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The only two I would add are Stone Cold's heel turn, and Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero standing in the ring to close WrestleMania.
Austin's heel turn pretty much overdosed the Attitude era with attitude. My uncle stopped watching because "Stone Cold didn't drink beer anymore." Perhaps they should have had a protagonist for Austin right away, but it didn't really matter. The Rattlesnake's venomous turn caused the Attitude era to begin its death.
Chris Benoit winning the World Heavyweight Championship from Triple H (by submission, no less), was the last truly great moment in televised professional wrestling. When he and the WWE Champion, Eddie Guerrero, were celebrating in the ring, the book on wrestling could have been closed. The underdogs had overcome the politics, their apparent limitations, and became World Champions. It was proof for just a shining second that all could be right in the wrestling world.
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