{"id":297170,"date":"2024-04-06T04:12:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T09:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/the-best-wrestlers-of-wwes-attitude-era"},"modified":"2024-04-06T04:13:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T09:13:11","slug":"the-best-wrestlers-of-wwes-attitude-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/the-best-wrestlers-of-wwes-attitude-era","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Wrestlers of WWE\u2019s Angle Period"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WWE\u2019s influential Attitude Era is considered one of the best and most famous eras in pro wrestling history. From 1997 to 2002, WWE (then known as the WWF) entered a weekly ratings battle with their chief rivals, WCW, which became known as the Monday Night Wars.<\/p>\n

To triumph over its competitors, the WWE altered its programming direction, gearing its show more towards older viewers and placing a heavier emphasis on violence, language, and subversive adult themes unseen in WWE until that point.<\/p>\n

More than two decades later, the Attitude Era is still recognized as one of the most remarkable times to be a wrestling fan, with the WWE delivering entertaining matches featuring the likes of famed competitors like The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and the Undertaker on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

It was a time that required exceptional talent to rise to the top of WWE\u2019s ranks \u2014 both to carry the WWE\u2019s Attitude Era on their shoulders and to compete against WCW\u2019s legendary wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and Randy Savage.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, these WWE wrestlers were more than ready to rise to the occasion, delivering fantastic matches and promos that remain some of the best in the world of pro wrestling.<\/p>\n

From Attitude Era forerunners like Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart to later arrivals like Kurt Angle, RVD, and Booker T, here are 15 of the best wrestlers of WWE\u2019s Attitude Era.<\/p>\n

1. Stone Cold Steve Austin<\/h2>\n
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