I've always been fascinated by strength since I was a kid, mainly as I was never particularly strong. Always play wrestling when I was young as well.
Seeing Gladiators (UK) was a revelation when that started as it was the first time I'd seen strong women in action. Especially when there was a UK vs Australia Gladiators, and one of the Aussies was Flame and she was much bigger than all the UK ones I'd seen, that really got me interested. Must have been about 15 I guess.
Then a few years later, got the internet and discovered Chyna, and was awestruck by how she lifted the male wrestlers, and that got me into L&C. Never thought I'd be lifted myself but then discovered the session world and ended up having 10 L&C sessions or so....so far