QOTD 40: Hufffffffffpttttttttt Goldust (and friends!)

You know, I won’t lie. I’m glad Goldust is back and seems to have his head screwed on straight again (I’m assuming this is why he’s getting this run). I saw the tag match from Raw yesterday in between the Sox game with a buddy who was a big part of my wrestling fandom back in the day, and it was kinda cool to go back and talk about all the ridiculous shit we saw together despite our divergent life paths.

Do you have real-life wrestling friends, or is it purely a solo enjoyment for you? What are your fondest wrestling-related, social memories? Has there been a ‘meh’ match that you loved because of who you were with?

I have a few. I remember watching pretty much every Wrestlemania from 18 to 20 with
the friend mentioned above, and his brother who I was friends with, too. Around when Benoit died we kind of stopped being hardcore into it, but would still casually discuss it. Watching yesterday I was unsure how much he kept up with the product, and it was neat to find out he knew who the shield were, and thought the Wyatts were as stupid as I did.

When I lived in Chicago, playing WWE video-games with my buddy Ross was always a blast because we’d get high, watch a wrestling documentary on a laptop, and go through WWE universe mode fantasy booking and playing matches. I saw Over The Limit this way and we both marked out so hardcore for the simple act of a full-surfboard. Good times. While my friends were in ‘the know’ they weren’t smarks, and dug Triple H and Shawn Michaels’ Hell in a Cell match as their favorite of all time. It was nice to get an outside perspective.

When WWE 13′ came out last year and I had no one to play it with, the whole game felt hollow.because I was playing against a computer, and the thing I liked most about those games was the bonding I’d have with friends over it. It’s actually why I’m so high on those Mdickie games, it gives me that joy of ‘having a good match’ despite the fact I’m playing by myself.

I’ve almost gotten laid a couple of times thanks to my wrestling
fandom, but alas the ladies I’ve met that have been into the product
have lived really far away, or been missing a few braincells, teeth,
jobs, cars, or any combination there of.

When I try to get non-fans into the product I find myself kind of feeling meh, and like I’m trying too hard to get them into something they probably find stupid or silly. Though I have gotten my Dad to watch The Rock documentary, and we’re gonna check out the Stone Cold one, too. 

Naturally there are tons of wrestling-related memories from this blog, but obviously ‘IRL’ interactions are a little more potent.

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