The Attitude Era, (1997-2001) and The Ruthless Agression Era, (2002-2009) are and always will be the best Eras of WWE.🤟

@TJ-fe7rr

Жыл бұрын

Ruthless aggression era was good until early 2006.

@bobbyjohnson9409

11 ай бұрын

Yes the ruthless aggression era. Where ratings declined forever

@jamezstepps1801

11 ай бұрын

09 😂 more like 07

@jamezstepps1801

11 ай бұрын

Really 08 start of HD era

@johnrambo4245

11 ай бұрын

The ruthless aggression era was over after Lesnar Left in 2004 They could never replace him, no matter how hard they tried

Being a kid growing up watching Triple h and the Rock on Monday nights. Undertaker and Kane. Stone cold and Goldberg. Dudley Boyz and Hardy boys on smackdown. These were the good old wwe days. If we can only go back and realize these days won't last forever and now they are some of the greatest memories we had.

@gacem213

Жыл бұрын

Even in Algeria we enjoyed wwe massively! And watched it religiously whilst trying to imitate their moves... These days are not gonna repeat themselves because as H said today’s kids are different (1. Because they’re a bit softer. 2. Because of the tremendous amount of content available a click away...) So glad I was able to come up when internet wasn’t mainstream

@sophonsoum6851

Жыл бұрын

Wolf pack nwo days

@maxpayne4129

Жыл бұрын

WWF at the time but yeah

@JamesKlass79

Жыл бұрын

Dvon! Go get the table!

@Brhoward31

Жыл бұрын

5 years before was definitely better

That 2007-2008-2009 Era with Undertaker, Kane, Cena, Rey Mysterio, Jeff Hard, Big Show, Great Khali, Umaga, Randy Orton, Edge was so legendary. This Era made me love WWE and I'm from Brazil, I'm happy I saw the best Era.

@abdullahigani-oz2vq

4 ай бұрын

I was a kid during those years 07-09 even 2010 the best era for me as a kid

@neomachesa9672

3 ай бұрын

I'm also from that 2007 - 2010 era

@AarosConcerts

3 ай бұрын

@@neomachesa9672​​⁠same here! My wrestling love went from 2007-2010, I watched every now and then in 2011-2012 but haven’t watched it again since, but will always have a lot of love and great memories of those years

@Karmazyn_karma

3 ай бұрын

Dude 2007-2009 wasn’t the best era !!! Attitude Era was the best & early ruthless ag.

@ducatarina8310

3 ай бұрын

@@Karmazyn_karma For me was the best with all the fighters that I mentioned together, definily was the best.

HHH is a great storyteller and interview. I wish he'd do more of these.

@tee4056

Жыл бұрын

I agree but man's said it himself. Homie busy busy. But it is nice to see the new head of creative tell his side of things

@veersushantkumar

Жыл бұрын

Kenny omega better

@hamdkazimi5809

Жыл бұрын

@@veersushantkumar Who's Kenny?

@Stubbla

Жыл бұрын

You know, he ain't on TV playing a character here... lol. why do wrestling fans always refer to the people as their characters lol.

@oldpainless316

Жыл бұрын

88-92 and late 97 to 2002

Attitude Era was WWE / WWF in its absolute perfect state. The rivalries, the music, the shows, the commentating …. Incredible times!

@davidmacnamara8595

Жыл бұрын

Yeah 1997 till 2001 glory days

@MPHswayze

Жыл бұрын

The music is the single worst part of WWE now. It's all so stale and forgettable. The theme songs change all the time, a lot of them because they cheaped out over contract disputes. Jim Johnston was easily a top 10 most important figure of the Attitude Era, so it's crazy that WWE really doesn't respect music right now

@peenhead9938

Жыл бұрын

Ruthless Aggression was better

@Jake-vh6jp

Жыл бұрын

@@peenhead9938 For you. I bet if you asked the majority of people who watched through both eras, 90% would say Attitude. It's well documented. But if Aggression was yours, then fair enough. Each to their own.

@peenhead9938

Жыл бұрын

@@Jake-vh6jp that's true. Most ppl would say attitude

98-03 was its peak as a real young kid. It was way more popular among other people too. We’d always have small parties with the ppv’s back in the day. 2004-2007 had a great roster too, then my interest fell off.

@marlowstanfield6815

Жыл бұрын

More like 96 to 2001..

@kaps2k219

Жыл бұрын

Pretty much I think 09 was like really my last year actually trying watch all the shows and ppv

@dwiii1635

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

@tonytone9152

Жыл бұрын

i'd say 97 to 2003 was the best!

@hbkgault

Жыл бұрын

They took over in ratings in 1998, but 1997 was actually the best year of Raw ever IMHO, I feel bad for the people that hadn't switched over from Nitro yet because of the hot NWO angle from '96 that was already worn out.

