richaveli83
Veteran
You really had to watch it as it was happening. It's not the same as watching episodes on the network. Watching Raw and Nitro on Monday night and then the next morning at school we would talk about it at school. EVERYONE was into it. The stuff they were doing back then you could NEVER do now! Not even talking about the bra and panties matches or like that but the whole Ministry of Darkness trying to sacrifice Stephanie McMahon, Undertaker and Paul Bearer trying to embalm Austin alive, Kaietai trying to chop Val Venis's dikk, hell the gimmick of Val Venis, Big Bossman fukking with the Big Show and Al Snow, and so much more!
Everyone had a Austin 3:16 t-shirt or a DX t-shirt. EVERYONE was over and had something going on whether you were the opening act or main eventer. Even when the WWF and WCW added secondary shows like Smackdown and Thunder it didn't feel like it was too much. Even when Nitro went to three hours permanently in 1998 to 2000 it didn't feel like a drag like Raw does now. The wrestling wasn't the best outside of the main event in late 1998 to late 1999 when Vince McMahon really let Russo run wild but in 2000 through 2001 the match quality really improved.
Looking back some of that shyt was ridiculous and embarrassing but as a teenager during those years it was a blast!
Everyone had a Austin 3:16 t-shirt or a DX t-shirt. EVERYONE was over and had something going on whether you were the opening act or main eventer. Even when the WWF and WCW added secondary shows like Smackdown and Thunder it didn't feel like it was too much. Even when Nitro went to three hours permanently in 1998 to 2000 it didn't feel like a drag like Raw does now. The wrestling wasn't the best outside of the main event in late 1998 to late 1999 when Vince McMahon really let Russo run wild but in 2000 through 2001 the match quality really improved.
Looking back some of that shyt was ridiculous and embarrassing but as a teenager during those years it was a blast!