Gangrel Explains Why The Attitude Era Was Better

Gangrel (David Heath) sums up why the Attitude Era was better than current wrestling.
Gangrel sits down with Chris Van Vliet at his former wrestling school, Gangrel's Wrestling Asylum in Dania Beach, FL and talks about why the Attitude Era was so special. He says that everyone on the card from Funaki and The Brood to big names like The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin all had meaningful storylines. Watch my full interview with Gangrel on my main ‪@ChrisVanVliet‬ channel: • Gangrel might be the m...
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[@themilkman7748]

This is the most accurate thing ever. I remember being able to sit through a whole episode as everything was meaningful. The storylines were great.

[@treywar25]

aside from the horrible ones right? yeah it was great that there were more storylines but let’s not pretend that some weren’t very cringe-worthy… for example, can you think of any brood/gangrel storylines or angles? The only thing they did was dump blood on random people and they had a short feud with the hardys. There was no real story told with the brood, it was just theatrics and “mystery”

[@themilkman7748]

@@treywar25 mate the storylines matched the times!! That's why that era is the most talked about era! Who cares about a new storyline every week they've made the tag titles and other titles meaningless. Every title meant something back then. Thus the storylines were way better. Check the facts Jack!

[@derekbutts2660]

@@treywar25 the point is even if they were bad there was still a story. You could skip the ones you didn't like but it gave them a direction and the story could be altered as they go.

[@mr.rightnow4868]

this is what made this era the best ever! Good times good memories. Would re live it again if i could.

[@masterexploder213]

Yup, you felt like if you missed an episode, you were fucked lol

[@jackm20020]

He needs to be in the hall of fame I mean is part of the reason Edge and Christian are successful.

[@mastatoyhunter2916]

Not true, edge and Christian were over after they left the whole brood gimmick behind gangrel had nothing to with it

[@mateolonewolf5788]

@@mastatoyhunter2916 okay but they started with gangrel give the man some credit 😂

[@MCMcThriller]

@@mateolonewolf5788 right and they got brought in because of Gangrel too

[@slimm4396]

@@mastatoyhunter2916I wouldn’t know who tf edge and Christian were if it wasn’t for gangrel

[@ST1TCH916]

​@Slimm no one would lmao. Thats why him and Edge are very close friends to this day

[@Rommie26]

He’s right ♥️ blessed to witness the attitude era

[@jikal9032]

He always comes across as a great dude

[@KalerMotorsports]

He is man, I had the pleasure of meeting him and he was so nice and funny lmaoo.

[@KiloMafia9]

No way he’s a vampire

[@HelloVanna]

He truly is! Got the chance to work with him and saw him wrestle last night. He’s looking fitter than ever too!

[@p.p.burnell7294]

​@HelloVanna Please be my girlfriend.

[@ItsJustMeCody22]

He’s honestly so kind. He waited like 15 mins for me to get the courage to walk up for his autograph and the whole time he was “gangrel” with his cup of blood and white shirt. Wasn’t mean or scary, he was so kind it was such a shock to little me a vampire could be nice 😂

[@g1native]

Miss The Attitude Era. .

[@Kingryangarcia]

Gangrel woo kzbin.infoSZz3MK9p_tE?feature=share

[@Zack_410]

Its over. Ain't coming back.

[@exotic_t]

@@Zack_410 we know

[@powergamingyt2662]

@@exotic_t 0-0 is it?

[@powergamingyt2662]

@@exotic_t 😏

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

His theme music was a banger

[@kingkobrasgaming1241]

loved it

[@0dreads0]

i jave the wwf cd that has his theme.....i automatically put sunglasses on and start bobbin my head 😂

[@brandonbarrett8928]

His theme entrance is so underrated

[@harrybrass734]

The brood theme was also a banger!

[@ctkelley27]

Yes it was awesome

[@tvue2322]

Holy shit! I've never heard Gangrel talk in my whole life! And now I'm 31! Wow! He sounds so weird! Loved him as a kid. He's so underrated.