Triple h is right its about the story telling. I remember watching the attitude era growing up and being invested in the undertaker vs kane storyline and tuning in every Monday to see what Paul bearer was talking about when he said undertaker had a brother and he was still alive man thay shocked me when I heard that and was hooked

@nomadlufc6996

Жыл бұрын

Man, I literally came to write this exact comment, almost verbatim. Austin Vs McMahon, Bret, and Shawn (very early attitude/ transition) and HHH being just about the best heal in any program he worked. The stories were fantastic and had such a cultural impact on any child/teen that grew up in that era of wrestling.

@codyeble6764

Жыл бұрын

I mean that was the best storyline in the history of wrestling

@soberanisfam1323

Жыл бұрын

Stone cold vs vince mcmahon storyline was the one for me

@xazarl3381

Жыл бұрын

something that people dont say aswell is the special moves people have are not as cool they need to recycle and pass stuff on. Imagine john cena without the AA or his entrance he would be half as popular as he is.

@majormarketing6552

2 ай бұрын

@xazarl3381 Cena wasnt all that. Just was the most pushed

I'd say attitude era had the craziest engaging story lines but ruthless aggression had a great mix of OG wrestlers on the back 9 and young upcoming guys with great charisma.

@00001sarthak

Жыл бұрын

Specially Stone cold vs Vince

@stevenbryant8160

Жыл бұрын

I always say ruthless aggression was my favorite cause the wrestling was great

@nathanrose3523

Жыл бұрын

Ruthless aggression has nothing on attitude era . Not even close

@brianmannion7097

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanrose3523 Yes it certainly does. Vince was at his best during the 00's. You had hbk returning in 02' along with all the other debuts of wrestlers such as batista, randy orton, john cena and brock lesnar. You also had most of the talent from ecw and wcw go over to smackdown or raw as well

@jagmbaksvshsh

4 ай бұрын

@@nathanrose3523ratiod

The Attitude Era will always be the golden era of wrestling. It’s sad to see what it has become nowadays.

@MVPlaymaker

Жыл бұрын

It's the HHH era now.....give it time I have high high hopes

@justarandomsim1412

Жыл бұрын

@@MVPlaymaker hehe nice

@MVPlaymaker

Жыл бұрын

@@justarandomsim1412 completely accidental but il take it

@aashish5321

Жыл бұрын

Bro time has change, generation has change so does the product

@jakeinator722

Жыл бұрын

Hulkamania is the best era.

I think Triple H was right about the stories bring you in. But the part missing today is there are no good characters, no one today that is captivating today like my era of Hogan, Piper, Macho Man, Bret Hart, HBK, Rock, Stone Cold, or Triple H. I feel like the wrestlers of today may be more talented than ever but lack the charisma. WWE has failed to create a superstar post John Cena that people truly care about.

@eazye1083

Жыл бұрын

I haven’t listened to this episode and maybe he mentioned it but I would love to hear his take on how social media impacts the business today. Much like with artists and actors there is a level of mysticism that’s been removed because of social media and how accessible people are.

@rapinbatches

Жыл бұрын

They are lazy now and aren't willing to put the work in to get people over like they did in those days. They could have guys just as popular as Hogan, Rock, Stone cold. But that requires week to week ass busting work. They would rather pander to their global investors, keep the product stale and neutral.

@vinnyv949

Жыл бұрын

The problem is everyone is generic. They criticize the gimmicks from especially the early 90s but you remembered those wrestlers. Only certain wrestlers can just use their name or a regular name. Most need a gimmick to make people care for them. Mark Calaway wouldn’t have gotten over without The Undertaker gimmick. Everyone know is just a bland wrestler with a computer generated name. Very few guys have a unique name or gimmick on the current roster that would excite the imagination. It’s just first name/last name wrestler brah.

@TheJokesterSCR

Жыл бұрын

Let's see if things change now that Vince isn't involved. I respect what he did for pro-wrestling, but he stayed in charge for far too long and was totally out of touch with the audience. Let's see if Triple H can find a way to bring things back now that he's the head of creative.

@codyeble6764

Жыл бұрын

Cuz they buried everyone under Roman Reigns and bring back big names that wrestle 3 times a year that are way past their primes like Brock and Goldberg instead of build up more talent which they actually have

If this is Triple H’s mentality on the industry moving forward, I think the WWE is in very capable hands. It’s the story telling. Growing up him and Taker were my favorite wrestlers.

Triple H makes an excellent point. The WWF during the Attitude era was basically a soap opera...excellent story telling with excellent characters.

Being born in the 90's WWE from 2000 - 2010 is the best era. I watched my DVD from Wrestlemania 21 countless times. Undertaker, Rey Misterio, Batista, and so on .. They were all there.

@churnetvalleyrunner3635

9 ай бұрын

100% behind you on that, Ruthless Aggression was my era

The Golden Era is definitely the best. Hogan, Macho Man, Andre, Perfect, Jake The Snake, Rick Rude, Demolition, Hart Foundation, Warrior and so on. Can’t be touched

@phil7121

2 ай бұрын

This... I was a kid during the golden era, so in theory I was the perfect age for the attitude era, but I was mostly turned off by how extreme it was I loved all the wrestlers, like roster was obviously super deep, but it just seemed like there was no balance and it was just a never ending stream of shock tv It's like growing up on Disney animated movies and then all of a sudden Disney is making only rated R super sexualized and violent content

Storytelling is the number one driving tool that combat sports need to adopt to make their events successful. The match itself is almost irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. It's the buildup and the emotional rollercoaster throughout that captivates people into paying attention.

