TheNatural
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Overcoming the odds again!
Probably because the 30% who voted are under 12 and only know and cheer for Cena on the list. The other 70% split the vote among everyone else.
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Probably because the 30% who voted are under 12 and only know and cheer for Cena on the list. The other 70% split the vote among everyone else.
Perspicacity
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Sgt. Slaughter should not be on that list, that damn Iraqi sympathizer.
Overcoming the odds again!
EDIT: And Krae Man just made my list...
No one under 22 was alive when that happened. I am sad now.
Nothing of significance was lost...
Someone is wearing a Maryland jersey!? Holy shit that's awesome!
We're trying to sweep the Giants for you.
TheNatural
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Even less when Slaughter was a face.
Kids today know Sgt. Slaughter as that old guy who dresses as a G.I. Joe character on legends episodes.
HarryDemeanor
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You guys are doing a great job so far!
TheNatural
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Yup thats basically why he has so many votes. When kids see Dusty or Hot Rod they're like "lol who's the fat guy who can't talk and tries to dance" or Hot Rod is the pale old guy in a dress.
Pretty sad.
That clip from The Mighty Ducks :lol :lol
bean breath
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Actually, I believe that was 'Heavyweights'. *adjusts glasses*
edit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN_bmhJWR6w
SousedLouse
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Overcoming the odds again!
Why even have polls for this stuff at this point? Even if they weren't fixed, Cena would win every time through sheer brand recognition. At this point, they should hold polls for "Second Best ______, After Cena."
Morgadeth
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Oh yes there is.
Thanks!
So I was just casually reading around on Wiki until I discovered this:
New Generation Era
Attitude Era
Evolution Era
Ruthless Agression Era
PG Era
People Power Era
Reality Era
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_WWE
Now I don't watch that much of wrestling anymore, but did people actually categorize things into this many eras or is this just something made up by era horny fans? Reality Era?
New Generation Era
Attitude Era
Evolution Era
Ruthless Agression Era
PG Era
People Power Era
Reality Era
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_WWE
Now I don't watch that much of wrestling anymore, but did people actually categorize things into this many eras or is this just something made up by era horny fans? Reality Era?
funkystudent
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#era
bean breath
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Actually, I believe that was 'Heavyweights'. *adjusts glasses*
edit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN_bmhJWR6w
Perspicacity
Banned
It may not have been the last time he was on TV (they dig that terrible mother fucker up as often as possible), but yes he did do a heel Guest GM spot. This was in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and they had locally advertised the guest GM as being Bret Hart.
Instead we got Sgt. Fucking Slaughter, who spent the entire night shitting on Calgary + Canada. On top of that they gave us the "return" of Shawn Michaels, which came in the form of really long really unfunny taped segments with Triple H going to pull Michaels out of his cook job "somewhere in Texas".
They pulled a bunch of other shit like giving us "The Calgary Kid" (The Miz in a mask) vs Eugene in a WWE Contract on a Pole match and a pretty all around terrible fucking card.
The main event spot was John Cena vs Chris Jericho (who, as always in Calgary, was MEGA over). Instead of letting this match play out they cut it really short after Orton (who was feuding with Cena at the time) interfered. Then they let Orton and Cena team up on Jericho and double-finisher him.
It was essentially a night where the WWE went far and above out of their way to actively shit on their audience.
IMO I put it this way:
80 to 85: Second Golden Age
85 to 88: Second Silver Age
89 to 92: First Bronze Age
93 to 97: New Generation
97 to 01: Third Silver Age (Attude Era) - Cant truly be a golden age because there wasnt universal agreement who was the biggest heavyweight in that era. ECW was so much apart of making WCW and WWF change how they did business.
02 to 04: Second Bronze Age (First Transtion Phase - Botched)
05 to 09: PG Era (didnt start with Cena, UPN started censoring the Divas, Cena made it official in 08, we are still in the era but aspets have changed)
10 to Present Time: Post Modern Era/Reality Era (Second Transtion Phase)
To be complete - first golden age was mid 50's to the day Capital Split from the NWA and the first sliver age was from 63 to 80.
bean breath
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Was there a singular moment that marked the beginning of the Attitude Era?
Uno Venova
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Those are the only eras I see. I don't see much difference in the programing to call it a new 'reality' era. And I don't know what an evolution era is.
I would guess the Vince McMahon promo officially introducing it. But I don't know if it was already getting 'attitudey' before that.
HarryDemeanor
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Yeah most people say that but I like to believe that Austin's King of the Ring promo was the beginning. Either that or when DX first formed.
bean breath
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It's funny but I've never thought of the Attitude Era being exclusive to the WWE until I posted that and remembered their branding change.
For some reason, in my mind I had "Attitude Era" associated with the resurgence of wrestling in the mid to late 90's.
So I guess what I was really asking was:
Was there a singular moment that marks the resurgence of wrestling in the mid to late 90's?
For some reason, in my mind I had "Attitude Era" associated with the resurgence of wrestling in the mid to late 90's.
So I guess what I was really asking was:
Was there a singular moment that marks the resurgence of wrestling in the mid to late 90's?
It's different for WCW and WWE. For WCW, it was the introduction of the NWO. For the WWE, it was Stone Cold winning the title at WM 14.
Conrad Link
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80's - Present: Sting Era
Still going strong baybee!
AWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Still going strong baybee!
AWOOOOOOOOOOOO!
bean breath
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But can we say for certain whether WCW or WWF "fired the first shot"? Maybe not in terms of the Monday Night Wars but in wrestling becoming huge?
There's no real "one moment" where it just took off, and never looked back. For WCW, the NWO ushered in new fans over a gradual period, and for the WWE, Stone Cold's ascension brought in new fans and shit just exploded in 1999.
Thats why New Generation Fits - 92-94 was the years Misawa/Hart/Sting/Hashimoto won their first titles, but Attuide era was the second wave.
bean breath
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I think the most important event from that era was Hulk Hogan going to WCW, no?
true, but he could have put people over in NJPW like Hashimoto over before he went to WCW
Mr. Enigma
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I also seem to remember something near the end of the show where Slaughter came out and apologized for messing with everybody by saying he had a huge surprise. And he was talking like he was about to introduce Bret Hart by using terms like "national hero" and such, and then all of a sudden Hacksaw Jim Duggan came storming out?
Net_Wrecker
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New Generation, Attitude Era, and Ruthless Aggression are legit terms used by the WWF/E in their respective years to mark a change in company direction. The rest are just fans naming them like some anime story arc, though the "PG Era" moniker will probably stick for obvious reasons.
Professor Beef
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I wonder if the PG Era has lasted longer than the Namek Saga?
Net_Wrecker
Member
The PG Era is episode after episode of Cena powering up. Maximum filler.
IT'S JUST LIKE ONE OF MY JAPANESE ANIMES!
Piccolo was DBZ's version of Kane.
Occasionally getting a push, but always putting over the young upcoming villain while staying over. Formed numerous tag teams, had a heart of gold (with an evil side), and got plenty of loving on the side from Chi Chi and Bulma. He also sacrificed himself for the betterment of the planet (just like Kane).
Occasionally getting a push, but always putting over the young upcoming villain while staying over. Formed numerous tag teams, had a heart of gold (with an evil side), and got plenty of loving on the side from Chi Chi and Bulma. He also sacrificed himself for the betterment of the planet (just like Kane).
Keyser Soze
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Stop talking about cartoons that are not Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or James Bond Jr