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Post by carly1988 on Jul 2, 2010 19:52:18 GMT -5
The attitude era is just something you cant go back and live. It was at beast, ok living it but even watching old reruns its not that great. Its constant yelling, smut and foul language. If you find that entertaining then so be it but Id rather not watch Jerry Springer with a wrestling match or two ...Just out of curiosity, how old are you now? Ill be 27 in November
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Post by MyyQee™ on Jul 2, 2010 21:56:40 GMT -5
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Post by slappy on Jul 2, 2010 22:09:01 GMT -5
I like Dan Severn, but that doesn't mean I want him back.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 2, 2010 23:06:16 GMT -5
...Just out of curiosity, how old are you now? Ill be 27 in November Ill be 26 in October, not sure how that is relevant to the person who asked that, but I whole heartedly agree. Its amazing how what you thought was awesome at 15 isn't that awesome when you go back and analyze what you were actually watching. The Attitude Era was pro wrestlings 15 minutes of fame, a phase. People during that time period wanted trash tv and Jerry Springer, WCW, ECW and WWF gave it to them. Not to say there wasn't some great wrestling going on because there was but it was over shadowed by what was predominately smut. To the topic, I like the Headbangers being brought up. I would have said the Outlaws but I think they were so over because their gimmick played to that brash in your face of the attitude era that probably wouldn't translate that well into todays product. The Headbangers work on any kind of show PG or otherwise. I mean how about the Rock? You know the guy who is so athletically gifted and entertaining that he could get back into the ring right now after being away for six years and immediately become the top guy in the company again.
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Post by DMO™ on Jul 3, 2010 1:57:11 GMT -5
Triple H
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Post by TTF4eva on Jul 3, 2010 9:13:59 GMT -5
"Leave the memories alone..."...for real though.
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Post by ICW on Jul 3, 2010 9:27:43 GMT -5
I don't think anyone from the Attitude Era should return either, however, 99% of this board was IN LOVE with the Attitude Era just a few years back. Now, people are actually bashing it; not saying nobody is allowed to change their minds but it's so typical WF. Love and embrace something and then suddenly turn on it. It's kind of annoying after a while
*Waits for the guy to post "But I've always disliked the Attitude Era!!!"*
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Post by carly1988 on Jul 3, 2010 10:44:36 GMT -5
Ill be 26 in October, not sure how that is relevant to the person who asked that, but I whole heartedly agree. Its amazing how what you thought was awesome at 15 isn't that awesome when you go back and analyze what you were actually watching. The Attitude Era was pro wrestlings 15 minutes of fame, a phase. People during that time period wanted trash tv and Jerry Springer, WCW, ECW and WWF gave it to them. Not to say there wasn't some great wrestling going on because there was but it was over shadowed by what was predominately smut. To the topic, I like the Headbangers being brought up. I would have said the Outlaws but I think they were so over because their gimmick played to that brash in your face of the attitude era that probably wouldn't translate that well into todays product. The Headbangers work on any kind of show PG or otherwise. I mean how about the Rock? You know the guy who is so athletically gifted and entertaining that he could get back into the ring right now after being away for six years and immediately become the top guy in the company again. Im sure it was going to be a come back along the lines of "well you werent old enough to remember or appreciate it blah blah blah" which is usually what it is. Fact of the matter is that at 13-16 which most of us were, we were immature enough to enjoy the smut and foul language and sexual content. We're now getting older in our late 20s early 30s and we've matured past that. That doesnt mean it wasnt a great time for us but its also in the past. We grew up.
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Post by calhil8 on Jul 3, 2010 11:16:44 GMT -5
I don't think many would be physically able to come back to the WWE full time. I mean there aren't many who would fit in nowadays after so long away. Look at D'LO Brown his return failed epicly.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 3, 2010 12:51:19 GMT -5
I don't think anyone from the Attitude Era should return either, however, 99% of this board was IN LOVE with the Attitude Era just a few years back. Now, people are actually bashing it; not saying nobody is allowed to change their minds but it's so typical WF. Love and embrace something and then suddenly turn on it. It's kind of annoying after a while *Waits for the guy to post "But I've always disliked the Attitude Era!!!"*Yeah but I don't think that was the case because as we grew up through the Attitude Era we loved it. However, it doesn't have longevity to some of us now. It doesn't hold up when you go back and watch it because it was directed at a teen audience who wanted everything to be over the top. G2 even said, it was a great time for wrestling, but at the time. I am more inclined to go back and watch stuff from the 80s or the mid 90s now because I can really enjoy the art of professional wrestling and the simplicity of the stories. Not to say that I am in love with a PG product because I do enjoy what TNA and ROH are doing right now as well. However, I think most people would agree that as they get older they feel the Attitude Era was over rated because it was gauged on the culture and where society was at during that particular time. Kids today may go back and watch some of that stuff and may have no idea what the appeal was because society is different. I even go back and watch some of it and go, "man how did they air this on tv." Not to mention, I thought 1997 and 1998 were the two best years for WWF as it pertains to the attitude era. Later they would go onto get really abrasive and that is when it started to get carried away. At this point, I was primarily watching WCW for Raven and Chris Jericho. So I am not going to say that I never liked the Attitude Era because that wouldn't be true at all. I will however say that I have never thought it was as great as people made it out to be during the 2003-2008 years where it grew to legendary status because of unhappiness over the current product.
