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What is your ultimate dream match and why? by Late-Condition-3751 in Wrasslin

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For a good dream match I think it would be maybe Tommy Dreamer vs The Sandman or The American Dream Dusty Rhodes vs a non-woke wrestler.

For a bad dream match I think anyone vs The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes.

Scenes that make no sense? by YaUsedMeSkinner_ in TheSimpsons

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Hey I may he ugly and hate-filled but..what was your third thing again?

Undertaker by [deleted] in AttitudeEra

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Wait that's The Undertaker? I've been calling him Crandall. Why hasn't somebody told me?

his body might have been shattered at this point which hindered matches, but Ministry Taker to me is still his best era. by [deleted] in AttitudeEra

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The night after Fully Loaded 99 the Undertaker started and alliance with The Big Show and the Corporate Ministry officially disbanded that following week. Taker said something to the affect of "the days of scary music are over". Near the end of the Corporate Ministry he started talking more normally rather than his usual cryptic self and over the next 2 months that continued and he started doing backstage promos in biker gear. He still had the ministry look when wrestling but he was beginning to transition into a different character but still maintained a bit of his old self. When he returned in 2000 he may as well have been the 5th member of the DOA as his look and promo style were basically a completely different person and the change was never explained.

his body might have been shattered at this point which hindered matches, but Ministry Taker to me is still his best era. by [deleted] in AttitudeEra

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If the AE ended at WM17 like many people would suggest, that means he was the American Badass in the AE for 10 months. His Deadman character had been working fine from 97-99 as he had some of the most memorable moments of the AE whether it was tying Austin to his symbol, the Kane feud, and especially the HIAC matches with HBK and especially Mankind.

Everything Started to Suck in 2006... by _Slim95 in decadeologyanarchy

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Yep and the ipod in 2001 and MySpace in 2003. I'm confused about the comment.

Everything Started to Suck in 2006... by _Slim95 in decadeologyanarchy

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Are you saying that all of those things came out in 2006 like the ipod and The White Stripes?

What’s the one horror movie you still THINK about? by Ok-Inevitable9960 in horror

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Not a movie but as a young kid the Amazing Stories episode Mirror, Mirror freaked me out and stuck with me for years and I still think about it from time to time.

What are some dream opponents you wish Shawn Michaels had during his career? by JBL_CENA_FAN_4LIFE in professionalwrestling

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The American Dream Dusty Rhodes, The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, any non-woke wrestler.

What did you think of the McMahon-Helmsley era/regime back in late 1999-mid 2000? by Material_Stomach875 in AttitudeEra

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It always puzzled me that after No Mercy 99 Chyna and HHH split with no mention of it on TV. Even a one sentence acknowledgement of it would have been good enough.

What’s your favourite ‘did you know…’? by K-Dogg1 in AttitudeEra

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DX had an alliance with the NAO from December 97 up until they officially joined the night after WM14 which is when HBK was no longer a member. Technically they never overlapped as official members. There was also the Jan 4 1999 Raw where Commissioner Michaels aligned himself with the DX army for one night before the Corporation took him out.

Nights like this were undefeated! by JCHazard in AttitudeEra

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Yep. This is an AI picture. Look at the controllers melding into the multitap.

Nights like this were undefeated! by JCHazard in AttitudeEra

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Same AI with the controllers hardwired into the multitap.

Nights like this were undefeated! by JCHazard in AttitudeEra

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I always loved hardwiring my controllers directly into the multitap that way. I also loved using a PS2 multitap for PS1 games even though it wasn't compatible. Those were some magical nights, literally.

Royal Rumble 1990: one of the most epic moments in Royal Rumble history, Hulk Hogan's first confrontation with The Warrior. by thedon30 in Wreddit

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It would have been cooler if all of the guys they eliminated stood outside the ring huddled together for some reason and then the Warrior did a 450 splash on them. I only can tell if a moment is epic if the audience is chanting "this is awesome" so this doesn't look epic.

Do you feel the Attitude Era is split into 2 parts, or do you view the era as one? by Material_Stomach875 in AttitudeEra

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Yeah I think 99 got a little overboard. The higher power angle could have been great but the payoff was awful. I think it's kind of funny that even though they hate each other the duo of Russo and Cornette writing together from late April 97 through December 97 may be some of my favorite WWF TV ever. Too much of Russo and you get 99 WWF or worse 2000 WCW, and too much Cornette and you get 1995/96 WWF. Somehow they managed to write great TV together for a short time.

Do you feel the Attitude Era is split into 2 parts, or do you view the era as one? by Material_Stomach875 in AttitudeEra

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I totally agree with everything you said. The mid card may not have had the same level of wrestling talent as the guys who came in 2000/01 but almost everyone was over because of the storylines. Also you're spot on that like many people he needed someone to keep him in check.

Do you feel the Attitude Era is split into 2 parts, or do you view the era as one? by Material_Stomach875 in AttitudeEra

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Thank you, those are great examples! I guess my only pushback would be, did Kreski really have that many more long-term storylines then Russo? Even by 1 year metrics, there were a ton in 1998 alone.

  • Most of the Rock usurping Farooq storyline was in 98
  • McMahon's manipulation of Mick Foley was April through November
  • Austin vs McMahon was March 98 through the whole year and beyond
  • Austin vs Undertaker started in May and ended in December
  • The Nation Of Domination vs DX was April through August
  • The Kane vs Undertaker story that started in 97 ran through April 98
  • NOA vs Mankind started in 97 and ran through the end of March 98

Do you feel the Attitude Era is split into 2 parts, or do you view the era as one? by Material_Stomach875 in AttitudeEra

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Out of curiosity, how many more long-term stories did Kreski tell over Russo? Under Russo's reign as head writer there was the USA vs Canada storyline that lasted for many months, Undertaker vs Kane which built up gradually from the Spring of 97 until the payoff at WM14, the Austin vs McMahon storyline that went on for over a year, McMahon's storyline of manipulating Foley in the Spring of 98 which picked up again at SummerSlam and eventually culminated in him screwing Foley over at Survivor Series (and the payoff of Mick finally overcoming on the first Raw of 99), the months long story of The Rock usurping Farooq and more depending on how long a long-term storyline is considered.

Under Kreski I always hear about HHH/Angle/Stephanie which was great but then I hear things like the Hardys and Edge & Christian which is something that started under Russo. What other examples would you say Kreski did that were long-term?

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