YEAR IN REVIEW | The WWF in 1997 (Full Year Documentary) 

Hello yeah!

Now do WWE in 2010s

Hell Yeah! 🤘

No Gimmicks needed the Chris Candido story

Let me talk to ya the Eli Drake story

Born in 1997🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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Same

Because they statted changing the image in 1997 not full flege but 1998 was the best year

@@Hawks2tuff well they started moving away from The New Generation Era towards the end of 96. Going with more grittier storylines, such as “Pillmans Got A Gun” during November. The Attitude Era wasn’t in full swing until around WM14, many would say that Austin winning the championship was the official start of The Attitude Era. For me personally the time between the end of” The New Generation Era” and official start of “The Attitude Era” was the most exciting time in pro wrestling history. there was so much going on at the time, which felt fresh and exciting. The Attitude Era was amazing. at the time. However much of it was “crash TV” which hasn’t aged well. 5 star classics were very few during this time. Plus when it was officially “the attitude era” it did become very formulaic. Also WCW started to dwindle during 98. WWF started to run away with “The Monday Night War”. Although WCW had won in the ratings for over 80 weeks. While WWF, for much of this time, had the better show.

Rapper Notorious BIG died in LA; Michael Jordan the flu game of the NBA finals in 1997 was the year; Tiger Woods won the green Jacket of the Masters and final season sit-com of Martin.

Yep, Bret Hart was my absolute favorite and this was arguably his best year ( except for starcade)

@@martynodonnell8467 it was starting to be edgier

Had I watched WWE in France (it wasn't broadcast anymore), I woulda been shocked in short term, but woulda supported Bret (I'm French) eventually.

One of the greatest matches ever

It was the 1st time that happened, stone cold started the match as a heel and bret was a face, but by the end of the match bret was the heel and stone cold was the face, vince came to bret with the idea of turning heel since he was a face for so many years, I miss the old days of great wrestling instead of the circus we have today

@@jasonbrosnan8770 The 1st time was actually at Survivor Series between Demolition and Powers Of Pain.

@@jasonbrosnan8770 wasnt the first (maybe in wwf it was ) wasnt the last . But it WAS the best !!!! And i totally agree with you on wrestling today !!! It will never be the same !!

Agreed 98-00 was my favorite.

Agreed. WCW and WWF were at their peaks in 98.

Me too

Unlike the one he took this year at WM 😂

@@bradleybailey6254 That was the worst and best stunner ever at WM38 lol

@@bradleybailey6254 He was 76 years old dude

Where did you live? In the U.S., Raw ended by 10 pm central.

Attitude Era Raw was on 9 PM-11 PM. It was on the USA Network. **Btw I am on my gf's phone and profile on here lol. Mines' It's My Way or the Gemini Method.**

@@ceefortunato3117 lol

1997-1999 and 2023-now

Attitude Era began on November 9, 1997 not March 29, 1998. New Generation ended on March 10, 1997 with the first episode of Raw is War. Transition period from March 10 to November 9. Attitude Era began on November 9, 1997 with the Montreal Screwjob. The first ever “WWF Attitude” promo with the first ever appearance of the new WWF scratch logo appeared that night right before the Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels match began. Survivor Series was also the first time we ever heard the D-Generation X music in a promo for the December 1997 PPV.

@@cyrus2546 December 15, 1997 was the beginning of The Attitude Era. Vince McMahon's Announcement happened on that date.

Wrestling eras don't have an official time period. WWE themselves have given the Attitude Era different starting points such as the 1996 King of the Ring and Survivor Series 1997.

@@the757general2 Yes they certainly do, regardless of what you think. You're right about the World Wrestling Federation, but when it comes to aesthetics or visual representation, it was WrestleMania XI that officially debuted the "New Generation Block Logo" and "RAW IS WAR 12/15/97" officially beginning WWF Attitude. WWE Got The F Out on May 5, 2002. The February 2014 Debut of The WWE Network Logo but wouldn't be used officially until after Summerslam 2014, ending the Scratch Logo Era for good. So once again, Wrestling Eras DO HAVE TIMELINES!

