I have taken over the somewhat mishandled and mismanaged RSPW FAQ, to show
my appreciation for all the newbies. I hope you will all find this helpful.
btw, because these questions are frequently asked, there will be no
copyright restrictions but my answers are MINE And RSPW's. Feel free to add
to the FAQ tho.

Q: What is RSPW?
A: RSPW is rec.sport.pro-wrestling, a usenet newsgroup that focuses on
discussion of pro wrestling. The first post on the group was in 1990 and
gets reposted endlessly by people who think they're the first one to find
it on google.

Q: Is there a lot of off-topic posting on RSPW?
A: Yes. Some people would say there is way too much.

Q: What is rec.sport.pro-wrestling.moderated?
A: Not too many people go there, but it's a posting place with moderators.
I imagine the posting is a lot more on-topic, but hopefully RSPW will
become more on-topic too.

Q: Can I post binaries files on RSPW?
A: You are not supposed to.

Q: What was the RSPW-ECW COnvention?
A: RSPW likes to imagine that it has flirted with legitimacy and meaning
within the pro wrestling community, a delusion that will recur throughout
this FAQ. Anyway, this was the closest RSPW came to having any impact in
the business whatsoever. A bunch of RSPW posters met, went to some ECW
shows in 1995, and got to talk to wrestlers. Because some jobbers from the
third-ranked national wrestling group (out of three) met with us nine years
ago, we assume we have a lot of impact still today.

Q: Can I join an e-fed on RSPW?
A: You will be rightfully mocked if you post anything about an e-fed to
RSPW.

Q: Who are Alex Cain, Chad Bryant, ViNNY, Krusty,  John Henry, Satyr, Bob
Barnett, Pete Panaro, Hulka R. Maniac, ILOVEUWxx?
A: This is a trick question, as it is not frequently asked. Everyone on
RSPW spends way too much time there and knows who everyone else is.

Q: What is the relationship between RSPW and the Wrestling Business?
A: RSPW is a newsgroup devoted to the Wrestling Business. In return, the
Wrestling Business has no idea what RSPW is.

Q: Why do no wrestlers post to RSPW?
A: There are a lot of reasons, but for the most part, because RSPW is
unknown to them. Admittedly RSPW played some role in the past, and some
wrestlers did know about it. Those days are long past, and no one on RSPW
has played any part in anything having to do with the national wrestling
scene in a very long time.

Q: What about ECW?
A: The now-bankrupt ECW had some relationship with RSPW in the early 90s,
while it wasn't making money. Then it stopped having a relationship with
RSPW and still didn't make any money. Then, it went out of business. No
company currently in business has any relationship with RSPW.

Q: What about when Brian Pillman called Kevin Sullivan "bookerman"? Wasn't
this a code for RSPW?
A: No.

Q: What about Marc Mero?
A: Former WWF Intercontinental champion Marc Mero, who held the
Intercontinental championship during one of the many periods when it didn't
mean anything, posted occasional Christmas greetings to RSPW. This was a
good idea, as RSPW has fans devoted to wrestling, and why not spend five
minutes posting feel-good messages to them? The fact that the WWF does not
even bother to do this now is evidence that RSPW is meaningless. Anyway,
Marc Mero is long gone as a wrestler.

Q: Follow-up question - why doesn't WWF have someone devote five minutes to
posting these messages, like Marc Mero did?
A: As discussed above, they either don't know or don't care about RSPW.
Let's be generous and say that there are 100 regular readers on RSPW, most
of whom watch WWE anyway. Why waste the time to do this?

Q: Did people posting obnoxious messages to Marc Mero cause him to stop
posting?
A: It probably played some role, but he would've stopped eventually anyway
when he realized it was a stupid waste of time.

Q: Why does RSPW spend so much time debating Marc Mero, who was not exactly
central to the history of the business?
A: Because he posted there, and it pleases those in RSPW who hold some
glimmer of hope that RSPW isn't a waste of time. However, it is a waste of
time. Perhaps not worse than other wastes of time, mind you. But,
realistically, it probably is worse than other wastes of time.

Q: Did RSPW invent things that WWF went on to use?
A: Absolutely not.

Q: Is it certain that people in the business today are reading RSPW?
A: If you calculate the number of people who work for Vince McMahon and
Jerry Jarrett, and then consider that they have family members who probably
really like wrestling too, and that the business is filled with passionate
people who grew up loving wrestling...then, no, odds are still that no one
is bothering to read RSPW.

Q: Do any RSPWers participate in the wrestling business?
A: Technically, if you define "participate" in a certain way, and stretch
the boundaries of "the wrestling business", the answer to this is maybe.

Q: What is IAWTP?
A: I agree with this post, but you tricked me again. This is not frequently
asked.

Q: TLDR?
A: Too long didn't read...I can't wait until the witsters use it against
this very post because they're clever like that. (Unless no one replies,
which for the most part in RSPW is preferable)

Q: Who?
A: No one uses this anymore. Follow up: if you still do, you're a moron.
Second follow up: if you ever found this funny, you're also a moron.

Q: What should I do if I meet a wrestler?
A: Begin talking to them about RSPW. You see, they actually all read it,
and they will be so impressed that you post there that you will probably be
hired in the WWE.

Q: Should I call wrestlers by their real names?
A: Yes.

Q: And what do I do after I meet the wrestler?
A: MAKE SURE YOU POST ABOUT IT ON RSPW FOR WEEKS

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