The Attitude Era Thread Vol 1

[Fall of Epic]

Henry probably would have reached the top sooner if he wasn't so injury prone. It felt like every time they were building him up or about to pull the trigger on him prior to 2011, he got hurt.

With JBL, they needed to give him a personality that people really connected with. Who is going to cheer a badass Texan when they already have Austin? Him becoming a Corporate shill dipshit is what resonated with people especially in that time.

 

[Valeyard]

My vague idea is just some TV feud with the NWA and DX, basically a super condensed and role reversed SEX storyline. Give my man Severn something to do like making a pretzel out of X-Pac.

I really dug Bradshaw in those days just because he was a big guy who hit people really hard. Hindsight as it is, and this is a hot take, but JBL in 1998 would've ruled as a Corporation guy.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1450584180291784705

It's too bad they didn't have same respect for OLD DAWGS in the '90s that they do now. Thinking about it I kind of want to see Gerry Brisco square up with Murder Grandpa now.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1462981942509506560

And November '01 is AFTER everyone thought WWF peaked.

Look I'm not going to defend the InVasion angle anymore than I've already but '01 WWF generally just looks better with each year Titan is mired in mediocrity.

 

[Valeyard]

The Invasion had phenomenal shows despite booking. Whatever the product is now is people literally forgetting the next day what happened.

Maybe if he had an egg like that he'd get back into making videos.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Invasion booking was awful and 2002 is the year the company took a wrong turn they never recovered from. But yes the product has mostly steadily declined since then so naturally that stuff looks like Raging Bull in comparison.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Ya know there were blip in '02 and even '03 where it felt like WWFE was as strong as ever but in retrospect, it was kind of like how WrestleMania VI and VIII were for the golden era. Brief glimmers of hope during a sharp decline.

One of the reasons I like Team Austin Vs Team Bischoff at Survivor Series '03 so much is it really does seem like the series finale for the Attitude Era.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

I agree that there were still times when the booking/matches were in sync during the period you mentioned. summerslam 2003 is a great example and one of the best summer slam events ever imo

 

[BUTT]

Angle/Lesnar is really good but HHH in his Capri pants beating Goldberg made for a flat ending. However, the last time I watched the show was pre-Network on a DVD rip I got from XWT. On this file the Elimination Chamber main event was followed by the video for St. Anger! Made for a much better conclusion imo.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I'm hoping POVY means SummerSlam 2002 cause '03 is poop. '02 is IMO the last classic SummerSlam.

 

[AA484]

I'm hoping POVY means SummerSlam 2002 cause '03 is poop. '02 is IMO the last classic SummerSlam.

I'd wager to say 2002 is the GOAT SummerSlam

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

It has a strong strong argument. '02 is the WrestleMania X-7 of SummerSlams, for sure.

 

[Fall of Epic]

I prefer the Attitude-fied Summerslam '98 to '02. The latter had better matches but the atmosphere of of the former along with the ladder match do it for me.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

I meant 2003 but looking over the card it’s not as good as I remembered.

The GOAT summerslam in terms of booking is 1991 imo, and the match quality is pretty good too.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1463298132796608515

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1450584180291784705

It's too bad they didn't have same respect for OLD DAWGS in the '90s that they do now. Thinking about it I kind of want to see Gerry Brisco square up with Murder Grandpa now.

Harkens to the Fantasy Booking the DVR Message Board did about the WWE agents shooting on Money Mayweather's posse over some issue I have since forgotten

 

[Mickey Massuco]

All these posts about age fail to mention that medicine and steroids tbh are a lot different now. Being 42 in 1998 is way different than being 42 in 2021, as Glover Teixiera can attest to.

 

[JN News]

I loved the Edge/Gangrel feud and it really disappointed me when they had Edge join him and Christian to form The Brood.

 

[geniusMoment]

All these posts about age fail to mention that medicine and steroids tbh are a lot different now. Being 42 in 1998 is way different than being 42 in 2021, as Glover Teixiera can attest to.

VKM is now a year older than Carl Oldy Olson in this sketch:

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1470785693471363074

...

 

[Valeyard]

Bret and Shawn were way gayer looking back.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Hell in a Cell against The Big Show!

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

HIAC with HHH

 

[strummer]

Buried Alive with HHH.

Hehe...

 

[Fall of Epic]

Booker T Iron Man.

Oof.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Do the InVasion era guys count as Attitude Era dudes? I know Ruthless Aggression didn’t technically start until 2002 but it feels weird pegging the WCW expats as Attitude Era guys.

 

[Zetterberg is God]

Looks like Shane-O-Mac is putting me though a table.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

Do the InVasion era guys count as Attitude Era dudes? I know Ruthless Aggression didn’t technically start until 2002 but it feels weird pegging the WCW expats as Attitude Era guys.

The general term "Attitude era" often encompasses WCW stars during the post-nWo days. It's just a kind of catch-all term for those 1997-2002 years of peak viewership.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1478055020562055168

Makes sense to me since last time Vince was able to relate to working class was era when Joe Don Baker could headline a motion picture.

 

[Sex Machine Gun]

I got a submission match with TEST~! Just give it seven stars already.