Over the years, through the different eras, the WWF/E has had plenty of terrific moments featuring many terrific performers. We've all got our favourite memories and we've all got particular shows we treasure, but what I want to know is:
What do you consider to be the greatest calendar year in the WWF/E's history?
It's easy to pick out individual moments and individual shows, but what do you consider to be the greatest year and why?
You could look at it from so many different angles. For example, the first half of 2000 featured a string of awesome PPV's and some compelling television. 2001, through, had arguably the greatest Mania of all time and an angle (the Invasion) that captured the imagination of the entire fanbase (to start with, at least). 1987 had probably the biggest WWF PPV match of all time, with Andre vs Hulk, and it also had the first ever Survivor Series. 1992 had the best Rumble of all time, one of the best Manias, a legendary SUmmerslam from Wembley Stadium and a Survivor Series headlined by Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart (signifying a change in direction for the company). There's so much to consider.
However, I think my pick (although I reserve the right to change my mind) is 1998. This is the year that Vince finally got it right. Some of the highlights:
* The year when the Attitude era took off
* RAW became 'must watch' programming
* Austin vs McMahon, when it was still a fresh and ground breaking concept.
* The era of Stone Cold beginning.
* The Nation vs DX
* The development of the Rock
* Foley vs Taker, HIAC
* WWF taking the lead in the Monday Night Wars
* The Ministry and the Corporation beginning to form, when they were still exciting stables and not bloated rubbish.
* Socko!
* Cutting edge skits that were (at that time) totally original
* A Survivor Series tournament with a swerve that fooled nearly everyone
... and so much more.
You could say that some of the early years of the WWF were the most important (if Wrestlemania in 1985 had flopped who knows where the WWF would have gone), but for me 1998 is a year to rival any other. My personal favourite era will always be 87-92, but everytime I watch stuff from 98 I realise how great a year it was for the WWF and the industry as a whole (at that time).
What about you guys? What do you think is the greatest WWF calendar year of all time? Not favourite: greatest. However, feel free to mention your favourite years as well...
What do you consider to be the greatest calendar year in the WWF/E's history?
It's easy to pick out individual moments and individual shows, but what do you consider to be the greatest year and why?
You could look at it from so many different angles. For example, the first half of 2000 featured a string of awesome PPV's and some compelling television. 2001, through, had arguably the greatest Mania of all time and an angle (the Invasion) that captured the imagination of the entire fanbase (to start with, at least). 1987 had probably the biggest WWF PPV match of all time, with Andre vs Hulk, and it also had the first ever Survivor Series. 1992 had the best Rumble of all time, one of the best Manias, a legendary SUmmerslam from Wembley Stadium and a Survivor Series headlined by Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart (signifying a change in direction for the company). There's so much to consider.
However, I think my pick (although I reserve the right to change my mind) is 1998. This is the year that Vince finally got it right. Some of the highlights:
* The year when the Attitude era took off
* RAW became 'must watch' programming
* Austin vs McMahon, when it was still a fresh and ground breaking concept.
* The era of Stone Cold beginning.
* The Nation vs DX
* The development of the Rock
* Foley vs Taker, HIAC
* WWF taking the lead in the Monday Night Wars
* The Ministry and the Corporation beginning to form, when they were still exciting stables and not bloated rubbish.
* Socko!
* Cutting edge skits that were (at that time) totally original
* A Survivor Series tournament with a swerve that fooled nearly everyone
... and so much more.
You could say that some of the early years of the WWF were the most important (if Wrestlemania in 1985 had flopped who knows where the WWF would have gone), but for me 1998 is a year to rival any other. My personal favourite era will always be 87-92, but everytime I watch stuff from 98 I realise how great a year it was for the WWF and the industry as a whole (at that time).
What about you guys? What do you think is the greatest WWF calendar year of all time? Not favourite: greatest. However, feel free to mention your favourite years as well...
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