10. IWC
At one point, the IWC (Internet Wrestling Community) was viewed in a terribly negative way. Members were seen as the nerdiest of the nerdy, and as elitist scum who only praised things on the independent scene or in places like Japan and Mexico. If a good "mainstream" wrestling match was brought up, these people could immediately mention 100 matches they felt were better, most of which involved people nobody has ever heard of and were wrestled in front of less than 100 fans. A very negative connotation was attached to the IWC, and it seemed to get worse with time. As the internet continued to grow, and as more and more fans became involved in its growth, the meaning of the term IWC began to change. To this very day, a negative connotation is still attached to the term, but what the people who view it negatively don't understand is that the group isn't just comprised of those types of fans anymore. Anywhere you go, you'll find people on the aforementioned message boards and social media speaking negatively about the IWC. Those people are often the fans who, for one reason or another, watch nothing but WWE or maybe even TNA. They know nothing about the independent scene, and they haven't watched a single Mexican or Japanese match. While speaking down to other people, they fail to realize that they are... members of a wrestling community... on the internet. Whether you're 11 or 111, if you're discussing wrestling on the internet, you're a member of the IWC. Stop looking down upon the group and acting as if you're "above" them. Yes, there are different mentalities and personalities for members in the group, but they're still sitting beneath the same umbrella, whether they like it or not.