Diary of a Wrestling Fan

On this episode, I chronicle the interactions I have had with toxic wrestling fans, who may be a very miniscule audience, but seem to rise to the surface in the ocean of wrestling fandom quicker than most.

On this episode, in the first in over a year, I cover CM Punk's departure from AEW and all that lead up to it, and as a CM Punk fan for many years, this one is tough. I explore Punk's backstage issues in AEW, and his retaliations to each of them.

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about New Years Revolution '05, and the star studded Elimination Chamber match. He talks about the experience of watching it at QB Sports in Burlington, how the show was a complete disaster until the main event, and how he and his friends saw a lot of positive things going towards WrestleMania. He also talks about just 8 days later, for a RAW he and his friends attended live in Toronto, and great experience of being amongst a Toronto wrestling crowd. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the 2002 edition of the Royal Rumble! He talks about the comeback of Triple H, Steve Austin being a face again, where the WWF seemed to be headed after the Invasion ended, and was Jericho a massive failure as champion? Plus, another great rec-room PPV party, and the way life and fandom was changing for those around him. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the time in the late fall of 1998, when he popped in a VHS tape of a show that took place in 1988, AWA SuperClash III. This of course was the company's attempt in partnership with Memphis & World Class to make a run at the Pay Per View industry and trying to be competitive with the WWF and NWA at the time. The huge main event was built around a title unification match between AWA Champ Jerry "The King" Lawler taking on World Class Champ Kerry Von Erich. Bill talks about his first time reactions seeing these matches, and of course what he learned about this whole fiasco years down the road. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the weird yet intriguing era that was late 1994 WWF, and their final show of that year, Survivor Series. He talks about how Bob Backlund went from white meat babyface who was barely on TV, to a convincing maniac heel. He also talks about the surprising turn of Diesel and what followed after that, how he didn't find comedy matches with Doink & Lawler funny even at 11 years old. Also, the perils of being in Grade 6 at a new school, the world of sports and pop culture at that time, and of course ... Chuck Norris! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about WCW's biggest PPV in their history. After over a year of buildup the confrontation between WCW Champion and nWo leader, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, and the savior of WCW, their franchise player for a decade, Sting! Bill also talks about how this was the closest he ever came to relinquishing his WWF loyalty due to the Montreal Screwjob and the arrival of Bret Hart in Turner-Land which he talks about as well. Also he talks about the big PPV party with his cousins, the injury to a WWF wrestler at a house show in his hometown of Hamilton earlier that day, the fact that during the match pool he and his cousins set up, how the least biggest fan of the pack did very well. Also, why were so many big names left off the show? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about WWE Armageddon 2008, including addressing former creative team member/star actor Freddie Prinze Jr's recent interview about pulling the trigger on Jeff Hardy's climb to the top. Bill also talks about how he felt alone sometimes in his wrestling fandom at this time in his life. He also talks about how he felt the WWE handled the situation with Hardy being a champion, and also talks about the great heel work of Chris Jericho at this time, and the missed opportunity for a better feud with Cena. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the PPV party in the rec-room of his house on Lawfield Dr, as the Highway to Hell hit its final destination, SummerSlam '98. He talks about how he thinks the random match pairings came to be, why he liked the idea of Sunday Night Heat, some of the astute observations, and future predictions that people at this party had made. And of course, the joy of the show finally happening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill actually reads from a journal in the days leading up to SummerSlam '98. He accounts his days of camping trips with family, attending Hamilton Tiger-Cats games, his worries of Grade 10, and the excitement leading up to the huge event. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the wonderful summer of 1998, and how great it was to be a 15 year old wrestling fan. He talks extensively about the memorable summer where the build-up to an epic showdown between WWF Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker took place. Bill talks about how the match had a huge feel to it, how "cahoots" was the big buzzword that summer. He also talks about Canadian football, summer movies and the perils of summer-school in July. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about THAT Show! Yes the one where Jeff Hardy was apparently in no-condition to perform. Bill talks about said fiasco, including the poor handling by management. He also talks about the rest of the show, how his TNA fandom had dwindled at that point, but also how the product was nowhere near as bad as many had said it was, and points out some of the bright spots. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about SummerSlam 2010, the excitement he had going into the show as he watched it at a local movie theater. He talks about the entire show, but of course emphasizes on the big main event between Team WWE vs. Team NEXUS, a 7-on-7 elimination match. He expresses his disappointment with how things went down and talks about the subsequent series of events afterwards that ultimately killed the faction. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the Spring/Summer of 2010 when The NEXUS arrived on the scene. He talks about how it seemed to give the product a big shot in the arm. He talks about the origins of the angle from the original NXT, where he touches on the use of Daniel Bryan, the annoying Matt Striker, Michael Cole as a heel, as well as Josh Matthews! He talks of course about the faithful night the angle truly kicked off, why it was a good thing for John Cena, and of course the build to SummerSlam! