DISCUSSION - When was the "exact" time period of the WWE "Attitude" era?

**hb2k** · 09-07-2016, 03:56 AM

It's an interesting one to try and quantify, because like Noid, even though they did edgy stuff after WrestleMania X7, there was a desperation to it, an element of trying to recapture a past dynamic, that limited what they did. It no longer felt in the moment and as authentic.

Similarly speaking, while there is edgy, cool stuff like Diesel, Goldust and the Austin/Pillman stuff going on in late 95/96, they don't go full blown in that direction and are constantly pulling back to old habits all the time. When I think back to it, WrestleMania 13 feels like when the show picked up in going balls out to be different. They still had their old habits and outdated ideas, but the show felt different from the general malaise of 1996.

Honestly, when you think about it, to me it starts and ends with Steve Austin as babyface king. He wasn't champion until Mania 14, but he's the anchor of Raw from Mania 13 with the Hart Foundation story running through the summer, and champ Taker is secondary.

09-07-2016, 03:56 AM	#20
hb2k Do Unto Others... Posts: 2,086	It's an interesting one to try and quantify, because like Noid, even though they did edgy stuff after WrestleMania X7, there was a desperation to it, an element of trying to recapture a past dynamic, that limited what they did. It no longer felt in the moment and as authentic. Similarly speaking, while there is edgy, cool stuff like Diesel, Goldust and the Austin/Pillman stuff going on in late 95/96, they don't go full blown in that direction and are constantly pulling back to old habits all the time. When I think back to it, WrestleMania 13 feels like when the show picked up in going balls out to be different. They still had their old habits and outdated ideas, but the show felt different from the general malaise of 1996. Honestly, when you think about it, to me it starts and ends with Steve Austin as babyface king. He wasn't champion until Mania 14, but he's the anchor of Raw from Mania 13 with the Hart Foundation story running through the summer, and champ Taker is secondary. Last edited by Destor; 09-07-2016 at 04:37 AM.