CL Punk Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Yesterday, I walked past a fellow wrestling fan who was wearing a retro Shawn Michaels T-Shirt, briefly I did consider saying "hey man, nice shirt" but I decided against it and I just kept walking. I think that is because we both knew who the better wrestler is... Ā Ā Any stories of real life interactions with other wrestling fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted September 4, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted September 4, 2021 I avoid them like the fucking plague. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted September 4, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted September 4, 2021 You can usually smell the CM Punk shirt before you see it, so it's easy to change aisles in the supermarket.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 2 hours ago, CL Punk said: Yesterday, I walked past a fellow wrestling fan who was wearing a retro Shawn Michaels T-Shirt, briefly I did consider saying "hey man, nice shirt" but I decided against it and I just kept walking. I think that is because we both knew who the better wrestler is... Ā Ā Any stories of real life interactions with other wrestling fans? I wouldn't ever ever do this but that's because I hate talking to people. Similarly, a few weeks ago I was jogging in one of myĀ football shirt and some stranger shouted "nice shirt mate, where'd you get it?" like I was going to stop exercising just to speak to him. I shouted back "the internet" Lesson is, don't talk to anyone. Ever. However I have made some very good friends through wrestling. One of my (now) best mates caught me reading Brets book on my lunch break and we realised each other loved wrestling, and were thrilled with this, as to be honest everyone else there was awful.Ā But then I've always been open about liking it, apart from an awkward period in my teens, and when I worked at Waitrose I met an absolute superfan and a lovely bloke who even bought in his Summerslam 92 VHS with his ticketĀ inside, to show me. But I'd already gauged these people were nice, and you can't do that with a stranger. Plus like others have said, they're mostly very smelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakashi Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Iāve seen exactly one wrestling fan outside of a wrestling show in the last 20 years (they were all over when wrestling was popular). He had a Seth Rollins shirt on which was already a red flag but, as we were stood in the queue for self checkout in Asda, I said hey. We chatted for about a minute before he started going on about how Cesaro should be world champion. RealisingĀ he was one of those, I said Iād forgot something and left. Never again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted September 4, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted September 4, 2021 Friends Iāve made outside of wrestling but who areĀ wrestling fans, great. People Iāve met just at wrestling shows, normally knobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted September 5, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2021 Never interacted with them but there's a guy with a "Hulkamania" vest on that runs down past the SECC to Glasgow Green all the time. I also see a guy in an "AEW" cap a lot in Sauchiehall Street, which is always a bit random. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_3165 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I've found those "insider" term users in queues to be the worst. Trying to make themselves sound knowledgeable to the casuals. Followed by that fucker who poses w replica belts for other fans. And then we've all seen THAT fan, black trench coat, a bit skinny,Ā bad hygiene and non-ironic long hair.Ā I saw a bloke literally in undertaker garb in town recently w no wrestling show in sight. Complete w black vest and gloves.Ā I'm normally one of a handful of people dressed in normal, non-band/black/wrestling clothes when I go to shows. And I never cease to feel embarrassment when standing I'm queues w some of these people.Ā That said most fans I've come across are rather nice people outside of an actual wrestling scenario.Ā I'm really curious as to why so many people say they find fans to be knobs in the thread so far. What do they do ?Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted September 5, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2021 strange rather than being knobs is probably more accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 They're all nice around my neck of the woods to be honest. Same people who go to metal shows and ran the radio stations and cons back in university. Their attitude toward pushing relative nobodies etc can be a little overzealous, but then they're not actual bookers nor do they read the UKFF or decent wrestling social media so they're not privy to that hyper aware, realistic side of it we are. They're speaking with the excitement of fans, and I think with most interests that tends to go with getting a lot of things wrong.Ā If I'm in a room full of them these days I generally get the sense I'm in some fairly right-on, compassionate company. Just personal experience, of course. If you're in bigger arenas in the U.S I'm sure the creep quota goes up significantly.Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daaaaaad! Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I was stupid enough to wear the CM Punk āBest in the Worldā ringer tee to the cinema once. After the same guy twice yelled āBEST IN THE WOOOORLD!ā across the lobby at me, it wasnāt hard to make the decision never to wear it out in public again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jesse Posted September 5, 2021 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Michael_3165 said: I've found those "insider" term users in queues to be the worst. Trying to make themselves sound knowledgeable to the casuals. Followed by that fucker who poses w replica belts for other fans. And then we've all seen THAT fan, black trench coat, a bit skinny,Ā bad hygiene and non-ironic long hair.Ā I saw a bloke literally in undertaker garb in town recently w no wrestling show in sight. Complete w black vest and gloves.Ā I'm normally one of a handful of people dressed in normal, non-band/black/wrestling clothes when I go to shows. And I never cease to feel embarrassment when standing I'm queues w some of these people.Ā That said most fans I've come across are rather nice people outside of an actual wrestling scenario.Ā I'm really curious as to why so many people say they find fans to be knobs in the thread so far. What do they do ?Ā I think it's a combination of bad interactions being more memorable than, say, a nice casual chat - and the people in the fandom most likely to start an interaction with a stranger are the ones who aren't solid on social cues/norms (as seen in a few of the examples above). It's not limited to wrestling, having worked YouTuber/gaming/cosplay/TV events for quite a few years this type of fan is common in all fan spaces and for all the good experiences I had it's the bad ones that stick in my brain and make me internally cringe whenever an unprompted conversation starts up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 For the most part it doesnāt go beyond saying ānice T-shirtā to someone. IĀ had one of those recently when I asked a guy where heād got his Hart Foundation shirt from and it was one of those exclusives that came in one of the loot crate subscriptions. Other than that youāll either meet someone whose a bit awkward and just wants to shuffle off, or youāll meet the guy who wants you to know that they know the business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL Punk Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 I just think it's strange that wrestling fans have the same kind of stigma that comic book fans have but at the same time, some of those fans can live up to the stereotype. My interactions with other fans haveĀ been positive;Ā the NXT house show I went to was fun,Ā I found the fans I was sitting next to friendly and at the Mick Foley signing at Tyne Theatre whereĀ a fellow fanĀ reckoned I looked like a young Ric FlairĀ (the only thing I had in common with Ric was I had dyed blonde hair at the time)Ā . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love-Wilcox Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Iāll never forget the first time I bumped into a fan out in the wild. He was wearing a āRaw is Warā baseball cap so the obvious ice-breaker was asking him who his favourite wrestlers were and Iāll never forget his response; āIām a fan of Mark Calaway and Glenn Jacobsā then after a brief pause and in a condescending tone; ābut YOU might know them as The Undertaker and Kaneā fucking cringe! Soā¦ which of you lot was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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