Okay... quick research sez you aren't spam. So drop us a line and ease the doubt, camper.

I know him from another forum, so I would wager a guess that ProjectSelfRevolution led him here, as he did with me.

I didn't actually.

Welcome anyway, Bobbo.

Ooooh, I like having all these new people here. This is like "DWB: The New Generation."

To end any speculation, I should start by saying that I discovered this wonderful forum completely randomly while conducting a Google search for "Bobby Cairo". Apparently someone had posted an EWR journal using the GWC stat pack and I was among the featured roster members. (GWC is a popular efed from which I recently departed after creative differences with management.) To give you fine folks some background about me I'm 24 years old, I'm from Connecticut though originally born in Long Island, and I've been a wrestling fan for nearly two decades. My all-time favorite wrestlers include Million Dollar Man, Mr. Perfect, Macho Man, Bret Hart, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Snuka... basically any of the kickass superstars from back in the day when I first started watching WWF/NWA. From the current day scene my favorites include Samoa Joe, Mr. Kennedy, AJ Styles, CM Punk (though I hate straight edge), Low-Ki, Carlito, Homicide, Shelton Benjamin and Christopher Daniels. I have to admit that I haven't watched much wrestling over the last couple of years. I don't think I've watched WWE on a weekly basis in at least five years. Plus I haven't been very impressed with what I've seen from TNA. That's why I've been doing the efedding stuff. It gives me an opportunity to express myself creatively while also manifesting my vision of quality wrestling entertainment. I yearn for the days when I could consume a large quantity of Chinese food while flipping back and forth between RAW and Nitro during the Monday Night Wars. Those were great times. The nWo was at its peak of power and influence, Stone Cold was in the midst of his legendary feud with Mr. McMahon, and D-X was raising hell and breaking all sorts of unwritten boundaries. Those memories will forever reside inside my mind as the golden era of wrestling. The 1980's were pretty damn good too. Flair, Steamboat, Dusty, Arn... it's funny because I was reading the NWA reviews on your site and I noticed you guys reviewed the episode with Manny Fernandez vs. Arn Anderson which revolved around the storyline with Thunderbolt Patterson and Ole Anderson. I saw that episode on the WWE 24/7 free preview several months ago and that match in particular struck me as not only a great piece of storytelling, but also a prime example of wrestling psychology. In particular the sequence where Arn has Manny trapped in a simple leg grapevine for about 3 minutes is sheer brilliance. A lot of people would look at that as boring, but I think it's great because it adds realism and depth to the story of struggle between two finely tuned athletes. Not everything should be some crazy high flying spot through a table with pitchforks and popping and locking or whatever. Additionally, I've been compiling a list of my personal favorite wrestling moments. So far I have the top four moments:

1. Backlund "snaps" after losing via small package in a non-title match against WWF World Champion Bret Hart. Bret offers Backlund a handshake, Backlund shakes hands and quickly proceeds to lock Bret in the crossface chickenwing for several moments. After Backlund finally releases the hold he has that look on his face like "Oh shit what did I just do?" Of course his expression quickly turns to a sick, sadistic, maniacal smile and the rest is history. Probably the single most influential moment in the development of young Bobby Cairo.

2. I believe this one took place at Wrestlemania in 96, but I'm not positive. It might have been Summerslam. Anyway my second favorite moment is when the Ultimate Warrior squashed HHH in under two minutes, including a total no-sell of the Pedigree ten seconds into the match. I was, am, and shall always remain a total Warrior mark. I think the man is absolutely brilliant and his character is one of the most unique and downright entertaining in the history of wrestling. This match signaled Warrior's return to WWF after an extended hiatus, a comeback which unfortunately was cut short by a contract dispute as well as Warrior's total mental instability. For the Warrior this was perhaps the last true highlight of his career, while HHH would obviously manage to redeem himself in future years. It was one of those rare moments where a rising star crosses paths with a falling star shortly before their respective and unexpected ascent/descent. Also I believe this was the debut of Sable on WWF programming, who of course would go on to provide an unlimited supply of masturbation material. That's another crucial factor that makes this my second favorite wrestling moment of all-time.

3. Earthquake "kills" Hulk Hogan with the sit-down butt splash. I was very young when this one happened, probably around 8 years old. Hulk Hogan was my favorite person in the world and bigger than God in my opinion. I was horrified by the actions of the future John Tenta and so traumatized that I could not even bring myself to join the millions of kids around the world who wrote get-well letters to their fallen hero. In retrospect this was perfect TV drama which took full advantage of Hogan's widespread popularity and Earthquake's downright fierce persona and massive frame. It placed another chapter in Hogan's legacy of "hero overcoming unbeatable odds" while cementing Tenta as one of the nastiest and most intimidating bad guys in wrestling.

4. Kevin Nash uses Rey Mysterio as a "lawn dart". For me this was truly the defining moment of the nWo. Hall, Nash and Hogan had been running amuck in WCW for months and nobody in the locker room was safe. As a 13-year-old mark I sat on pins and needles every week wondering which of my heroes would betray WCW to join the nefarious nWo. I also feared which superstars would be attacked by the overwhelming force of the nWo, and then one week it happened. Nash found the perfect target. Rey was standing his ground and sticking up for WCW. He certainly was not intimidated by the nWo, despite his diminutive stature. Nash would have none of this nonsense. He picked up Rey Mysterio as casually as a child picking up a rag doll, and he threw that poor man headfirst into the side of the production truck, like Robin Hood shooting an arrow into a bull's-eye. As far as I was concerned, this was such an unbridled, unmitigated, unadulterated act of evil that it absolutely solidified the nWo as the #1 heel stable in the history of wrestling... and I was hooked on every move they made.

Well that's my list so far and a bit of info about myself. I'm happy to be able to share my thoughts and memories with a fine group of wrestling fans such as yourselves and I look forward to becoming an active member of the community.

Whoa, that's a helluva introduction, glad you found da site.

LMAO, I did indirectly bring Cairo here through my short lived GWC EWR Diary.

Have a good time though.

Wow, you don't like Straight Edge, huh? That's interesting...


but, you're an e-fedder, and I like that, so you're ok. Used to do that a bit myself, even ran an e-fed at one point. Good to have you around!

*snif*...I love you, man.




#4 is pretty damn cool, too. Also one of my favorites.

Someone should just make up a survey for all the new people to take, since they're all getting "Hello" threads anyways.

Just a thought.

Survey questions:

Have you ever been in a cockpit before?

Have you seen a grown man naked?

Do you like Gladiator movies?

Have you ever been in a Turkish Prison?

A million points for quoting Airplane!

As it pertains amidst like individuals who are heretofore versed in the disciplines and virtues that the normals refer to ---but cannot grasp to comprehend or divulge-- as the Ways of the Warrior, I bring before you an attenuated and seldom-gazed segment of video:

Translation: "from one Warrior mark to another, ya' might like this":

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Screw Warrior fans. Hulkamaniacs are better.

You are perilously bordering on the precipice of absurdity for you are one of those who knows not of what they speak and even less of the proclamations that they usher into the public forum disguised under the veil of denotation.