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I would start the raw after the Montreal screw job, that is a great place to start.Hey everyone, just have a quick question. For a while now I've been wanting to go back and watch the attitude era and Im trying to decide where I should start. I want to watch at the peak of Austin and the Rock and was thinking maybe watch from 98-01. Any suggestions or opinions on the topic? Also does anyone know where I can download every episode and ppv from those years? Any help is greatly appreciated.
This.Start from early 1997. You don't want to miss what is arguably their greatest year ever. Two 5star matches that year, awesome Austin/Hart feud and Austins rise to superstardom, birth of DX, Canada/USA feud, Kane/Undertaker feud, visual change and presentation of the company, first ever hardcore match, first ever HIAC etc. etc.
DO NOT miss WWF 97.
Probably just an oversight on your part, but WM 14 was in 1998, not 97.I advise you to start with 96 because that way you can be amazed on how much WWE changed from a cheesy family friendly product to a more edgy entertaining product in one year's time. Ahh back when their creative time was actually CREATIVE. Also 97 to me always counts as part of the attitude era especially with WM 14 when Austin beat HBK.
This. If you really want to appreciate the Attitude Era you have to start at the rise of Stone Cold. Starting halfway through 97-you'll miss tons of great content. Stone Cold vs Brett Hart is the match that really got Austin ready for the main events. That image of him bleeding and passing out was on TONS of of his t-shirts. They were everywhere. I think they called it "blood from a stone" IIRC. Great stuff. Perfect ending: Hart went over and didn't lose any cred. AND it also but Stone Cold over as being tough as nails.The latter part of 96 was good...but I may be bias because Stone Cold was calling out Bret Hart.
It's funny watching Austin as a heel, and when Bret's music hits during the Royal Rumble in 97 and Stone Cold has the "OH NO" face..something he isn't known for :lol
The USA versions of 1999 Raw are on dailymotion.I'm in middle of rewatching the attitude era. I tried starting with 98 but got bored of it so I skipped to january 99 and have been watching from there. Currently at Summer Slam 1999. I think I got bored cause at the time I could only find the fox sports version of the shows so they had a lot of the good stuff cut out of it.
Majority of '97 I wouldn't really call it that, most of that year was the USA vs. Canada storyline which was too traditional to be Attitude Era, the Hart Foundation will always be New Generation Era IMO. Foreign countries still hadn't warm up to Austin yet. PPV posters most of the year still resembled the New Generation Era style.
Towards the end of the year though yes, especially with the creation of DX and Montreal. Also that was when Austin became a fan favorite everywhere. PPV Posters resembled the Attitude Era posters.