[@ArchThaBoss]

Gangrel and the brood gave me alot of memories from my childhood, and it’s MUCH appreciated. Like he said, everyone had a story and it all mattered. It didn’t feel like filler

[@fleetwoodmacsexpants]

Met Gangrel a year ago at the RedCon1 gym. *couldn’t of been any nicer* what a great guy to talk too

[@richardsong7732]

If you agree with Gangrel, give me a HELL YEAH! btw Gangrel had one of the sickest entrance songs EVER 🍷

[@ECRALSE40LPS]

HELL YEAH.

[@TheWrestlingScoop]

HELL YEAH

[@Pendarr]

Wow, a wrestler mentioned Jakked! I loved Metal/Jakked, got to see those “bottom of the food chain” guys and there was some great matches. I wish those shows were archived on Peacock.

[@sea4our]

i used to love Jakked and Shotgun

[@sea4our]

i used to love Jakked and Shotgun because you were getting looks at the lower card/new talent coming up, before the era of NXT etc.

[@AttitudeEraMemories]

I remember watching Jakked, Heat, Velocity, etc. and loving them. He's right, there was no waste. Everything had meaning!

[@Boxy005]

Will never forget the interview when he was asked basically being the main man of "The Brood" and he replied saying he knew his place and both (Edge and Christian) would be stars. WHAT A BLOKE.

[@TriggerTheNexus]

He’s absolutely right. And tbh, this is what I also felt with Smackdown Live in 2016. There were intriguing storylines up and down the card and man it was such a refreshing watch after years of SD being a Raw Replay show

[@phreekhill1099]

The only era where I would anticipate the next show. I can’t even keep up with how many storylines they got going now. The attitude era just meshed perfectly.

[@milkshake8252]

The writing was great in the 90, to think stone cold and the rock were feuding over the intercontinental title, and taker vs Kane, while dx was controlling the main events shows the amount of talent and entertainment they had

[@themonopolyguy4365]

I did not expect gangrel to have his shit somewhat together after all these years. Nice.

[@warrengomez67]

Attitude Era and WCW before the fall were both great to watch as a pro-wrestling fan

[@captainmexico4585]

Got to watch Gabriel perform live at our County Fair in a pop up wrestling match. He was incredible showing off his old school vampire style gimmick. Love hearing the realness of when WWE was great.

[@ZebraEnt]

Oh that Gabriel! 😂👍

[@sectionivwrestling]

Couldn't of said it better myself 👏

[@Cambo52317]

Legend 👍 WWF 1997-00 Attitude era. Sentimental childhood memories 😎

[@kenrickeason]

He does have a point.. Even Ken Shamrock said the same thing..

[@wflowchillin]

For some reason seeing the legends smiling is dope. I see so many of them doing bad and this is great to see

[@f.4301]

Love this guy.

[@luckydiamonds5]

Gangrel and the brood takes me back to great times in the attitude era. He's so spot on the attitude era was the best

[@manojchugh5273]

Well Said about attitude Era. The Story line for everyone. Reasons behind Matches not just for fight but Fight for Purpose

[@Shinobi6407]

It's good to see Gangrel be so articulate.

[@bubhunt420mfr]

I couldn’t agree more And all the belts meant something. A guy jus didn’t come and go straight to the heavyweight title they had when other titles before they even had a shot a the big one

[@christopherbernard4641]

I remember when the intercontinental title was just as respected and desired as the WWF championship. Miss those days.

[@tonyngo9200]

Every match in the attitude era was like its own mini tv series episode with its own characters and plot. You came back every week to see how the storyline played out. Never will ever be the same

[@rocketman1773]

Gangrel is still the man!! When he first came out, his theme sent shivers down my spine! I honest to god thought he was a real vampire!!!

[@troyf.9050]

Facts! It was a rope-opera...made you want to tune in the following week

[@PC-qy4mm]

Gangrel is my favorite wrestler hands down great character best entrance ever.....2nd favorite jeff hardy.

[@bold810]

Yeah, for some reason I just liked Gangrel and that era.. it could be cringey, but mostly good fun..🎉

[@AHalevonEric]

Jacked was the early segment of RAW. Haha!

