As early as the age of six, he began watching Steve Rickard's NWA-affiliated promotion All Star Pro-Wrestling and its wrestling programme On the Mat. He became an avid fan of the show and was encouraged to begin drawing some of the wrestlers he saw such as Baron Von Krupp. After On the Mat was cancelled in 1984, Conlan started reading Pro Wrestling Illustrated and began following professional wrestling in the United States. Though he enjoyed WWF Superstars of Wrestling when it debuted in New Zealand in 1987, the country's first regular American wrestling show, Conlan favoured the National Wrestling Alliance, specifically Jim Crockett Promotions, partly due to being a fan of the NWA-friendly ``Apter mags'' and found its wrestlers more interesting to draw.
As early as the age of six, he began watching Steve Rickard's NWA-affiliated promotion All Star Pro-Wrestling and its wrestling programme
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begin
began
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watch
watching
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Steve
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Rickard
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compound
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NWA
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affiliate
affiliated
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promotion
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all
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compound
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Pro-Wrestling
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wrestling
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programme
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He became an avid fan of the show and was encouraged to begin drawing some of the wrestlers he saw such as Baron Von Krupp.
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begin
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drawing
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Baron
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After On the Mat was cancelled in 1984, Conlan started reading Pro Wrestling Illustrated and began following professional wrestling in the United States.
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cancelled
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1984
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Conlan
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start
started
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read
reading
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compound
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Pro
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Wrestling
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illustrate
Illustrated
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begin
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following
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professional
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wrestling
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Though he enjoyed WWF Superstars of Wrestling when it debuted in New Zealand in 1987, the country's first regular American wrestling show, Conlan favoured the National Wrestling Alliance, specifically Jim Crockett Promotions, partly due to being a fan of the NWA-friendly ``Apter mags'' and found its wrestlers more interesting to draw.
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enjoyed
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WWF
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superstar
Superstars
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Wrestling
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when
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debut
debuted
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New
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Zealand
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1987
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country
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first
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regular
regular
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American
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compound
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wrestling
wrestling
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show
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Conlan
Conlan
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favour
favoured
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National
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Wrestling
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Alliance
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specifically
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Crockett
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Promotions
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partly
partly
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mark
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due
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cop
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fan
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NWA
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friendly
friendly
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Apter
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mag
mags
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find
found
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nmod:poss
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its
its
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obj
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wrestler
wrestlers
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NNS
advmod
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more
more
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interesting
interesting
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mark
to
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draw
draw
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