@explicitmoviesvideohighlig4831

Жыл бұрын

Being unique & charismatic both physically & vocally(mic skills) go a long way. Ufc doesn't need manufactured fake storylines.

@psgraya2

Жыл бұрын

@@explicitmoviesvideohighlig4831 tell that to the biggest UFC draw ever, McGregor. He literally got so big, because of how he sold his fights. Every single one.

@scoodaninee_9925

Жыл бұрын

Thankk you

@blanktrigger8863

Жыл бұрын

That's why folks like Ali and McGregor were so big. They sold themselves in a promo style that was very similar to the WWE. They brought in folks who otherwise never would have been interested.

@blanktrigger8863

Жыл бұрын

@@psgraya2 Not to mention certain boxers like Ali who did the same.

I can't imagine how tired HHH is of hearing we need to bring back the attitude era. It was a moment in time. HHH is right. There were no streaming services, youtube, twitch, etc. There is so much content, and so many sources for it now. I was a wcw guy, but enjoyed that those two companies and shows were doing everything they could to beat each other.

@WhySoBroken

Жыл бұрын

The old stuff would do well even now. It was different mentality back then

@MPHswayze

Жыл бұрын

@@WhySoBroken aew is doing hardcore matches, blood, middle fingers, s'marky references for the s'marks. It's a niche. There are 900k or so 12-50 year old adolescents stuck in childhood who want to watch that stuff. No one else really does so the market for it is small

@blanktrigger8863

Жыл бұрын

@@WhySoBroken No, it wouldn't. It was too much of a spectacle and still is. Like the circus, it was something that folks hyped up largely because entertainment wasn't easy to access at the time.

@bingbing977

Жыл бұрын

@@MPHswayze I mean all viewers of wrestling went down so

@LuchaGangsta

Жыл бұрын

I would rather have ruthless aggression 2.0 than another attitude era but thats not a knock on the AE im just more biased for the RAE.

Still remember when Triple H came back from injury! Goosebumps!!!

Attitude roster was just unbelievable. From Mankind to the Dudley brothers to Undertaker and stone cold. Just untouchable

Definitely the Attitude Era for me. I didn't grow up watching during that time but going back to watch these eras singled out the Attitude Era as being the absolute best, especially when WCW was doing so well just before hand. 1996-2001 were the best years in professional wrestling.

@Kalel2.0

Жыл бұрын

Me neither I'm an early 2000's kid but I loved the Attitude Era cause guys were allowed to be themselves and the Storylines were great but I also loved The Ruthless Aggression Era it had better Wrestling and Booking and I loved watching Smackdown

@TheJokesterSCR

Жыл бұрын

That's what having good competition does for companies. It forces everybody from all companies to step up their game to try and outdo one another. I know most people don't consider AEW as competition for WWE, but I'm willing to bet that it's directly related to AEW being TV-14 that led to WWE going back to the TV-14 rating as well.

@JayChambers83

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you’ve gone back and watched them. I was fortunate enough to tune in live to Raw is War and Smackdown back then and it was wrestling to perfection. The story lines were hard hitting and the talent was through the roof!

@Kalel2.0

Жыл бұрын

@@JayChambers83 What was it like witnessing the greatest Wrestlemania of all time X seven I did watch it on the network but what was it like witnessing the end of the Attitude Era?

@TankGames2024

Жыл бұрын

I mostly agree, but there’s one other era that beats the attitude era, and that’s nxt from 2014-2020

I could sit around a camp fire with HHH for hours and listen to his stories

I agree the story is important but the action and the over the topness makes it perfect. Steven pulling up with the beer truck and giving his boss the fuck you was why so many people loved Austin and Vince together. Everyone wants to tell their boss off and Austin did it in a crazy over the too action

96-01.. WCW, WWF, ECW. Great time to be a fan

@dacollector8995

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree I remember watching both wwe and wcw back in the day when nwo formed was the best thing ever

@albondigas8270

Жыл бұрын

You fucking bet brother

@IStevenSeagal

Жыл бұрын

Damn imagine missing out on 2002-2006 WWE🤦‍♂️

i remember as a kid, when they all tried to lift Yokozuna, and my favorite wrestler was Tatanka, he almost did it. But then came Lex Luger and throw Yokozuna on the ground. That for me was the moment which i will always remember. 1992-1995 was the best WWE era ever for me.

I will admit I was completely unsold and shaking my head when Logan first showed up in WWE. Ive never done a bigger 180 except for maybe with Sasha Banks as far as respect and being a fan is concerned. I'm 100% behind him and pulling for him He's so good, so fast.

