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Post by Mesousa287793 on Sept 19, 2013 9:35:45 GMT -5
I've been hearing from many people that the Attitude Era kinda had the most non-existant midcard until supposedly 2000.
Now, to be fair, I was too into the main events and tag-teams around the time, so was it just something we never noticed, or was it the reason on why the got people like Jericho and the Radicalz eventually joining in?
I kinda want some clarity on this.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Sept 19, 2013 9:50:54 GMT -5
I've never heard about it being pathetic, because all the things I've heard are about how over they were and how most of them were getting pops that most main eventers get today.
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Post by Push R Truth on Sept 19, 2013 9:53:22 GMT -5
It brought us "CHOPPY CHOPPY YOUR PEE PEE" so I have nothing but fond memories.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Sept 19, 2013 10:18:45 GMT -5
Considering The Rock and Triple H were both mid-card up through fall 1998, when Rock got his main event push, I'd hardly call it non-existent. Even after that, you had guys like Owen, Shamrock, X-Pac, D'Lo, and so many others. Sure, bringing in guys like Jericho and the Radicalz gave it a nice boost, but it was doing pretty well before that too.
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Post by angryfan on Sept 19, 2013 10:21:58 GMT -5
I would say that, rather than being non-existent, the mid-card was important enough that guys could cycle into the main event picture, just like during Rock 'n Wrestling, and they were seen as credible. However, when they one a mid-card belt (unless they were D'lo with the Euor-Continental title, which doesn't count) that belt was seen as a worthy accomplishment rather than meaningless.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2013 10:26:37 GMT -5
Mid card from 1997 - 1999 was hardly pathetic, you had the rise of people like:
Steve Austin The Rock/Rocky Maivia Triple H Jeff Jarrett Chyna Kane (he wasn't really in the main event that often, similar to today really) Ken Shamrock X-Pac D'lo Brown Boss Man Al Snow Val Venis Steve Blackman Farooq Gangrel etc
Then you can jump into the "sometimes tag who could operate as singles guys in certain areas" like the Hardys, Edge & Christian, Acolytes era Bradshaw & Farooq.
If anything they had a depth of talent they regularly used and were always featured. Definitely not a pathetic midcard, given a large part of them went onto become main eventers or upper midcarders post-1999.
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Post by amaron on Sept 19, 2013 10:26:41 GMT -5
I would say that, rather than being non-existent, the mid-card was important enough that guys could cycle into the main event picture, just like during Rock 'n Wrestling, and they were seen as credible. However, when they one a mid-card belt (unless they were D'lo with the Euor-Continental title, which doesn't count) that belt was seen as a worthy accomplishment rather than meaningless. I think not having a PPV every month gave them time to build feuds with a bit of length.
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Post by rybackrulez on Sept 19, 2013 11:30:08 GMT -5
They did have a ppv every month though
Iyh just got whacky subtitles
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Post by fw91 on Sept 19, 2013 11:43:54 GMT -5
what? the attitdue era was the last time they HAD a real mid card
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Post by rybackrulez on Sept 19, 2013 11:50:22 GMT -5
Midcard can be reborn
Wwe has to just give guys the time
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Post by Malcolm on Sept 19, 2013 11:55:59 GMT -5
From what I gather, there was no "mid-card" in the Attitude Era. Just "Lower level main eventers".
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Post by rybackrulez on Sept 19, 2013 12:01:35 GMT -5
The mid-carders who are over are now placed in tag teams.
It goes Ambrose>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Axel>Ryder, Santino, kofi, r-truth, justin gabriel...
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Post by disorganisedchaos v:2 on Sept 19, 2013 12:03:38 GMT -5
From what I gather, there was no "mid-card" in the Attitude Era. Just "Lower level main eventers". In this era of 22 former champions currently employed, isn't that kind of what we have now?* *Fast count, probably wrong.
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Post by siredger on Sept 19, 2013 12:05:45 GMT -5
I would call the midcard during the Attitude Era an example of how you need to build a midcard. If today's midcard was like the Attitude Era's, the careers of some WWE workers would go much better.
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Post by RedSmile on Sept 19, 2013 14:15:57 GMT -5
The midcard was fine, it was the titles that were mistreated
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Post by Paco on Sept 19, 2013 14:49:41 GMT -5
Maybe in 1997 but the midcard was awesome in 1998. Tons of debuts post-Mania 14, I guess.
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Sept 19, 2013 14:54:20 GMT -5
WHO ARE YOU TO DOUBT DAN SEVERN
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Post by Chairman of the Board on Sept 19, 2013 14:57:13 GMT -5
Depends what type of show you like.
I look back and cringe at some of the raunchy and terribly unfunny stuff they did back then.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2013 15:06:38 GMT -5
Depends what type of show you like. I look back and cringe at some of the raunchy and terribly unfunny stuff they did back then. Yep.
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Post by Essential1 on Sept 19, 2013 15:11:15 GMT -5
The length of the midcard matches were pathetic, unless they were on PPV.
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