When was WWF/ WWE best?

[wabarrett]

A lot of people say the WWE was best in the late nineties, the 'Attitude era', some people think the 80s was the best time for WWE, and some people believe that 2002 and 2003 were great years.

I've been a fan of WWE since 2001, and I think WWE has been on and off ever since. I've made a small timeline of when I was very into it and when I wasn't into it very much.

First half of 2001 - Up until July time, I really loved WWE (then WWF). The hardcore title matches, the HHH/ Austin feud at the start of the year, then the teams of HHH & Austin and Undertaker & Kane going at it throughout April and May. All the championships were being defended regularly, with strong challengers and champions for all the belts. Then...

Second half of 2001 - The Invasion started. It seemed cool to start with, then it got really stupid and boring. It was dragged out until the end of the year, and when WWF finally puts ECW & WCW out of business, all those wrestlers get brought back anyway.

2002 up until a bit before Summerslam - I thought following the Invasion, WWF was really weak for a while. the NWO came back, wow. I didn't enjoy the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania 18 all that much, and I was disappointed how much it had all change since a year before.

2002 after Summerslam - Wow, WWF (whoops, now WWE) was really gettin' good again. And from here, the WWE was awesome all the way to the end of 2002, and through most of 2003. There were some lows along the way (yes, Katie Vick, Al Wilson, Undertaker cheating on his wife apparently, Brock Lesnar attacking Zack Gowen while he was in a wheel chair among other things were all stupid). But there was some great things too; Elimination Chamber, RR 2003 was awesome, WM19 was good too, and so on.

Late 2003 to Summerslam 2004 - For some reason, I wasn't into WWE as much again. RR 2004 was good, and so was WM20, but none of it was that good. Then I got back into it all coming up to SS 2004.

Summerslam 2004 to a bit after WM21 - Yeah, I was back into WWE again. Orton had a short run as champion, but still, it was a run. Then the 2004 Survivor Series and the 'inmates running the asylum' was really cool. Then Orton and his team got to run a week of RAW each. NYR 2005 was cool, the EC was pretty awesome i felt, with a good build up. RR 2005 was great too. NWO was...alright and WM21 was good. The it slowly started to get very meh again.

Anyway I'll do the rest later, must be getting boring to read. As you can see, I have had times where I love WWF/ WWE, and time where I got very bored with it all. When was your favourite time(s)?

[Iron Man]

1997-2001

[HugoOne]

1997 was phenomenal. That gets my vote for amazingly intriguing storylines and memorable matches that are still talked about to this day, not to mention the underrated ones.

[ztj_wwf]

Attitude Era 1997-2002

[Hammersmith Hardman]

Jul 8, 2008 14:08:04 GMT -5 Iron Man said:

1997-2001

agreed.

[forwantof]

As far as wrestling goes, 2000 really.

[albireo]

2002 - 2003, during that time we saw the birth of the elimination chamber, Austin's final match, the return of HBK and the greatness that was the Lesnar/Angle feud just to name a few things.

[Quanthor]

There has only been two eras that have been worth a damn.

1986-1990 Hulkamania

1996-2000 Attitude

[Keyboard Cat]

Jul 8, 2008 14:08:04 GMT -5 Iron Man said:

1997-2001

Same Here.

[Calcifer Boheme]

Late 80s... Just the fact that so many "People who should have been champion but wasn't" threads are flooded with 80s wrestlers says it all.

They had so many people worthy of being champions that not all of them could be... Unlike later eras where every won a title at some point even though they probably shouldn't have.

[Flava Dave]

2000, when every title still meant something.

[Chicago]

Well, there is obviously going to be a lot bias in this thread, which is fine, as I don't think there is one best era for WWF/E.

Almost every era had positives and negatives, but the overwhelming majority would say the Attitude era (1996-2002) was the best, as well as the late 80s to early 90s during Hulkamania's peak.