William Chase

Diary of a Wrestling Fan

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Bill Chase is a wrestling fan from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada since 1987. He will take you on a journey through the eyes of being a die-hard fan. Bill has been a fixture on the Ontario Independent Wrestling Circuit since 2013, as a promoter, booker, commentator, ring-announcer, interviewer, and has even been a jerk representing the Ontario Athletic Commission. Hell he has even stepped in the ring a few times. Listen as Bill reminisces about the many moments and happenings he saw unfold be it on TV or in person, and reminds us what it's like to simply be a fan.

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Ep.12 Renting WrestleMania III 28.08.2020 50:28

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill looks back on the time he saw WrestleMania III for the very first time, back in the Spring of 1993.  Despite being a heavily devoted fan at that point, he had yet to actually see the entire show of one o...

Ep.11 Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels 21.08.2020 45:55

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the feud billed as Legend vs Icon, as the Summer of 2005 saw a dream rivalry emerge between Hulk Hogan & Shawn Michaels.  Bill talks about the segments, the rumors of the backstage h...

Ep.10 Daniel Bryan's Journey to the Top 14.08.2020 55:50

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the journey of Daniel Bryan to the top.  From SummerSlam 2013 to WrestleMania 30.  He goes over the hardships both on and off screen Bryan had to go through, talks about the mindset...

Ep.9 Summerslam 1997 07.08.2020 55:51

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about Summerslam 1997, and all that lead up to it.  He talks about Bret's heel turn, his pro Canadian stance, as well as the culture of wrestling and entertainment continuing to change, Canadi...

Ep.8 Jake The Snake Roberts in WCW 31.07.2020 45:33

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the time Jake "The Snake" Roberts joined WCW in 1992 and began a feud with their top babyface, Sting.  Bill tries to keep it together (with little success) looking back on the "Spin the...

Ep.7 Discovering ECW 24.07.2020 50:00

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the time he accidentally discovered the Land of Extreme back in the spring of 1995.  He talks a great deal about what the world was like in the mid 90's, how "Alternative" was THE word b...

Ep.6 The Summer of Punk 2011 16.07.2020 59:38

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about what has become known as "The Summer of Punk", back in 2011 when CM Punk turned the wrestling world upside down with an infamous "pipebomb" style promo, leading into a historic battle with WW...

Ep.5 Goldberg beats Hogan 09.07.2020 44:23

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the night Bill Goldberg became THE MAN, and continued his historic undefeated streak by beating Hollywood Hulk Hogan to become WCW Champion on an episode of Nitro, in front of a crowd of 41 0...

Ep.4 The Formation of the nWo 02.07.2020 52:34

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill reminisces about the "night that changed the game", and all that lead up to it.  He looks back on the shock of seeing the man he knew as WWF star Razor Ramon show up suddenly on WCW Monday Nitro.  H...

Ep.3 The Benoit Tragedy 25.06.2020 52:02

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, Bill looks back on what was the darkest moment of his wrestling fandom, and that was the Benoit tragedy in June of 2007.  Bill talks about the respect and admiration he had for Benoit, how much he was looking...

Ep.2 King of the Ring 2001 18.06.2020 56:03

Join Ontario independent wrestling personality, Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today. On this episode, he reminisces about King of the Ring 2001.  He goes over his bond with 3 of his high school friends and their love for wrestling, a girl that was out of his reach, trying to discover new things in life. &nbsp...

Ep.1 WWF Superstars Taping June 1 1992 12.06.2020 41:13

Join Bill Chase, as he takes you on an ongoing journey throughout his years as a wrestling fan from 1987 all the way to today.   On this episode, he reminisces about a WWF Superstars TV Taping he attended with his father on June 1st 1992.  He talks about his fandom at the time, what lead up to getting the tickets, and of course the show itself.  