Your firsts as a fan....

[James Fabiano]

Go!

First show: Think the Championship Wrestling where Haiti Kid got shaved.
First PPV/major event: WrestleMania 2
First title change: British Bulldogs win the WWFTTC
First company watched: WWF
First heel turn: Paul Orndorff
First face turn: Nikita Koloff

[Feyrhausen]

First PPV bought: Vengeance 2002.
First Live Show: Raw, Sept 1 2003.
First Live PPV: TNA Slammiversary 2008.

[MiLB Fan]

First live event attended: A house show on February 28th, 1992.
First WWE PPV watched: SummerSlam ‘92.
First WCW PPV watched: SuperBrawl 3.
First PPV attended: SummerSlam ‘95.
First TV taping attended: July 28th, 1997 episode of Raw.
First wrestling magazine bought: Wrestling’s Main Event, August 1992 issue.
First WWE Magazine: September 1992 issue.
First WCW Magazine: September 1992 issue.
First time meeting wrestlers: 1995 Fan Festival.

[James Fabiano]

Good addendums!

First PPV I actually bought was WM4. (I watched the others on VHS or when Showtime aired Mania 2)
First WCW one was I think Starrcade '90.
First live show...house show, WWF at MSG, 12/26/86 (Hogan vs. Kamala). First (and only) PPV attended = In Your House 5. First TV attended = Raw in Atlantic City, 1997 (DX vs. Taker and Mankind)
First wrestling mag: WWF Magazine, 1986...the one with Liz on the cover.
First indy show: 6/29/1990 in Edison High School (NJ). Afa vs. Jules Strongbow was listed as the main event. Misty Blue was there, as well as a young Taz.

["Sweet & Sour" ImSoFudginGreat]

First show: Summerslam 88
First PPV/Major Event: Summerslam 88
First Title Change: Ultimate Warrior winning IC Title from Honky Tonk Man
First Company: WWF
First Heel Turn: We didn’t have satellite TV until I was into my teens so I didn’t see much apart from PPV’s, so first heel turn was Rick Martel leaving Tito Santana
First Face Turn: Think it was Big Bossman
First Major Debut: Kane at In Your House: Bad Blood
First Show after not watching hiatus: Summerslam 97
First Live Show: TNA Impact taping August 2007
First None WWE/WCW/ECW Show: ROH The Final Showdown
First Show after 2nd not watching hiatus: NXT TakeOver: Toronto (2016)

[James Fabiano]

Major debut? Maybe Lex Luger joining JCP in 1987?

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

First show: Some random ass Nitro from 1999
First PPV/major event: Slamboree 1999
First title change: Sting beats DDP for the World title (and then loses it back an hour later in a Fatal Four Way)
First company watched: WCW
First heel turn: LOL I started watching during that post-nWo period when everyone was turning heel
First face turn: Benoit and Malenko leaving the Horsemen seems about right.

[DeeBee]

First show: WCW taping in Rainsville, AL. I think it was around 1993?
First PPV/Major Event: For WWF it was WrestleMania VII. For WCW it was Halloween Havoc 1991 (CHAMBER OF HORRORS!)
First company watched: I started by watching old NWA/WCW tapes with my cousin, then discovered Hogan & Macho Man and went over to WWF.
First heel turn: When that traiterous f***er Sid Justice left Hogan in the tag match against Flair and Undertaker.
First face turn: Macho Man at WrestleMania VII.
First major debut: The first I can recall is Hogan joining WCW in 94.
First non WCW/ECW/WWF show: A CHIKARA show. It was... something.
First wrestler I met: Marc Mero (who was Johnny B. Badd at the time). I've always been a fan because of how extremely nice he was to me and my dad.
First time I cried over wrestling: Hogan turning at Bash at the Beach. My 10-year-old heart was broken and I wept into my Hulk Rules shirt. My dad still hasn't forgiven Hogan for making me cry, haha.

