Time to End the Misconception: What the WWE is All About From a Fan's View

This is something I thought I would have to do eventually, and that time has come. Here are a few tips to learn the ropes of the WWE.

1. When a wrestling fan refers to the "attitude era", he or she is referring to the late 90's and early 2000's in the WWE. This is generally referred to as the greatest era in WWE history. This is where Stone Cold, The Rock, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker and Kane were the top stars.

2. When a wrestling fan is talking about technical wrestlers, look at wrestlers such as Daniel Bryan and CM Punk.

3. Number one way to piss a fan off: To say wrestling is fake. Watch these videos, and tell a fan if wrestling is fake. But, I warn you, I am not responsible for the ensuing argument/fight/combination of the two.

4. When a fan refers to a "shoot," this is what we mean:

****Caution: This video below from DX in the "Attitude Era" is profanity laden.****

5. There are 3 types of entrance themes:

1: Mainstream Music- The music you hear on the radio at anytime, such as The Miz's theme, "I Came to Play" by Downstait.

2. Indy Music- Songs that are produced by little-known artists, such as Christian's theme, "Just Close Your Eyes" by Story of the Year.

3. WWE produced music- Music produced by WWE's music director, Jim Johnston, such as the Undertaker's old theme during his "American Bad Ass/Big Evil" era, "You're Gonna Pay."

6. Pay-per-views: It can truly provide memorable moments...

1. The Theme Music- Yes, there's music for this too. The music typically coincides with the theme of the PPV. Perfect Example, Last Year's Survivor Series, celebrating it's 25th anniversary at New York's Madison Square Garden. The theme was "Good Feeling" by Flo Rida.

2. The Tagline- The theme behind the PPV. For example, SummerSlam is considered one of the "Big Four" PPV's (WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and Survivor Series are the other three) and in 2006 had the tagline as "The Biggest Party of the Summer," with several promos behind it.

3. The Match Card and Promo- This is where the hype is built up for the PPV. One of my favorite match cards was from the 2003 Royal Rumble, which started the Road to WrestleMania 19. The theme song was "Falling Apart" by Trust Company.

On the flip side, one of the best promos done for a PPV was in 1998 at the Rock Bottom. This was for the Stone Cold vs. Undertaker Buried Alive match.

4. The PPV Intro- Once you get the PPV, this sets the tone for the night. A couple of good examples are from Backlash 2005 (theme: "Stronger" by Trust Company) and Vengeance 2005 (theme: "Happy" by Mudvayne).

5. The Main Event- This is self-explanatory.

7. When we refer to the "PG Era," this is the BS we are talking about:

(Before this past Monday's RAW, this was the last RAW I missed (this was 10.31. 2011) and this maybe the only RAW I have ever intentionally missed)

8. The era we are in is the "Reality Era" which started after this: (exception of the Muppets night)

9. The last era a beginning fan needs to know is the "Ruthless Aggression" era.

10. The most important thing a WWE fan knows: WrestleMania is "The Showcase of the Immortals."

I hope this brought a newfound understanding of the events millions around the world love so much.

The Latest Twitter War: "Chris Breezy" vs. "The Voice of the Voiceless"

If you haven't heard by now, multi-time award winning artist Chris Brown (@chrisbrown) and current WWE champion CM Punk (@cmpunk) have engaged in a Twitter War. 

picture courtesy of SEScoops

Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, started the war Monday, claiming that he wanted to "curb stomp" Brown, and that would be a "WrestleMania moment." Brown replied in a tweet, saying that Punk "needs more followers. He's such a leader! Not to mention the roids hes on has made it utterly impossible for him pleasure a women." In another tweet, Brown also sarcastically says for Punk to call Brown's assistant so he could send Punk an autographed picture to "his biggest FAN!"


The topic of conversation surrounds Brown's 2009 felony assault charge against former girlfriend, Rihanna. Brown did 200 hours of community service and was placed on probation for several years. 


The assault recently came back into the news as Brown and Rihanna collaborated on two songs that debuted on radio this week. 


The war continued today, as CM Punk posted an explosive rebuttal on his Twitter account:

Brown retaliated, going to his Twitter during tonight's live edition of Smackdown on Syfy, talking about how defensive he [Punk] was being and he didn't know who he was. He also referenced that he hoped his "15 minutes of fame" would pay off for him as music lasts forever, but wrestlers "come and go according to ratings." Brown also said that he missed some wrestlers, such as "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Koko B. Ware, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, adding the hashtag #notnopunks. 


Brown's last tweet of Tuesday night said that it would be the last time he would bring up CM Punk, stating, "The confrontations that people continuously bring my way are very amusing. Cuz honestly, that [expletive] is too time consuming to argue wit every person who has their own issues to deal with!"


However, it was Punk, who would speak last, with one last tweet for Tuesday, simply saying "#aintawomanbeater".


For those who don't understand the situation, or have a strong opinion, check out this article by Dan Hevia of the New York Pro Wrestling Examiner. I think it covers the story on all fronts pretty good.


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