[@ItsJustMeCody22]

My favorite group back in the day the brood. Best intro, best gimmick with the blood spray. Honestly what might have gotten me my love for the occult because of him. Such a humble guy I have an autograph from meeting him and I was starstruck.

[@Yung_Lowdown59]

Love this dude one of my faves of all time

[@Squadfather]

Absolutely and perfectly said. Everything felt like it had meaning. All story lines were amazing

[@nbarealtalker]

He’s so spot on. That’s what made wrestling back then. Even the first match on the card meant something.

[@Maxtrash69]

I read the caption and was extremely curious to hear the answer. After hearing it, I could not agree more.

[@ammosexual415]

After finishing school, getting a job, and driving to my first day of work. I basted his entrance song on repeat.

[@dhanveerteeluck2751]

Vince Russo was a huge reason for that

[@Foxentails]

Not as big as people think

[@FAITHandLOGIC]

​@@Foxentails Really? Well, I remember the WWF being lame and getting their asses kicked by WCW until Russo came in.

[@itsjwill_917]

​@@FAITHandLOGICdawg they dug their own grave russo made it worse

[@thefilmeffect6089]

As much shit as he gets, he did have a few great ideas. The trick was to be able to sift through them to find the gems. We saw what an unchecked Russo looks like in WCW and it what hard to watch.

[@crashpal]

​@@FAITHandLOGICyeah Russo screwed wcw

[@fullmetalbeard514]

This is facts! I miss him

[@nemos1218]

They call me Gangrel I'm straight outta hell, I need blood, I'm looking for a victim 🧛‍♂️

[@jnulpi1]

he has right.absolutely.everybody had a storyline.even the little low or midcarder.

[@rolandmendozain]

True storyline, Gangrel was badass scene the brood once

[@CourtneyLachiver]

I saw him at the Wrestling Show NJ a couple of months ago with my fiancé and his best friend. Very nice guy.

[@bunimaheart95]

He is DEAD RIGHT about everyone having a storyline

[@ThatYoungBoy99]

He’s right

[@deenice9169]

I think too, every wrestler just was able to add a little bit of their own substance to their characters. It was authentic and everybody had “something”. It wasn’t this preppy over the top thing now. It was different unique characters that just felt authentic and believable and was likable

[@AncientSoul811]

One of my favorites as a kid.

[@ShOoTeR7386]

Agreed... but gotta say... check out aew😂... think you already know lol. Loved this shit though man what he was talking about

[@fj717]

Absolutely true.

[@sleepisbutadream]

He’s so right on this. If some one wrestled someone on heat there’d be a clip of their interaction on raw or smackdown which led to that match happening.

[@drewowen1995]

Dam strait. The best times right there.

[@BasedFiction]

Even the side acts, not even the brood think less popular, were STILL entertaining to me as a 5 year old. So many layers of story telling! I wish something as purposeful as this would recapture pop culture for a moment in time.

[@user-tc1cs9hr1b]

Gangrel absolute legend❤

[@pencintagusti6959]

tq so much for the best 90s childhood eraaa eee eee eeverrrr!!

[@ColdHoops]

Basically what he said ☝👏👏

[@steveknapp4893]

Just met him over the weekend he’s an awesome guy extremely nice

[@DanielKeithMorrison]

Thought this this week, best explanation of the era. Most pros didn't touch on this.

[@chrismoulder1455]

He is absolutely right

[@unholyarrowxx5038]

Fuck! This guy is right. I miss the good old days

[@Ant.Legacy6]

He is 100% right... everyone was "over" and all the storylines were must see so every show from start to end was fire 🔥 😈🤘🏻

[@scotts.3831]

The attitude Era is the only time where I enjoyed the midcarders more than main attractions. The brood, the Acotyles, scottie to hottie grand masta sexy and rikishi, the Dudley's, the Hardies

[@Cstil18]

He looks straight up like a vampire! Man he played that character soo darn well!

[@frankycaliberz]

THIS RIGHT HERE IS EXACTLY WHY WRESTLING BACK THEN WAS JUST GOLD!!

