Thrillho
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Post by Thrillho on Jul 30, 2010 15:58:10 GMT -5
I'd say...
1985 - 1992: The Rock 'n' Wrestling Era 1992 - 1997: The New Generation 1997 - 2002: The Attitude Era 2002 - 2007: The Dark Ages 2007 - 2011: The Calvin Klein Era 2011 - 2017: The Jimmy Uso Years
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ToyfareMark
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Post by ToyfareMark on Jul 30, 2010 17:56:35 GMT -5
Rock N' Wrestling: 1982-1990 Hey yo, it's interesting how they're equating Vince's takeover with the beginning of the era, although I've always assumed that Rock N' Wrestling began with Hogan's arrival...or possibly the Iron Sheik beating Backlund for the WWF title...cool in a way. Lets be honest, Rock N' Wrestling represents pretty much just 1985, there has to be a better name for the 84 to 91 era. Without using Hogan's name.
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Post by Chiral on Jul 30, 2010 18:23:00 GMT -5
Hey yo, it's interesting how they're equating Vince's takeover with the beginning of the era, although I've always assumed that Rock N' Wrestling began with Hogan's arrival...or possibly the Iron Sheik beating Backlund for the WWF title...cool in a way. Lets be honest, Rock N' Wrestling represents pretty much just 1985, there has to be a better name for the 84 to 91 era. Without using Hogan's name. Maybe "The Legendary Era", as they brand the legends from that era with the classic logo and whatnot.
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jul 30, 2010 21:39:05 GMT -5
Why the cutoff at 2005? The only thing I can think of is that it's Cena's first title reign. All the other transitional periods make sense: 1990: many big stars leave WWF, also the post-steroid scandal era 1996: nWo angle pushes WWF to change up their writing style 2001: WWF buys WCW 2005: ? (probably Cena's first reign) An "era" is defined more by its biggest stars than anything else. Wrestlemania 21 is generally considered by some fans (myself included) to be the beginning of the current era, due to it marking the rise of Cena and Batista. Especially since the previous Wrestlemania's (XX) tagline was "Where it all begins again".
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Jul 30, 2010 21:52:44 GMT -5
I wonder what they'll call the current era 10 years from now. "The remember when Linda ran for office" era
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Jul 30, 2010 21:55:00 GMT -5
1985-1992 Hulk Hogan and friends who don't like him era 1992-1996 Kind of shitty era 1997-2000 Every wrestling match has a 5 minute time limit era 2000-Present Live from middle America its Monday Night Live! era
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Post by spaceship on Jul 31, 2010 0:38:27 GMT -5
Rock N Wrestling/Hulkamania era: 1984-1993 The New Generation era: 1993-1997 The Attitude era: 1997-2002 The Postwar/Ruthless Aggression/Watered down Attitude era: 2002-2008 The PG/WWE Universe era: 2008-
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Post by rchi84 on Jul 31, 2010 1:08:20 GMT -5
wasn't the new gen started after hulk hogan went to wcw?
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Post by SAJ Forth on Jul 31, 2010 10:03:04 GMT -5
I would call it something like New Generation Redux. It seems like that period between the major eras.
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Post by I *still* ✡ Johnny on Jul 31, 2010 11:25:08 GMT -5
I would call it something like New Generation Redux. It seems like that period between the major eras. This. If we're to consider that each era has a rough timeline of five years give or take and the "Modern Era" began 5 years ago, I think a new era will begin soon.
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Post by flatsdomino on Jul 31, 2010 11:44:05 GMT -5
Y'know, looking back, the Post-War era is one of the weirdest times in wrestling that's almost been completely lost to time. The Reign of Terror and Evolution, Brock, leftovers and returns from WCW and the Attitude Era, the early brand split, TONS of failed experiments, the smackdown six, declining ratings....weird s*** to think about now, and totally different than the ultra-colorful Cena era
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2010 11:55:41 GMT -5
I'd say... 2011 - 2017: The Jimmy Uso Years Will he do it for the Rock?
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Post by Bake Or Die on Jul 31, 2010 12:52:52 GMT -5
Rock N' Wrestling was always my favorite
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2010 13:15:51 GMT -5
SOoooo the company didn't exist before 82?
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jul 31, 2010 13:19:42 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd personally start the New Generation era in October 92 when Bret Hart had his first title win.
