What happened the first time you watched?

[Charlie f'n Kelly]

I was trying to think the other day of the first time I watched wrestling and what happend.

I finally remembered my earliest memory was, I think, some sort of contract signing going on with Vince and Ric Flair and then Stone Cold coming out and stunning Vince. Then I remember Scotty 2 Hotty coming out, and I asked my friend Aaron why he was dancing and he said, "I don't know, I geuss he's just happy."

But the memory that sticks out most in my mind is when Shawn Michaels was found in the parking lot knocked out from getting thrown into the car windshield and then it being revieled that it was Triple H. I HATED HHH after that!

[slappy]

Earliest memory is seeing the Andre tribute after his death.

[Deleted]

First time I watched WWE was the night Jeff Hardy did that huge swanton bomb onto Randy Orton. I remember seeing that and flipping out

[jacktunney]

The first thing I distinctly remember was a superstars segment with the doctored flair pics with ms Elizabeth. "she was mine before she was yours!"

I watched proor to this with my brother but can't specifically remember specific things

[Deleted]

my first memory was the 2004 draft the main event (guerrero vs hhh) and the huge brawl that closed out the show

[Johnny Wrestling]

1. ANNOUNCE TABLE: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler + Jonathan Coachman..

• The Coach rejoins JR & The King for commentary this week, because he didn't ruin enough matches last week..

2. DIVAS TAG MATCH: Trish Stratus & Lita vs Molly Holly & Jazz w/Theodore Long..

• Maybe I just never notice, but there seems to be a lot more photographers at ringside tonight..
  
• Theodore Long briefly distracted Trish Stratus and Jazz rolled her up and scored the pinfall!
  
• Jazz attacks Trish Stratus after the match until CHris Jericho runs in for the save AGAIN..
  
• Mark Henry runs down and prevents Jericho from putting the Walls of Jericho on Theodore Long..

3. IN THE RING: Matt Hardy v01 + "Sherriff" Steve Austin..

• Matt Hardy said all his life people have tried to steal his spotlight; Jeff Hardy.. Lita.... and now Steve Austin!
  
• Matt Hardy shames the board of directors and the fans for bringing back Stone Cold Steve Austin..
  
• Matt Hardy asks why he hasn't been on RAW since Steve Austin returned as the "Sherriff"..
  
• Steve Austin comes out on his four-wheeler and circles the ring and crashes into the safety barricade..
  
• Steve Austin enters the ring and says he encourages as much ass whippin' as humanly possibly..
  
• Steve Austin says when somebody comes out on RAW and whines and bitches then they're breakin' the LAW..
  
• Steve Austin says if Matt Hardy wants to do some ass whippin' then he's ready to whip some ass!
  
• Matt Hardy says that the reason he came to RAW was for unique opponents, and he's already fought Steve Austin..
  
• Steve Austin suggests he write Matt Hardy a ticket for impersonating a wrestler!
  
• Steve Austin issues an open challenge to anybody in the back who has never faced Matt Hardy in a match!
  
• Bill Goldberg answers the challenge and comes to the ring with a new scuffy beard (so much for 30 days deactivated)..

4. MATCH: Bill Goldberg vs Matt Hardy..

• Spear....... Jackhammer............. Goldberg wins! Goldberg wins! Goldberg wins!
  
• Goldberg says he is back, and back with a purpose, and enters himself into the Royal Rumble!

5. BACKSTAGE: Steve Austin & Eric Bischoff..

• Eric Bischoff protests the return of Bill Goldberg, since he deactivated him for 30 days!
  
• Steve Austin says that Eric Bischoff didn't follow the proper proceedure so the deactivation is void..
  
• Eric Bischoff says he talked to the board of directors and now Steve Austin can no longer MAKE matches..
  
• Steve Austin says taht as long as Eric Bischoff does his job and follows the rules then it will be okay..

6. PROMO: Randy Orton..

• Randy Orton addresses Mick Foley, who walked out on a fight with him several weeks ago..
  
  • Randy Orton holds up a front row ticket, reserved for Mick Foley if he shows up tonight..
  
  
  7. MATCH: Batista w/Ric Flair vs D-Von Dudley w/Bubba Dudley..
  
  • The Coach ruins yet another segment with his inappropiate and not-at-all-entertaining commentary..
    
  • Batista wins after a sit-down power bomb..
    
  • Ric Flair slides a table into the ring where Batista sets it up..
    
