I am a bit of a late starter. I grew up in Dallas in the 80's with WCCW and Hulk Hogan's Rock n Wrestling. But I stayed away most of my life because I thought it was all too lowbrow or whatever.
Then, in summer 2006, I rented a Divas DVD from netflix. I fell in love with Lita and Dawn Marie immediately. That led to the 2005 Rumble DVD, and I was hooked from there. Since then, I have worked like a maniac to catch up my knowledge, loving every minute. I've read a bunch of bios (hint: Goldberg's book is a waste of your time), watched as many DVDs as I could get my hands on, and so forth. I have recently discovered ROH and the indy's -- my new crush is Sara Del Ray, though Mickie James will probably always be my queen, and Lita holds a special place for me.
Over the last year, I have "come out" as a fan. My friends and coworkers all know I follow wrestling. They tease me a bit, but it's all good-natured.
Onward and upward!