Guilty Pleasures Of Wrestling?

To gets things started, for me, it would be the following:

- Hulk Hogan wins the WWE title for the 5th time at WrestleMania IX: while I am Bret Hart fan, and think it is bull**** the way booking of Hogan under-minds the creditability of the Bret Hart and Yokozuna, along with feeling as if WWE long ago, by that point, should have already progressed beyond Hogan, there small part of me, at times, who cannot help to do anything but mark-out for it.

- The Birth of Mae Young's "Hand": while I will be the first one to admit that, without doubt, this one has wrestlecrap written all over it, and I remember even thinking at the time, as "mark," it was just painful thing to make myself watch, when Patterson or Brisco puked at the sight of seeing the birth of Mae's "hand," in more morbid kind of way, I had myself big all laugh.

- Vince McMahon vs. God: while this feud is another one that deserves awards in wrestlecrap, when Vince and Shane first visited the church, that is one part of the entire thing that was great because of Shane's priceless reactions to the ridiculous things his father was saying and doing (in sorts, funny-man versus straight-man type of humor, if you catch my drift). Unsurprisingly, the quality of the segments following it, as far as I am concerned, dropped dramatically when Shane was not involved in them.

- Vince McMahon's Death: When that happened last year, I thought he'd finally leave the wrestling arena alone, and we'd get real Heels for awhile, not Vince pissing off a Face then promoting the newest loser...

- Triple H vs Stephanie McMahon: It was the stupidest feud to watch, I think, because they continually teased us for her being Pedigreed... but once she finally did, I jumped out of my chair and literally cried.

I also like your selections, since I agree they hanged onto Hogan for way too long and the other storylines were... creepy, I guess is the best word?

I suppose that it goes without saying that wrestling itself is something of a guilty pleasure. I don't exactly hide it (like anyone around me knows what a No Remorse Corps is, anyways) but I'm not exactly forthcoming about it. These days, I'm pretty embarrassed by it. Thanks Vince.

I'll also buy Hogan's Wrestlemania IX win.

1. Goldberg. He's the reason I got back into wrestling in the first place. Sure he may not have been the best wrestler, sure, he is, more or less, repsonsible for ending Bret Hart's career and sure, he may think a bit too highly of himself, but I could seriously watch him wreck people all day.

2. Goldberg vs Lesnar. I still maintain that in another situation, in front of another crowd, that these two could wrestle the exact same match and people would love it If you ignore the never-ending face-off, the match itself is pretty standard Goldberg and is fun, not a MOTY or anything, but fun. As for the face-off itself, I think this was intended to have that epic Warrior-Hogan face-off feel, but the crowd just wasn't buying it. Someone could have stood to call an audible and get the match started a little quicker, but still, with the benefit of Fast Forward. IMO, the only reason the match gets hated on as much as it does is the crowd. It is far from the worst match in Wrestlemania history and isn't even the worst match at Wrestlemania XX.

I'm not sure I'd define these next two as guilty pleasures so much as they are uncharacteristic of me.

3. The McMahon-Helmsley Era: I'm sure, give my current feelings about Triple H and Stephanie McMahon as on-screen charaters, you'd think that the period of time when they more or less ran the show would be pure torture for me. You'd be wrong, I loved it. For those of you who may have missed this revelation when I've made it on other occasions, I have not always hated Triple H and everything he does. As a matter of fact, for many years, Triple H was one of my favorite wrestlers and during the McMahon-Helmsey era, Triple H could just about do no wrong in my eyes. I loved the McMahon-Helmsley Era, they made such a great heel force and were just so effective. They were especially refreshing coming off crap like the Corporate Ministry and McMahon as the Higher Power and all that cartoonish BS, where the Attitude Era lost its way.

4. The Kurt-Trips-Steph Love Triangle: Kinda similar to McMahon-Helmsley era in that its something that you wouldn't think I'd enjoy, but I thought it was great storytelling.