Me too!!! Stoked on it

You & me both

I'm ready for 98 99 2000 and 2001 2002 when Shawn Michaels made his comeback and on love your channel I watch more than I watch tv keep up the good work I'll be looking forward for all the years you make hell yeah

@@randygoble6358 he saw this thread and decided to stop at 97 like an asshole

Honestly, if ECW could thrive back then, the WWF could've still hung around even if WCW continued to dominate. Perhaps until 2001.

@@jp3813 I am not too certain, cause the end of 1997 was a very low point for Vince McMahon, PR-wise. He just got out of that steroid scandal, and the Montreal Screwjob left him with a lot of egg on his face. Vince's willingness to screw Bret Hart, one of his most loyal employees, nearly caused a revolt in the locker room, cause who knows if they will be next to have the rug pulled out from them. Ironically, it was Bret himself who told his former co-workers not to sabotage their careers for him, but even then, the damage was done. Trust in Vince was scarce, and that was the closest the WWF had ever been towards shuttering its doors for good.

For 83 weeks, Nitro was defeating Raw in the ratings. Wrestlers were jumping ship to WCW faster than you could say “Titanic.” Bret Hart was told the company couldn’t afford him, and the company was downsizing and taking the water coolers out of the offices. But the company was not on the verge of bankruptcy as some would believe. Actually, despite getting thumped in ratings, the WWE’s House Show and international presence was not only keeping the company afloat but helping them turn it around from an economic standpoint. 2

@@HhhHhhh-nu4lm True, there is that. However, that hit to the company's reputation could have been the finishing blow had McMahon not used all that anger and hatred towards him and ran with the "Mr McMahon" character.

@@kennycai8695 vince jim cornette jim ross several critics said they never danger

Wwf idiot

Raw's peak. But the WWF as a whole also had a peak in the mid-80s to early 90s.

Happy Easter bro 💪🏻

@@WRESTLEWITHANDY thanks and you too brother. And thanks for not using the Lord's name in vain. For that reason (and your exceptional content ) you're the only wrestling page I still follow.

Right. Going to the video store on Friday afternoons or evenings was a weekly tradition. Used to be packed with people renting tapes/games.

Do you still keep up with today's product?🤔

@@zacharythomason7359 I stopped watching around 2011, I guess. But recently discovered that wwe is available in my country (India) on a Sony OTT channel, so started watching PPVs again. But I follow wrestlelamia channel for weekly updates on Raw and Smackdown.

Same Here

Enjoy bro💪🏻🤘🏻🍻

You mean 99-00

@@Hawks2tuff no

@@bobsapp3133 yes

@@Hawks2tuff I grew up with Smackdown so yeah, Raw wasn't available on my channels when I was little :(

You mean 97-01?

The official golden age is the 80s. Hence, this can be considered the silver age or a revival.

Wrestling Bios channel does a weekly segment called "Reliving The War" every Thurs. It put Raw vs Nitro head to head each week. He's at the end of Aug 97 right now.

I just thinking the same thing 🤔 I didn't expect that from him as well.

Oh hell yeah 🤘🏻

Can't wait for 1998 too. That one was of the best years of the 90s. I agree with you.

same thing with 2002 a lot of changes happened in that year too 1997 and 2002 are the only years in wwe history that it was like 2 different eras in the same year the first half of those years couldn't had been more different than the second half

I remember the mid-90s to mid-2000s being the time when America began consuming more foreign entertainment. From Jackie Chan, Jet Li, & John Woo; to Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, & Power Rangers.

AGREED

Next 4 years were amazing

Wwf

Hopefully it’ll show wcw and wwf views side by side

Thank you, I’ve been saying for years that it was actually Vince who made the call for Shawn to win the European title as he wanted Shawn to draw major heat so his new heel character got massive steam behind him due to Vince wanting Austin/HBK at WrestleMania 14

@@My19812011 You're right. Vince did it to book Shawn strong because he had plans for him to win the WWE title from Bret at Survivor Series.

@@dkj4593 but Why Shawn insisted the idea ?

You're forgetting vince himself.him showing himself to be the great big evil maniac,already gave fans huge chills whenever he gets trashed...

That's the big difference in wcw and wwe.wwe knew they just need to keep holding on because they have the fresh new talents and they are being developed well by wwe.wcw only developed one new young talent,goldberg.all they have in their front line main event were the same old dudes over and over again...

@@mikeguce7959 keep the progress going