[thegame415]

First live event attended: Nitro 8/24/98
First WWE PPV watched: SummerSlam 1998
First WCW PPV watched: Halloween Havoc 1998
First PPV attended: Backlash 2001
First TV taping attended: Nitro 8/24/98
First wrestling magazine bought: WCW Magazine September 1998

1998 will always be my fav year for wrestling and this is one of the reasons why.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

First show: I don't recall, I think a Stampede show, but since I don't recall, I just default to Mania 5.
First PPV/major event: WrestleMania 5
First title change: Rude beating Warrior for the IC Title.
First company watched: Stampede, I'm almost positive.
First heel turn: Rick Martel
First face turn: Not sure, I'll say Bossman because the timeline fits.
First PPV bought: You mean bought??? Or "bought"? The first one I paid actual money for was SummerSlam 94. I saw all the rest before that, thanks black box!
First Live Show: House Show. Sometime between Mania 5 and SummerSlam of that year.
First Live PPV: None.
First WWE PPV watched: Mania 5
First WCW PPV watched: Funk and Flair...WrestleWar 89?
First TV taping attended: None
First wrestling magazine bought: I think WWF Magazine July 1991. Jake was on the cover.
First WWE Magazine: July 1991. Jake was on the cover.
First WCW Magazine: None.
First time meeting wrestlers: Bret Hart. A week or so after Survivor Series 94 when he was in town to announce the formation of the WHL team named after him, the Calgary Hitmen.

[David-Arquette was in WCW 2000]

First show: A UK Indy doing a WWF tribute act in 2002.

First PPV/major event: The first Smackdown event taped in the UK. I think this would count as a major event, as it set a trend that would continue for years, and I think they still do it. Not sure.

First title change: Never witnessed one live. The first I remember is Rock and Austin fighting over the belt in 1999.

First company watched: WWF

First heel turn: On TV, no idea. Edge did a one night heel turn when facing Ric Flair at the Manchester Tour of Defiance show in 2004, though. I'll count that.

First face turn: Again, no idea.

[4real]

First show: Wrestlemania 8
First PPV/major event: WrestleMania 8
First title change: Bret Hart over Piper Mania 8
First company watched: It could have been WCW since they had a show on ITV in the U.K. around 91/92 or WWF
First heel turn: Sid Justice
First face turn: The Undertaker of Natural Disasters
First PPV bought: I can’t remember WWE didn’t start charging for PPVs in the U.K. till 2002 I think
First Live Show: WWF in Birmingham, England, April 2002
First Live PPV: NXT Takeover London, December 2015
First WWE PPV watched: Mania 8
First WCW PPV watched: Never saw one live in WCW’s lifetime
First TV taping attended: Raw in Birmingham, England, April 05
First wrestling magazine bought: WWF magazine I had when I was a kid but not sure I actually bought one until 98

First time meeting wrestlers: Me & my friend met a load of wrestlers outside a hotel in Birmingham, England, after the Smackdown show in 05. All the roster we saw get off the coach. John Cena, Booker T, Chavo & Edge were all nice to us. JBL not so much. Others like Angle, Benoit, Eddie Guerrero etc quickly got into the building and had no interaction with fans.

[James Fabiano]

First meet and greet: Honky Tonk Man and Jimmy Hart in 1990 at Woodbridge Center mall. Me and my friend told them Rhythm and Blues should challenge Demolition. That Saturday, on Superstars I believe there was an announcement that next week would be a tag team title match, between DEMOLITION AND....the Bolsheviks.

First time I cried: when my dad upset me during a pre-Mania 3 MSG show. They were teasing the heel turn at this point, and Andre came in after Hogan/Kamala, where he stared down Hulk and gave him his belt. Dad said he looked like he wanted a title match next, and i didn't want to believe it.

First WCW Magazine: the first one in 1991. But technically I got a Wrestling Wrap Up issue at the Great American Bash show at the Meadowlands (Sting and Missy were on the cover, with I think El Gigante).

New questions (I like how we keep adding to the list)...

First non-WWF Mag: It was I think an issue of The Wrestler from 1986...it has Bobby Heenan's Plot to Destroy Hulk Hogan on the cover. I THINK it was also the one with "Ted DiBiase: I know I'll die in the ring!" too.

First online encounter with a wrestler: If it wasn't something to do with Marc Mero being on RSPW, it was probably when I was on the Grandstand message boards on AOL. I suggested that Stevie do a Nation of Domination imitation with Meanie, and he said only if I wanted the Nation of Islam to sue ECW.

