Which Wrestler(s) Turned You Into A WWE Fan?

[Kid A]

i was a big fan in the late 80s and early 90s so firstly HBK

after that Diesel, razor ramon, bret hart, owen, steve austin, ahmed johnson, undertaker, kane

 

[tripolie atche]

it was hogan & savage who first introduced me to wrestling when i was like 2-3 yrs old (born in 88) but i would only watch it sporadically, then when i was around 5-6 i would watch superstars because of the hitman & HBK (when he was a mid-carder) & that too was sporadically but in 1998 is when i really became a fan because i had a wrestlemania 5 vhs tape that i found in my attic & just began to watch it it over & over again, then i would go rent past PPV tapes from video stores & watch em a few times, & fortunately people in my school were watching & talking about wrestling & i thought to myself i should watch the WWF & WCW on Monday Nights & then i just got hooked to it
(i didnt have cable back then so i had to go watch it at some family members, people i barely knew, apartment for all of 98)

i liked WCW more cuz i knew most of the wrestlers names (hogan, savage, hitman, mr. perfect, nash, hall, etc. from the WWF)

WWF i only knew the undertaker & hbk (but by that time he already began his 4 yr hiatus) but thanks to stone cold, dx, vince, & the rock i quickly became a fan of theirs also

LOL so yea it took me a while to actually get hooked to it but im glad i got to watch wrestling at the height of it when both WWF & WCW were doing crazy & edgy things (a pretty strange journey i know)

so to answer your question i guess for me it would have to be hogan because he introduced it to me but the wrestlers that got me addicted to it were the nWo because the majority of the wrestlers that i heard of were in the group & stonecold & dx because of the profanity

 

[Mantaur Rodeo Clown]

This is a really hard question. When my brother first borrowed a copy of King of The Ring off his friend, me seeing all the different wrestlers, not being able to distiguish Bret or Owen, it's hard to tell who really drew me in.

But if we're talking about who seriously got me watching, I would say The Rock. Undeniable charisma, and being so young I'm not really entitled to say HBK, as good as he was, because I was only about 5 through his main title runs. I couldnt say Hulk hogan, because I didn't watch WCW that much. but I could just as easily say Stone Cold, or The Undertaker, because they were just as exciting.

But in terms of getting me logged onto a computer and debating the greatest superstars, and coming to this wonderful site, HHH easily. No Way Out 2001 was all the proof I needed to turn me into a HHH mark, regardless of whether I was a WWE fan before it or not.

 

[Mustang Sally]

Randy Savage & Elizabeth.

I loved the way the guy wrestled, and his quickness, agility and abhorrent personality were enough to make me tune in each week. But the dynamic he formed with Elizabeth made watching them irresistible.

We had a "heel" wrestler with a "face" manager, the first time I can ever recall that happening. (It's a formula that worked later for Edge and Lita, at least until they turned her heel.)

But no one did it as well as Randy & Liz, and their appearance in WWF is what made me a wrestling fan.

 

[Kingdoug]

First of all it is very disappointing to read most of these articles and no one says the best big man to ever step into a ring.............No not Taker, Kane, Andre, or even Big Show......
BIG SEXY KEVIN NASH.........EVERY MAN WANTED TO BE HIM AND EVERY WOMAN WANTED A NIGHT WITH HIM......
His promo skills were second to none.....i remember watching a episode of WCW and he had started a fued with Ric Flair and Flair had mentioned he paved the way for wrestlers today....
Nash came out and said yea you may have paved the way for the wrestlers today but you left alot of big ass pot holes in the road, that he and the NWO were trying to fill........
I didnt know then that you were even allowed to respond to someone like Ric Flair like that......
Everytime he came out you knew he was going to be gold on the mic....
Also lets not forget he had in my opinion the BEST POWERBOMB TO EVER HAPPEN IN WRESTLING............THE JACKKNIFE........

 

[darbare]

when i started watchin it was pre attitude era. i loved stone cold. i would sneak andwatch him on tv when my mom didnt like wrestling. i liked undertaker, kane, dx. that whole era jus defined wrestling, and then i was watching wcw at the same time, swithcing channels back and forth. aww good times.

 

[Clevelan Cena]

I will be 30 in November and I started watching wrestling when i was about 3 or 4 when my uncles would have it on. The first few years i don't remember much but the people who turned me into a fan that made me remember their names were (in no particular order) Hulk Hogan, Macho Man, Ultimate Warrior, Million Dollar man, Big Bossman, Jake the Snake Roberts, Ravishing Rick Rude among many others. I love tag team wrestling so the Hart Foundation (Bret and the Anvil), Demolition (Ax, Smash and later Crush), Powers of Pain (Warlord and Barberian), Twin Towers (Bossman and Akeem), Rockers (Shawn and Marty), Money Inc (Dibiase and IRS) and a whole bunch others there as well. Also I've always been a huge fan of the announcing side so guys like Bobby Heenan, Gorilla Monsoon, Jesse Ventura, even McMahon helped hook me. I've always been a fan and I always will be a fan. I love the product when everyone else does and I love the product when everyone hates it. I don't see the point in bashing something I care so much about because i can always find the good in what the storylines are, no matter how terrible some of the matches or booking may be.