Who Do You Stan?

[Brandon]

Walk us through a chronological timeline of who you stanned in wrestling, and whether or not you still do, or if you've cut them off. And nothing retroactive, only who you fucked with at that time.

1998: Sable and Billy Gunn. I wouldn't say that I still stan Billy Gunn, but Sable on the other hand, I'm always happy to sing her praises.

1999: I stanned Tori for a cute minute when she debuted, because she was so sympathetic in that Sable super fan storyline, but that was about it.

2001: I fucking STANNED Trish Stratus, mawma. And continued to all the way up until she started coming back just a few too many times post-retirement. I hate that I'm still not as fond of her anymore, personally, but I can finally look back on her old stuff without being annoyed by who she is today.

2002: Although she was Trish's nemesis, I stanned Jazz heavy. She's still an underrated icon. Around this time, Stacy was also a kii with her messy valet tactics.

2003: This was when I finally warmed up to Torrie. She really came into her own around this time, and her feuds with Dawn Marie and Sable were a step up from the Nidia stuff, which was messy at times. Outchea proving not all white women age like milk.

2004: René Duprée. The blonde hair, the thicc body, the VPL. Should've left those drugs alone.

2005: Whew, Ashley Massaro and Candice Michelle, mawma. I still look back fondly on their stuff between 2005 and 2007.

2006: Kelly Kelly and Kristal Marshall. Kristal was more of a temporary fling, but I still ride for Kelly. And I was a STAN for Alicia Fox in OVW, henny. But she's never done much for me on the main roster.

2007: Jillian was cute when she started doing the Britney stuff. I don't like her at all anymore.

2008: MARYSE. And Nattie a little bit from the two of them always teaming together. Their beat down on Maria was iconic. She's a little agg now but I still like her.

2009: The Beautiful People. Velvet and Angelina became agg for a little while in recent years, but those are still my girls. I'm kinda glad Lacey only pops up once in a blue moon on social media, because then she's less likely to slip up and be problematic.

2010: Tiffany. She was doing amazing all the way up until she found God and fell off the face of the Earth. This was also when I got into The Miz.

2011: This was when I finally warmed up to Brooke. Still love her. Ashamed I ever didn't. Also the year Cameron came into our lives. And then subsequently I started stanning Naomi when they started teaming together in FCW and had that gimmick. 💘 Wow, what a year for LGBT-friendly women. Also, Maxine. The stuff with Kaitlyn, Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman on NXT was amazing.

2013: Summer Rae, reluctantly the Bella Twins, and Eva Marie. I also got into John Cena around this time, but that only lasted for the duration of this year.

2014: I liked Carmella right away and loved how they had her debut.

2015: I really can't recall stanning anyone new during this time, but I think this was when I was HEAVILY Team Bella.

2016: Charlotte, EC3, Dana Brooke. I still like Dana, but Charlotte and EC3 are my mains atm.

2017: Liv Morgan, Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax and Tony Nese. I'm sure some of them wont make it into 2018, but time will tell.

That's all I think.

[Jayzero]

Early 90's - My oldest brother Eric used to watch wrestling before I ever got into it, so he had the old games on the Sega Genesis and stuff. My experiences were through video games and WrestleMania VHS's. My faves were Ultimate Warrior, Doink The Clown, and I stanned Luna Vachon cause she was the only girl in the WWF Raw is War game so I played as her all the time cause every gay boy needs a heroine.

Late 90's - This is when my other brother Ryan started getting into it and everyone in school was all about it, so I watched now and then and tried to get into Rock and Stone Cold.

1999 - I first started watching weekly on the Triple H/Stephanie wedding episode, and loved them both when Stephanie turned heel. My favorite superstar tho was Tori, because I loved how she color coordinated with Kane and then X-Pac, and I jumped out of my fucking seat when she returned as The Ninja in 2001, even though that was a bust lol. I liked Kane and X-Pac because they came along with Tori.

2000 - The Goddess, Trish Stratus.

2001 - This is when I started, um, finding myself, and my interest in the guys started changing. I was very into Jeff Hardy, and Kane was an absolute badass.

2002 - The gods gave 2 gifts to my eyes and they were named Randy Orton and John Cena. This is when I started liking Torrie and Stacy as well.

2003 - I didn't have Raw from mid-2001 until January 2004 so these were soley SmackDown years for me, and my fave was far and above, John Cena. I also remember freaking out when Sable returned, even though I had only known her through the WWF Attitude game, but I KNEW her being back was a big deal, and I was instantly a fan. Her feuds with Torrie and Stephanie were great.

2004 - Raw returned to my life and the Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion of the World, Randal Keith Orton, kicked John Cena out of my top spot and became the biggest fave I'd ever had. Trish had also returned to my life and turned heel, and she was fantastic.