5. Trips retaining the WWF Title at Wrestlemania 16. I coulda done without the McMahonamania surrounding the match, but I liked Trips retaining the title. Personally, I either wanted Foley to win the title or Trips to retain in this main event. I've never been the Rock's biggest fan, I'm not saying I don't like the guy or anything, he's great, but at the time I preferred Foley or Trips to him.

6. The King of the Mountain Match concept: TNA can get a little ludicrous when it comes to their match stipulations, but the KOTM match is one of the few times where I actually love their crazy stipulations. You'd think any match with a Penalty Box would be doomed, much less the concept of a reverse Ladder match, but I really like the concept. Unfortunately Jeff Jarrett saw fit to win one of the damn thing so he could call himself the King of the Mountain to anyone that'll listen.

That's about all I got right now. I'm certain there are more.

Triple H's 03/04 title reigns. I never found him boring and liked almost all of his fueds. ( which most people I talk to didnt)

I liked JBL's WWE Title reign... for the promos not the matches.trick_man01

Ditto however it was more due to his Ted Dibiase like gimmick which got me behind him all of 04.

Shelton and Morrison = I actually quite like them on the mic.

Bobby Lashley = As a whole I really like Bobby Lashley. I know he sucks on the mic and can barely get a good match out of anyone but when i hear his entrance music I still get excited.

Jerichos Undisputed title reign = Probably the most i've ever got behind a champion, even if its considered a failure.

- Triple H vs Stephanie McMahon: It was the stupidest feud to watch, I think, because they continually teased us for her being Pedigreed... but once she finally did, I jumped out of my chair and literally cried.

i beg that was a competive fued it was prop a roller coater ride to see who would out power the other

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I'll also buy Hogan's Wrestlemania IX win.

1. Goldberg. He's the reason I got back into wrestling in the first place. Sure he may not have been the best wrestler, sure, he is, more or less, repsonsible for ending Bret Hart's career and sure, he may think a bit too highly of himself, but I could seriously watch him wreck people all day.

2. Goldberg vs Lesnar. I still maintain that in another situation, in front of another crowd, that these two could wrestle the exact same match and people would love it If you ignore the never-ending face-off, the match itself is pretty standard Goldberg and is fun, not a MOTY or anything, but fun. As for the face-off itself, I think this was intended to have that epic Warrior-Hogan face-off feel, but the crowd just wasn't buying it. Someone could have stood to call an audible and get the match started a little quicker, but still, with the benefit of Fast Forward. IMO, the only reason the match gets hated on as much as it does is the crowd. It is far from the worst match in Wrestlemania history and isn't even the worst match at Wrestlemania XX.

I'm not sure I'd define these next two as guilty pleasures so much as they are uncharacteristic of me.

The_Dude14

I also liked those:D

JBL. Yes, the anti-christ himself.
Chicago_Nut

You should turn in your Smark card. You don't deserve it.

[QUOTE="Chicago_Nut"]JBL. Yes, the anti-christ himself.
The_Dude14

You should turn in your Smark card. You don't deserve it.

[QUOTE="The_Dude14"]

[QUOTE="Chicago_Nut"]JBL. Yes, the anti-christ himself.
Chicago_Nut

You should turn in your Smark card. You don't deserve it.

at this rate, the only card you'll have for the rest of your life is your V-Card

I got excited when DX reunited. I know. Shoot me.Curry_Man

Yeah me to:oops:

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[QUOTE="Chicago_Nut"]JBL. Yes, the anti-christ himself.
sephy37

You should turn in your Smark card. You don't deserve it.

at this rate, the only card you'll have for the rest of your life is your V-Card

[QUOTE="Curry_Man"]I got excited when DX reunited. I know. Shoot me.The_Last_Ride

Yeah me to:oops:

I did as well, during the initial reunion, and I think that same thing could be said for more people than you may think. However, the problem is that initial reunion was only, like, 1% percent of DX's return material and beyond McMahon parody, most of that other percentage was, for the large part, average to terrible, as far as I am concerned. No offense...

I LOVE deathmatches. And I have no problem with saying it.mja2k3