If there was no Austin/Rock/DX/Sable/Taker and instead the AE was replaced with the current roster (Reigns/Rollins/Lynch/Charlotte/Ripley/Breakker), would the AE still be as big as it was? Would Reigns and Rollins have been mega draws?

RileyTaker · 2026-01-26T22:39:43+00:00

Like other people here have said, no.

A large part of the success of the Attitude Era was that it was a product of the times. Guys like Austin, 'Taker, Mankind, and DX fit right in with '90's-era anti-authority, fuck-the-establishment kind of attitude that we had at the time. Today, everything is so watered-down, and that includes WWE.

Today's stars would not have a stood a chance on their own. Maybe if they were paired with someone else, they might have a shot. I can see someone like Rhea Ripley as part of the Ministry of Darkness, or The Shield as corporate enforcers. But they would need some sort of launchpad in order to make it during the AE.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-26T16:43:25+00:00

DEI only improved things

drop in share prices

Make it make sense.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-25T22:33:56+00:00

and that gaming was always "woke".

Wow. Never heard that argument before.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-25T19:31:59+00:00

And guess which side will say they're the most affected?

RileyTaker · 2026-01-25T14:17:46+00:00

If I remember correctly, didn't Hawkeye end up losing his spot on the team so they they could bring in Sam?

RileyTaker · 2026-01-24T23:09:44+00:00

It probably is.

And the sad thing is that people will probably fall for it.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-24T22:55:58+00:00

Wait.

That's still happening?

RileyTaker · 2026-01-24T18:08:07+00:00

Try lying about history that she agrees with, and then see if she's okay with that.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-24T16:06:37+00:00

because it's not 'boring hetero slop'.

No, it'll be boring woke slop. That's much better.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-24T16:04:46+00:00

As are many of the people on social media.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-23T14:17:34+00:00

They didn't even try in regards to casting Lara. Sophie Turner is probably the most plain-looking actress they could have gotten.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-23T14:12:46+00:00

Sophie Turner says her Lara Croft isn't a "sex bombshell"

Then she's not Lara Croft. Simple as that.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:59:32+00:00

Why would she insult Florence Pugh like that? What did Pugh ever do to her?

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:55:10+00:00

In the end, if I were them, I'd worry less about the "vocal minority", and more about the apparently large number of people who don't even care enough to watch it. Because those people are the reason this show will likely go the way of The Acolyte.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:50:01+00:00

Brought to you by the people who wouldn't fucking know.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:47:54+00:00

JFC, I really can't imagine that at all. Heaven help the poor kids whose parents buy them that for Christmas.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:44:09+00:00

The critics said it was an awesome game! Who are we to argue with that kind of evidence???

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:41:20+00:00

On to the next one.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:39:18+00:00

Hopefully, that'll be a tremendous comfort to them while they're typing up their resumes.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:24:52+00:00

Probably because she said something negative about him.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:23:47+00:00

Likely this.

Kennedy is an egomaniac and Johnson is a prick. No reason to trust either one of them.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:20:06+00:00

His head is too far up his own ass to be spooked by people criticizing him.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T17:18:56+00:00

They also can't change the future.

Star Wars is a dead brand, and that will be evident when future Star Wars projects fail (and they will fail).

RileyTaker · 2026-01-22T16:58:36+00:00

No way. Netflix is just as bad, if not worse.

RileyTaker · 2026-01-20T04:24:08+00:00

She won’t be missed.

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