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Post by Jay Hunter on Apr 11, 2012 18:30:46 GMT -5
It's probably no surprise that i love the WWF 80s Hulkamania Era! The characters & promos were so strong, fresh and unique. Doesn't matter about the in-ring since you're invested so much with the characters. Great promos & characters never age. I love it so much myself & 2 mates do an audio podcast synced to video footage of the show reviewing it. Check it out if you're not getting enough rasslin' with review-a-wai! www.oswreview.com
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Post by Greg U on Apr 11, 2012 22:23:13 GMT -5
The thing about the late '80s was that except for the jobbers, everyone really was a superstar. Pretty much anyone could be a credible title contender for any of the titles.
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Post by The Pod-Father! on Apr 12, 2012 2:33:41 GMT -5
Without question is has to be the Nitro/Attitude Era.
But if I had to pick one company over the other, I'd go with WCW. Nitro was such a fresh show (especially during the nWo years). And the in-ring quality was superior to that of the WWE, IMO. WHile I watched and enjoyed both shows, I would always end up turning back to TNT more often than not.
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Post by JohnB on Apr 12, 2012 3:12:30 GMT -5
Without question is has to be the Nitro/Attitude Era. But if I had to pick one company over the other, I'd go with WCW. Nitro was such a fresh show (especially during the nWo years). And the in-ring quality was superior to that of the WWE, IMO. WHile I watched and enjoyed both shows, I would always end up turning back to TNT more often than not. Absolutely, Nate. The luchadors, the cruiserweights, the mid card... everything about WCW, moreso Nitro, was superior than WWF/E other than the main events at times were a bit tedious. But overall WCW Nitro > Raw.
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Post by Gerald Sinstad on Apr 12, 2012 4:20:34 GMT -5
Mid 90's ECW and ROH Mid 2000's
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Post by hitmanmike1 on Apr 12, 2012 6:05:43 GMT -5
Though I grew up watching the 80's wrestling I liked the Attitude Era minus the raunchy stuff the WWE did. The Austin vs McMahon feud helped sparked interest in fans. I liked the Monday Night Wars which I feel the single biggest turning moment was on Jan 4, 1999 when Raw was taped and Nitro was live. WCW had the chance to perhaps close the ratings gap had they put the WCW Title back on Goldberg but nope all we got was the bogus match between Hogan and Nash plus the NWO reformed for the 90th time. To make this worse Tony Schavione told fans not to bother changing channels cause Mick Foley would win the WWE Title. Well that backfired big time and WCW never recovered from that
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Post by B_Dizzo on Apr 12, 2012 6:17:24 GMT -5
Its gotta be the Attitude era for me, mainly because I steered clear of the dirt sheets and wouldnt be on the internet to often so every Raw and Smackdown was just such an event and I genuinely had no clue what was going to happen. Oh to be young and blissfully ignorant to all the insider knowledge that is pretty much unavoidable now.
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Post by 123jamie on Apr 12, 2012 6:39:17 GMT -5
Although i put Attitude Era the early 90's WWF is up there due to growing up watching videos of that time.
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Post by wapcaplets on Apr 12, 2012 9:12:22 GMT -5
80's WWF. As much as I love the Attitude Era I'm biased because of how much I loved watching WWF programming as a kid. Austin/McMahon was a classic feud but nothing could top the Hogan/Savage story that unfolded for well over a year. Same. As is true of most people I have the greatest fondness for the era in which I cut my teeth as a wrestling fan. While the athleticism of the 1980s can't compare to contemporary times it was the vibrance of the characters that was most compelling about 1980s WWF. Sure, a lot of the gimmicks were goofy but you can't deny how over the entire roster was. A great example is the Land of 1000 Dances video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtCtZ5x9EJIAs campy as the whole concept is here you had what must have been close to 50 guys on a stage (without Hulk Hogan), all of whom were over. Sure, you weren't expecting someone like Junk Yard Dog to be wrestling for the world title any time soon but for his spot on the card the crowd reaction guys like him got was unbelievable.
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Post by Irwin R Schyster on Apr 12, 2012 10:08:45 GMT -5
I actually thought about splitting up the 1980's WWF era up, but for me personally, the entire 1980's WWF is where i have the fondest memories (well maybe closer to 1985-1989) so i could have split it up.
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Post by Jay Crisp on Apr 12, 2012 10:41:24 GMT -5
I had the most fun and watched with complete dedication in the Attitude era I guess.But particularly WCW from mid 96 until the shit Starrcade finish in 97.That's when I had most fun , along with RAW and ECW.And mid 90's AJPW..Wasn't just an Attitude mark.
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Post by judeskii on Apr 12, 2012 10:49:29 GMT -5
there was some terrible stuff in the attitude era too. i liked the ruthless aggression era, if u can call it an era.
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Post by alastair1982 on Apr 12, 2012 11:55:22 GMT -5
80's and early 90's hated 94 and 95 era but Attitude Era by far my Favourite
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Post by dombag85 on Apr 12, 2012 13:03:07 GMT -5
watched the most wrestling during the mid/late 90's watching wcw, cruiserweights, booker and benoit tv title feuds... goldberg, watched way more than wwf at the time
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