  • Bubba Dudley enters to stop anything from happening..
  
  
  
  8. PROMO: Randy Orton..
  
  • Randy Orton says he dipped into his own expense account to hire a limo to go pick Mick Foley up at his home..
    
  • Randy Orton says he's doing this for Mick's own good so he doesn't go down in history as a coward..
  
  
  9. BACKSTAGE: Theodore Long & Mark Henry & Jazz..
  
  • Theodore Long says that Eric Bischoff set him up last week by letting him be GM for the week..
    
  • Theodore Long says Eric Bischoff made a match for Mark Henry vs Chris Jericho tonight to get revenge for earlier..
  
  
  10. BACKSTAGE: Bill Goldberg & Scott Steiner..
  
  • Scott Steiner confronts Bill Goldberg, reminding him of their history, that Goldberg can't beat him!
    
  • Bill Goldberg says they can have a match tonight to solve it!
    
  • Scott Steiner says Goldberg has already wrestled tonight, but he will accept the challenge for next week..
    
  • Bill Goldberg says that means Scott Steiner is NEXT!
  
  
  11. IN THE RING: Jonathan Coachman + Triple H + Shawn Michaels..
  
  • I feel so sorry for the live crowd having to sit and listen to this entire segment..
    
  • Triple H says that Shawn Michaels treated him like a sidekick when he was the one pulling the wagon..
    
  • Shawn Michaels says that for years he pulls the HUGE wagon by himself for years until he broke his back..
    
  • Shawn Michaels says Triple H picked up the wagon since then..
    
  • Shawn Michaels admits that Triple H's success after he left bothered him a lot..
    
  • Triple H says that it ate him up so bad that he had to come back to the WWE four years later to proove himself..
    
  • Shawn Michaels says he proved in a street fight that after four years he was still better than Triple H..
    
  • Triple H remembers that he walked out of the ring, while Shawn Michaels was stretchered out..
    
  • Triple H says he was the last man standing that night, and at Royal Rumble he'll be the LMS again..
    
  • Triple H says that this isn't about who made who, it is always about who the BEST is..
    
  • Triple H says that he's the ultimate student of the game (he majored in Married to the Bosses Daughter 101)
    
  • Triple H says that there might be one or two guys in the history of the business that are as good as Shawn Michaels..
    
  • Triple H says that as good as Shawn Michaels is, he's still BETTER!
    
  • Triple H says that all the controversy over who should be champion will come to an end at Royal Rumble..
    
  • Triple H goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about how great he is..
    
  • Shawn Michaels says that it could come down to one second between them in their match..
    
  • Shawn Michaels then superkicks Jonathan Coachman off his feet!
    
  • Shawn Michaels says in reality it only takes one second and it could all be over..
  
  
  12. MATCH: Booker T vs Kane..
  
  • Booker T's new entrance music is horrible, it's on the new piece of crap album "Originals" WWE is promoting..
    
  • Kane was disqualified for throwing Booker T repeatedly into the ringsteps outside the ring!
    
  • Kane then grabbed a steel chair and swung and missed at Booker T's head!
    
  • Kane tossed Booker T into the ring and continued to assault him and also Tombstone Piledrives him!
  
  
  13. MATCH: Chris Jericho vs Mark Henry w/Theodore Long & Jazz..
  
  • Jericho spent the entire match selling for Mark Henry, trying to make him look good (which is hard cause he is BAD)..
    
  • Jericho went for the Lionsault as Theodore Long distracted the referee, and Jazz grabbed Jericho's foot!
    
  • Trish Stratus came down and attacked Jazz outside the ring!
    
  • Jericho locked the Walls of Jericho onto Mark Henry, who started tapping out..
    
  • Jazz and Trish Stratus crawled through the ring, distracting the referee so he didn't see Mark Henry tapping out!
    
  • Mark Henry fought back and gave Jericho the World's Strongest Slam and pinned him!
  
  
  14. BACKSTAGE: Trish Stratus & Stacy Keibler..
  
  • Stacy Keibler says she's not a Jericho-fan, but he obviously cares about her..
    
  • Stacy Keibler says that like-him-or-not, Trish really should talk to him -- Trish agrees..
  
  
  15. BACKSTAGE: Chris Jericho & Christian..
  
  • Christian says that Jericho has been showing all this affection to Trish and gets nothing back!
    
  • Christian says that Trish Stratus is trying to get even with Jericho and messing with his head!
    