2005 - MNM and Eddie Guerrero brought my attention back to SmackDown. This is when I started hating John Cena. On Raw I instantly fell in love with Ashley, and Candice Michelle worked her way into my faves thanks to Vince's Devils. And of course, Chloe Wilson, the legend.

2006 - This is the true story of when The Miz debuted and became one of my instant faves because I always watched MTV's The Challenge. I also loved The Spirit Squad because I wanted to fuck 4/5 of them.

2007 - This is when Candice reeeally took the fuck off and I thought she was gonna fill the void Trish had left. Then Beth Phoenix fucked it all up, and it took me 10 years to forgive her. This was also the year Cody Rhodes entered my life with an immediate "Gat dayum that boy is fine!" I started trying to watch TNA around this time and really liked AJ Styles.

2008 - Kelly Kelly moved to Raw and became one of my faves, and Evan Bourne debuted, and I had liked him in the short lived Wrestling Society X, so I was happy to see him in WWE.

2009 - This is when the Miz started coming into his own and switched to trunks.

2010 - Kaitlyn had the fan at first sight thing I had with Trish and Melina. I'll always be a fan. Miz hit peak status.

2011 - The future Ethan Carter III, Derrick Bateman became my only reason for watching NXT. Obviously this was the year when Punk became my fave because I started hating the product and he really did speak to my soul, even though up until his commentary stint I had always hated him.

2012 - I liked AJ in NXT, but this is when she really started taking off and I loved that a girl was back in the main event scene interacting with the men instead of being stuck in the diva division bubble. Freakin Brad Maddox's beautiful ass (literally, that ass) came out of nowhere at the end of the year and I was very pleased about it.

2013 - This is when I started getting into the new NXT and I loved Summer Rae and Tyler Breeze. Paige and Sami Zayn were faves of mine as well. I loved Bo Dallas lol.

2014 - This was when The Shield finally caught my attention, but only Ambrose and Seth Rollins. I never cared about Roman. The Miz reemerged with his Hollywood gimmick after totally sucking as a face for a good year. EC freakin 3 actually had me watching TNA.

2015 - I really liked Sasha Banks and was happy she got called up. Seth Rollins was definitely my stand out favorite this year and I was so sad when he got injured. I was also really into Sting being around.

2016 - The CWC brought me Noam Dar and I'll be forever grateful. lol I stanned the hell out of Eva and made her my champion in the games, but that ended up being a bust. My favorite superstar of the year, and I've kept this under wraps but fuck y'all sue me, was AJ Styles. He's been pretty bland in 2017 tho. Finally, Maryse came back and made The Miz's stock rise and they're beautiful together and I love them.

2017 - The people I'm currently stanning are Noam Dar and Alicia Fox with him, The Miz and Maryse, Breezango, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte is pretty great and Nia Jax has grown on me, Tye Dillinger, and I'm waiting for Summer Rae's music to hit so I can jump out of my seat for the first time in years.


Idk, the later years were harder for me to remember oddly, so I may have missed some people, but that's more or less what it was.

[Tarry]

1999: I wasn’t really watching wrestling yet, but because of how popular it was, my parents bought me a box set of WWF action figures. Stone Cold Steve Austin was my favourite for no real reason, it's probably because he and The Rock were the only ones I knew.

2000: This is where I started to watch every so often. The first match I ever saw was a random Lo Down tag match on Heat, lol. My favourites at the time were The Rock, Kane, Mankind (although he wasn’t even around, lol), Eddie Guerrero, DX, The Hardys, Lita and Chyna.

2001: I really got into wrestling in this year, and I knew who every superstar was. I was really into Booker T at the time, I don’t even really know why. I also became a fan of DDP.

2002: The only thing I saw from 2002 was The Rock challenging Hogan to a match at WrestleMania. I didn’t have any favourites this year.

2003: I started to get into wrestling again around Survivor Series. I was really into Brock Lesnar, Shane McMahon and The Undertaker at the time. I was gutted when Taker was buried alive, lol.

2004: Okay, this is where I really got into wrestling. I rarely missed an episode of SmackDown this year. I loved Eddie Guerrero and was so happy when he won the WWE title. I was a huge Cena fan back then too, I had the chain, the wristbands, and the Ruck Fules t-shirt. Other guys I was into were The Undertaker, Eugene, Randy Orton, and Edge.

2005: I was still really into Cena at this point, but I was also super into Batista. I loved Carlito too. I remember being devastated when Eddie passed away, because I was still a big fan of his. I don't know if I have a favourite of all time, but Eddie Guerrero would definitely be in contention for that spot. I liked Kane and Big Show as tag team champions too.

