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Old 11-09-2015, 09:48 AM   #1
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When every hardcore match, WWF or WCW, degenerated into "Let us just throw a bunch of bullshit into the ring for no reason/only use one or two of those things, and fight outside the ring for awhile". You could get the "anything goes" vibe across without the stereotypical dumbness of what people *think* a hardcore match was. Became a piss break for me in either promotion.
The hardcore division was one of my favorite things about the Attitude Era, but then again I was a kid at that time and matches like that appealed to me.

As I've gotten older I've realized it was mostly terrible. And while the 24/7 rule allowed for some fun and unique backstage skits, it's impossible to watch any old WWF show from when that rule was effect and actually care about the Hardcore Title match. You knew it would always just devolve into a million run ins and the original champ would most likely end up with the belt after 5 title changes.
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Old 11-09-2015, 09:59 AM   #2
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The hardcore division was one of my favorite things about the Attitude Era, but then again I was a kid at that time and matches like that appealed to me.

As I've gotten older I've realized it was mostly terrible. And while the 24/7 rule allowed for some fun and unique backstage skits, it's impossible to watch any old WWF show from when that rule was effect and actually care about the Hardcore Title match. You knew it would always just devolve into a million run ins and the original champ would most likely end up with the belt after 5 title changes.
It started as a noble concept, and was something different. The problem ended up being that that's what everyone "thought" hardcore wrestling epitomized was just aping New Jack's gimmick. It is akin to the whole idea that thinking wrestling fans on the internet today are the small circle of "basement dwelling virgins" from 1995, and not, say, everyone who likes wrestling and has a smartphone in their pocket.
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