[The_Jiz]

Literally anywhere else any other online line community discussing their favorite tv show, music, or even a favorite shoe brand, they would be called and considered themselves fans.

But in pro wrestling, its the IWC like its some underground cult dungeon that is exclusive to few.

When anyone ever finds interest on ANYTHING guess what? We GOOGLE it! Forums, history and documentaries could be found on the first page.

 

[thedeparted_94]

Lets go with how Vince described us instead. "The Internet Sports Entertainment Community"

 

[TempestH]

Not every wrestling fan who discusses wrestling online goes onto message boards like this one to discuss who deserves a push, or who is #1 on the PWI 500, or who got four stars from Meltzer. Most of those fans' online wrestling presence might only be limited to YouTube comments and Facebook groups.

 

[Yuffie Kisaragi]

I hate it too and never got it at all. People just wanna sound important I guess.

 

[The_Jiz]

Not every wrestling fan who discusses wrestling online goes onto message boards like this one to discuss who deserves a push, or who is #1 on the PWI 500, or who got four stars from Meltzer. Most of those fans' online wrestling presence might only be limited to YouTube comments and Facebook groups.

Yes it is true but all this information are a click away.

My point is the IWC is not an exclusive elite club.

 

[Chris JeriG.O.A.T]

It's either IWC or smarks, you need a term to seperate the people who think they should be booking the product from the people who just watch it. I don't see why you guys get your panties in a bunch over a term that isn't even offensive.

 

[eyebrowmorroco]

The real IWC.

 

[Loudon Wainwright]

Having internet doesn't make you part of the IWC. The IWC is the geeks who discuss workrate, drawing and backstage shit. The clueless Indian guys who post "Jhon Sina best wresle" on Facebook ain't members of the IWC.

 

[Chris JeriG.O.A.T]

Having internet doesn't make you part of the IWC. The IWC is the geeks who discuss workrate, drawing and backstage shit. The clueless Indian guys who post "Jhon Sina best wresle" on Facebook ain't members of the IWC.

Lol agreed.

 

[TNA is Here]

What do you have against Impact Wrestling Championships?

 

[Laser Rey]

It's extremely dated terminology. The internet has been ubiquitous for well over a decade now. "IWC" presupposes that the internet is this dark corner of society that weirdos go. The internet is just where everyone goes to read about and comment on things they like now.

 

[NapperX]

Sh!tty wrestling/sports entertainment websites and even worse rumors need to retire.

WWE might not be negative against its fans discussing its superstars on social media and forums, but I am pretty certain they are against some key websites posting spoilers, fake backstage news, and at times contradictory rumors.

There are several of us on here that can see right through a terrible rumor.

Before the internet became popular, WWF would occasionally borrow ideas via fan mail, just like soap operas would.

 

[MarkovKane]

They should make an actual IWC, a membership based community.

The problem, everyone who bothers talking about wrestling online, is generally all grouped together. So if 1 dude looks like Harry Knowles, and it set a standard.

The funny thing, I don't agree with like 80% of what average IWC person would, so I rather just call myself the "INS" or "INSEC". Maybe Insects.

 

[Crewz]

Lets go with how Vince described us instead. "The Internet Sports Entertainment Community"

IEC?... That's a good way to piss off the IWC.

 

[3MB4Life]

It's either IWC or smarks, you need a term to seperate the people who think they should be booking the product from the people who just watch it. I don't see why you guys get your panties in a bunch over a term that isn't even offensive.

The terms themselves aren't actually offensive, it's when people use them to group people together like they all think exactly the same way. Like when people say "all you fucking smarks just love workrate" or "you IWC nerds hate beautiful, successful men" (both things that have been directed at me.) For one, I don't actually know what workrate means so I don't know how it's all I care about and two, I don't even get the second one. I don't hate actors or musicians that people consider attractive and are succesful so I don't get how that makes sense.

What I'm saying is, all these terms are used to act like the opinions of a certain kind of fan don't matter. It's one of the things that made me stop watching WWE, so I'd discuss it less and get less "fuck off and go watch your shitty indy wrestling" when it's outclassing WWE. So if you get to call the people who watch indy wrestling and don't care about people's height smarks, can we call all the people who think every indy promotion fails to draw more than 50 people and is all flips and spots the Ignorant Wrestling Community because you don't know what you're talking about?

 

[Impolite]

It is very outdated. Obviously back in the 90s back in the days of AOL chat rooms and CompuServe bulletin boards and that shit, okay, only a very small percentage of wrestling fans were discussing the business on the internet, and there would have been a clear distinction in the way the thought about and consumed the product. These days literally everyone has the internet and maybe spare for young children, basically every wrestling fan has talked about the business on the internet in some fashion, be it with friends over twitter/facebook or perhaps on a dedicate forum like this one or other communities around the web like Reddit, youtube, etc. The more appropriate distinction for today would be hardcore fans and casual fans, but even then it's not exactly easy to pigeon hole people into either camp.

 

[Hawkke]

You can call me a HCSWF! A HardcoreCasualSmarkWrestlingFan!

 

[Drago]

You can call me a HCSWF! A HardcoreCasualSmarkWrestlingFan!

Wanna join me in SAWFT?

SmarkAnnyoingWrestlingFansTeam?