10 Reasons WWE's Worst Era Is Secretly Its BEST Era

Those heady days of WWE's New Generation.
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[@josephsnider8190]

Yup. If you were born in the mid to late 80’s like myself, WWF went well. Hogan and Warrior dazzled us as toddlers, the characters of the new generation kept us entertained through our elementary years, and the Attitude era kicked in just as we became post pubescent and kept our attention better than ever lol.

[@President_YE]

Exactly!

[@DonaldTrumpToupee]

U hit this on the nose as an 87 baby I started watching during New Gen era def was my elementary days that’s sort of y I always looked at Shawn and Bret’s as the 2 wrestling gods

[@deonlane1214]

Facts 💯

[@brandocalrissian3294]

Born in '88 and you nailed it.

[@jokerswank6082]

Imho Warrior would've been ok in this era, but in the case of the Attitude Era not so much. People like Macho Man, Jake the Snake, Roddy Piper, Mr. Perfect (maybe), and Sherri Martel were adaptable and would've done well in both the New Gen, and Attitude Eras. Hogan of course had his run and his departure made the most sense.

[@serialmiller1987]

As I was born in the late 80s, the majority of my childhood love of wrestling was shaped by the New Generation Era. Bret Hart, as I've stated numerous times was a childhood hero to me, partly because he was Canadian, and because his matches truly told stories in the ring. KOTR 93 was my cementing of a lifelong wrestling fan, and the Bret Hart KOTR 93 action figure (in the box) I have is proof of that.

[@fatxbull6259]

I wish I kept my action figures in boxes

[@serialmiller1987]

@@fatxbull6259 I may or may not have bought it as an adult.

[@sasquatchhunter86]

@@serialmiller1987 if it is original it may or may not have cost you a small fortune!

[@serialmiller1987]

@@sasquatchhunter86 It's from Ringside Collectables so I think it was north of $60 CAD, but it does look very detailed,and it's nice to have something to capture that memory for me.

[@concernedliberal4453]

Earthquake was the greatest Canadian wrestler of all time because he had an awesome character, the best finisher ever, and the best sense of humor.

[@toby-aprilseegren3872]

I was born in 83 and started watching in 86. I watched a lot change. Loved the mid 90s and the attitude era.

[@candr61]

I was born in '83 also!

[@jonpoon3896]

As an 80s-90s kid, that generation was the best setup for the attitude era. Next generation has some silliness to keep it cartoonish for kids. Smaller wrestlers with work rate like Bret and Shawn made us think it was possible. Then as we got into our teens, we were ready for the more “mature” content the attitude era brought

[@Metal-Josh]

Being Canadian, I’m of course gonna say Bret was the man! Never injured anybody he wrestled with, never oversold a move, among the hokey gimmicks, he stood out by bring the most believable

[@robertt9342]

I think the new generation era is underrated. I think this is because it’s the middle ground between the cartoony rock n wrestling and the attitude era. With the new generation, they really set the stage for the driving force that the attitude era was built on.

[@jmp591]

The new generation era will always hold a soft spot in my heart because it was the time when my childhood love of wrestling really started. Also, some of my all-time favorites started out or got big during this time, whether it be Deseil, Razor Ramon, Shawn Micheals, Stone Cold, or Mandkind just yo name a few. It had some huge moments that are still talked about today both inside and out of kayfabe, Montreal Screwjob , first ever hell in a cell, the start of DX. There were so many big moments for Shawn Michaels, who was my favorite at the time. And of course, it not only got us out of the over the top, cartoonish feeling golden era, but it also led to the best era in wrestling history the attitude era. It was the most important transitional era of wrestling ever.

[@twsstar]

Diesel*

[@danman6669]

I guess since one person already corrected your spelling, I will, too lol. It's Shawn Michaels and Mankind, not Shawn Micheals and Mandkind. I do see you spelled Shawn's name correctly later, though, so it makes me wonder why you misspelled it earlier in your post.

[@jmp591]

@@danman6669 well I was probably half asleep as i usually watch these videos while in bed at night and also i usaully just type out coments fairly quick and then run threw the auto correct to fix any mistakes just to make it readable because i got sick of writing them posting it and then realizing how many spelling mistakes ive made and given that its just a comment on a wrestling video i dont think its worth the time or energy to go back and check it all word for word by my own eye. But yes you guys r both right i mispelled multiple names of wrestlers I use to watch when i was a pre teen and for the most part havnt thought about for around 20 yrs until i started watchin youtube videos on it about a year a half ago. Congrats u guys win the spelling check award for this comment section.

