The Start of a New Era

Originally Posted by The Franchise WWE ERAs what do you guys think Hulkamania/Golden Years (Mid 80's to 1993) Hogan and co, the Federation years when the WWF was on top of the worldddd... New Generation (1993 to 1997) This is when Hogan started to get boring, the WWF declined, the steroid trials, the emergence of Bret, HBK and smaller wrestlers Attitude Era (1997 to 2001) The WWF started becoming 'edgier' as early as late-96, but it was around Survivor Series 97 with the screwjob, DX and then Austin vs McMahon that got the Attitude Era rolling. Its debatable when this era ended but most seem to agree on either WrestleMania 17 or Survivor Series 2001. Brand Split Era (2002 to 2005) This was the post-Attitude Era with the RAW/SD split. I think this counts as a different era than our current one because a) the roster split was enforced strictly and the company did have a different feel to it in these years. Current/John Cena Era (2006 to Present) Starting at Survivor Series 2005 the RAW/SD roster split became more casual and not as 'official' and in 2006 and onwards John Cena became the face of the WWE and officially the top man when he beat HHH at WM 22.

IMO, the attitude era officially ended at wrestlemania 20, and the "current era" then began