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Post by Starshine on Jun 13, 2022 19:30:50 GMT -5
The Attitude Era, simply for pro wrestling having such wide cultural relevance at the time.
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Post by Andee9001 on Jun 13, 2022 19:45:15 GMT -5
From when i have been actively watching:
2002-2008 It was the era i grew up on so i'll always look back on it fondly. It wasn't without its flaws but they had a lot of star power during that time petiod.
2012-2017 Again not without its flaws but early on you had Brocks return, the rise of Daniel Bryan and The Shield and the feeling that they were building people up. Once NXT was properly established, The Shield split and the additions of guys like Owens, Zayn, Styles, etc were added it felt like they were building new stars again. Plus during that period i was getting into podcasts and getting involved in fan communities.
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Post by Cyno on Jun 13, 2022 19:48:28 GMT -5
1996-early 2001. WCW (for the first half of that time period anyway) and WWF were pumping out lots of fun content and then you had ECW on the fringes doing their thing, too.
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Post by AKIMan64 on Jun 13, 2022 20:29:35 GMT -5
WCW Summer of 1996 to December 1998 - The nWo angle plus the diversity of the undercard really helped push WCW into the stratosphere. Though there were some hiccups along the way (i.e. the Sting/Hogan debacle at Starrcade '97, Bret Hart's run in the company, Nitro going 3 hours), there was just enough good stuff in-between to counteract some of the head scratching moments.
The Attitude Era - Though there's some content may not have aged well, they knocked it out of the ballpark when it came to the main event scene. Austin's WWF Title reign, the Highway to Hell with Undertaker, DX vs. The Nation, even the big 5 PPVs were all enjoyable in their own right. Although 1999 WWF is viewed pretty negatively in the community, there's still just enough moments we can look back on fondly (Rock vs. Austin, Jericho's debut, rise of the Hardyz & Edge & Christian and the resurgence of the tag team division). At least the post Russo period of 2000 to early 2001 was a step up though.
Smackdown 2016 - Wrestlemania 33 - The brand split revival really brought life to Smackdown after a few years where it was looked at as a Raw recap show. The triangle feud between AJ Styles, John Cena, and Dean Ambrose for the WWE Title scene was captivating, the tag division was firing all cylinders with American Alpha, The Usos, & The Wyatts, and even their women's division felt the most important it had ever been in the company. Who could forget Talking Smack? It's ashamed they couldn't continue that momentum once the superstar shakeup rolled along.
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Post by thegame415 on Jun 13, 2022 20:51:32 GMT -5
Probably late 1997 to early 1999. Both WWF and WCW were on fire.
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Hank Scorpio
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Post by Squirrel Master on Jun 15, 2022 14:48:17 GMT -5
UWF/Mid South Power Pro - 1985-1987 NWA/Crockett 1987-1988 I would add WWF 1986-1991 and I would add JCP 1989 and WCW 1992 for some great moments. ,
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Post by tafkaga on Jun 15, 2022 16:52:01 GMT -5
1986-92 because of the larger than life characters that made me a life long fan.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2022 17:18:03 GMT -5
WWE 1993-1996 and 1997-2001
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jun 15, 2022 17:59:15 GMT -5
Periods I can rewatch on repeat:
Dusty and Flair era NWA Flair’s 1991-1993 WWF run, to the rise of Bret Hart WWF 1999-2000, mostly the main event All Japan 1990s 1995 to 1999 WCW, before Russo infected it 2000s NOAH 2010s NJPW 2002-2007 Ruthless Aggression/ SD Six Smackdown and Cena, Batista and Rated RKO’s rises 2016 Litdown
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Post by fw91 on Jun 15, 2022 18:20:31 GMT -5
1998-2005
Even during the reign of terror, raw and eventually Smackdown were still appointment television.
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Post by Dang! on Jun 20, 2022 13:45:06 GMT -5
Mid 90s, especially Nitro. Everything was exiciting and new even though it's considered a shit period, it was the period I enjoyed the most.
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Post by koreycaskets on Jun 22, 2022 0:41:37 GMT -5
WWF 1997 to 2002. Never missed a RAW or then after it debuted Smackdown during those years. Watched 90% of the PPVs as well.
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