@Ty81494

Жыл бұрын

Sasha Banks only got in because her uncle is Snoop Dogg by blood no cap she was trash when she staRTED BECAUSE SHE WAS GIVEN THE SPOT

@freecreatorsmusicgroup6647

Жыл бұрын

He frog splashed in miz’s ass cheeks

@joshjones9749

Жыл бұрын

Hope yall are ready for triple H to bring Sasha back lol

@ghostmail

Жыл бұрын

Sasha makes people pay 90 for a pic and won't even stand next to the person

@steveh88

Жыл бұрын

Same here. Only I wasn't just "unsold". I was ready to hate the guy. He convinced me in his first match w/ The Miz. He was a GREAT fucking heel, and he looked legit in the ring. But man, that 2nd match. And that insane frog splash. That was a thing of beauty. Now, I can't wait to see more Logan Paul!

I watched 01-09 and I absolutely loved the ruthless aggression era , I can only imagine how great the attitude era was. Super bummed I missed out on the Monday night wars as I was a newborn , but man it must have been cool having wrestling so mainstream like the big sports leagues

@bravetitangrizzly

Жыл бұрын

Peacock is only 4.99/month with ads, and has all WWE owned content. I started at WM 14, watching all the Raws and PPV’s. Just finished Summerslam ‘99

@blue1984

Жыл бұрын

I can tell you it was an incredible era. You'll never get those days back. I was early-mid teens at the time. Never to be forgotten!

@chillvibed

Жыл бұрын

Ah man it was awesome. You know when you see a pretty girl? Then you see a girl who is way better? It was like that. Attitude era was just another level. You would wait for the episodes every week, and have the channel on, just waiting 15 minutes before it would even air. You never wanted to miss anything. It was the PEAK of wrestling

@mapsgoonthewall5396

Жыл бұрын

I was a teenager during the attitude era. It was wild flipping back and forth between nitro and raw. Greatest era of wrestling.

@juancarlos-dx1or

Жыл бұрын

In my opinion Ruthless Era was the more cohesive in terms of quality, but what made Attitude era so great were the provocative storylines.

In particular the storytelling of matches was so much better back then. It’s like nowadays it’s all about just doing some athletic looking move cuz it looks cool but doesn’t mean anything or get the crowd into it or someone hits a finisher two minutes in and covers the guy immediately and uk he’s kicking out that’s def a big issue is the diminishing of finishers

@blanktrigger8863

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Watch the Rock vs Ric Flair and it's leagues better than matches today because of the in ring storytelling.

I grew up in the ruthless aggression era when Brock and Goldberg were the main guys of the company and Cena was a badass thug rapper. But I have to admit. attitude era is the most exciting thing I've ever seen on TV. Better than my favourite movies better than any thing on TV. The characters are so cool and very iconic. The storylines are so funny, cartoonish, bizarre, shocking and badass. Attitude era was the best TV show I've ever seen.

@alphonsemaina8293

Жыл бұрын

Overrated Era

@bingbing977

Жыл бұрын

@@alphonsemaina8293 🤡

@alphonsemaina8293

Жыл бұрын

@@bingbing977 It's true though.

@Hylean_Way

Жыл бұрын

@@alphonsemaina8293 it was the most exciting era, the crowds were electric and that same electricity carried over into the storylines and backstage segments. Around 2002ish crowds started dying because a lot of the exhilarating stories and characters people were invested in started to end. Even the backstage segments switched from a “follow the action to the back” kinda presentation to a more “skit” style with bad acting.

Ending of attitude era is when wwe became more lit ruthless aggression era was the one especially 2002-2006

My childhood is the mid 90s the Monday night wars the attitude era that will always hold a place in my heart for life

I'm 22 now, I've been watching Logan since I was 14 and WWE since I was 6, to see both kinda world's collide with eachother is amazing to see, it used to be Internet Vs media but now it's internet & media to bring us the best of the best

@MPHswayze

Жыл бұрын

It's cool because they've always mashed up with pop culture. Cyndi Lauper at Wrestlemania mixed wrestling/mtv. Lawrence Taylor match at WM was NFL/WWF. Mike Tyson with DX and Austin was boxing/wrestling. Tough Enough mixed wrestling with reality TV. Divas searches mixed Playboy/WWE. Tribute to the Troops military & wrestling. WWF the Music albums, WWE movie studio

I do agree with Triple H it is all about a great storyteller and I’ve watched WWF during the attitude era and ruthless aggression I tell ya as a kid when I watched it and seeing Stone Cold Steve Austin do some off the wall shit he did it made it so believable and like Undertaker and Kane they were so scary I couldn’t sleep because that’s how much dedication they put into their character and even Triple H always being that badass you hated but at the same time loved because he set the bar for being a villain! And the list goes on and on! Those eras will always be monumental throughout WWE history for me

It was so much better when I was younger. I remember 2002-2007ish the most but objectively speaking the best era was probably 98-05'. After that it started going down hill. I think it started getting a little too PG and aimed mainly towards younger kids. I think around that time they started losing the teenage and adult audience

This was a good conversation. Triple H is dead on about the power of storytelling. High hopes for his version of WWE, but nothing will ever top the Attitude Era.