  • Christian says that Trish Stratus doesn't care about him, so they're going out on the town tonight..
    
  • Christian & Jericho leave the arena just as Trish Stratus comes around the corner looking for Jericho..
  
  
  16. PARKING LOT: Evolution (Triple H, Ric Flair, Batista, Randy Orton) + Steve Austin..
  
  • Triple H says that as soon as Mick Foley arrives, they'll escort him to his front row seat..
    
  • Triple H tells Randy Orton not to worry about Rob Van Dam because they've got his back..
    
  • Steve Austin speeds up on his four-wheeler and says if Evolution goes to ringside, he'll run them over!
    
  • Steve Austin shows them how serious he is by doing donuts on the wet pavement..
  
  
  17. IC TITLE MATCH: Randy Orton vs Rob Van Dam..
  
  • Randy Orton had his forehead lacerated by RVD, and pushed over the rail, landing in the seat reserved for Mick Foley!
    
  • A limo eventually drove into the arena parking lot and Jim Ross speculated that it was Mick Foley arriving!
    
  • Randy Orton had RVD locked into an excruciating leg-scissors submission hold for several minutes..
    
  • Rob Van Dam fought back and got several near falls on the champ before inadvertantly kicking the referee in the head!
    
  • Randy Orton hit a low-blow and covered RVD but the referee was still out cold..
    
  • Randy Orton laid on the mat and played posem while the referee started to count both wrestling down on the mat..
    
  • Rob Van Dam made it to his feet, so Randy Orton got up too, but got a swift kick to the face!
    
  • Rob Van Dam went to the top rope, but got crotched on the corner pad!
    
  • Randy Orton hit a front face-lock DDT and pinned RVD to retain his IC championship!
    
  • Triple H comes down and raises Randy Orton's arm in victory..
    
  • Triple H points at the empty seat in the front row that was reserved for Mick Foley..

[Planktung]

My earliest memory that I can recall is seeing Steve Austin vs. Dude Love from Over The Edge '98.

[Self-Savior]

Hulk Hogan & Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage & Zeus at SummerSlam '89

That's the only match I remember from that PPV as a child as I believe it was my first time watching wrestling.

[The Dazzler]

My earliest memory is either JBL or Eddie Guerrero reading a story to the other on Smackdown.

[RybackV1]

It was a few shows before the Royal Rumble 2001. HHH and Angle were beating the $hit out of eachother.

[Charlie f'n Kelly]

Does anyone know what I'm talking about, about the contract signing with Vince and Ric? Can someone give me a date?

[Kasper]

The first actual vivid moment was DX attacking Rock and bringing him backstage with Big Show as well and just beating on him. Then their bus pulls up and they put Rock in a little side door of it and they all drive off. Big Show is left behind just smiling at the bus and waving. The Rock appears behind Big Show out of nowhere from the heavy exhaust from the bus, with I believe was a 2x4, and wacks Show in the back. It was so awesome!

[slappy]

Apr 4, 2013 23:10:43 GMT -5 Charlie f'n Kelly said:

Does anyone know what I'm talking about, about the contract signing with Vince and Ric? Can someone give me a date?

[AaronRT]

I have three early memories of late 90's luster. One is Undertaker making his way to the ring eerily, and slowly, while he stops on the top of the ring steps and "makes" lightning hit the ring post - who could forget his rolled back eyes? The second is the badass Billy Gunn getting his money maker massaged with poison ivy instead of massage oil. Third is the one I find having the most trouble remembering. It was someone (maybe Jericho or Triple H) saying how they crashed their "Boeing 747" into Stephanie's grand canyon. +1 for whoever can validate that or even find a video clip!

[DMO™]

Was too young to remember but I've watched since I was born cause of my brother but, the beer truck is something that really sticks out to me when I try to think about it.

[Deleted]

Sid defeating Bret Hart for the WWF title on Raw in February 1997.

[Falconsinclair]

Highlights of the Iron Sheik winning the WWF Championship from Bob Backlund. After that I remember watching Hogan win the title a month later from the Iron Sheik. After that I was completely hooked

[LeighD]

Steiner brothers destroying two jobbers during a Saturday morning show (or replay). Early 1994 most likely.

[bigraj]

Iron Shiek doing his $1,000 Iranian club challenge in Mid-South Wrestling in the early 80s. The Great Kabuki also wrestled on the show.

[OmegaGaijin]

Ultimate Warrior was champion.