It got better when HHH was pushed and WWF got a legit mainevent heel after Rock turned face.
all that shyt was equally bad.
the only thing that saved cripple ache was mankind evolving into cactus jack.
that the unheralded lench pin to the attitude era mick.
is completely ignored with his ability to navigate the russo trash to turn bullshyt into gold.
all those cripple ache promos were gawd awful.
on top of the fact most of steph's shyt was just as equally bad.
while sometimes alternatively,...
they were directly stealing from the macho/miss madness/George angle every week,.
if macho got slimed with some sewerage...[which was a retread of his karl Malone ending]
steph got slimed with sewerage, a bit after.
just both promotions were god awful.
when it came to the actual content.
if not for the principles of scsa/rock/mankind.
then, the later inclusion of Jericho, to the radicals.
both could have died a horrible death.
if they both were not playing off of one another in a war.
wwf, just made better because it gave a payoff to the fans via the faces with scsa.
yet, when cripple ache came on.
there was never any real payoff, and cripple ache ended the actual boom anyway.
by going over the rock, and ushering out the casual fan.
who at that time, were all awaiting for the typical face to win the title at mania.
when, rock did not...
all the wind was let out of the wwe sails, to where we are now.
where the company is just hell bent on trying to remanufacture.
the awful aspects of the boom.
instead of the actual good, that made and helped it.
art barr
art barr
or 
...but usually both.
that turned into Chaz the wifebeater 