[@derekneaz-nibur407]

This is the WWF of my childhood and I absolutely loved it, so many of these names were favorites of mine as a kid.

[@ChristopherJohn4389]

Loved this era. I can clearly remember when Crush turned heel on Macho Man. I had to go to bed right after and I was scared AF because it was so shocking. Good times.

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

New Generation Era was probably the last Old School Era also with having classic matches & feuds like Bret vs Owen Hart

[@seanmcintyre5936]

I’ve watched every single Raw from the start in 93 all the way up to May 2004 so far. The New Era was random as duck and every Raw you saw a new crazy character. Very fun and cool to see guys start with a weird gimmick and move into something bigger like Hunter Hearst Helmsley

[@GMUACW]

Regarding number 1: Sometimes, wrestling's at its best when it's goofy.

[@PowerRangerfan]

Kane was one of those guys.

[@ericandrew9214]

Watching them from the start as well. Those early episodes are complete garbage. Rob Bartlett on the announce team would ruin any episode even if they were good (which the weren't),

[@seanmcintyre5936]

@@ericandrew9214 I will never forget one of the first main events of Raw; Undertaker vs Damien Demento a classic

[@AmisAngelstreams]

I've noticed in another list that talked about wrestlers in the wrong era and which era they'd belong in that a bunch of wrestlers from the modern day got placed in the new generation era and vice versa and now I'm wondering if maybe the entire New Generation era was just ahead of its time because this list points out things from back then that are now "in" in modern wrestling.

[@izumolee6714]

It wasn't the best era but arguably the New Gen era was the most important one in WWE history. It ushered in the rise of the more athletic actual 'wrestlers' that we see in the present. That even the smaller guys can hang with the big boys. Not to take away from the big boys who in that era can also actually wrestle.

[@PowerRangerfan]

For a guy his size Yokozuna could wrestle.

[@danielpatterson5189]

As a massive fan of comics 90-99 is my favourite era of WWE. I loved all the ludicrous over the top characters. That is what drew me to WWE in the first place. Was it silly and ridiculous? Yes. But that was exactly the point.

[@CraigCairney83]

Absolutely loved the WWF during this 93-95 years. So many great characters.

[@zeyadmongy618]

Are you serious

[@addidaswguy]

Hell yes. Let me guess @zeyad mongy you are under 25.

[@earthquake15]

@@zeyadmongy618 dead serious.. I loved that era. Stop looking at every era with the meltzer eye…

[@thechannelformerlyknownasp8111]

I was born at the height of the attitude era, and grew up on the Ruthless Aggression era. I honestly find myself going back on Peacock and watching the New Gen stuff way more than anything else. Always great to see that era get some love.

[@gregmatic2861]

Best part of the NG era was the matches. The product was centered around different match types-ladders, caskets, iron man and cage matches which set the stage for attitude era. Not to mention it was more action oriented where as attitude era was more talk and stunt centered. I actually prefer NG over attitude.

[@KoolKeithProductions]

Question. If it was so great, then why was it getting destroyed by Nitro every week?

[@GeoGuy388]

@@KoolKeithProductions It wasn't at first. WWF was very competitive with WCW in the first 8 months or so of the Monday Night War. Ironically, it was only when two of the WWF's top 5 biggest stars from the New Generation Era defected to WCW (Razor and Diesel) and another one of the biggest stars (Bret Hart) went on a 7-month hiatus that WCW started regularly beating WWF. Bret/Taker/Diesel/Shawn/Razor was the core group of the era, and Vince finally started realizing this and putting all of them at the top of the card in early 1996, which is when WWF started posting regular ratings victories over Nitro. Losing 3/5 of that core group was too much of a devastating blow, especially since WCW had a pretty good core group of stars already, even before Hall and Nash arrived.

[@MrSinister718]

Yokozuna sucked and was the worst champion ever.

[@Trendkilla]

Seems to me that it's only deemed the worst by people who weren't around back then.

[@alexanderesposito5672]

@@Trendkilla Absolutely. The business was different back then as well. People were still drawn to big names like Hogan and Macho Man, even though they were past their prime. But if we got the quality of matches that we got from 1991-1996 today people would go absolutely nuts over them.

