I've been wanting to do this for a while, but after seeing how many people are seemingly sick of the current WWE product in a recent thread, I figure now could be a good time to actually set this up. But there are SO MANY alternatives to modern WWE, I don't want to just start a bunch of discussion threads that never get used. So this thread, as indicated in the title, will just be to see if people are interested in participating, and if so, what specifically y'all are interested in.
More or less, it would work the same as any of the other weekly discussion threads for current wrestling, except obviously it wouldn't be of stuff happening live. So let's say we pick WCW for example, then we would all watch the same episode of Nitro within the same week, and after Monday we could all start talking about it the same as we do with the current shows. The only real rule I guess would be no spoilers.
Yes, I realize this isn't the same as watching it all together, but realistically between time zones and work/school/life schedules being different for most of us, this is the most plausible way to do it. I think it could be a lot of fun for us older wrestling fans to go back and rewatch stuff we haven't seen in a long time, and for newer fans to see what something for the first time besides the current products. With us all being at basically the same place in watching, it will help to get both of those sides to come together and talk about the wonderful world which is professional wrestling, through the good and the bad, instead of people just randomly discussing moments from the past. I dunno, I'm terrible at explaining this, but I think you get the gist of what I'm trying to start.
Here's a list of some of the ideas I have for us to watch as a group and what each one would cover. If you have even the slightest interest in being a part of weekly discussions (no obligations, obviously) for any of the following, let me know by selecting them in the poll, and if any of them get enough interest, I'll go ahead and start an actual discussion thread for that specific topic. And of course, feel free to add your own ideas, or just comment your thoughts on the idea in general.
WCW- Nitro (starting from Episode 1, 1995), Monthly PPV's, eventually Thunder
WWF-Raw (starting from Episode 1, 1993), monthly PPV's, eventually Smackdown
TNA-Weekly PPV's (not on the Network, but easy enough for everyone to get access to), eventually monthly PPV's and weekly Impact
Dojo Wars-A weekly show put on by CZW since 2014 entirely for free on Youtube. Basically the NXT of CZW, where they have a lot of students who are ready to have matches wrestle, but also have main roster guys and outside guests wrestle too. And it took them almost 2 years to even hold a single deathmatch, and even now it's not a regular thing, so don't let the CZW hate blind you
Random Weekly Indie Show-Either we can find a random weekly indie show, past or present, put up in full on Youtube for free so it's easily accessible to everyone, OR this can be done through the Highspots streaming network, which is like 10 USD a month, and has a TON of shows from a TON of promotions, from a lot of eras, plus shoots and other original content.
ROH- Monthly/semi-regular shows starting in 2002. Probably the hardest to acquire out of those I listed, but possibly the best from a wrestling quality standpoint. Some people may be able to help acquiring these shows for you if you are interested, too
So yeah, like I said, lemme know if you're interested, or your comments, or if you have other ideas for a group discussion.
More or less, it would work the same as any of the other weekly discussion threads for current wrestling, except obviously it wouldn't be of stuff happening live. So let's say we pick WCW for example, then we would all watch the same episode of Nitro within the same week, and after Monday we could all start talking about it the same as we do with the current shows. The only real rule I guess would be no spoilers.
Yes, I realize this isn't the same as watching it all together, but realistically between time zones and work/school/life schedules being different for most of us, this is the most plausible way to do it. I think it could be a lot of fun for us older wrestling fans to go back and rewatch stuff we haven't seen in a long time, and for newer fans to see what something for the first time besides the current products. With us all being at basically the same place in watching, it will help to get both of those sides to come together and talk about the wonderful world which is professional wrestling, through the good and the bad, instead of people just randomly discussing moments from the past. I dunno, I'm terrible at explaining this, but I think you get the gist of what I'm trying to start.
Here's a list of some of the ideas I have for us to watch as a group and what each one would cover. If you have even the slightest interest in being a part of weekly discussions (no obligations, obviously) for any of the following, let me know by selecting them in the poll, and if any of them get enough interest, I'll go ahead and start an actual discussion thread for that specific topic. And of course, feel free to add your own ideas, or just comment your thoughts on the idea in general.
WCW- Nitro (starting from Episode 1, 1995), Monthly PPV's, eventually Thunder
WWF-Raw (starting from Episode 1, 1993), monthly PPV's, eventually Smackdown
TNA-Weekly PPV's (not on the Network, but easy enough for everyone to get access to), eventually monthly PPV's and weekly Impact
Dojo Wars-A weekly show put on by CZW since 2014 entirely for free on Youtube. Basically the NXT of CZW, where they have a lot of students who are ready to have matches wrestle, but also have main roster guys and outside guests wrestle too. And it took them almost 2 years to even hold a single deathmatch, and even now it's not a regular thing, so don't let the CZW hate blind you
Random Weekly Indie Show-Either we can find a random weekly indie show, past or present, put up in full on Youtube for free so it's easily accessible to everyone, OR this can be done through the Highspots streaming network, which is like 10 USD a month, and has a TON of shows from a TON of promotions, from a lot of eras, plus shoots and other original content.
ROH- Monthly/semi-regular shows starting in 2002. Probably the hardest to acquire out of those I listed, but possibly the best from a wrestling quality standpoint. Some people may be able to help acquiring these shows for you if you are interested, too
So yeah, like I said, lemme know if you're interested, or your comments, or if you have other ideas for a group discussion.
