Wrestlers you grew to like and vice versa

[Deezy]

I used to think New Jack was the shit when I watched ECW, must've been the Natural Born killaz blaring or the fact he would jump off the highest place possible, but I was caught up in the hype when I was 13. Now, I realize what he was/is.

Ultimate Warrior was my absolute favorite when I was a kid, he was the only Native I saw on TV who was in a positive position, well I thought he was injun. Then I met him at an autograph signing and he kept on telling me "You got off easy with casinos." and "get off the fuckin welfare". And I almost swung at him.

Persons to grow on me recently was Cena and the Miz.

I was never a fan of rapper Cena, because I used to do that and thought he was wack as a motherfucker. And Miz was some annoying goof who would scream "Hoorah" but they eventually got over their initial characters and proved that they deserve their spots and what they got with hardwork and dedication.

 

[The Cork]

The biggest one for me would be Edge, as a Hardy Boys mark I hated Edge & Christian always 'stealing' the belts after Hardys and Dudleys did all the stuntwork. Then as a solo guy he kind of floundered for a couple of years without a decent character until he broke the bro code and tapped Lita. One perfect heel turn later and hes a hall of famer and universally loved, including by me.

Switching around the other way, John Morrison. Again, probably liked him for the Jeff Hardy-esque flips because I don't really give a fuck about 'ring psychology' and all fancy terms smarks use. He's still very watchable, it's just he looks TOO fake, even for a scripted TV show thats openly fake, Morrison takes the piss..... he flips just to do simple punches and shit, really puts me off.

 

[The New F'n Show]

Guy I loved that I can't stand now would be Mr. Anderson, Kennedy. When he debuted I was really into his character and saw a future star. He started to lose me after he won Money In The Bank, injuries obviously played a big role.

Guy I hated that I have grown to love in time is Steve Corino. When I was I don't know 11-12 and watching ECW I thought he was over the top as a character and his matches weren't much. Watching that stuff back now, on top of everything he has done since, I'm a gigantic fan and next to Jerry Lynn he is probably my favorite guy never to really get a shot at the big time.

 

[Tapout]

I remember back in 2006/2007 I was such a Cena hater. But now I'm a big supporter of his, and he is easily in my top 5. It was just the cool thing to do was to hate on Cena, but I got over that when I saw what a great talent he is.

Daniel Bryan. I thought he was a joke when he debuted and I never thought he would be anything. Now he is one of the reasons I watch Raw.

The Miz. Didn't start liking him until he ditched Morrison, and reinvented himself.



As for wrestlers that I've grown to dislike, the newest one is Del Rio. I thought he was going to be a good talent, then after his two WWE title run fails, I found out that every match of his is the goddamn same and he is boring as hell.

Randy Orton. Was majorly into him when he bust free from Evolution. After that my hatred of him just increased.