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Post by Kill Em' All on Aug 11, 2019 23:41:04 GMT -5
Based off previous thread, how would you place the years of the Attitude Era and why?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2019 0:23:15 GMT -5
To me the attitude era was from 97-00.
1998- Austin/McMahon went into high gear after WM 14, DX was awesome with promos, invading wcw, and imitations, rise of Mankind, Undertaker vs Kane feud, awesome characters like Val Venis, The Brood, Sexual Chocolate, The Godfather, etc, the Rock becoming corporate champion and being an awesome heel, my God I can go on and on!
1997- This was the turning point year. This is when they started to push the envelope. Bret shoving Vince in the cage, Austin/Bret double turn, Hart Foundation vs America, stuff with ecw, debut of Kane, Shawn Michaels turning heel and forming DX. and Austin just becoming the mega star that would help wwe beat wcw.
2000- The McMahons had not overstayed their welcome just yet. Unlike 2003, their stuff was good this year. HHH/Angle/Steph love triangle, Steve Blackman vs Shane feud, Chris Jericho's insults to Steph,etc. This was the year that new stars were rising- Angle, Jericho, Benoit, Guerrero, Hardy Boyz, E and C, and Dudleys. Who ran over Austin was a great storyline.
1999- imo the weakest of the attitude era due to Russo's booking. Seemed like Vince McMahon wasn't filtering it well lol
I should subscribe to wwe network just to binge watch every raw from January 1997-December 2000.
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Post by JokerFC on Aug 12, 2019 10:47:58 GMT -5
I always class the Attitude era from WM13 to WM17. Its so subjective...LOL.
Summerslam 97 -Backlash 99....smoking hot....my GOD it was just the best time. Cooled off then....Ministry was meh....HHH being chosen as the next guy was spot on and his reinvigorated rivalry with Rock as they're roles were reversed was awesome.
Summer 99 to December was weird...they knew Austin was going to have to leave....and seemed to struggle with positioning his obvious replacement in the Rock. but during this weird phase Jericho, Angle, Dudleys & hardys all came in & started to shine...Austin & UT stepped away and there was new opportunities.
HHHs reign as champ was cr*p at its start....but Jesus it recovered SO well. 2000 started well with the RR & the influx of new talent in 2000 Taz,Radicalz kept momentum going even through the lacklustre WM2000. then Backlash 2000 happened....and it was rolled gold all the way through WM17.
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Post by The Brain on Aug 12, 2019 11:01:55 GMT -5
I always looked at the AE lasting from Dec 97(when Vince officially declared it on Raw) until April 02 in which they did away with the Attitude intro for the brand split intro.
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Post by UltimateCollector78 on Aug 12, 2019 12:01:22 GMT -5
IMO the Attitude era started from 1997 WM 13 and ended in 2002 at WM X8, I can see how most people see the end of the AE being at WMX7 though.
My rationale being the Bret Austin match at WM 13 and all the storylines following that mania were Austin vs Hart Foundation, NOD vs DOA vs Los Boriquaes, Undertaker vs Kane,.....
Post WM X7 it was all about WWF vs WCW/ECW, NWO invasion, Hardcore matches,..... following WMX8 the first draft happened with superstars being exclusive to either Raw or Smackdown for the first time in history, a transitional year in the fed if there ever was one. There were still adult oriented storylines but that was across the Ruthless aggression era which ran from WM X8 until WM 24 hone the WWE went full on PG.
My favorite year was 2000 the year of Triple H and The Rock, as Austin was gone till the end of the year, New ABA gimmick for taker, debut of the Radicalz and Tazz which was huge at the time. Kurt Angle and Y2J breaking to the top of the card. Heck even Rikishi and Too cool were over like rover.
Rest of the AE years I would rank in the following order 1997, 2001, 1998, 1999
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Aug 12, 2019 14:12:15 GMT -5
My favourite part of the Attitude Era is pretty much Wrestlemania 14 - Wrestlemania 15.
Everything the did within that year was just awesome. I loved DX, I loved Austin, I enjoyed Taker, Kane and Foley, I liked Shamrock, I liked the Nation, it was just a run year between Wrestlemania events.
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Post by The Brain on Aug 12, 2019 14:15:46 GMT -5
98 is my fav year from the era with 2000 a close 2nd.
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Post by LA Times on Aug 12, 2019 14:31:39 GMT -5
I have the Attitude Era as being from Wrestlemania XIV (Stone Cold ushers it in) to Wrestlemania X7 (WWF bought WCW, Stone Cold turns heel, The Rocks last day as a fulltime wrestler). The only good year was 1998. I have 1999, 2000 and 2001 as 3 of the top 5 worst years in wrestling history (taking into account all promotions).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2019 16:43:15 GMT -5
I have the Attitude Era as being from Wrestlemania XIV (Stone Cold ushers it in) to Wrestlemania X7 (WWF bought WCW, Stone Cold turns heel, The Rocks last day as a fulltime wrestler). The only good year was 1998. I have 1999, 2000 and 2001 as 3 of the top 5 worst years in wrestling history (taking into account all promotions). Ok I can understand not liking 1999 and 2001, but 2000? What was wrong with that? BTW I forgot to mention about 1997, those awesome Jim Cornette shoot promos. The one towards the nwo was gold and when he said in one of them that people want to see a wrestling show for wrestling, people actually popped in the arena. For 2000 I forgot to mention Mick Foley as commissioner was great and Trish Stratus debuted that year. |
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Aug 12, 2019 16:49:57 GMT -5
I found the year 2000 to be a really interesting time for the WWE. It was the real time during the Attitude Era where Steve Austin wasn't in action, and we got to see The Rock step up as the head good guy.
