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  • JimLeavy59
    War Hero
    • May 2012
    • 7199

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    • Warner2BruceTD
      2011 Poster Of The Year
      • Mar 2009
      • 26142

      Originally posted by JimLeavy59
      People pine for the Attitude Era, but it only worked in the context of its time. It doesn't hold up, and it wouldn't work today.

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      • JimLeavy59
        War Hero
        • May 2012
        • 7199

        Agreed its really rough to go back and stuff from that era, granted a middle finger here maybe a couple "obscene phrases" there and maybe even a chair shot to the head on a few occasions couldn't hurt.

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        • SuperKevin
          War Hero
          • Dec 2009
          • 8759

          The attitude era was only edgy because TV for the most part was pretty tame up until that point. Nowadays you get away with anything just shy of nudity on basic cable. The shock value is gone.

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          • JimLeavy59
            War Hero
            • May 2012
            • 7199

            Originally posted by SuperKevin
            The attitude era was only edgy because TV for the most part was pretty tame up until that point. Nowadays you get away with anything just shy of nudity on basic cable. The shock value is gone.
            But does that mean you water down your product?

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            • LiquidLarry2GhostWF
              Highwayman
              • Feb 2009
              • 15429

              Originally posted by JayDizzle
              Punk can do everything under the sun to and with Rock but he can't beat the script for the night.

              Doesn't matter if you're "The Best In The World;" If Vince doesn't want you going over, you don't go over and that's the downfall of the WWE right now.
              Its not about the finish...the matches have been constructed like they are fresh out of 1999 WCW main events. Given the EC match was better IMO than the RR match but the way the match was laid out just doesn't do it for me.

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              • LiquidLarry2GhostWF
                Highwayman
                • Feb 2009
                • 15429

                Originally posted by Warner2BruceTD
                People pine for the Attitude Era, but it only worked in the context of its time. It doesn't hold up, and it wouldn't work today.
                Storylines and characters hold up. Matches and themes dont. I enjoyed the era post Attitude Era more FWIW.

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                • EmpireWF
                  Giants in the Super Bowl
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 24082

                  Originally posted by JimLeavy59
                  Agreed its really rough to go back and stuff from that era, granted a middle finger here maybe a couple "obscene phrases" there and maybe even a chair shot to the head on a few occasions couldn't hurt.
                  No more chairs to the brain, ever.


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                  • FedEx227
                    Delivers
                    • Mar 2009
                    • 10454

                    Yeah, how about we avoid the brain damaging steel chairs to the head?
                    VoicesofWrestling.com

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                    • FedEx227
                      Delivers
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 10454

                      Originally posted by LiquidLarry2GhostWF
                      Storylines and characters hold up. Matches and themes dont. I enjoyed the era post Attitude Era more FWIW.
                      2000 WWF forever.
                      VoicesofWrestling.com

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                      • JimLeavy59
                        War Hero
                        • May 2012
                        • 7199

                        Wait rumors are stating that they may do Rock vs Cena and WM 30 next year? Do they really except people to keep buying Mania for that match?

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                        • EmpireWF
                          Giants in the Super Bowl
                          • Mar 2009
                          • 24082

                          Saub vs. Liger in Philly the Thursday before WM


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                          • ThomasTomasz
                            • Sep 2024

                            Originally posted by JimLeavy59
                            Wait rumors are stating that they may do Rock vs Cena and WM 30 next year? Do they really except people to keep buying Mania for that match?
                            I'd much rather see the rumored SummerSlam match of Lesnar and Rock.

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                            • IamMedellin
                              Everything Burns...
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 10910

                              logo revealed today




                              theyre really going with the roman numerals...no1 owns the web address yet




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                              • s@ppisgod
                                No longer a noob
                                • Apr 2011
                                • 1032

                                Ugh, I've been dreading WM XXX for years. Wrestlemania X was a major part of my childhood. I feel old as fuck.

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