The Ministry of Darkness, Corporate Ministry, Vince McMahon and Steve Austin stories were 5 star quality, that was great.... like i loved the stories with Ultimate Warrior, Hogan and Macho Man in the 80s and early 90s.

Attitude Era is the absolute pinnacle of wrestling and television in general.

@chriszaun8984

11 ай бұрын

Attitude era was jerry springer wrestling

@RobinoviHudovi

11 ай бұрын

@@chriszaun8984 Attitude Era was the avant-garde manifestation of magical zeitgeist of the turn of the Millennium when wrestling truly became the performance art.

For me as of December 2023: 1. The Attitude Era 2. The PG Era 3. Current post-COVID era 4. The Golden Age Era & Ric Flair in the 1980s (NWA/WCW). The current era has the potential of climbing up the list.

It's the story and the connection to the character. Kids saw superman when hogan was out there. Teenagers and working class guys saw their dad's or friends with Austin.

When it came to the main event storylines in the 90s, the violence had a purpose. Taker threw Mankind off the cell because they had done EVERYTHING else to each other. These two men had been to war and that hell in a cell was the ultimate culimination. Same thing with Foley and HHH, Rock and Foley,, Rock and HHH. Rock and HHH often had those slugfest matches that went all the around but that was due to where the story took it.

The 90s start from the end of the golden era into the cartoon era then the attitude era to watch how much it changes in just 10yrs is unbelievable

I like how triple h is a true professional with a focus on the fan experience. Easy to see why he’s running things today. Inglorious bastards: I never forgot the bar scene where they are having a meeting and it’s that nazis birthday.

@joemckim1183

Жыл бұрын

Or in True Romance the scene with Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper just talking.

@tenkolive

Жыл бұрын

There's like 5 people running this in. WWE Vince doesn't think it can be run By 1 person anymore he doesn't believe they have the talent to leave it to just one person

What HHH said is absolutely true !! I just watched a martial arts documentary about the fighting/action N the best rated movies n scenes were where there was hundreds of punches thrown n like 5 landed hits vs the worst rated movies where it's just over the top action every hit lands they beating tf out of each other ...less is more fr fr

Early days: San Martino Golden Age: Hogan New Gen: Hart Attitude: Austin Ruthless: HHH Universe: Cena PG: Shield In Ring: HBK Lines: Rock Mania: Taker Summerslam: Lesnar MITB: Edge Heel: Orton Pipebomb: Punk

@mindofvirtuoso3358

Жыл бұрын

619: mysterio

@erxishang61

Жыл бұрын

hahaha Mask: Kane Size: Show Strength: Henry Funny: Marella

@DAMNS70

Жыл бұрын

Hotel: Trivago

@markitogolez0923

Жыл бұрын

Talent: Bret Storytelling: Bret Technical Skills: Bret Clown: Cena Comedy: Cena Awkward:Cena

@qwerty12476

Жыл бұрын

Heel: Orton/ Jericho

Attitude Era was the greatest. It was raw and as crazy as it could get. 90% of the stories of that era would never fly today and all of the Greats were top tier acts from that era. The Rock, Stone Cold, Taker, HHH, HBK are just some of em. Then the early 2000s, the old guards were still in their prime and we had new legends in the making like Brock Lesnar, Rey Mysterio, John Cena, Randy Orton, Eddie Guerrero. These new guys kept it great. Now? Idk man. It has fallen too far for me personally.

Pleasantly surprised with the interview questions and Hunter's responses too

HHH u were part of the greatest part of WWE History and u were one of the greatest heels WWE has ever had. WAYY BIGGER than Hogans Era.

The dx , stone cold , rock , etc .. era was amazing , one thing I think is important in wrestling is the punches make sure they land don’t do air punches

@MPHswayze

Жыл бұрын

Jeff Jarrett, Undertaker, Stone Cold, Bubba Ray Dudley, damn nobody today throws bombs like they did

@peterschmidt3463

Жыл бұрын

@@MPHswayze Scott Hall and The Rock had amazing working punches as well!

Triple-H was a curtain call he was the most humble guy ever in the WWE and all of that a great storyteller, and he is so hope he does more of these podcasts.//

@thuglifeVol2

Жыл бұрын

Triple H is a lot of things, but humble is not one of them..

yea the luke and laura from general hospital was at a all time high i remember my mom watching it and i did some too great story line. back then didnt even have a vhs player yet as they were too expensive still lol.

Id say 02-05 was best all-around talent they had, 06-09 that rosters took a big hit. They had a bunch of new guys and a diva division no one gave a 2 hoots about. You had Taker, Edge, H, Cena, Orton, Jericho, Batista, and Shawn getting used for everything because that's all the star power they had left.

