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Post by CM Dazz on Mar 18, 2011 22:18:04 GMT -5
Man, I prefer going to restaurants alone I'm there to eat, not talk! Eh I always feel like George Costanza in that Seinfeld episode where he eats at Reggie's Diner by himself. Bored and awkward. Hell, I used to go to restaurants alone all the time when I could take as long as I damn well pleased on my lunch break.
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Post by corndog on Mar 18, 2011 22:33:17 GMT -5
I can understand not wanting to go alone just because it might be boring and you wouldn't have anyone to talk to. It does suck not having friends that watch wrestling, I am on the same boat, half of my friends don't even know I watch the stuff and the ones that do make fun of me for it.
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Post by Cavs for Mavs Mafia on Mar 18, 2011 22:35:33 GMT -5
Does the arena have wifi? Your never alone if you have The 'Crap with you!
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Post by cookiethemonster on Mar 18, 2011 22:36:00 GMT -5
In my opinion? It is a loserish thing to do.
And I've done it myself so I did feel like a loser at the moment.
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agent817
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Post by agent817 on Mar 18, 2011 22:43:04 GMT -5
I've gone to movies alone many times and I don't feel like a loser, but it seems more understandable to go to a movie alone during the day in the middle of the week because everyone is working or in school.
As for going to shows, I've only been to one wrestling event ever, but I would go to an indy show alone, but a WWE event, I wouldn't be against it, but I would rather have company. I don't have a problem going alone though. I do have a few friends who are fans.
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Post by Kay Faban on Mar 18, 2011 22:55:19 GMT -5
I go to college in Downtown Houston. The other night after taking a test at night I randomly decided to go to Toyota Center and buy the cheapest ticket I could ($20). I had people I could have gone with if I planned to go in advance, but I didn't want to buy a ticket at that time.
It ended up being kinda an awkward deal. I enjoyed watching the show, but it's much better going with people.
As a spur of the moment, "Hey lemme check this thing out" deal, I felt a lil weird, and I was bored. Planning on going by yourself may be a little weird, and sure it won't make you the coolest guy there has ever been, but if you enjoy something and it's not hurting anyone you shouldn't feel bad about going to do it.
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Post by Danimal on Mar 19, 2011 1:37:13 GMT -5
I dated a couple wrestling fans in the past but my wife hates wrestling and none of my friends like it either so going alone would be my only option.
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Mar 19, 2011 1:38:26 GMT -5
No more than going at all, in my opinion. It's up to you whether going at all is for losers. (It isn't.)
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Post by Bishblast on Mar 19, 2011 1:40:32 GMT -5
I'm totally fine with it. Its so hard to find people who like wrestling nowadays. it's a private interest, mostly.
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Post by Alex Shelley on Mar 19, 2011 1:53:08 GMT -5
I went to the Rumble by myself. I had a blast with the people around me. Though at times they tended to try to be the smarkiest smarks that ever smarked. I hate being stuck next to those types at shows when you're alone. Gah. I had the unfortunate experience of being seated next to this one guy I always see at indy shows who is the total stereotypical "WWE sucks indies rule! Faces suck heels rule!" guy. I felt so uncomfortable cheering for the guys I liked when this guy was next to me attempting to start chants for one of the local indy feds I tend to like being seated next to moms with really young kids. They're always talkative. Best time I ever had was at a house show next to a mom with a 6 year old kid who was clearly past his bedtime. The mom saw that I had bought a program and asked to see it, and we ended up going through the whole thing and talking about which wrestlers we found hot. We got into a debate about which hair length was sexiest on Jericho.
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Post by Hit Girl on Mar 19, 2011 2:17:25 GMT -5
No.
