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I grew up watching wrestling in the 80s..then around '95..wrestling really got shitty,and I actually fell out of watching it for about 2 years...It was finding ECW that reignited my passion for it. It was literally the perfect thing for me to find at the time,and I must have gone to 20 ECW shows in NY and Philly.
Looking back on some of those matches,and considering how many of those people are dead now,or in a bad way...I do feel that some the risks taken didnt have to go that far. I used to dismiss alot of people's arguments against this style of wrestling back then,but now that im older,I can see the wisdom.
Dont get me wrong I sitll love ECW,the old production values from '96 and '97 when they didnt try to compete with wwf and wcw,and just had their OWN thing going on. It was a subculture of people who fit right in with this product and I was very much one of those.
I sometimes cringe at some of the stuff Sabu would do to himself when I watch it now. I feel like the match he was having could have still been really good without putting himself into the hospital.
Anyone else ever feel that way?
Looking back on some of those matches,and considering how many of those people are dead now,or in a bad way...I do feel that some the risks taken didnt have to go that far. I used to dismiss alot of people's arguments against this style of wrestling back then,but now that im older,I can see the wisdom.
Dont get me wrong I sitll love ECW,the old production values from '96 and '97 when they didnt try to compete with wwf and wcw,and just had their OWN thing going on. It was a subculture of people who fit right in with this product and I was very much one of those.
I sometimes cringe at some of the stuff Sabu would do to himself when I watch it now. I feel like the match he was having could have still been really good without putting himself into the hospital.
Anyone else ever feel that way?