re: What age

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nfathomable for me to ever watch professional wrestling on television.

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I'm more impressed by those who spend money and time to go see it in person.

Biggest unknown in history of sport.

I watched it religiously when I was a kid and I eventually figured it out around 12-13. Even then, I see them as a cross between actors, top tier athletes, and stuntmen. Hell, it’s less scripted than the NFL these days.

That being said, I can’t understand parents who deliberately ruin their kids suspended disbelief. Life sucks enough already when you get older, so why not let kids believe what they want while they’re younger and eventually let them connect the dots? I guess some people need their 5 year old to be as jaded and cynical as they are.

I grew up in the early 80's in the Sherwood forest area on BR. I life close to Grizzly Smith and would see many of the Mid-South wrestlers close to where I lived. Buzz Sawyer, JYD and Hacksaw Duggan I remember seeing several times. Whether or not they actually lived around there IDK but they were cool dudes, (to us kids anyway).

I feel like I kind of always knew or suspected those guys weren't really mad at each other, I guess I was about 10-13 when I actual started thinking about it. probably because that's about the age where people start telling you how fake it is (usually older brothers) just to piss you off or make fun of you for yachting it.. lol.

Good times.

I remember watching Kung-Fu Theatre leading up to Mid South Wrestling every Sunday. May favorite was the Drunken Master ( Jackie Chan)

The Great Kabuki did it for me.

8ish.

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I personally have a very difficult time understanding its appeal in our society.

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Stone Cold Steve Austin says that every match "tells a story."

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I'm more impressed by those who spend money and time to go see it in person.

Biggest unknown in history of sport.

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My friends and I started going when we were 16 and could drive ourselves.

Every Monday night at the Tulsa Fairgrounds Arena.

Cowboy Bill Watts was the promoter.

This was in the mid-70s. General admission tickets were only $2.

It was just something to do to get out of the house with your buddies to have some fun while staying out of trouble.

My brother told me that there was no way The Claw would destabilize Kamala The Ugandan Giant by Von Erich. That it was all fake. Ketchup packets, no added turnbuckles etc.

I was four, slightly bummed for about a day. Then watched next week and had a great time watching it as if they were actors wanting to entertain me.

My dad told me when i was like 8

broke my heart

i was sitting watching like omg it is fake

Probably 11. I used to work with a guy in his 40’s that watched it constantly. He got pissed because I told him that was for kids and they weren’t athletes. They were just actors on steroids

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Its a soap opera starring brilliant athletes.

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This was all explained in the show Glow. It also taught is that Brie has cute titties.