@mosyed4352

Жыл бұрын

Yeah and the guys that were getting out of there shell either got fired or quit, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Booker, Rey

@Reynar7

Жыл бұрын

@@mosyed4352 In 08 the best they had to offer outside the big names was Umaga, JBL and Jeff Hardy. JBL always sucked lol

@mosyed4352

Жыл бұрын

@@Reynar7 To be fair Jeff Hardy became a big, big name but screwed it up at his peak. Everyone else your right about though. Can’t forget Kane

@darksoul6482

Жыл бұрын

2010 was the worst year for WWE talent wise.

@Reynar7

Жыл бұрын

@@darksoul6482 didn't they bring back Test in 2010 or something? 🤣😭

Triple H is hopefully going to bring back these great stories to tell in the ring now that he’s in charge of Creative.

@scottytechNmore1

Жыл бұрын

Where are they lmao

What a great interview man

my most memorable wwe story was the john cena vs edge feud.. everything about that feud was perfect

I was born in 00’ so I was there for the end of the attitude era before the ruthless aggression era. I think the best was the war days for WWF. I love the 98-04 era 05-08 wasn’t bad but the best promos, matches and divas moments was from 98-04

I’m disappointed to hear HHH downplay the impact of the crazy elements of old wrestling … The story was told from those crazy things happening. WWE is boring these days because nothing crazy or interesting happens.

@t1.ivorylance185

Жыл бұрын

Saying nothing crazy or interesting happens is flat-out hyperbole. Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean it’s not eccentric or original. Have you ever seen someone in the attitude era tip the ring over with a tractor? Nope.

@djdarq6311

Жыл бұрын

@@t1.ivorylance185 we pretty much have seen it all. Clearly you forget the milk trucks and beer trucks. The 80s was the pinnacle. The 90s were those same fans in their college years. Then it went downhill.

The Attitude era is so special, I dont think any other era will surpass it. Its like Wrestling equivalent of the Golden Age of Cinema imo. Having WWE and WCW dominate the mainstream was something we had never seen with pro wrestling.

once Hogan came on the scene that's when I started watching WWF as it was known back then.My Dad was the biggest wrestling fan so any matches I watched initially were because of him,and we'd dabble in WCW as well,especially in the late 80's early 90's. So much talent in both camps back then.After the attitude era my interest waned,also Dad had passed by then so I couldn't really watch it without thinking of him all the time and bumming myself out.

For me the rutheless aggression era is the best (I am biased) growing up and seeing Triple H,Shawn Michaels,The Undertaker,Eddie at their peak as well as Jericho Edge Cena Batista the Hardy Boyz Orton Mysterio. That era had it all. Star Quality ✅ Mature/Bizarre storylines ✅ The Next Generation of wrestlers being slowly built up and made credible mixing with expireienced wrestlers ✅ Freedom to make their own promos and give input on the matches ✅ I know it probably wasn't really as good as the attitude era but it was my childhood and was the perfect balance of in ring clasics and laid back creative culminating in controversial and emotional storylines. PERFECT

What he's saying makes sense. It was definitely boosted by the storytelling. The rivalries, like Stone Cold vs Vince McMahon for example, had us shouting and laughing every week. We still remember Stone Cold hitting Vince over the head with a bedpan decades later. 😂

I think both is just as important. Story ofcourse, but crazy stunts just bring the awesomeness to it

Undertaker vs Kane will always be the best rivalry in my opinion

98-02 was peak WWE. Was still brilliant from 02-08’ish though with Shawn Michaels return & Brock coming through

Triple h I agree. Story is more important but I feel back then we had better story telling from low to mid card

Jaws is my favorite movie of all-time and the fact that HHH used that for reference in a lot of this clip makes me very happy. 🦈

My personal favorite is the late 80's Rock N Wrestling era.. Attitude/Monday Night Wars is a tight second.

The Hogan era for me. I was a kid and was absolutely fascinated by the magic of the WWF. After Hogan became a bad guy, it was over for me.

This interview shows you why Triple H is a great booker. He understands the importance of a great story and telling it properly. WWE is in great hands!! Time to Play the Game!!

@johneastwood3039

Жыл бұрын

What by making excuses as to why nobody watches wrestling anymore.

@redrick8900

4 ай бұрын

Where is this great booking?

Man Tripps is so right about when he said along the lines of you didn't have alot of options during that time in the 90s.Every Monday night at 9pm I would drive to my Gmas house just to watch Raw,then switch over to Nitro here and there.Great memories

@johneastwood3039

Жыл бұрын

That's just an excuse, it couldn't possibly be that wrestling is just pure shit these days.

even though i wasn't even born yet during the attitude era, looking back at those moments, it's definitely my favorite era. Things were just wild back then.

The WWF 1984-1992 was the greatest era! Being a kid then and having heroes like Hogan,Macho Man and Warrior, we were lucky.

Triple was incredible 🙌🏽 my favourite wrestler of all time super evil funny 😄 charismatic and married the bosses daughter 🤘🏽🔥 a true legend.

