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Post by bretclark on Dec 12, 2008 6:48:26 GMT -5
Who is your favorite ECW fan. Mines was the "Original" Sign Guy Dudley (the dude at ringside) and the guy who wore a tye-dye shirt with a weight lifting belt.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2008 8:12:35 GMT -5
Hawaiian shirt guy.
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Post by samoanswatteam on Dec 12, 2008 9:14:01 GMT -5
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Dec 12, 2008 9:59:16 GMT -5
The guy with the long black hair and goatee that wore the vest and sunglasses and sat next to sign guy and Hawaiian Shirt Guy.
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Post by hollywood on Dec 12, 2008 11:02:16 GMT -5
Straw Hat Guy.
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Post by Styx Cover Band on Dec 12, 2008 11:04:24 GMT -5
None, fans shouldn't be trying to get themselves over at shows
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Post by hollywood on Dec 12, 2008 11:15:37 GMT -5
None, fans shouldn't be trying to get themselves over at shows Damn right. They should just sit there and observe. Self-serving bastards. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2008 11:50:59 GMT -5
Within legal limits, the ecw fans could've done anything including 'get themselves over' (they aren't workers? I dunno, whatever) and be alright in my book. As innovative as the company was, ECW was built on its fan base to a far greater extent than most wrestling companies.
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Post by hollywood on Dec 12, 2008 11:57:15 GMT -5
Were the ECW fans' actions really all that different than brining posters to WWF and WCW shows of the same era? All they did was turn it up a notch. And the only reason people remember them is because they apparently never changed clothes and were able to attend all the shows--since they all happened at the same venue.
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Post by YouStayClassy on Dec 12, 2008 12:04:06 GMT -5
And the only reason people remember them is because they apparently never changed clothes and were able to attend all the shows--since they all happened at the same venue. Yeah, no kidding. Straw Hat Guy and Faith No More Guy never did anything to get themselves over or take away from the shows. I guess you could say Sign Guy did, but come on, those signs were undeniably part of the ECW experience. |
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Post by hollywood on Dec 12, 2008 12:06:24 GMT -5
And the only reason people remember them is because they apparently never changed clothes and were able to attend all the shows--since they all happened at the same venue. Yeah, no kidding. Straw Hat Guy and Faith No More Guy never did anything to get themselves over or take away from the shows. I guess you could say Sign Guy did, but come on, those signs were undeniably part of the ECW experience. Plus, what's so bad about bringing goofy signs? I do it at almost every show I go to?  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2008 12:17:49 GMT -5
Loving the show, heckling people, having signs, chanting, I'd do the same things at a small, local band concert and I think that's the same feel ECW had, the same kind of environment.
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Post by YouStayClassy on Dec 12, 2008 12:24:57 GMT -5
Yeah, no kidding. Straw Hat Guy and Faith No More Guy never did anything to get themselves over or take away from the shows. I guess you could say Sign Guy did, but come on, those signs were undeniably part of the ECW experience. Plus, what's so bad about bringing goofy signs? I do it at almost every show I go to? My understanding is the fans aren't allowed to have any fun whatsoever in wrestling, or at least according to 90% of live ROH show reports I read. |
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 12, 2008 12:43:30 GMT -5
None, fans shouldn't be trying to get themselves over at shows Damn right. They should just sit there and observe. Self-serving bastards. I don't think anyone is saying that, just that they shouldn't go to the extent of trying to have their own gimmicks (See Green Lantern Fan from ROH) as it gets rather annoying to people around them. |
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Post by hollywood on Dec 12, 2008 13:18:21 GMT -5
Damn right. They should just sit there and observe. Self-serving bastards. I don't think anyone is saying that, just that they shouldn't go to the extent of trying to have their own gimmicks (See Green Lantern Fan from ROH) as it gets rather annoying to people around them. GLF is a phenomenon all his own. Few, if any, others are such tools. But who cares if some guys showed up at shows wearing the same shirt or hat all the time? Or came carrying signs? They're just having fun? This is pro wrestling. No the Sundance Film Festival. |
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Post by samoanswatteam on Dec 12, 2008 13:21:50 GMT -5
Loving the show, heckling people, having signs, chanting, I'd do the same things at a small, local band concert and I think that's the same feel ECW had, the same kind of environment. This is so dead on. What set ECW apart from WWF/WCW was the fact that it was more intimate and had a feeling like you were a part of something. Hat Guy, Sign Guy, and Faith No More Guy all added to the experience and made it special. ECW isn't the only company to have the perennial fan. What about that guy that has been at almost all the Wrestlemanias? I think his name is Ivan or something. Glasses, short hair, sits in the front row. Watch WM9 and you'll see him right there. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2008 13:24:38 GMT -5
A lot of people will point to the Sign Guy or Hat Guy or Faith No More Guy.
But if you look to your right by the ringpost, there was a guy who was almost a cross between Brian Pillman & Stevie Richards. He always wore a plaid cut-off shirt and did weird dances. Sitting by him would be the fans dressed as Dudleys.
Other fans include: the two black guys who wore air-brushed ECW stuff that usually put down "the competition" and Rams Jersey Guy.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 12, 2008 13:28:04 GMT -5
Loving the show, heckling people, having signs, chanting, I'd do the same things at a small, local band concert and I think that's the same feel ECW had, the same kind of environment. This is so dead on. What set ECW apart from WWF/WCW was the fact that it was more intimate and had a feeling like you were a part of something. Hat Guy, Sign Guy, and Faith No More Guy all added to the experience and made it special. ECW isn't the only company to have the perennial fan. What about that guy that has been at almost all the Wrestlemanias? I think his name is Ivan or something. Glasses, short hair, sits in the front row. Watch WM9 and you'll see him right there. I know who you mean, his name is Vladimir and from what I understand (not sure if it's true or not) he went to school with Shane McMahon. I also saw him at an ROH show when Liger came in for that Weekend of Thunder doubleshot. |
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Dec 12, 2008 14:57:46 GMT -5
Guy-Who-Looks-Like-A-Girl Guy is another favorite.
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Post by Nacho STAYS Hyped on Dec 12, 2008 16:14:50 GMT -5
"Carolina Panthers "Collins" Jersey Guy"
"That Completely Bald Guy With The Glasses"
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