2006: Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, Sabu, King Booker, Mickie James, and DX were my absolute favourites that year. I fell hook line and sinker to the whole Eddiesploitation thing when it came to being a fan of Rey, like I definitely wouldn't have rushed out to buy his shirt if it wasn’t for the kind of push he was receiving. He reminded me of Eddie, so I cheered him. I was so sick of Cena at this point, but I didn’t truly know why. I was ecstatic when RVD beat him for the title, that was amazing. I'll be honest, I don’t think I would have liked King Booker so much if it wasn’t for Sharmell, so maybe Sharmell should be on here too? Yeah, I'm adding Sharmell, she was amazing.

2007: I just started watching TNA around this time. Man, I was so into Samoa Joe, I thought he was incredible. I was a chubby kid (always thought I was fat in high school, but I recently saw pictures of myself from that time and I was so confused by how not fat I actually was, lol), anyway, as a chubby kid it was really cool to see someone who wasn’t in the best shape doing all of these amazing things. I liked him so much that I bought an ugly brown t-shirt to show my support, lol. Other TNA guys I liked were Sting and Abyss.

2008: Main Event Mafia. I fucking loved Main Event Mafia from start to finish. I never really liked Angle, Nash, or Steiner on their own, but combined with Sting, Booker (talking in a weird accent), and Sharmell, they were magic. Things only got better for me as a fan of them when Joe joined them the following year. In WWE, I was really into Chris Jericho, but I couldn't watch as often.

2009: Still the Main Event Mafia, as previously mentioned, but I was super, super, super into The British Invasion. In hindsight, it had a lot to do with them being British, but they were a really cool team with awesome theme music and a t-shirt that should have been iconic.

2010: The Nexus, lol. I wasted money on their original t-shirt because I genuinely thought they were going to be the next big thing, I was so wrong. I remained a fan of Wade Barrett though.

2011: I had always liked CM Punk, especially when he was doing the Straight Edge Saviour thing, but I was really on board with him after the pipebomb, I was mesmerised by how realistic it was. I didn’t remain a fan for too long though, I was over him after the mishandling of the storyline after Nash and Triple H got involved.

2012: I'll be honest, I don't really remember 2012 all that well, even though I definitely watched every episode of Raw and every PPV. I was going through some stuff at this point in time, so that's probably why. Anyway, from what I do remember, I loved AJ so much, although I did start to get sick of her when she showed up so many times a show. I also liked Ryback, but I think it was ironically. I definitely wanted him to beat Punk for the title though. I also enjoyed Team Hell No.

2013: Brock Lesnar! I liked Brock in 2012, but in 2013 I became a huge fan, and to be honest, I still am. I started to like Daniel Bryan here too, I was a sucker for his journey from SummerSlam that year to WrestleMania the following.

2014: I finally warmed to The Shield during their feud with Evolution, and I'm still gutted that they came to an end when I just got into them. I loved Paige too at this time, but I still disagree with her winning the title on her first night.

2015: I started watching Lucha Underground here, so I started to get faves from there, but the ones that have stuck with me are Pentagon Jr./Dark and Mil Muertes, both of them are so fun to watch in completely different ways. I'd pay money (if I had any) to see Mil Muertes vs. Brock Lesnar. The New Day have been my faves since 2015 too, but there's not a lot to say about them that you haven't already heard or know. I can't pin point when I became a fan of Bálor, because I've liked him for a super long time, but I'll stick him here.

2016: It's hard to be a fan of female WWE talent, because you just know something is around the corner ready to fuck them over, but I finally took the leap with Charlotte. At the end of 2015, she was clearly overpushed as a face, but she bounced back with her heel turn and had the best match of 2016 with Becky and Sasha at WrestleMania. Since then she's only improved and is now the most consistent women's wrestler in the world. I'm so glad everything worked out for her. The biggest shock of 2016, though, was me becoming a fucking super fan of Broken Matt Hardy. The gimmick is easily the best in a long, long time. He's the fucking Tommy Wiseau of wrestling, the gimmick was so bad it became awesome.

2017: After years of only watching one show a year, I finally started watching NJPW on a regular basis. My faves include Kenny Omega, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Minoru Suzuki, The Guerrillas of Destiny, and honestly, so many more. The last few years have made me bitter towards wrestling, because it's so frustrating to watch at times, but New Japan is such a breath of fresh air. That and Lucha Underground keep me going.

[Burke]

1998 - I didn't see a whole lot at the time but my favourites were DX, The Rock and Sable. I also liked Ken Shamrock.

1999 - I probably saw even less than I did in 98 but The Rock and DX were still my favourites. Ministry Undertaker too. He was at his creepiest at this time.

2000 – The Rock. Triple H. Trish Stratus. Lita. Chris Jericho. Edge & Christian. Kurt Angle. Stephanie.