[@thuaug4417]

I used to watch live WWF wrestling at Maple Leaf Gardens in early to mid 80s, right down at ringside for years. Hogan was main-eventing most of the time, everything changed when the Calgary guys came in-specifically Bret and Dynamite. Most of the wrestlers I’d ever seen looked like they were faking. But the way Bret and Dynamite hit the turnbuckles and brought elbows down into opponents throats, it looked real. I knew everything changed with those guys, it was the future.

[@marcus813]

No wonder Hart was starting to turn some important heads in the then-WWF by the end of the '80s. He's known as the Excellence of Execution for a reason.

[@tomseville2345]

I loved the WWF during this era. It was my childhood, AND they had great performers, no matter what any current era-exclusive fan says...

[@PowerRangerfan]

My favorite eras are the two immediately following this one. The Attitude Era and The Ruthless Aggression Era.

[@JustMNY]

maybe i am blinded by nostalgia, but look at how many of them are legends, hall of famers.. and they all competed in the same timeframe... had to share the spotlight.. and still made it into the hall of fame.

[@ottagol1985]

Thank you for defending this era of the WWF. I thought I was the only one to do so.

[@scottmccurdy6493]

The funny thing is, this era actually has a number of matches that still hold up as great, whereas you can probably count on one hand the number of timeless greats from both the Hogan and non-Kurt Angle Attitude Era matches.

[@chamuuemura5314]

You can say that again. Sadly, the best matches from the Hogan era didn’t have Hogan in them. WM3 with Macho vs Steamboat is an example. Hogan was only popular because of his push, McDonalds colors, and no-selling. His matches were predictable and boring. Give anyone else the push, the colors, and the right to no-sell with impunity and they’ll get over. Hogan was to WWF what Goldberg was to WCW. Exciting for a few matches and then repetitive and boring.

[@GeoGuy388]

100% Kevin Nash is hardly thought of as a great worker, and yet he was involved in two all-time great title matches in the history of the company within a 6-month timespan right in the middle of the New Generation era.

[@newjerseyballer]

1-2-3 Kid vs Bret Hart was a great match

[@marcus813]

@@newjerseyballer There are few Raw matches that can top that one. That's a classic right there!

[@alexanderesposito5672]

F'n PREACH!!!! I re-watch classic matches from 1991-1996 ALL THE TIME. There are a few Attitude Era matches that I will do that for. There are better clips and snippets from the attitude era, but the matches themselves were so much better in the NG. I just re-watched the SCSA-Bret Hart Survivor Series 96 match and it was UNREAL despite not having a title on the line, no gimmicks or major spots or anything like that.

[@Goldenbane]

I was actually introduced to WWE by Survivor Series 93. Some consider that PPV to be awful, but I love it. Everything from the Foreign Fanatics (and Jim Cornette cut an AWESOME promo for them) to even the goofy "Doinks" vs. Team Bam Bam. It was great, and really it was kind of an important PPV. It lead to the turning of Owen Hart which would become an epic feud with Bret. It helped Undertaker start a title chase against Yokozuna. Shawn Michaels was allowed to return after a scandal (although it took a Jerry Lawler scandal to do this!). Just a lot of fun stuff to be found.

[@g7721]

Not throwing in Tito Santana for the 80s work horses category is just sad. I dont get why he is forgotten. The dude was such a good worker

[@ericandrew9214]

No mention of Dibiase either. Probably the best all-around talent of that era.

[@g7721]

@@ericandrew9214 Good call as well mr sir! Dibiase has to be mentioned he was not only a great personality and interview but also an absolute workhorse in the ring. Well rounded like you said!

[@INFERNO95]

@g7721 And a awesome entrance theme.

[@philthatcher6111]

Summerslam 95 card basically the top guys for the following decade, majority of wrestlers during this period developed their character significantly moving forward.

[@lordofloneliness8336]

i was born in 91 so this era of the WWF was my childhood in prime form,Yoko & young Undertaker were my favorites,i’ll always be grateful for the New Generation Era 💯

[@danman6669]

Yokozuna

[@CH-ju8zt]

This era got me into wrestling. Yokozuna and Razor got me hooked.

[@KrisBryant99]

Same here! A Undertaker promo from the NG era got me into wrestling hahaha

[@juliusroxas2108]

I think of Bret Hart vs Owen Hart at Wrestlemania 10 for this era.

