Post by hammerlock on Mar 12, 2021 15:21:11 GMT -5
Decided to take a trip down memory lane. Revisited all the old posts on this page.
D**n was this place entertaining lol So many of us that were on the St. Louis indy scene
back then used this to gain information, promote shows, and sling mud!
Let's be real...all of us had multiple accounts. Most of us were workers pretending to be fans.
Youth and ego made us say some crazy stuff. Add some anonymity and it made it fun as hell.
This was just before social media took over and we couldn't hide behind screen names. I'm
betting that these days we are all friends on Facebook and Instagram. Probably civil and
friendly to each other. Least I hope so.
One thing I want to say before closing:
St. Louis arguably has the greatest history of Professional Wrestling.
We were once the epicenter when Sam Muchnick ran the NWA. Ric Flair, Harley Race and Lou Thesz
were kings. All of them touted the importance of wrestling here.
After NWA we still had a few great years from Wrestling at the Chase.
South Broadway introduced most of us to indy wrestling when we were children. Say what
you want about Tony and Herb, but most of the men who trained us (depending on how old you are)
were trained there. If you're younger than 30, the person who trained you was trained by those men lol
From Broadway we get RCW, CCW, MPW and many others.
MRW/GCW were the young bloods inspired by ECW.
From there came the "punks" like LwA.
As time went on, we watched GCW morph into Dynamo, LwA morph into St. Louis Anarchy.
A few years ago, the super Indie revolution lead by Ring of Honor inspired places Anarchy, Glory Pro and more.
Social Media made it possible for wrestling to be seen and grown by a niche audience that's quite huge. In
fact, I would say that wrestling itself is quite different from what it was in the days around and before this board
was created. It's no longer violent theatre. It's now performance art.
And that's okay. No matter what wrestling evolves to...because it has and always will evolve... there's always a
few constants.
1) St. Louis will always be packed with talent.
2) The shows will always be awesome.
3) RCW will always be around. Frank Reed will never die because well....he's the real Undertaker.
D**n was this place entertaining lol So many of us that were on the St. Louis indy scene
back then used this to gain information, promote shows, and sling mud!
Let's be real...all of us had multiple accounts. Most of us were workers pretending to be fans.
Youth and ego made us say some crazy stuff. Add some anonymity and it made it fun as hell.
This was just before social media took over and we couldn't hide behind screen names. I'm
betting that these days we are all friends on Facebook and Instagram. Probably civil and
friendly to each other. Least I hope so.
One thing I want to say before closing:
St. Louis arguably has the greatest history of Professional Wrestling.
We were once the epicenter when Sam Muchnick ran the NWA. Ric Flair, Harley Race and Lou Thesz
were kings. All of them touted the importance of wrestling here.
After NWA we still had a few great years from Wrestling at the Chase.
South Broadway introduced most of us to indy wrestling when we were children. Say what
you want about Tony and Herb, but most of the men who trained us (depending on how old you are)
were trained there. If you're younger than 30, the person who trained you was trained by those men lol
From Broadway we get RCW, CCW, MPW and many others.
MRW/GCW were the young bloods inspired by ECW.
From there came the "punks" like LwA.
As time went on, we watched GCW morph into Dynamo, LwA morph into St. Louis Anarchy.
A few years ago, the super Indie revolution lead by Ring of Honor inspired places Anarchy, Glory Pro and more.
Social Media made it possible for wrestling to be seen and grown by a niche audience that's quite huge. In
fact, I would say that wrestling itself is quite different from what it was in the days around and before this board
was created. It's no longer violent theatre. It's now performance art.
And that's okay. No matter what wrestling evolves to...because it has and always will evolve... there's always a
few constants.
1) St. Louis will always be packed with talent.
2) The shows will always be awesome.
3) RCW will always be around. Frank Reed will never die because well....he's the real Undertaker.