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Post by theryno665 on Jul 31, 2010 13:30:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I'll agree with this. I wasn't really sure what or when over the past 10 years or so would constitute as an "era" but I like it.
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Post by Thrillho on Jul 31, 2010 14:58:26 GMT -5
I'd say... 2011 - 2017: The Jimmy Uso Years Will he do it for the Rock? Jimmy Uso will make all his predecessors obsolete.
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Post by jivesoulbrah on Sept 13, 2010 20:18:59 GMT -5
I say Attitude era was Stone Cold winning the belt until the draft, then WWE era would be 2002 draft til everything went HD in 2008 and I say modern is 2008-current
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Post by Mister Yummy on Sept 14, 2010 0:15:00 GMT -5
I've got my own take on the "eras" of the World Wrestling Federation, or whatever's appropriate. I'm a bit more in depth than the E themselves are.
Beginning to 1963: Capitol era. I've never seen anything from this time. The WWWF Championship is founded, and they secede from the NWA
1963-1971: Tha Sammartino Era. I've never seen any WWWF this old either. Koloff takes the belt, and they re-join the NWA.
1971-1973: The Morales era. The earliest WWWF Footage I've seen was from this time.
1973-1978: Sammartino Redux era
1978-1984: Backlund era. F'ing awesome. Wrestling was really treated as a sport, and my number 3 all time favorite had an iron grip on the title, except for that Inoki fiasco. Of course, losing to Iron Sheik would end that. The WWWF became the WWF in this era as well.
1984-Wrestlemania 8: Hogan era. If you don't like that, call it the WWF Era. They expiremented a lolt here, things got cartoony, and the sport took off like a rocket. This is my favorite WWF Era. You can make an arguement that it goes to Wrestlemania 9, or even KotR 93. I consider wrestlemania 8 to be the transitional one more than wrestlemania 9 though.
Wrestlemania 8-Wrestlemania 9: Ric Flair Transitional era. Hogan's pretty much gone, Flair, Savage, and Hart make things pretty awesome without him. 1992 was one of the best years for the WWF, product quality-wise.
Wrestlemania 9-Wrestlemania 14: New Generation Era, or the Hart/Michaels era. The slowest part of the WWF's history. There were some great matches, but no one was watching them.
Wrestlemania 14 was the transitional wrestlemania, Michaels lost his last WWF Title, and Austin got his first. The old logo with the red ropes, a New Gen feel, with the attitude of, well, attitude.
Wrestlemania 14-Wrestlemania 17: Attitude Era. I usually start the Attitude era in 1997 when the Raw set changed, but Wrestlemania 14 seems a bit better for the purposes of this list. The scratch logo, the red ropes, Austin, The Rock, HHH, and Foley, the ADD Title changes and feuds, PPV every month, the Monday Night Wars, and the most recent BOOM period. I think the attitude era is overrated. All hype, and no substance, too many run ins(this was worse in WCW), and no stability. Everyone seems to love it best except me. I'll take the Backlund Era or the Hogan era any day of the week.
Wrestlemania 17-the Brand Extension: The Invasion Era. Wrestlemania 17 was the transition, with the very Attitude feel, but the WCW guys watching from the nosebleeds. The silmucast had happened already, and WCW Wrestlers would have a match on RAW within a few weeks. The invasion was kind of lame in hindsight, but it had a lot of potential as it happened. This short era is marked by loads of titles, more wrestlers than you can shake a stick at, and the tattered remains of WCW being buried once and for all. After WCW and ECW were vanquished, the era continued a bit longer, as the nWo and Ric Flair made their presence felt.
Brand Extension - Wrestlemania 21: The Entertainment era. Named as such not because the lackluster wrestling was entertaining, but because of the unpopular name change. I HATED the brand extension at first, but it's not so bad now, and they did lots of cool stuff with it early on. Plus, with that many guys about, you can't fit everyone on one show anyways.
Wrestlemania 21-today: Cena Era. It's still the WWE, there's still a brand extension, but it's differnet now, isn't it. A bit better, too.
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Post by johnpricesuperstar on Sept 14, 2010 4:37:54 GMT -5
The New Generation was the dark ages- Post Hogan Era.- 1993-1996. Land without a king era.
It was hard being a 11-15 year old fan of wrestling when they had Doink the Clown, a wrestling Dentist, Pirate and Dumpster.
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