When I was a young wrestling fan, I was swept up in Hulkamania. I hated heels and loved faces. It was the typical way a very young person likes wrestling.
As everyone knows, my favorite wrestler of all time is Ric Flair. That will never change. But I may have never become a fan of Flair if it wasn't for Rick Martel.
I was young and Martel was in the Strike Force tag team with Tito Santana. Martel turned on him and became the evil Model Rick Martel.
Now, I hated the Model gimmick. But for some reason, I still loved Martel. I supported him in the feud with Tito and honestly, he became my favorite WWF wrestler for a while. And I felt weird because I was liking a heel.
Now, the obvious thing is that I was a young gay boy and Rick Martel was a very handsome man. This was back when most wrestlers were big and not defined very much. Rick was not like that. However, I don't think I was attracted to him. I honestly think that I liked him because the man was a damn good and underrated wrestler.
Liking a heel made me begin liking other heels. I liked HBK when he turned. I liked Mr Perfect. And that led me to be open to Ric Flair as well. And because I like Martel as a heel, it sort of broke the barrier for me. I no longer cared about liking a heel or a face.
You know, I think the Ultimate Warrior may have been the second biggest influence. I always hated him. He was a terrible, worthless human being. It is disgusting that they have an award named after that man. I hated him even before I met him. No matter who the heel was, I routed for the heel against him.
It's weird, though. I think Martel, who is pretty forgotten by the world, was the biggest influence on my love for wrestling. Liking heels allowed me to like wrestling more and he did that for me.
Your one time AWA Champion who wrestled 60 minutes against NWA Champion Ric Flair.
As everyone knows, my favorite wrestler of all time is Ric Flair. That will never change. But I may have never become a fan of Flair if it wasn't for Rick Martel.
I was young and Martel was in the Strike Force tag team with Tito Santana. Martel turned on him and became the evil Model Rick Martel.
Now, I hated the Model gimmick. But for some reason, I still loved Martel. I supported him in the feud with Tito and honestly, he became my favorite WWF wrestler for a while. And I felt weird because I was liking a heel.
Now, the obvious thing is that I was a young gay boy and Rick Martel was a very handsome man. This was back when most wrestlers were big and not defined very much. Rick was not like that. However, I don't think I was attracted to him. I honestly think that I liked him because the man was a damn good and underrated wrestler.
Liking a heel made me begin liking other heels. I liked HBK when he turned. I liked Mr Perfect. And that led me to be open to Ric Flair as well. And because I like Martel as a heel, it sort of broke the barrier for me. I no longer cared about liking a heel or a face.
You know, I think the Ultimate Warrior may have been the second biggest influence. I always hated him. He was a terrible, worthless human being. It is disgusting that they have an award named after that man. I hated him even before I met him. No matter who the heel was, I routed for the heel against him.
It's weird, though. I think Martel, who is pretty forgotten by the world, was the biggest influence on my love for wrestling. Liking heels allowed me to like wrestling more and he did that for me.
Your one time AWA Champion who wrestled 60 minutes against NWA Champion Ric Flair.
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