Anyone?
**DISCLAIMER** I am buzzed typing this up. Haven't used a laptop in some time and I feel like I rant a bit.
ENJOY lol.
I grew up with the Attitude Era as a kid. I turned 8 halfway through 1997 and the coolest thing in the world, atleast our world as kids, was the WWF. Everything was WWF in the late 90's. Like it or not, wrestling dominated our schoolyard and classroom discussions. there would be those few kids that would fill us all in every week when we couldn't see it. I wasn't too familiar with the difference between the F and WCW tbh, so the monday night wars weren't as big to me as they actually were. it was all wrestling.
I've gone back and visited the past the odd time to watch a few things, but being really bored with modern day WWE, i have decided to go back and revisit my past. I started back in January 1998. I would have still been 8 then, Grade 3. In all honesty, the amount that I actually watched in this year was minimal, and I never ever got to experience a live pay-per-view until i subscribed to the network in 2015, minutes before Wrestlemania 31. If anyone who's familiar with me is reading, you might remember this was the same time that I had rediscovered the WWE for the first time in 10 years since giving it up for 'good' in mid 2005 (approx). To be honest, I had forgotten about it's existence.
I have got done No Way Out 1998 and I'm typing this while also watching the following RAW on Feb 16th 1998, which I realized is something that not many people probably typed back then lol.
I miss the era. It generated so many stars, so many memories, moments and awesomeness that WWE may never fully recover from the shadows of it.
They're still bringing in Attitude Era stars to have the high-profile matches at the major PPV. I was there for Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg 2 at Surivor Series in Toronto's Air Canada Centre in November 2016. I was in attendance and as awesome as it was, especially the mens survivor series match and the title match, they totally relied on a guy who is far past his prime and a lazy, roided up has been who put on a match less than 1:30. Sure the electricity in the building was fucking awesome in the moment, but when everyone realized shit, that's it, we're done half an hour early, the Boo's started raining down.
When these guys are all used up and their time will come, then what? Is Roman Reigns ever going to be as big as his cousin? Will anyone match Stone Cold Steve Austin? anyone crazy as mankind? Ambrose would be if he could have control of that.
The WWE will never be as popular or on-the-edge-of-your-seat as it once was simply due to regulations and corporate sponsorship.
And it sucks.
I will always be keeping my eye on current stuff, but I'm glad we have the option to watch old stuff from the best Era..whichever that may be for you.
**DISCLAIMER** I am buzzed typing this up. Haven't used a laptop in some time and I feel like I rant a bit.
ENJOY lol.
I grew up with the Attitude Era as a kid. I turned 8 halfway through 1997 and the coolest thing in the world, atleast our world as kids, was the WWF. Everything was WWF in the late 90's. Like it or not, wrestling dominated our schoolyard and classroom discussions. there would be those few kids that would fill us all in every week when we couldn't see it. I wasn't too familiar with the difference between the F and WCW tbh, so the monday night wars weren't as big to me as they actually were. it was all wrestling.
I've gone back and visited the past the odd time to watch a few things, but being really bored with modern day WWE, i have decided to go back and revisit my past. I started back in January 1998. I would have still been 8 then, Grade 3. In all honesty, the amount that I actually watched in this year was minimal, and I never ever got to experience a live pay-per-view until i subscribed to the network in 2015, minutes before Wrestlemania 31. If anyone who's familiar with me is reading, you might remember this was the same time that I had rediscovered the WWE for the first time in 10 years since giving it up for 'good' in mid 2005 (approx). To be honest, I had forgotten about it's existence.
I have got done No Way Out 1998 and I'm typing this while also watching the following RAW on Feb 16th 1998, which I realized is something that not many people probably typed back then lol.
I miss the era. It generated so many stars, so many memories, moments and awesomeness that WWE may never fully recover from the shadows of it.
They're still bringing in Attitude Era stars to have the high-profile matches at the major PPV. I was there for Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg 2 at Surivor Series in Toronto's Air Canada Centre in November 2016. I was in attendance and as awesome as it was, especially the mens survivor series match and the title match, they totally relied on a guy who is far past his prime and a lazy, roided up has been who put on a match less than 1:30. Sure the electricity in the building was fucking awesome in the moment, but when everyone realized shit, that's it, we're done half an hour early, the Boo's started raining down.
When these guys are all used up and their time will come, then what? Is Roman Reigns ever going to be as big as his cousin? Will anyone match Stone Cold Steve Austin? anyone crazy as mankind? Ambrose would be if he could have control of that.
The WWE will never be as popular or on-the-edge-of-your-seat as it once was simply due to regulations and corporate sponsorship.
And it sucks.
I will always be keeping my eye on current stuff, but I'm glad we have the option to watch old stuff from the best Era..whichever that may be for you.
