WWE Logo All throughout this blog, I have talked about different parts of the wonder that is the WWE. From the pay-per-views to titles to different factions that ran each era, WWE has always been full of life and love. In this post, I am going to talk about the things I love about WWE ever since I was a little girl. My father has been watching WWE since he was a young boy, and he shared his love of the sport with me and my sisters growing up. We have gone to different events (Raw, Smackdown, Wrestlemania!) and met various superstars. I remember going to meet and greets to get autographs! Wrestling has always been in my family, and I don’t remember a life without it nor do I ever want to know of it. The Bella Twins My favorite diva wrestlers have always been the Bella Twins and Mickey James. They were such great wrestlers and performers. They always made me feel like I could do anything. My favorite male wrestlers definitely varied as I got older. I remember growing up I loved Jeff Hard...

Golden Era Superstars The first real era worth mentioning is the Golden Era, beginning in 1984. At this point, WWE was still WWF, and Hulk Hogan was kind of the main face of this era. Notable names include Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior, Ric Flair, Sgt. Slaughter, and Andre the Giant. This era lasted until 1992, and this was when Wrestlemania was becoming popular and pay-per-views were taking off. This is also when WWF became known as some wrestlers were even appearing in movies.  The next era was the New Generation era which began in 1992. The brightest star of this era was Bret Hart, though there were many famous people, such as Shawn Michaels, Owen Hart, Goldust, and The Undertaker. Around this time, Monday Night Raw became a thing while many of the Golden Era stars left to go to WCW. In 1997, this era came to an end and began my personal favorite era of them all. Attitude Era Superstars The Attitude Era began in 1997 with Stone Cold Steve Austin leading the pac...

  Eddie Guerrero and the LWO As stated in my post labeled “Factions,” the LWO is one of the numerous groups that comes out during the WWE matches. LWO stands for the Latino World Order, which is a play on the NWO (New World Order) started by Hulk Hogan and others in 1996. The LWO’s first run was short but memorable in WCW as it was started in 1998 and ended in 1999. The man who started it all was Eddie Guerrero. Guerrero was probably one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, but he truly did not get the recognition he deserved until his death. When he started the LWO, almost every Mexican wrestler at the time was a part of it. Names included La Parka, Juventud Guerrera, Silver King, and El Dandy. The other star of the show was Rey Mysterio, who was forced to join when he lost a match against Guerrero with the stipulation that he had to join. While this group did not last long, their impact was grand. The main reason the LWO disbanded was because of Eric Bischoff’s issues with Guer...

Asian Culture in WWE In WWE, there has always been representation of other cultures. The main ethnic group showcased has to be the Samoans. The Samoans are a part of the Pacific Islander group, and there are a lot of them who have wrestled in WWE history. To start, High Chief Peter Maivia debuted in wrestling in 1962. His daughter married Rocky Johnson, which is how Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is part Samoan. Afa and Sika Anoa’i were brothers with Peter Maivia, and they were the Wild Samoans Tag Team. Roman Reigns’ dad is Sika Anoa’i while Samula is the son of Afa. Other Samoans include Tonga Kid, who is Umaga’s Brother and Yokozuna who is Rikishi's cousin. Rikishi had Jimmy and Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa. The Anoa’i family is very large and confusing, and there are so many more that I have not even listed. Samoan Family Asian representation is a big part of WWE as well. My favorite Asian wrestler is Asuka. She screams and no one knows what she is saying, but you can tell how much wrestl...

(left to right) Jimmy Uso, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Solo Sakoa, Jey Uso While I was going to do this post on The Bloodline, I realized how many factions were involved in WWE. Yes, The Bloodline has been a lot of WWE recently, but as my dad said… they are slowly losing traction and becoming less of the ‘main drama’ on the show. Factions are groups of wrestlers in their own ‘cliques,’ and there are many of these factions that can be recalled throughout the years. The Bloodline is run by Roman Reigns as the ‘Tribal Chief’ because of his Samoan background–the numerous ethnicities of WWE are what I want my next post to be about. Jey Uso joined Roman next as the ‘Right Hand Man’ with his twin brother Jimmy. Paul Heyman became Reign’s ‘special counsel’ or ‘wise man.’ Solo Sikoa, the Uso’s younger brother, joined the Bloodline later. Recently, Sami Zayn made it his goal to ruin the Bloodline. He joined as a fake member, gaining their trust before beginning to crumble the tribe from within. Now...

Roman Reigns with two titles In the WWE universe, there are numerous titles that superstars can win throughout the season. In fact, every month during Premium Live Events, titles are put up in certain matches while others are held until Wrestlemania. As of right now, there are about nine known titles still in use. There is the new World Heavyweight Champion that was introduced in the 2023 Draft, and the current holder is Seth “Freakin” Rollins. It is a Raw title. The Smackdown equivalent is the WWE Championship, which is held by Roman Reigns; however, Reigns also holds the Universal Championship. He has held these two titles for over 1000 days! Because of Reigns’s long reign (ha, pun!), the officials decided to combine the two titles into one Smackdown title. Another combined title is the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. This title was previously two separate titles for both Raw and Smackdown labeled as Raw Tag Team Championship and Smackdown Team Championship. The current holders...

Wrestlemania 1 Pay-per-views (PPV) began after Vince McMahon Jr. bought many wrestling territories in the United States. The first ever PPV was Wrestlemania debuting in 1984. Wrestlemania was smaller a production than it is nowadays. In fact, next year in 2024, it will be the 40th Wrestlemania held in Philadelphia, PA. Looking at the commercials, it will be one of the biggest events yet! Every month there is a pay-per-view all with different gimmicks and titles, but there are four shows that have stayed the same yearly. Wrestlemania, Summer Slam, Survivor Series, and the Royal Rumble are continuous each year. Survivor Series came up first in 1987. It normally is always around Thanksgiving time. The show itself has evolved since it used to be just five against five with random teams; they tried to focus on good versus bad. Now, like every PPV, there are more matches that are important to the show. The other two were both introduced in 1988. Summer Slam’s best memory has to be “The Mega ...

Vince McMahon Sr. (left) and Vince McMahon Jr. (right) World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has such a long history that includes many name changes, but no matter what, the fanbase has stuck by its side. Vince McMahon Jr. is the name most people associate with WWE as he has run the company for over 40 years. WWE was not the large company it is today, for McMahon Jr. shaped the corporation to fit his standards. In 1982, McMahon Jr. bought World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) from his father McMahon Sr. and changed the name to World Wrestling Federation (WWF)... that extra W just wasn’t doing it for him. After purchasing the company, McMahon went into different wrestling territories and bought wrestlers from them; thus, those territories eventually went bankrupt. Vince himself owned the New York territory of entertainment wrestling, but his advancements into other territories included famous faces, such as Stu Hart with Stampede Wrestling covering the Montana area and Memphis Wrestling ...