2001 – Still all of the above (except Lita who I kinda lost interest in until she turned heel years later). I loved Stone Cold as a heel. This was the only year I ever fucked with him. The moment I saw RVD’s first match at Invasion he immediately became a favourite. Other new people I liked were Booker T, Stacy Keibler and Tajiri.

2002 – The usual suspects from above. The NWO when they first arrived. Booker T & Goldust as a team. Rey when he debuted. HBK when he returned.

2003 – Possibly the most people I ever stanned at the same time. John Cena. Hollywood Rock. Sable 2.0. Goldberg. Evolution. Trish. RVD. Jericho. Stacy. Scott Steiner. Kevin Nash. Stephanie. Torrie. Eddie Guerrero. Booker T. HBK.

2004 – Still Cena & Evolution. Trish & Christian. I liked Shelton Benjamin when he first went solo.

2005 – I loved Batista just before/after he left Evolution. Cena. HHH. Trish. Melina was great right away. Carlito was a favourite for a while. Joy Giovanni.

2006 – The regular people (Cena, DX, Trish, RVD). Edge & Lita both came back from the brink and became great. Mickie James. Candice Michelle. Kelly Kelly.

I'll do the next 10 years tomorrow.

[Tarry]

Jun 19, 2017 15:54:11 GMT -5 Burke said:

I'll do the next 10 years tomorrow.

I can assure you, we're on the edge of our seats.

[Jayzero]

Jun 19, 2017 16:00:18 GMT -5 Tarry said:

Jun 19, 2017 15:54:11 GMT -5 Burke said:

I'll do the next 10 years tomorrow.

I can assure you, we're on the edge of our seats.

Damn you, I logged in just to say this lol

[Mutant Couch]

Jun 19, 2017 16:01:09 GMT -5 Jayzero said:

Jun 19, 2017 16:00:18 GMT -5 Tarry said:

I can assure you, we're on the edge of our seats.

Damn you, I logged in just to say this lol

Why you lurking?

[Brandon]

lol, told on yourself.

[Jayzero]

Jun 19, 2017 17:16:52 GMT -5 Mutant Couch said:

Jun 19, 2017 16:01:09 GMT -5 Jayzero said:

Damn you, I logged in just to say this lol

Why you lurking?

[Mutant Couch]

Some years post-diapers pre-being allowed be outside alone - Macho Man. My uncles watched it, but I really don't remember anything except them hating Hogan and liking Macho Man. They insisted that Hogan was a punk ass bitch. So, obviously I didn't want to associate myself with that.

1996 - Shawn Michaels, literally the only reason I started watching wrestling was because I was flipping through channels and I thought he was hot.
1997 - Chyna/Michaels
1998 - Chris Jericho/Austin
1999 - Austin
2000 - Edge and Christian
2001 - Tajiri
2002 - Edge
2003 - Christian
2004 - Christian
2005 - Edge/Lita
2006 - Edge/Lita
2007 - Edge
2008 - Bryan Danielson/Santino
2009 - Edge/Jericho
2010 - Edge
2011 - KENTA
2012 - Johnny Gargano
2013 - Daniel Bryan
2014 - Okada
2015 - Ibushi
2016 - Charlotte/Alexa
2017 - Alexa Bliss/Fandango

[Burke]

Almost 24 hours in the making. It's part 2!

2007 – Not a whole lot this year. Cena. Undertaker. Melina. Candice. I started liking MVP.

2008 – Way more this year. Maryse. Jericho. Cena. HHH. Santino. Jeff Hardy. Edge. Kelly Kelly. HBK.

2009 – Maryse. Cena. DX. Jericho. Jeff Hardy. CM Punk. Kofi Kingston. Rey Mysterio. Gail Kim when she first returned.

2010 – Back to there being hardly any. Maryse. Cena. Jericho. Batista when he was a heel. Alberto Del Rio when he debuted.

2011 – Cena. Kelly. A few part timers (Rock/HHH/Taker). Christian too.

2012 – Daniel Bryan after he joined Team Hell No. Cena. Jericho. HHH when he was around.

2013 – Cena. Bellas. HHH & Stephanie.

2014 – Cena. Bellas. HHH & Stephanie. Roman Reigns. Bo Dallas.

2015 – Cena. Nikki Bella (I still liked Brie but Nikki went way above her around this time). New Day. Rusev. Lana. Sasha Banks. Bayley.

2016 – Cena. Nikki. New Day. Maryse. Jericho. Alexa. Sasha. Goldberg.

2017 – Cena. Maryse. Nikki. Jericho. Miz. Alexa. The Usos too actually.

[Jayzero]

I think you forgot to mention Cena

[Brandon]

I'm already back to not caring about Alexa, and Sasha is my problematic fave.