Growing up, the World Wrestling Entertainment was my world. It became a big part of everything I did. But now, things have changed. The WWE I once loved has turned softer than five-star hotel pillows, and undeserving people are champions for the mere reason that they're popular. Because of this disappointing transformation, I am drastically losing, if not already lost, my faith in this company.
I could still remember the first time I watched a WWE show. It was in 2004 when the now defunct RPN-9 TV station broadcasted the pay-per-view called "SummerSlam." While I tuned in, I was simply amazed by these big athletic guys I see. Wrestlers slash entertainers who caught my attention back then were Shelton Benjamin, Christian, Eddie Guerrero, Kurt Angle, Triple H, Chris Benoit, Booker T, Orton, a much cooler Cena, and Batista just to name a few. The announcers, especially JR, called the matches with great enthusiasm which made it more enjoyable for me. Plus, the ring, the color, the entrance themes, the ring announcers, the divas, the crowd, and the whole atmosphere positively affected my outlook for this "sport." After the show, I decided that this was the show I'm going to tune in and look forward to every week. This would, and it did, become my addiction.
Since then, I became an avid fan of all the WWE's shows: Raw, SmackDown!, ECW (which appeared around 2006), and even the web shows like Velocity, Heat, Experience, Bottomline, and Afterburn. When we finally had cable television, I felt so excited to be able to have the chance to get a syndication of the various aforementioned shows.
My passion for sports-entertainment, which is the term the company uses, has managed to encompass my daily life. In school, my classmates and I would always name ourselves with our favorite wrestlers and fool around during breaks which results to our uniforms stained with hand marks or sweat.
*Well, not anymore! CM Punk! CM Punk!CM Punk!
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