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Post by Eat Defeat. on Jul 3, 2010 12:53:41 GMT -5
Paul Bearer.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2010 14:21:11 GMT -5
I love the attitude era, I grew up on it, but what I hate is that people somehow think that if wrestling was like that that it would make it better when that fact is it wouldn't at all. Also bringing back guys from that era is just idiotic considering everyone's thirst for new blood.
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Post by Oskanowski on Jul 3, 2010 14:24:37 GMT -5
If it wasn't for the Attitude era, WWE wouldn't even be here.
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Post by MacReady on Jul 3, 2010 14:47:05 GMT -5
I don't think anybody from that time would FIT in to WWE now.
It's a completely different landscape, and I don't see anybody you named fitting in easily with the current product.
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Post by Marzec on Jul 3, 2010 15:17:19 GMT -5
I don't think anybody from that time would FIT in to WWE now. It's a completely different landscape, and I don't see anybody you named fitting in easily with the current product. I think HHH,Undertaker,Kane,Edge,Christian,Big Show,Goldust,Mark Henry,William Regal,R-Truth(K-Quick) and even Jericho might disagree. Mysterio and Chavo were in WCW back then but they would have fit in with the Attitude Era As well. ;D ;D
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Post by carly1988 on Jul 3, 2010 18:30:35 GMT -5
If it wasn't for the Attitude era, WWE wouldn't even be here. True, Instead we would be watching the much more entertaining less gimmicky, less kid friendly WCW......Damn the Attitude Era to hell
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Post by MacReady on Jul 3, 2010 18:34:54 GMT -5
I don't think anybody from that time would FIT in to WWE now. It's a completely different landscape, and I don't see anybody you named fitting in easily with the current product. I think HHH,Undertaker,Kane,Edge,Christian,Big Show,Goldust,Mark Henry,William Regal,R-Truth(K-Quick) and even Jericho might disagree. Mysterio and Chavo were in WCW back then but they would have fit in with the Attitude Era As well. ;D ;D You know what I meant! The guys you mentioned, primarily Edge, Christian, Kane, and Undertaker have all changed with the times, and adapted to suit the current product. Christian isn't a brooding vampire anymore and Edge isn't a vampire hunter. I took the topic to mean who AS THEY WERE would fit in NOW. That's why I said no one would fit.
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Post by DTP. on Jul 3, 2010 19:05:09 GMT -5
I don't think anybody from that time would FIT in to WWE now. It's a completely different landscape, and I don't see anybody you named fitting in easily with the current product. I think HHH,Undertaker,Kane,Edge,Christian,Big Show,Goldust,Mark Henry,William Regal,R-Truth(K-Quick) and even Jericho might disagree. Mysterio and Chavo were in WCW back then but they would have fit in with the Attitude Era As well. ;D ;D I personally doubt Rey and Chavo would have fit in with the WWF. They would have been stereotyped heavily. At least in WCW they were given reasonable gimmicks: but WWF 1999, Chavo would be a guy wearing a big Mexican hat and a poncho [poncho, just like now] that comes out on a lawnmower [Mexicools moment]; whereas Rey Mysterio would feud with Val Venis over whether Rey banged a midget or not.
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Post by Marzec on Jul 4, 2010 0:04:51 GMT -5
I think HHH,Undertaker,Kane,Edge,Christian,Big Show,Goldust,Mark Henry,William Regal,R-Truth(K-Quick) and even Jericho might disagree. Mysterio and Chavo were in WCW back then but they would have fit in with the Attitude Era As well. ;D ;D I personally doubt Rey and Chavo would have fit in with the WWF. They would have been stereotyped heavily. At least in WCW they were given reasonable gimmicks: but WWF 1999, Chavo would be a guy wearing a big Mexican hat and a poncho [poncho, just like now] that comes out on a lawnmower [Mexicools moment]; whereas Rey Mysterio would feud with Val Venis over whether Rey banged a midget or not. Ok. I see your point, but WCW already had them doing stupid gimmicks. The LWO, Filthy Animals, and Chavo's toy horse Pepe come to mind.
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