D-von... get the table.. that was a great way to tell a story

I feel for HHH. I grew up in the Attitude era and the world was just loving it. Nowadays everybody just looks for reasons to hate everything. Less social media really helped the business back then. Thank goodness a lot of these fans weren't around to ruin the Monday Night Wars. Peacock doesn't even do justice to the times back then because it doesn't really capture hos different the world was. It was just badass lol. The commercial, the favs, the atmosphere and the tension was just different lol. It's gonna be hard to recreate something that special.

@zenelo3469

Жыл бұрын

social media isnt the problem. the problem is wwe failed to adapt in a way that keeps the product captivating to watch

@mr.lukecage7405

Жыл бұрын

@@zenelo3469 I would still say social has been problematic. It's hard to keep surprises. Unless you bought dirt sheets or magazines you didn't really know what was going on. I never knew HHH's real name even as a 15 year old. That wouldn't fly today. I didn't know when a wrestler failed a drug test and was suspended. I only knew the storyline reasoning. Wouldn't fly today. Social media has damaged kefabe.

Man I'm so happy I grew up in the attitude era....its was absolutely unreal!!

@kn7cks347

Жыл бұрын

I missed the Micheal Jackson era but WWF was one of the things you just had to be there . So glad to have witnessed it

@PlaceforSpace

11 ай бұрын

Michael Jackson era 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The only issue I see with WWE right now is that they save the unpredictable nature for the PPV’s. Other than someone’s return/debut, there aren’t many surprises on TV. Just a quick heel/face/attack to start a feud. Then it’s just talking about the PPV. I don’t care at all what happens on Raw or Smackdown. I just wait for the PPV. Quality of PPV matches never really dipped. But the company grew because the tv audience grew

97-02 FOR ME was the glory days of wwf I remember having to video tape raw episodes cuz I couldn't stay up till 11 cuz it was a school night and watching it the next day as soon as I got home from school haha man good times

With Triple H in charge, I absolutely would love to see him create an era that's a mixed between the Ruthless Aggression Era, The New Generation Era & the NXT Era. Build the company around younger talent like Johnny Gargano & Riddle. Gargano & Riddle could be this generation's Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels rivalry.

My favorite is the attitude era because that’s what I grew up on but I’m sure people that grew up in different times would say the same.

how can triple h say it's as good today as ever lmao. my god

@maxpayne4129

Жыл бұрын

Lol he has to.

@kiwikiwi2483

Жыл бұрын

The in-ring action certainly is

@ervin9320

Жыл бұрын

Yeah he kinda has no choice. It’s a business hes running now-can’t confess to the general public

@daboyfernando6033

Жыл бұрын

Arguably talent wise maybe. Wwe has such a great roster and potential stars. It’s the creative team that is no where near.

@Justin-zs9zc

Жыл бұрын

You expect him to talk shit about his company and talent?

Damn Hunter made sense - the matches, promos, cut scenes, etc we remember the most aren’t the bloody ones. It’s the regular ones that had story leading up to them that we still remember. One example is why many don’t like John Wick or won’t watch it after one time. Too much.

I caught the tail end of the attitude era and was a kid and teen during ruthless aggression. Took it for granted watching Raw and Smackdown every week.

I'd have to say Attitude with Ruthless being a very close second. Obviously the PG era made them alot of money but it was the start of their creative drought.

Definitely the attitude era. Thanks for making my childhood

Love that you put Batista and taker in the thumbnail!!

98-03 was best time.. bro I remember feeing sick at school and then I remember later is RAW and I would automatically feel better . . sometimes after watching RAW and dropping asleep , felt so happy going to bed… Every match was like a ppv.. stone cold vs rock, triple h vs under taker, Kane vs angle , taker vs stone cold, Kane vs hhh … Every SINGLE match was like a ppv

The current WWE is a steaming pile, compared to what it was 20 years ago, and HHH knows it He just can't say that. They have plenty of work to do. Finding and developing that level of talent is going to be close to impossible. That was a Golden Era of Wrestling, fed by WCW, and ECW, and their demise.

@wigglyman6713

Жыл бұрын

I don't even think it has to do with talent there was just a relatability to the superstars in the 90s to the early 2000s everyone had a favorite that they felt connected to there is none of that now its almost like every superstar is there to develop someone else instead of being an individual.

@mindofvirtuoso3358

Жыл бұрын

When cm punk left wwe fell

@InvestBetter.

Жыл бұрын

@@mindofvirtuoso3358 He was definitely a part of the steam in that pile.

@mindofvirtuoso3358

Жыл бұрын

@@InvestBetter. everyone loves cm punk😂 2012 was peak wwe

@twerkinalisha7346

Жыл бұрын

Facts

Another big struggle for wwe is simply ufc or mma fights on t.v. back in the day as a kid we only had this on t.v. and couldn't wait to see the next. That and most of the original legends leaving the gen just doesn't come close

@joemckim1183

Жыл бұрын

I'll agree about that. If you have a UFC PPV and a WWE PPV on the same weekend where the UFC has a huge main event and you don't know how its going to end because its real life its hard to get invested in the 3rd match in a row of 2 wrestlers going at it on PPV.

