeff Hardy, Chris Benoit, The Rock, and Undertaker as well. I even enjoyed a lot of the other various mid-carders throughout the '90s on both WCW and WWF. I loved the creative ideas of various wrestlers. I think that's why I actually somewhat like the whole idea surrounding The Fiend that's on there now days. Also Edge came back and has signed a three year contract. My favorites now days would have to be Kairi and Asuka (Kabuki Warriors), AJ Styles, Ricochet, and Alexa Bliss. I'm also interested in seeing what they're going to do with Drew McIntyre and Aleister Black.

Oh and before I forget Natalya really needs to bring back that fart gimmick she had before. She'd easily be among my favorites and it would draw major dimes.

WWF Aggression (FULL ALBUM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uFf2PRQyAc

WWF Forceable Entry (Full Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z41lCK9YHCU

WWE Stone Cold Steve Austin Shot in Vince McMahon Full Segment HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AacX_uOUJaY

Kairi Sane is my waifu and my heart always melts when I watch her.

Going to check in on last night's airing of AEW here in a little bit when I get the motivation to cook something to eat.

I just watched the 1993 Royal Rumble. Having a nostalgia trip with some old PPVs.

AEW's first cage match wasn't too bad. A tad bit short though. But that ending was pretty nice.

I quit watching wrestling, it became way too time consuming but I'll always find some nostalgia from it. I laugh at the people who call it "redneck anime". Essentially it really is in some manner or at least people who also like wrestling can't say anything to others for liking anime.

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redneck anime

perfect definition

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That video was absolutely beautiful. Explains exactly why I've been a fan of wrestling for almost 26 years now.

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Haha, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I myself never really was much into wrestling but I knew there was a very dedicated fanbase for it and this video made me understand why. And some of the storylines presented there really do remind me of anime so >>11
"redneck anime" is fitting, I guess.

I used to be a WWE fan in the late 90s-early-2000s, but I stopped watching probably 2007 or so.
Then during the covid lockdown earlier this year, I was flipping channels and happened to land on NXT. I saw an Io Shirai match and she blew me away. Rey Mysterio is one of my old favorites, and here was this tiny Japanese woman performing similar stunts. So now I follow NXT for Shirai.

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Undertaker is the GOAT.

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redneck anime

I'm stealing that.

Pro wrestling has experienced a bit of resurgence during the pandemic. I have never been into it but I watched some classic matches with my father who liked it. It's not bad and is definitely more entertaining than "real" sports.
NXT has been very good as of recently, at least for the new wrestling mark.
NXT UK had a very brutal championship match:
https://youtu.be/15YhTA8i25E
Halloween Havoc was also brought back, and was very fun.
I haven't seen the "flagship" Raw and SD but from what I have seen from NXT, WWE is overheated in the wrestling community.