[@The_Zilli]

Wrestlers from the New Generation Era were the golden age of Wrestling. The Attitude Era represented the height of wrestling popularity and the end of wrestling popularity at the same time. (referring to wrestlers entering into the business at that time, so Undertaker or HHH would not be considered Attitude Era Wrestlers despite them having success in the Attitude Era, Kurt Angle on the other hand, would be.)

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

Great video! Now that you've drawn attention to it, that roster featured some phenomenal in-ring workers. I absolutely love that Bret and Roddy match-- the match is structured so well and both guys did such a good job in the ring.

[@RoyalPancake_]

This era has a certain charm to it, it’s not perfect but I oddly watch this era more often then, I do the attitude era.It’s a era that truly was roller coaster of a emotion and you could feel them learning what works and what doesn’t.

[@ThrillaDX]

I started watching during the New Generation era so its always my favorite. I love going back and watching 94-97

[@reeseangle9621]

New Generation is my actual favorite era.. 95-97 for ECW WWF and WCW was perfect.

[@rickylegendesq.514]

Mr. Nanny is a cinematic masterpiece and I will not stand idly by as you disparage such a criminally underrated performance from the master of BDE; Big Daddy Hulkington The IV.

[@aarondisandro451]

When I was a kid I had all 5 ppv's from 93-96. Would rent them at the video store and dub them at home. 2 VCR's bedroom and Im jumping all over my bed watching WWF.

[@dwoodstwin]

It’s definitely the most interesting era as far as backstage stuff. All the best “shoot” stories come from this era

[@tacothegreat5074]

I was skeptical when I saw this list, but everything here is true. If you go back and watch a random PPV from that time, there are some gems!

[@albertoolmogomez289]

Nice video, but you missed one big thing... the first ladder match on ppv, Wrestlemania X!

[@ericandrew9214]

Piper vs Bret Har at WrestleMania 8 is the most underrated match in WWF/E history. It's a masterpiece.

[@NcWcN1]

10:49 The Executioner... very hard to watch (even if this is a still) due to Terry Gordy's own circumstances at the time

[@sunilverma9548]

The new generation era was the greatest as it has legends like undertaker, bret the hitman hart, shawn michaels... Comment if you don't agree.. Like if you agree...

[@sunilverma9548]

​@@JimmyVictor-zy7jo According to me it was the 2nd greatest era as some legends missed the attitude era but yeah attitude era sure has superstars like the rock and stone cold.

[@thetenminuteseries4556]

​@@JimmyVictor-zy7joI agree to you bro.

[@thekoolbreezeeffect]

I agree its 2nd best behind the Attitude Era in my opinion. The superstars we grew up on started from this era with classic matches that still holds up to this day as bad as everything else was. Taker, HBK, Bret, Owen, Bulldog, Razor, Diesel, Yokozuna, hell even Doink The Clown character is highly underrated

[@sunilverma9548]

@@thekoolbreezeeffect Yeah man maybe you are true

[@Kcutthth]

I was born in 76, I was 19yo in 95, the new generation was awesome and I dare say aged better than a majority of the attitude era.

[@lightskinnedlarry728]

This is when my favorite wrestler was at his best

[@addidaswguy]

Damn, was hoping this was a Simon Miller video. He could've talked about the Repo Man. Good video though, and great era imo.

[@amphetamean66X]

Honestly this era is pretty underrated. I think my favorite era is the Eddie Guerrero/Chris Benoit Era but we can't talk about it for obvious reasons. Watching Brett/Shawn and Taker go during this time really was something special. Everything is repeating these days but back then it was all so fresh and new. WWE was so innocent back then.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Loved WWF Warzone on PS1

[@ace51689]

I mean the classic gaming generation was the THQ years. WCW Nitro, WCW/NWO Revenge, Wrestlemania 2000, and WWF No Mercy.

[@annamarieadobas1063]

What I really really liked about the WWF's new generation aside from the logo is The Kliq: HBK, Razor, Diesel, HHH & 1-2-3 Kid!

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

Bret Hart alone sells more tickets oversea at that time

[@michaelwade9170]

The New Generation Era is my favorite era other than the attitude era I was in junior high in the New Generation Era the golden era was my childhood era

[@julianweir3051]

That Era had some of the best promotions like when mean Gene and Bobby did a segment in the jungle 😂

[@poh92]

Actually come to think of it this era produce matches that you can watch again and again ...