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about a memorable era, for not exactly the best reasons, as he looks back on King of the Ring 1995. Bill talks about how wrestling was looking at the time, did he enjoy Diesel as champion? Being a die-hard Bret Hart fan, what did he think of Shawn Michaels at this time? He also touches on the culture of the world around him at that time, plus, who did Mabel remind him of? And of course the show itself, where his only company was a bag of chips and a can of Diet Coke. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the wonder that was the Summer of 1997, and truly remembers how spoiled we all were to be wrestling fans smack-dab in the promotional wars! He mentions how the Monday Night Wars weren't really a war in Canada, also talks in depth about the trials of being an 8th grader, his impending graduation, fear of going into High School, making a new friend, learning life lessons, and of course ... girls. He of course talks about the show itself, the great feud between Macho Man & DDP, how he does not care at all for Bill Demott, just how cool was Glacier, and how Mongo & Greene didn't manage to stink up the joint, as he watches this show with a few of his cousins making a surprise appearance in the basement rec-room in Lawfield Drive! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the first ever King of the Ring on PPV. He talks about his feelings at the time over the WrestleMania IX finish, the difference between his fandom for Bret & Hulk, the perils of 4th Grade, The Habs winning the Stanley Cup less than a week before the show, the heat between Bret & Hulk, and of course the show itself. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about June 10th 2002, the day "Stone Cold" Steve Austin walked out of the WWE. Bill talks about some of the events leading up to it, plus his fandom of Steve as a wrestler, the state of WWE at the time, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about ECW One Night Stand 2006, aka RVD's biggest night. He talks about what ultimately lead to this show, and ECW becoming a new WWE brand on SyFy. He also talks about RVD's time in WWE, who he thought should have been the one to cut the promo that JBL ultimately did, his love of Edge at this time, and how Cena handled the hostile environment. And of course, watching the show itself at QB's Sports Bar in Burlington, and why he was late for the opening of the show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about a very famous point in WCW history, where the champion, was actor David Arquette. Bill explains how he truly feels about Arquette, and also how he feels about Vince Russo as a whole. He talks about where his fandom for WCW was at that point, and the intrigue behind the New Blood/Millionaires Club feud. And of course he talks about the show itself, which was one of only two WCW PPV's he watched that whole year. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about how the WWE was starting to move forward from the Benoit tragedy, how the trajectory many of the talents on this show were on would shape their legacies and their careers. He also talks about how important Armageddon could be at times, to set the tone for WrestleMania season, as the Rumble was the show that made the direction clear. He talks about his experience watching this show at QB Sports Bar in Burlington with his good friend Paul, and a host of others. He also talks about what is usually a simple journey back to Hamilton, from Burlington, became, a WALK to remember! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the show best known for Streak vs. Career, The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels. Bill also talks about the comeback of his idol, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, how good the TV was leading up to this show, Batista as a heel, CM Punk and the Straight Edge Society, and he also talks about the original NXT, and Monday Night Wars V 2.0, and of course the entire show itself and the experience of watching it at QB's Sports Bar in Burlington, ON. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about WrestleMania 13, and he talks about how the WWF despite losing the battle with WCW at this point, how they were working hard to improve their TV, how the main event guys were shining through. He also talks about how he didn't mind Rocky Maivia, his thoughts on Shawn Michaels forfeiting the title, how the Undertaker's time to be champion was due, how wrestling fandom was changing in a big way, and of course he goes in depth with the story of his all-time favorite match, Bret "The Hitman" Hart vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about what has been heavily regarded as the biggest and best super-card of all-time, WrestleMania X7! Bill talks about how it was all he and his friends could talk about leading up to it, how each match served a purpose and told great stories, the fun gathering he had with his friends for this show, and of course how he felt when Austin first turned heel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the first WrestleMania he watched on Pay Per View, WrestleMania VIII! Bill talks about the memorable angles that lead up to it, including the face-turn of the Undertaker, the heel turn of Sid Justice, Bret Hart & Roddy Piper putting their friendship on the line all for the importance of being IC Champion, the infamous "She Was Mine Before She Was Yours" angle involving WWF Champion Ric Flair playing mind games with The Macho Man and using Elizabeth to do so. Bill also touches on the scandals that plagued the company at the time. And of course, the experience of watching it all unfold on PPV. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the show that changed it all for him. An invite from his friend Josh Remmelzwaal, lead him to attending Alpha-1 Wrestling's Stage 2, at the Firefighter's Hall in Hamilton, just before their move to the Germania Club. It was the show that lit the flame for Bill's passion of local independent wrestling, and inspired him to become involved with the local scene. He talks about the intrigue of Ethan Page, how he felt Mr. Melo was a great throwback to the old-school manager, the appearance of Rhino, being captivated by Alessandro Del Bruno's skills, and of course the main event that he'll never forget between "The Night Train" Justin Sane, and the one and only, Brodie Lee! Bill also talks about the Elimination Chamber 2011 PPV, he saw that very same night at a movie theater. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the first time he watched WCW SuperBrawl II, as he talks about his growing fandom for WCW, how he was eager to see Sting become champion again, how he was enamored by Jushin Thunder Liger, his hatred of Paul E Dangerously, and how he didn't appreciate Ricky Morton back then. He also makes reference to films such as Wayne's World, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. And how the Washington Redskins were a great team once. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the 1994 Royal Rumble! Bill talks about some of the great stories and build-up towards this show. Despite the fact business wasn't great in North America, there was some great stuff happening at this time. Was Bret Hart that bad on the mic? Is the Undertaker/Yoko match now at the point it's entertaining from a train-wreck standpoint? And of course ... that famous finish! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the 2014 Royal Rumble. Remembering it as the "Daniel Bryan Protest Show", also known as CM Punk's last stand. Bill addresses the WWE's possible disconnect from some fans at this point, and were they really acting entitled? This show was certainly a surreal experience when it happened. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the 1992 Royal Rumble. And yes it is deemed "Everybody's favorite", and there's a good reason why it's so heavily revered. Bill talks about the buildup, and all the great intertwining stories happening at the time, the brilliance of Gorilla & Bobby, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the first and only Pay Per View from WOW: Women of Wrestling, UNLEASHED! Bill talks about how the various gimmicks were simply homages lacking the campiness of GLOW or POWW, he talks about how there were actually some entertaining matches on this show, how Bobby Heenan's performance was, and was the late Lee Marshall as bad as people say? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about a strange yet interesting era in the history of WCW, late 1993. He talks about how before this show, he never cared much for Ric Flair, what the WCW product was like at the time, what the initial plan was, and of course the show itself, which included the one time he fast-forwarded a match involving Sting! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the night Chris Jericho achieved one of his greatest feats, WWF Vengeance 2001. He also talks about the end of the Invasion, how WWF was now forced to try new things, the arrival of Ric Flair, and perhaps things seemed rushed, and not sold as important as he thought it could have been. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the disaster that was ECW December to Dismember '06. He talks about the re-launch of the ECW brand, how in some ways it looked promising, how in hindsight he never should've held out such high hopes for it. And of course he talks about the show itself, how two matches were announced, and only one featured roster members of the brand. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the thanksgiving tradition known as Survivor Series '93. He looks back on the main event scene at the time and how he perceived Lex Luger among the top babyfaces in the main event scene at the time, how disappointed he was but had little knowledge of why Jerry Lawler wasn't at the show. How he felt about some of the feuds at the time such as Crush vs. Macho Man, or Ludvig Borga vs. Luger. Also, FOUR DOINKS! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the much hyped wedding that took place on RAW on November 29th 1999, between Stephanie McMahon, and Test! Bill explains why he thinks it would've been better for Test more so than Big Show to be the champion at this time, how he felt about Stephanie as a character, also did he feel Triple H was an effective heel before all this? And, he gives an interesting trivia factoid about the drive-in wedding chapel in Vegas used for that infamous segment. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode Bill reminisces about his growing fandom as a kid for Eddie Guerrero, from the first time he saw him in WCW, to watching his stuff from AAA and ECW on tape, to his memorable WWE run, and to the untimely end. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode Bill reminisces about one of the most, and arguably the most, talked about and controversial story in the history of wrestling. The Montreal Screwjob. He reflects on how passionate about this feud he really was as a fan how much he despised HBK, how much he adored Bret, the ongoing teacher strike, the anxious weekend he had waiting for the show itself, and of course, the match itself, and being a die-hard Bret Hart fan himself, he answers the burning question people have been asking him for years ... Who Really Screwed Bret? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode Bill reminisces about when WCW was red-hot, and the night Halloween Havoc 1997 took place. He talks about how the "Age in the Cage" main event did nothing for him even leading up to the show, how DDP/Savage was the feud that had him invested, he also talks about the infamous Eddie vs. Rey match. Plus, a school strike, how bad the Ti-Cats were, and certain things that took place on RAW the following night. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode Bill reminisces about Kurt Angle going to TNA. He talks about his shocking departure from WWE, how much a big deal this was for TNA, how psyched he was for the impending showdown with Samoa Joe, plus the first time he ever held a TNA Pay Per View party! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode Bill reminisces about that crazy time that was the Fall of 1995. He talks about how he was over Diesel as champion, how not all of 1995 was as bad as people say, the rise of Shawn Michaels, the debut of the Goldust character that he just didn't get, the changes this show had to go through, and of course the show itself, with a certain CFL Hall of Famer sitting front row. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode Bill reminisces about the time changing period that was late 1992, and zeroes in on what would be the final episode of Saturday Night's Main Event for about 13 years. He also talks about the arrival of new talents, the direction the company was headed in, Bret Hart as the new gut to carry the company. Also, the departure of a top star, and the return of another. He also talks a bit about Survivor Series '92 which occurred less than two weeks after this. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill continues his discovery of Tape Trading into the 2000's, which gave him a major appreciation for Indy wrestling stars more than ever, many of whom would go on to shine in WWE, including one that became one of his all-time favorites. This era lead Bill into becoming more enthralled with the local scene and in many ways lead him to be a part of it.

