Part of the charm from wrestling in that era was that the wrestlers stayed in character at all times, kayfabe definitely made it more enjoyable, especially for kids like we were then. I remember watching WWF Superstars and WCW Worldwide from 1988-1992 (no cable growing up so antenna channel wrestling was the best we could do)., and Saturday Night's Main Event was a special treat when it came on a few times a year too. I stopped following wrestling after 1992 but picked it back up when the Attitude Era was just heating up in mid 1998. It seemed that EVERYONE in my high school was big into wrestling then, between saying the catchphrases and wearing the t-shirts. Yet by 2001 wrestling died for me (and most people I knew) with the sale of WCW and merger into WWF(E). It just wasn't the same anymore.
Right! Which is why it was totally weird seeing someone like Papa Shango on Family Feud, lol. I would say I aged out of wrestling before 1998, but I had many friends who were still way into it during the Attitude Era. I think I just got distracted with other stuff and kind of forgot about it. Still glad I enjoyed the era I did.
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Part of the charm from wrestling in that era was that the wrestlers stayed in character at all times, kayfabe definitely made it more enjoyable, especially for kids like we were then. I remember watching WWF Superstars and WCW Worldwide from 1988-1992 (no cable growing up so antenna channel wrestling was the best we could do)., and Saturday Night's Main Event was a special treat when it came on a few times a year too. I stopped following wrestling after 1992 but picked it back up when the Attitude Era was just heating up in mid 1998. It seemed that EVERYONE in my high school was big into wrestling then, between saying the catchphrases and wearing the t-shirts. Yet by 2001 wrestling died for me (and most people I knew) with the sale of WCW and merger into WWF(E). It just wasn't the same anymore.
Right! Which is why it was totally weird seeing someone like Papa Shango on Family Feud, lol. I would say I aged out of wrestling before 1998, but I had many friends who were still way into it during the Attitude Era. I think I just got distracted with other stuff and kind of forgot about it. Still glad I enjoyed the era I did.