(11-22-2013, 11:02 AM)Wallace Witasick Said:

(11-22-2013, 10:21 AM)Sincere Lee Wild Said: So took Wyatt Reynolds advice and checked out Youtube. I love the degeneration x skits they had on there they were hilarious. Why are they still not around, seems like it was alot different back then, not like now. Strange it seems alot more porvacative back then.

WWE had to compete with WCW in a massive ratings war. Vince McMahon was losing talent and viewers because the millionaire Ted Turner owned WCW AND the network it was broadcast on. He used his financial advantage against Vince to make WCW a top wrestling television program by cutting into WWE's market and 'buying' a lot of Vince's upcoming talent. The biggest example is obviously Hulk Hogan but their are many others.

It's known as the 'Attitude Era' in WWE.' In order to seperate and put his 'brand' ahead of the competition, Vince McMahon knew he had to create ways to reach out to a wider audience. The era was marked by a shift to more adult-oriented programming content, which was accomplished in a number of different ways; including an increase in the level of depicted violence and the incorporation of sexually suggestive, horrific, or otherwise politically incorrect characters and storylines created for shock value.

And just to add to that, some would say WWE stole their "attitude" from the original ECW, depending on who you ask of course. By the way, the rise and fall of ECW was the best WWE DVD's I've seen. You should definitely check out some ECW stuff on youtube.