Let’s be reality brehs, ALOT of ECW is viewed with rose colored glasses

[MartyMcFly]

Everything from the time you witnessed it is viewed through rose colored glasses. Every. Single. Thing. Nothing is ever as great as your memories and emotion tells you it was. ECW had a lot of meh but it did a lot right too, just like the attitude era, just like the era before that and the one before that. There's a 9 or 10 year old out there right now who loves the shyt he has in WWE right now but in another 10 or 12 years, he'll look back at it and say the same shyt we say about the stuff from our time as kids. That's life.

the attitude era was great
has nothing to do with it being "at the time"
the writing and storylines were just better, period.
and thats all wrestling really is

The one thing the attitude era had over this era by leaps and bounds is storytelling. I'm not saying all the stories were great because Mae young giving birth to a hand is stupid and ridiculous and any other adjective you can think of. But that era was great at making sure everyone had a story and that the audience invests in every single person on the roster from top to bottom and there were never matches for the sake of matches.

 

[TinFoilSnapBack]

I remember seeing this when it happened. shyt was surreal.

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

The late-90s was such a perfect storm of fukkery

We could have that now too, but Vince is pals with fukking Trump.

 

[MartyMcFly]

We could have that now too, but Vince is pals with fukking Trump.

Less to do with Trump and more to do with them being a publicly traded company with a board to answer to and shareholders and way too many licensing partners. Society hasn't really gotten less edgy since the 90s, but the product has become neutered the bigger it's become

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

two things people need to realize before they talk down on ECW.

1.) ECW's prime was moreso 95-96
2.) ECW was way more than just weapon's matches. they had most of the best pure wrestling matches on television.

3.) people will turn around and praise these WWE wrestlers as goats, even tho they rarely have matches worth watching if they don't involve weapons or ridiculous props.(orton, cena, edge, etc)

 

[Tommy Fits]

People look at it fondly because for most of us it was like nothing we've ever seen before plus the nostalgia, simple as that

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Never..today has great talent but no great stories, promos, or legendary matches.

how many legendary matches did the wwf have in 97-99??

 

[OmegaK2099]

what legendary matches did the wwf have in 97-99??

For one rock vs austin

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

For one rock vs austin

I meant to say "how many".

I'm struggling to get to 5.

 

[R=G]

how many legendary matches did the wwf have in 97-99??

Enough to create the most known hall of Famers of the most popular generation

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Enough to create the most known hall of Famers of the most popular generation

in other words, you cant think of many.

 

[R=G]

in other words, you cant think of many.

What? Rock vs Cripple H turned him face and into a god. Eternally over
Austin vs Bret at WM 13 is legendary
Bret getting fukked over is legendary
Rock vs Austin 15 made them untouchable with fans till this very day
Rock vs Foley I Quit match changed Foleys life and was the best heel work during a match during the Attitude Era
The way Rock won the belt at Survivor Series 98 was pure comedy
The first tag team ladder match

 

[3Rivers]

Less to do with Trump and more to do with them being a publicly traded company with a board to answer to and shareholders and way too many licensing partners. Society hasn't really gotten less edgy since the 90s, but the product has become neutered the bigger it's become

pretty much

 

[Buzzed Lightyear]

how many legendary matches did the wwf have in 97-99??

Hardys vs. Edge & Christian vs. Dudleys (TLC 1 & 2)
Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker (HIAC)
Rock vs. Austin (pick any one)
Corporate Rock vs. Mankind (Survivor Series)
Undertaker vs. The Rock (KOTR)
The Rock vs. Cripple Ache (Ladder Match)
Stone Cold vs. Undertaker (First Blood Match)
Shall I continue?

If you extended it out to 2000, I could add some Y2J & Kurt Angle matches too.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

What? Rock vs Cripple H turned him face and into a god. Eternally over
Austin vs Bret at WM 13 is legendary
Bret getting fukked over is legendary
Rock vs Austin 15 made them untouchable with fans till this very day
Rock vs Foley I Quit match changed Foleys life and was the best heel work during a match during the Attitude Era
The way Rock won the belt at Survivor Series 98 was pure comedy
The first tag team ladder match

classic matches. not moments.

so basically about a handful of classic matches, while the majority of other matches were unwatchable.

Hardys vs. Edge & Christian vs. Dudleys (TLC 1 & 2)
Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker (HIAC)
Rock vs. Austin (pick any one)
Corporate Rock vs. Mankind (Survivor Series)
Undertaker vs. The Rock (KOTR)
The Rock vs. Cripple Ache (Ladder Match)
Stone Cold vs. Undertaker (First Blood Match)
Shall I continue?

If you extended it out to 2000, I could add some Y2K & Kurt Angle matches too.

the bolded is what youre gonna have to do.

half of these matches aren't classics.