@saygostr8sick

Жыл бұрын

@@joemckim1183 facts. I don't even mean to knock wrestling but watching 2 guys legit fight vs scripting it's just hard not to pick ufc over it ya know. Nothing will beat them WCW nitro or old Era but nowadays it's just not the same.

@joemckim1183

Жыл бұрын

@@saygostr8sick Just think about when UFC was first becoming successful after TUF. You had guys like Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Quinton Jackson, Georges St. Pierre, Forrest Griffin, Matt Hughes all still competing. Watching John Cena vs. Randy Orton in their 10th PPV match just didn't do it anymore.

@saygostr8sick

Жыл бұрын

@@joemckim1183 yes the new or even repeat story lines run dry. I loved the hardy boy dudley Era. The Kane n undertaker. NWO. mysterio in his prime. He'll I remember cenad debut match lol. Maybe alot is growing up and not being fascinating as it was as a kid but alot of it is the wrestlers just aren't the same. It's sad. Just glad I was there for the best of it.

@leoali80

Жыл бұрын

No I think the pg fucked the wrestling

i remember H and Taker standing in the ring staring at each other eye to eye for like 5 minutes straight. crowd chanting all kinds of stuff. H then points to the wrestlemaina sign - then crowd went ballistic. then raw went off the air. not even word was said and just one action suddenly you had to watch maina.

Streaming has killed the excitement of things I miss waiting a week for a show or something to watch

Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era

The Talent of the Wresters might be Good Today, but the Stories back in the Day were FAR MORE GREATER then they are Today!!! FACTS!!!!!

I loved watching old late 90 attitude era matches . but grew up watching the ruthless aggression era 2000 kid . I’m a big fan of Jeff hardy due to all his TLC matches with his brother and edge and Christian and the Dudley boys good old times no lie.

Wasnt old enough to enjoy the attitude era, got some blimps of ruthless aggression, but fair to say randy orton and especially the wyatt family made it really interesting for me as a teen

I say when need hardy rvd the boogie man etc the wwe was so r rated now it’s family friendly

‘87-‘07. Best years as a whole. We got Hogan, Andre, Warrior, Macho Man, Bret, HBK, Austin, Rock, Brock, Cena, Orton, Batista, and so many others all in those years. Nothing tops that.

damn man..hearing him talk about my favorite era an era he helped father/usher in..damn..good shit paul. i love wwe. 🥹

Smackdown Six ... is sooo underrated, overlooked and never mentioned.

We need a New Attitude Era 2.0! But sadly people are to damn sensitive now a days. That Era will live forever in my childhood!... and that's the bottom line...

@robertapolloni83

Жыл бұрын

no offence but how old are u, cause i watched the entire attitude era and thankfully the parasitic internet fans were not there to ruin the experience, problem is people look at te attitude era with rose colored glasses as ther was a fair bit of average stuff too, but also no dumbasses fans that just call everything shit while not even watching the product, i miss tory any stacy

@brizzchizz7302

Жыл бұрын

.....cause Bone Cold so said!

@GoodfellasX21

Жыл бұрын

@@robertapolloni83 the internet and social media wasn't what it was compared to now is what you're thinking. The entertainment value in the attitude era was top notch though. Listening to the Rock call Kelly a hermaphrodite was hilarious among many other tropes. The wwe got watered down eventually.

@troystaunton254

Жыл бұрын

There was 2 attitude era’s the stuff people remember like stone cold, hhh, the rock, undertaker, Kane all that top tier stuff. That’s what everyone talks about that’s what everyone remembers. Then there was all the stuff no one talks about or remembers. Like Marlena being knocked off the ring and “having a miscarriage” or mark Henry getting may young pregnant and she gives birth to a hand. The reality is 80% of the attitude era was shock value garbage that did nothing and added nothing. Then 20% was just awesome pro wrestling with amazing athletes. If you think that other 80% was any good then go watch aew. They produce that stuff now and no one cares.

@robertapolloni83

Жыл бұрын

@@GoodfellasX21 u are right it has changed but it was more the net back then was used differently. The communication between fans was different too. nowhere near as vitriolic as now, also not long before this u didnt talk about wrestling unless u knew u were talking another fan, the amount of shit i copped for being a fan was ridiculose,

Best era is attitude era 💯🔥🔥🔥 The rock , Stone Cold , Triple H , Undertaker , Kane , Mick , Chyna, Jacqueline, Hardy boys , Edge & Christen , The crowd the Pryor , the stages the ppv theme music everything was better

@IStevenSeagal

Жыл бұрын

Undertaker, Batista, Angle, Lesnar, Goldberg, HHH, HBK, Kane, Guerrero, Benoit, Booker T, Mark Henry, Big Show, Jericho, Steiner, Mysterio, Test, Randy Orton, big fist SD stage, metallic Raw stage. Sounds better.

97-99 was the golden days. Nothing will ever come close

I dont keep up week to week and havent for awhile. And half the ppv but i went to my first live show couple weeks ago and its a great time.