[@AllyC_Rhythms]

Great video - couldn’t agree more. I got into WWE in ‘91 as a kid and grew up in the new gen era!

[@danielpatterson5189]

1990 for me. A Sargeant Slaughter promo got me hooked.

[@tompatchak8706]

There are a lot of points hear that you could use for the attitude era, or the beginning of the attitude era. Some big name leaving, and Vince making new stars out of younger talent is one of them

[@Rysofly]

Are we doing this for each era? I loved it

[@camaronshoultz6137]

Bret Hart is so underrated! Easily a top 5 wrestler of all time in the modern era

[@chrisgavin2794]

It’s weird Bret is considered one of the goats but still underrated

[@tompatchak8706]

I bet Simon loved your #1! Goofy rasslin FOR LIFE!!

[@MessianicJewJitsu]

5:00 WWE game controls and movesets peaked with Smackdown 06

[@Niain1]

This felt like a Hamflett joint - maybe not enough Bockwinkel

[@jraida172]

New Gen was amazing. As a young fan I was oblivious to the fact Wrestling wasn't doing well in the states.

[@mrrizzla4961]

We should revisit this era my brining back Retro Ups and Downs!!!!

[@jeffrey_solis90]

It's like Simon Miller says, "Goofy Wrestling For Life!"

[@justin_your_cousin9273]

I think the exact day New Generation started was the 1st Monday Raw in Jan. 1993

[@ryanmccann2539]

The Jim Duggan reference was perfect 😂

[@Matthew-xx6hu]

10 reasons why Andrew is secretly the best at Whatculture

[@bizieb23]

Thank you for making this video.

[@Marc_Masters]

Thank you for this. It was amazing!

[@thefuturist8864]

It’s not the best era, but it’s definitely underrated. There wasn’t a lot of top-level talent, but there were some and they were genuinely top-level (Bret Hart, Shawn, Razor, Perfect, Owen). Also, the wrestling games weren’t really *that* good in the early 90s. As someone who played the original Wrestlefest in the arcades I feel secure in my belief that WCW/NWO Revenge was the first truly great wrestling game.

[@INFERNO95]

Royal Rumble was great. There also WCW for the nes, tecmo wrestling Saturday night slam masters etc. There were many great wrestling games before the 3D Era of gaming.

[@adamhawkins3036]

I loved thunder in paradise lol... that boat was so cool

[@calamaty9963]

The New Generation Era holds a special place in my heart. It was the first time the WWF did house shows in my hometown. I bought a Diesel poster, Razor Ramon chain necklace and WWF pogs.

[@jimbo_1312]

Honestly it was watching the new generation that got me really hooked on the graps... i mean sure id watched wrestling before then, but so many of my favourite wrestlers made their name in this era, its also when my parents first got sky TV so i could watch it regularly.

[@sparrow420500]

WCW vs NWO Revenge continues to be the very BEST wrestling game!!

[@MessianicJewJitsu]

2:58 one reason all the recent HBK hate is unfounded and reverse nostalgia. Dude put it on every night. He is no leglock wizard but he's a goat performer

[@ferox965]

Worth it for Bret, Shawn and Taker alone.

[@fredos4323]

Bret is still my all time favorite wrestler

[@tripler2271]

I wanted to see The Model Rick Martel mentioned but I guess he was close to gone by 93

[@ryansongalia]

It was the best time for me growing up as a wrestling fan, because it was simple enough to root for as a kid, and then wrestling matured with me as I grew up.

[@billybadass3056]

"10 Reasons WWE's Worst Era Is Secretly Its BEST Era"

[@8bitkid835]

Me

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Many people have said this actually mainly Bret hart hbk razor Ramon fans

[@maxstrong4700]

2:13 Literally just named all my favorite wrestlers 89 to 2002 We're the best years for the WWE Or as we called it back then the WWF

[@babarazamsucks]

It may not be the best era but I still prefer watching the product from this era than eras like the PG Era or New Era or whatever of today which to me is the worst era and why Triple H is running creative even if Vince McMahon came back and is now suggesting storylines like Triple H even needs suggestions to begin with.