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill looks back on a time he met a friend who was into tape trading. It was this time Bill fell in love with the territories, appreciating wrestlers he never cared for, developing a new respect for wrestlers he already liked, and further valuing the history of promotions outside of the WWF or even WCW. Meeting his friend Mark, helped further mold his wrestling fandom, and he talks about watching those tapes that blew him away.

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill looks back on when a WWF pay per view came to his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for the first time (Royal Rumble '88 was NOT a PPV let's be clear about that). He reminisces about the fact he didn't have tickets but all his friends and acquaintances at school seemed to be going, he talks about the hope of attending show, as well as the show itself, even the Sunday Night Heat that aired beforehand with a certain tag team achieving their first televised victory, and the confidence that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin would again overcome the odds.

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill looks back on one of the hottest eras of pro wrestling, 1998. He looks back on WCW/nWo Fall Brawl '98, the annual War Games match he always got excited about year after year. He talks about the arrival of the Warrior in WCW, the horrendous angle of "Last Call" Scott Hall, how he wasn't actively watching Nitro week after week, but still enjoyed certain things about WCW, and the fact that the WWF had a PPV coming up in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ... yet he didn't have tickets for it.

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill looks back on a RAW & Smackdown he attended in Toronto back to back in September of 2001. He talks about how he felt about the Invasion, how he scored tickets to this show, the dread of school and his friends not being there with him, and the shows themselves which included him meeting a very intriguing young lady.

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill looks back on the time he saw WrestleMania III for the very first time, back in the Spring of 1993. Despite being a heavily devoted fan at that point, he had yet to actually see the entire show of one of the biggest cards of all time. He talks about being in awe of how big the crowd was, learning things about certain wrestlers, what he truly thought of Savage vs. Steamboat and of course .... Hulk vs. Andre.

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the feud billed as Legend vs Icon, as the Summer of 2005 saw a dream rivalry emerge between Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels. Bill talks about the segments, the rumors of the backstage happenings surrounding this, his changing friendships among fellow wrestling fans, and of course the match itself and Shawn's infamous performance at SummerSlam 2005.

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the journey of Daniel Bryan to the top. From SummerSlam 2013 to WrestleMania 30. He goes over the hardships both on and off screen Bryan had to go through, talks about the mindset of "Smart Marks vs. Anti-Smart Marks", and how the landscape of wrestling fandom was becoming at that point.

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about Summerslam 1997, and all that lead up to it. He talks about Bret's heel turn, his pro Canadian stance, as well as the culture of wrestling and entertainment continuing to change, Canadian's in entertainment. Also talking about the big match feel between two such stars as Bret Hart & The Undertaker, even during a time where WWF was losing the Monday Night War. Plus of course the big pay per view party with the cousins.