I felt when Austin returned in October of 2000, that the Attitude Era was dying out. I think it was a slow burn for the Attitude Era going into the Ruthless Aggression era, because all of 2001 and the first half of 2002 seems to be a mixed batch of Attitude and Ruthless Aggression.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Aug 12, 2019 16:54:02 GMT -5
1997 will always be my favourite year ever but there is something magically about 98/99.
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Post by LA Times on Aug 12, 2019 17:12:28 GMT -5
I have the Attitude Era as being from Wrestlemania XIV (Stone Cold ushers it in) to Wrestlemania X7 (WWF bought WCW, Stone Cold turns heel, The Rocks last day as a fulltime wrestler). The only good year was 1998. I have 1999, 2000 and 2001 as 3 of the top 5 worst years in wrestling history (taking into account all promotions). Ok I can understand not liking 1999 and 2001, but 2000? What was wrong with that? BTW I forgot to mention about 1997, those awesome Jim Cornette shoot promos. The one towards the nwo was gold and when he said in one of them that people want to see a wrestling show for wrestling, people actually popped in the arena. For 2000 I forgot to mention Mick Foley as commissioner was great and Trish Stratus debuted that year. In WWF, the McMahon-Helmsley Era dominated screentime and feuds across all programming. There was even an entire hour of Sunday Night Heat dedicated to HHH and Stephanie. In WCW, David Arquette won the WCW World Championship, the title was hot potatoed for several weeks in May and June, Vince Russo won the WCW World Championship, the company lost $60 million... |
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Post by Kill Em' All on Aug 12, 2019 18:13:47 GMT -5
I consider
Late 1996 - Early 1997 Prelude to the Attitude Era
Summer of 1997 - WrestleMania 18 - Formation of the Attitude
WrestleMania 18 - Survivor Series 1999 - Austin Era - Featuring Austin, The Undertaker, Kane, Mankind as big players as the rise of The Rock, Triple H, Kurt Angle,
Survivor Series 1999 - WrestleMania 17 - Rock era - The Rock, Triple H, Kurt Angle were leading stars with Taker, Kane, Austin on the back burner and Foley gone and rise of many new stars
WrestleMania 17 - 2002 Draft - The Late Attitude Era - Featuring the change of content and blend of what RA era will be like.
I consider 2000 to be the best year of the Attitude Era followed by 1998. Then 2001 (Mainly before the Invasion earned it's spot), 1999 I have soft spot for 1999. it was crash TV but I still enjoyed a lot of it's content. 1999 is what I think as cliche Attitude Era programming. 1997 would follow, my least favorite was early 2002.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2019 19:50:47 GMT -5
Ok I can understand not liking 1999 and 2001, but 2000? What was wrong with that? BTW I forgot to mention about 1997, those awesome Jim Cornette shoot promos. The one towards the nwo was gold and when he said in one of them that people want to see a wrestling show for wrestling, people actually popped in the arena. For 2000 I forgot to mention Mick Foley as commissioner was great and Trish Stratus debuted that year. In WWF, the McMahon-Helmsley Era dominated screentime and feuds across all programming. There was even an entire hour of Sunday Night Heat dedicated to HHH and Stephanie. In WCW, David Arquette won the WCW World Championship, the title was hot potatoed for several weeks in May and June, Vince Russo won the WCW World Championship, the company lost $60 million... Oh wcw sucked that year for sure and even ecw was becoming a shell of itself(still good though), but wwe was awesome that year. Sadly it was the last year I was 100% behind the product. |
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Post by The Brain on Aug 12, 2019 20:04:35 GMT -5
I also wanna shout out JR/King on commentary during this era. Entertaining as all hell especially in 1998. Man hearing those two together was pure joy.
IMO the last good team WWE ever had in the booth.
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Post by Kill Em' All on Aug 18, 2019 11:16:18 GMT -5
I also wanna shout out JR/King on commentary during this era. Entertaining as all hell especially in 1998. Man hearing those two together was pure joy. IMO the last good team WWE ever had in the booth. I liked JBL/Cole but nothing beats Ross and Lawler. I don't were as greatful as we should be for commentary that was so dynamic. |
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Post by Decky on Aug 18, 2019 12:18:23 GMT -5
I always loved 00 - April 01.
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Post by JokerFC on Aug 30, 2019 12:05:48 GMT -5
I have the Attitude Era as being from Wrestlemania XIV (Stone Cold ushers it in) to Wrestlemania X7 (WWF bought WCW, Stone Cold turns heel, The Rocks last day as a fulltime wrestler). The only good year was 1998. I have 1999, 2000 and 2001 as 3 of the top 5 worst years in wrestling history (taking into account all promotions). Ok I can understand not liking 1999 and 2001, but 2000? What was wrong with that? BTW I forgot to mention about 1997, those awesome Jim Cornette shoot promos. The one towards the nwo was gold and when he said in one of them that people want to see a wrestling show for wrestling, people actually popped in the arena. For 2000 I forgot to mention Mick Foley as commissioner was great and Trish Stratus debuted that year. Cornette on Hogan: "Yeah Hogan your a household name but so is garbage and it stinks when it gets old too" Brilliant!!! |
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Post by warriorlynx on Sept 1, 2019 8:38:26 GMT -5
December 1997 (when Vince declared the Attitude Era) to Wrestlemania 17 (2001). After that it was the Invasion Era which is what it should've been called with Invasion PPV, Survivor Series, and nWo entrance being peak points. Then it was Ruthless Aggression.
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Post by K5 on Sept 1, 2019 20:13:06 GMT -5
wrestlemania 17 was the culmination of the attitude era, but when it actually ended? beginning of invasion.
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