7 ways the Montreal Screwjob changed Pro Wrestling

#5. The internet became intimately involved in pro wrestling angles

Becky Lynch uses twitter a great deal to further her wrestling character.

When the Montreal Screwjob happened, many of the perplexed fans watching live turned to one source to relieve their confusion.

The internet.

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Though the world wide web looked a lot different back in 1997--for example, even a brief video would have taken hours to download and view--it was still a major new source for fans who followed sports entertainment.

There were pro wrestling chatgroups, pro wrestling news sites and 'insider' pro wrestling pay sites that would offer 'scoops' on the backstage happenings in WWE and WCW.

It took some time for the technology to catch up to the idea, but wrestling bookers like Vince Russo began to try to 'work' the internet fans, like naming Harris brothers tag team Creative Control. These days fans expect wrestlers to use social media to further storylines, but the idea was put in place by the Montreal Screwjob.

About the author

Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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