[Chiral]

First show: a 2003 Smackdown (one after Judgment Day, lots of recaps of Brock on the forklift
First DVD: I think it was WMXIX?
First PPV ordered: TNA Final Resolution 2006, first WWE was Wrestlemania 23
First live event attended: Raw house show in January 05
First PPV attended: Judgment Day 2005
First title change: Cena/Otuna def. Drew/Cody for tag titles
First heel turn: I think Eddie's "MY CAR!!!!" one in 2003 on Tajiri that they immediately dropped
First face turn: maybe Eddie's turn back right after his 2003 heel turn was dropped lol

[Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen]

First live show:Superstars/Wrestling Challenge taping sometime in 1987
First PPV purchased: Halloween Havoc 89
First PPV attended: No Mercy 2000
First (and only) ECW show: Schenectady, NY house show November 2000
First ex-hitman hugged: New Jack at said house show
First ROH show: Round Robin Challenge March 2002

[I'm Team Bayley and Indi]

Mar 30, 2022 15:53:03 GMT -5 Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen said:

First live show:Superstars/Wrestling Challenge taping sometime in 1987
First PPV purchased: Halloween Havoc 89
First PPV attended: No Mercy 2000
First (and only) ECW show: Schenectady, NY house show November 2001
First ex-hitman hugged: New Jack at said house show
First ROH show: Round Robin Challenge March 2002

now that is impressive!

[government mule]

First show bought - Wrestlemania 2 on VHS from a car boot sale

First Annual bought - WCW 1992 I think. It was yellow and had Surfer Sting on the front.

First wrestling merch - Hulk Hogan and Big John Studd finger puppets.

First Hasbro wrestling figure - Texas Tornado. For years had absolutely no idea who he was.

First TV show - Memories of WCW being on ITV (in the UK) on around '91 or '92, no idea what show. I remember Paul Orndorf being on the show a lot for some reason.

[Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen]

Mar 30, 2022 16:03:32 GMT -5 I'm Team Bayley and Indi said:

Mar 30, 2022 15:53:03 GMT -5 Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen said:

First live show:Superstars/Wrestling Challenge taping sometime in 1987
First PPV purchased: Halloween Havoc 89
First PPV attended: No Mercy 2000
First (and only) ECW show: Schenectady, NY house show November 2001
First ex-hitman hugged: New Jack at said house show
First ROH show: Round Robin Challenge March 2002

now that is impressive!

Damn it! That's what I get for saying "don't type 2001" in my head repeatedly.

[bob]

the first event I attended live that I can remember: King of the Ring 1996
the first pay per view I saw live: Wrestlemania 9
the my first "this is my favorite wrestler" wrestler: Hulk Hogan, I was a young Hulkamaniac
the first promotion I saw on tv: WWF
the first heel I liked: Yokozuna

[James Fabiano]

OK which do I have to catch up with?

First favorite: Probably Hogan.
First heel I liked: For awhile I liked Sheik and Volkoff, and the Dream Team.
First and only ECW show: A house show in Edison in 1999...think it was headlined by Taz/Tajiri, RVD/Spike? Or vice versa?
Never went to ROH.
The ex-hitman thing...ummmmm....would meeting Snuka count? I met a few sex criminals at indy shows, but less said the better. 7 years before, but I did meet Benoit too.
First merch: Possible tie: Hogan/Studd LJN figures? I also remember receiving a juvenile picture book about the stars in different areas...I found a copy on eBay as it had Dusty and Manny Fernandez as NWA tag champs, and I was meeting Manny then. Maybe the children's book where Hogan profiles his fellow WWF superstars? I also remember the Andre book the WWF came out with (Hogan and Piper had ones too, I won all three when I went to 80s Wrestling Con 4 years back).
First Hasbro fig: Can't remember. Probably Hogan or Warrior.
First VHS: Bought? Not sure. Rented? One of the Best of the WWF Coliseums, I think.

My additions:

First reference to wrestling you ever saw before trying a TV show or PPV: Probably an ad for the LJN figures.
First time I went to the ECW Arena: Maybe 4 years ago as they were having a wrestling con there. Mean Gene, Doom and Teddy Long, Mr. Hughes, Lawler and Graves were there.