Some things are best done alone (without witnesses)
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Post by Vampiro138 on Mar 19, 2011 2:26:44 GMT -5
ive gone to quite a few shows by myself...ive had some good experiences and some bad ones...
good ones, were i was sitting next to some indy St. Louis guys that i had seen at a few times...ones i can remember Jackyl, Big Bad Ben and Chaz Wesson were all there sitting next to me, and during the matches Chaz kept telling Ben and Jackyl about pacing and what not, it was really interesting to listen to their convo's during the entire show.
one of the bad times...which couldnt be helped either way if i were there with friends...there was this like 7 year old kid with a Mr. Bill pitch voice...was screaming right in my damn ear all night about wanting to see Cena...infact during an Undertaker vs Kahli match (dark match) the entire thing the kid kept yelling out "LETS GO CENA!!!!!!!" despite the fact that Cena left about 20 minutes ago and wasnt even apart of the match in the ring...
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Post by Threadkiller [Classic] on Mar 19, 2011 3:18:49 GMT -5
Absolutely not.
Going to a show alone, I'd argue, is actually better in a lot of ways. You can boo and cheer who you want without worrying about whether the person you're with will disagree.
It's just a fun experience all-around. Especially with nachos and beer. Always nachos and beer.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Mar 19, 2011 3:20:15 GMT -5
I went to the Royal Rumble in 2008 on my own, It was just fine
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Post by Young Game on Mar 19, 2011 3:35:01 GMT -5
It's just a fun experience all-around. Especially with nachos and beer. Always nachos and beer. Always. Even thought I went to WM 25 with three of my friends, we were scattered all throughout the arena, and I ended up sitting between someone that I later found out spoke limited English and another guy that had apparently started his Wrestlemania party earlier that day, so he spoke slurred English. Nachos and beer made this a less awkward, more enjoyable experience.
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Post by Dean-o on Mar 19, 2011 4:10:04 GMT -5
Not at all. Although sometimes being a wrestling fan alone makes you a loser, considering the product. I sometimes go to shows alone if I can't talk one of my (very casual) wrestling fans to pay the $80 ringside seats to Raw. A few years ago I went to Summerslam 2007 by myself because ringside seats were $400 (What a ripoff that was!) and I was the only one crazy enough to pay for it. I admit though, I sometimes feel weird marking out when i'm by myself. It's always more fun when I have a group of people joining in with my chants or cheers/boos. Still, every time I go to a show my casual friends love the experience and always tell me they will start watching, only for them to stop caring in a week or two lol.
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Post by stig on Mar 19, 2011 5:36:14 GMT -5
Being a west ham fan who lives in the midlands (don't ask) I often have to go to games on my own as suprisingly not many people from round here are interested. But as stated by a previous poster you are never alone if you have a good crowd and whoever ive sat with has always been more than social
I say go at the end of the day. Why pass up an opportunity to do something that makes you happy. Nothing worse than that "what if" feeling if you didn't go.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2011 9:44:17 GMT -5
I've always said it doesn't matter if you go alone or with a group of friends, you're going to always have different types of fans huddled around you.
-The kids who bring Rey Mysterio signs and dress like him...even though he's not on the show and was never advertised. (Some of these kids will shout you down if you're not careful...lol.) -The girls who think the guys are hot. (My wife's in this group.) -The older gentleman who remembers when Bruno Sammartino and the Bruiser tore the house down in 1962. (Migrate to this guy.) -The ones who use that night as an excuse to start the party early. (You can't miss them.) -Indy marks. (They're everywhere.)
Funny thing about the notebook & writing stuff down, I send my arena report to the Torch every time I go. Some people are rather intrigued and want the website, or they ask that you make a copy for them so they can savor the moment. I think that's pretty cool.
Just like we tell guys going to their first Indy show - alone or not, just go to have a good time.
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Post by jaybob on Mar 19, 2011 9:57:10 GMT -5
As always stated several times, the answer is no
However, for me personally, I'll admit I've had problems going to shows alone in the past due to just not wanting to be surrounded by so many people by myself. But that's just because I have anxiety issues (Thank goodness I'm not going alone to WM)
But enough about me, no, don't feel like a loser, go enjoy yourself, have a good time, remember you're a wrestling fan surrounded by other wrestling fans, in essence (and it's about to get lame here) you are never alone!
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Post by The Spelunker! on Mar 19, 2011 10:03:47 GMT -5
It is kind of loserish in my opinion. I don't blame people who do it, but I always have a way better time doing anything with people. It just feels awkward to go to a concert, eating establishment, or live event of any sort.
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