[@averagejackmedia609]

Honestly, it's true. It was much more organic.. literally everyone was over. From stone cold to funaki, everyone was getting pops.

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

That is one thing I feel Vince Russo did right, giving most people something to do

[@G.MOBAStudios]

💯 agree. It must see because segment was part of something. This gets overlooked when people scoff at the attitude era "oh this gens wrestlers are better" it's not always about that

[@2Tall03XX]

The Attitude era is the best era in WWE history

[@darralsedgwick8586]

speaking facts 💯 👏

[@KingJeremy77]

Gangrel seems like such a nice dude and he's right

[@dannieves124]

Just got my 6 year old into the attitude era. He loves Gangrel and his walk out music. He looks forward to who’s getting a blood bath next 😅

[@JokerFlex77]

Very well said couldn’t have said it better

[@Anup-w6m]

Attitude era Rocks..Always love you WWf..

[@keebler6]

Still had one of the best entrance’s ever.

[@theelusiveman9706]

Gangrel was frightening as a kid, but also highly entertaining.

[@Armzilla-]

He had one of the coolest theme songs when he entered

[@Dylans_city_of_the_Dead]

Bring gangrel back

[@squishosrs5790]

This was the best take I've come across. I dont even know why half of today's matches are even happening.

[@huskaroar6869]

Mid carders were given due respect and got big pops

[@AsimKhan-oy1ei]

U know what, I never about that. Everyone did have a storyline in the attitude era. Man I miss those days. 😢

[@Retroactive93]

Gangrels entrance music is goated

[@bluethunder250]

At that time, Sunday Night Heat was treated like a bigger deal, because they continued stories on that show. The Undertaker challenged Stone Cold to a First Blood match on that show! The Attitude Era really was something.

[@trungbao8452]

The Brood theme is so badass ❤

[@BennyRoc23]

Bro lowkey dissed Tony Khan before the aew downfall.. "everyone had a purpose from the top to the bottom, not lets just throw a bunch of matches together because it sounds good." Holy shit dude is a real vampire. Man has time traveled through every wrestling era lol

[@goodday2760]

Attitude = tearing up everything in sight.

[@skrillztheentourage]

Lowkey this dude was dope I liked that DDT he used to do...i remember the brood thats when we first seen Edge n Christian

[@ComaAlpha]

That's the difference as I'm watching Reliving The War. WWF had story lines running on Metal, Shotgun, and Jakked for their lower card guys where WCW kept throwing Rey and Billy together simply because they gave good matches.

[@manchester_vo]

Seems like a decent dude. The Brood was a big part of the Attitude Era, I don’t know if he’s quite HoF big but he defo should get some sort of props or cameo

[@Walt_Xander94]

Didnt expect a normal voice out of Gangrel.

[@liveandlearntoday]

Nicest wrestler I ever met, very down to earth.

[@shadowhunternz289]

"WWF" attitude era will never be challenged for the best time in wrestling, ever. Gangrel was one of the under appreciated wrestlers IMO, a great mid carder, but still under utilised. Just like my Fav wrestler Kane, who was also under utilised!

[@AlwaysIrishINC]

Terrific point. Also, the brood entrance song still bumps like a mf

[@MrsWellner]

100% accurate. Loved that era.

[@LOTW1]

I do remember that about WWE back in the day. That's why the PPV "In your House" was so great. That's when a lot of these low-mid card wrestlers got to tell and culminated their stories.

[@goldenserenity2385]

Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara made the mid card and bottom of the card mean something, to create a proper TV show, not just some televised indie show with main event

[@user-yc3dn2xe3l]

I wish they let Gangrel come back for an apperance or something. They missed the oppirtunity with brood Edge. I remember having to be hime every Monday exactly at 8 because all three hours of Raw was cannot miss.

[@carmody90]

Remember the excitement of the hardcore title 24/7 rules? Fucking hilarious 😂

[@BeGreat_SoulSnatchers]

The Renaissance era is building to be this way. I believe it will be the greatest that it's ever been.

[@MrJozzei]

Very true!

[@ells-aviation]

One of the best entrance Themes