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Haha you're exactly right. It would be interesting to hear exactly what those attending thought. I know the next night they went out of their way to have Austin insult the crowd

That's true but off screen Randy; was total mess. I think I am fine with how things played out for Randy outside of his first run could of went to RR 05 or NYR 05

Here's the thing though, as much of a mess Orton was. He was a kid. He was 25 years old. A 25 year old kid with the world in his hands is bound to do dumb sh*t. I hope I get to be the one who breaks his record for Youngest World Champion, because I'm confident in my maturity. But at the same time let me put this into context. I'm 17, that's only 7 years younger than Orton was when he won the world title. I couldn't imagine anyone in this age group having that kind of responsibility and that kind of pressure. Of course you're gonna have maturity issues. Then you throw all of the um... substances he would have been on back then, that makes everything worse duh. But by the time Orton was 28-30 he cleaned up his act for the most part. I don't even think his maturity issues he had in his 20's is what made him number two to Cena, I think it was the combination of his failed babyface run (he was over but his booking sucked) and John Cena being there. Had Cena not been there nothing would have stopped Orton from being number one. Which is the root cause of why I hate Cena, he cost me my childhood dream of Randy Orton being the biggest name in wrestling. If Cena wasn't there lets say he got fired on '02. No amount of failed babyface runs would have stopped Orton's rise, hell it might have not failed because all creative focus would have been on building Orton properly. But Orton and Cena were coming up at the exact same time. But in reality Orton has nothing to be ashamed of, he's one of the best ever. But in my head he has always been a step away from being the best, which always bothered me because he has always been one of my favorites if not my favorite. I've always believed that his rightful place is at the very top, but Mr. You Can't See Me ruined it lmao. I think an entire generation of wrestlers and wrestling fans suffered due to this, The Age of Orton would have been far better for wrestling's overall quality than the Cena era. You can't tell me I'm wrong.

Orton to me will always be a better heel; however I enjoy his face stuff. His run in 2010 and even his babyface run in 04 could of got more mileage if done right. There's no denying Orton I even read on dirt sheets Orton was going to beat HHH at WM XX prior to the SS plan. So; a 23 yr old Orton. He was destined to be a star. And if there is a multiverse; there is one with Orton as the face of WWE without Cenas existence.
I liked Cena's work always have; like any other heel loving kid of the 00's (mind you I am  3 yrs older then you ; so same generation growing up) I hated Cena.
There was some issues; HBK if he was willing (he was not) should of got one more run with the belt in 07 imo. Edge/Cena should of ran to WM 22 for the title; Cena destroying Nexus some of the SuperCena stuff as a adult makes me still want to strangle someone.
But any top babyface is superman in some regard. I can't see Orton as top babyface for very prolonged time. I am sure women and young dudes would belove full winged legend killer babyface. Women loved Randy especially in the 00's.
We could of got more mileage; I don't think forever though. We could of got better wrestling; but Cena didn't do bad. He needed someone to supplement. But by 2011; Cena really started getting it together and filling his voids in the ring.
To me the late 00's/2nd half of the RA was centered around Cena/Titsta/Edge/Orton with HHH/HBK/Jeff Hardy/Taker/Jericho even Punk rotating in at points. But those four for the majority headlined most PPVS.

I grew up with a lot of New Gen and Attitude Era stuff too. Many of the stars of the Ruthless Aggression Era were around back then. For instance my favorite wrestlers growing up were Shawn, Triple H, Taker, Edge, and Jeff Hardy. I kinda rag on the Attitude Era for fun because I do think it is a little overrated due to nostalgia. There are two different parts of the Attitude Era ('97-'99 and '99-'02) and I very much prefer the second half. I think the mid-card was a little bad before Edge, Christian, The Hardy Boyz, The Dudley Boyz, Kurt Angle, and The Radicals were around. Also the biggest issue of the entire Attitude Era post Mania 14, there was no Shawn Michaels. He didn't wrestle, I think that hurts the Attitude Era. It's a shame that the man who built the Attitude Era couldn't be there for it's peak in an in-ring role. And even then I think that the stuff that was good in the Attitude Era was great in the Ruthless Aggression Era. I definitely understand the power of nostalgia, but even then I think this is an objective truth. When I'm bored I'll throw on a random Attitude Era PPV, it's always a good watch even during the early years when the in-ring work wasn't at it's best. Oh and I'll give you this one, the 1992 Royal Rumble Match is the best one... You're welcome, and this is coming from a Royal Rumble 2007 superfan lmao. I think the RA WrestleManias are the best. The only Attitude Era Manias I really like are 14 and X7. I thin 15, 2000, and X8 are kinda lame... We'll X8 is alright. Every single RA Era mania is a great one from 19 to 24, they're all so good that I don't have a favorite out of the group. I love the entire aesthetic of the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression Era, every show looked cool. In my opinion the only bad parts of the Ruthless Aggression Era was the John Cena super mega push, some parts of Triple H's reign of terror, and the at times sh*tty tag team roster. I think the Ruthless Aggression Era would have been much more beloved by the 90's kids if Steve Austin could have lasted longer. He left a month into the RA Era, came back 8 months later, had two matches, and then retired. If he had made it five more years the Ruthless Aggression Era would be a whole different ballgame. And about the Warrior, I'm a Rick Rude fan so I legally can't like Warrior. SummerSlam '90 should have been Rude's big night. But I can say one good thing about Warrior, the Mania 6 match is f*cking awesome.

Most devastating finishing move ever. Just ask Booker T. Hunter hit that thing on him and didn’t pin him until the next day…and still got an easy 3 for the win.

I remember a lot of fans thought it was a botch at first, or maybe Booker was legit injured and they called an audible…sadly we all knew neither was the case by the next night.