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Different Eras

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 pack. In this era, there were many disputes between WCW and WWF, but WWF came out on top and took ECW and WCW under its wing. Wrestling became very popular during this time, and the McMahon family even got their own characters introduced. Superstars in this era included Triple H, The Rock, The Undertaker, Mick Foley, Kane, Kurt Angle, The Big Show, and D-X! There were very few rules in this era and nothing was off the table, which is why it is my favorite. You never knew what was going to happen.


The next era to come was the Ruthless Aggression era from 2002 to 2007. This is when WWF transformed into WWE, and ECW did make a comeback from its takedown in previous years. The head figure in this era was Triple H, but other people, such as Chris Jericho, Batista, John Cena, Randy Orton, and Goldberg were a part of it. A lot of Golden Era stars returned while some of the Attitude Era stars went to Hollywood or left the company for other things. WWE split their brand into two to include Smackdown and Raw.


The PG era was next from 2007 to 2011 with John Cena as the lead star. Jeff Hardy, CM Punk, Christian, and Edge were superstars to note, but there was not a lot of action in this era. ECW was killed for good and McMahon tried to keep WWE TV-PG. This led to the Reality Era, which is another personal favorite that lasted from 2011 to 2014 with CM Punk in charge. A lot of shows are made on television for WWE, such as Total Divas and others like it while there is a lot more drama that is included in the show itself. The Undertaker lost at Wrestlemania 30 when he lost to Brock Lesnar, which was a first. Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose were big figures in this era along with John Cena and Daniel Bryan.


Daniel Bryan in the Reality Era


The International Era is the last named era from 2014 to 2019 with a lot of focus on the WWE network. Many contracts were made around the world that opened many doors for international superstars. The era from 2019 to now really has no coined name yet, but it definitely does not beat the older eras. Time goes by fast, and there is only so much WWE can do to keep things interesting. Hopefully, it keeps getting better… so here’s to another great era!


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