[@ryankyle2467]

And what do you mean by “the worst era”? Do you mean money wise? Because I could understand that. I always thought it was the best era! It had some of the greatest wrestlers in a short period of time all packed together. The Undertaker was by far my favorite but I also loved Bret Heart, (DX version) Shawn and Triple H and I loved to hate Mankind. But after that Hell in a cell match who couldn’t love him also!?! There was many more that I’d like to see each week but wouldn’t mind if I didn’t all the time. But they came up with some of the best matches, PPV events and stories at that time period. So that’s why I don’t understand why it would be considered as the “worst era” at all!!!

[@danielpatterson5189]

Yep the absolute best.

[@themachomanrs]

Bastion Booger was peak WWE

[@NateTheGnat]

Another reason was squash matches. Great jobbers like Barry Horowitz made other wrestlers look better. You don't really see that any more. Also, the programs were much shorter and less saturated back then so it was much less boring and drawn out than the modern era.

[@darrelshuemaker6625]

I was born on 83' and thought it was real real. Comic books, Nintendo. Muta vs Sting and undertaker used to put people in bodybags for real. scare me for real real!

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Duke The Dumpster Drose showed up in MLW

[@KenRising1996]

WWF New Generation Era > WWE 2023

[@PowerRangerfan]

And the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era wipe the floor with both of them.

[@KenRising1996]

@@PowerRangerfan facts

[@izumolee6714]

@@PowerRangerfan Unfortunately in 'Modern' times we will probably never see something like the Attitude Era ever again cause of wokeness & 'identity' politics.

[@PowerRangerfan]

@@izumolee6714 Unfortunately

[@robertosoto2505]

New Generation was probably my favourite time period in WWE, next to Ruthless Agression of course

[@cerebralsamurai8382]

This was a experimental time for WWE the 80s over the top wrestlers grew were worn out and getting old so the lower card guys had take over and make the best of what they had

[@j_delay4691]

Arguing that the big guys in this era could go in the ring gave me a real guttural laugh 😂 thanks for that guys

[@danielpatterson5189]

Not something to laugh at actually. Bam Bam and Vader are two of the best big men in the ring ever.

[@INFERNO95]

Says the punk who never watch wrestling doing that era.

[@coldbreeze35]

New Gen era was cool for its time I enjoyed the video games of that time with Royal Rumble and Raw

[@jetla22]

They need to start making games for each specific era. Then nake ones for ECW and WCW. Instead of 2K every year

[@matthewbryant8747]

It was the time I first got into wrestling tatanka v Lex Lugar was the big fed at the time

[@boombringer4078]

Yea I think you've got a great point here bro! This era allowed the attitude era catch fire!

[@northcliffe4lyfe]

JR and Jerry Lawler are my favourite commentary team of all time and they came about New Generation

[@danielpatterson5189]

Good for sure but give me Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan any day.

[@northcliffe4lyfe]

@@danielpatterson5189 they were a good pair. For me though, it's always gonna be good old JR 'Oh my gawd' and Jerry Lawlers constant shit talking

[@Dont-Ask-Me-My-Name]

Couldn't agree more w/ this vid; this is the crew that made me fall in love w/ wrestling. But #4 should have HBK not Owen's big brother

[@GavinWoods]

Don't forget, the New Generation also saw the emergence of Glenn Jacobs who would go on to become one of the most intriguing characters of the next 20 years: Kane!

[@GeeseHoward1984]

It's funny though how no one ever mentions how great WCW was 92-94.

[@INFERNO95]

They act like wwf is all anyone watch or cares about in the 90s.

[@3venFl0w]

Born in 85 and loved the new generation era. Easy to look back and shit on it.

[@gerardlawlor513]

At 8:35 There is a somewhat resemblance between MJF and a young Rocky Miavia.

[@RolfWrenWalsh]

I personally don't consider 1996/1997 as part of the New Generation era. But as these two weird transitional years between the New Generation (1993 -1995) and Attitude (1998 -2001) Eras. 1992 was also a weird transitional year between the Rock 'n' Wrestling era and the New Generation. 2001 was also, I feel another transitional year between the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era. Of course, as a lifelong devoted WCW fan to this day, I try not to talk about 2001 as much as I can (I damn near stopped watching wrestling all together after March 26, 2001, but I loved Edge so much he made me keep watching WWE. Edge is my favorite wrestler of all-time, and he alone keeping my interest in wrestling after WCW went under is a HUGE reason why).

[@pleaseshutup7053]

96 was definitely new generation