And one month later (June 2002), Vince rehired Vince Russo, if only for a short while as head creative writer, shortly thereafter introducing him to the creative team, to mere consultant. He soon after quit when he realized none of his ideas were being seriously looked at. Guess McMahon was looking for a rabbit in the hat...but Hayes, Stephanie, Levesque, Heyman, and the rest of the creative team wasn't having it.
HAHA! you can hear the few people behind camera laughing when Vince asked "Do you wanna join the club?" lol!
Also, I DO wonder what Vince and the other wrestlers (or participants) think about when they are about to show their butt during the "Kiss my A***" moments.
"they dont use knives" ???? really? REALLY? so the razor blades used by wrestlers to cut themselves open are not knives? fuckin bullshit vince, ill always love the guy for everything he gave us but that was a downright lie and he is getting less and less respect in the wrestling world as time passes by.
@DarinTeven1988 He meant that they don't use knifes to attack other wrestlers, yes they use blades to cut themselves to bleed, but you don't see the blade! lol, chill out there.
The attitude era was over rated. It was what old school wrestllers call hot shotting the terroitory. It only works for a short time. To where in the old days when you presented it as a sport and gave it credibility it stayed popular for a longer period of time.
@Murphdogg4 The Attitude Era's legacy is still alive and breathing. That's why the viewing numbers aren't even as big as they were back then. The WWE pretty much is dead to me aside form Triple H, Rock, Undertaker, and Kane.
Vince helped the wrestling industry reach new heights.... but he has destroyed it in doing so.... whatever happened to just good old wrestling ?
the story lines are too much, thats why i stoped watching, plenty of soap operas on Tv that i refuse to watch... i just want wrestling action! and i think most people do.
WWE raised the bar so high in the late 90's and early 2000's that now they have to lower it. I think that could have something to do with the reason we see less hardcore matches, no blood, and a PG product. I actually enjoy the current product today. You get to see good athletic, psychological, bouts as opposed to people getting dropped on thumb tacks and old ladies giving birth to hands. Also, the product today gives them room to turn it up a notch if the competition gets tough.
@kthurst15 I am 24 years old, I just don't need to see people bleed and swear to be entertained. I can enjoy a compelling storyline and a physical, athletic bout. Don't get me wrong, I think there is a time to get edgy, but I think they started over doing it in the WWE. You had a eighty-some year old woman give birth to a hand in those days.
I agree that the WWF (sorry, it's still the WWF to me) has crossed lines. In fact, I turn it off when they do the ridiculous stuff. But, that's Vince's choice. You don't see people up in arms over what SNL does on a weekly basis, and they cross all kinds of lines. Is it needed in wrestling? Absolutely not. Does the WWF get more slack than other entertainment programs? Absolutely.
Agree, some of the things that he just said (and stuff I remembered as I turned the channel) were just too disgusting and low class. There is funny and then there is cable ready smut. I want my heros to be above me (in the storyline) and the heels to be bad but quality opponents and not brainless fools.
The kiss my ass clud is a perfect example of things being taken too far. Yes, its funny. But its too much. And it somewhat hurts that wrestlers ability to be over. After seeing them kiss someones ass, literally, it just makes it harder to take them seriously
It's been toned all the way down today. Really look at WWE's website, especially WWE kids and WWE parents. At WWE parents, they specifically say they're pushing PG content for kids.
When these kids grow up, they won't like PG anymore... that's when WWE has to reinvent itself once again, and history will repeat itself. Attitude Era type stuff won't be seen again until about 10-15 years.
@AGentertainment same thing was going on back in the early 90s , thats why wcw beat the wwf in the ratings for a few weeks . attitude era will return someday . wwe was pg all the way until 98 .
Vince sure was a damned good commentator/host/... him and mene gene okerlund really set the bar, not just for wrestling commentators, but for sports in all!
That's part of it. A lot of these guys aren't seasoned, either. I mean, during WWE's peak, most of their big stars were, while being new to the main event, near the end of their careers. Austin had been wrestling for almost ten years by the time he got to the main event. HBK, too. And Taker. WWE uses newer guys now, and in the past few years, so it's going to take a while before they're on Austin or Taker or HBK's level.
I think they should change it to World Wildlife Fun just for the hell of it and see how the now WWF reacts. (They're abbreaviation could just be FUWWF)
the attitude era was brilliant. you had your older superstars in undertaker, mankind, owen hart (rip), and then you had your up and coming superstars in the rock, stone cold, triple h. and all of these superstars had a gift on the microphone. this "pg era" is horrible because all the superstars sound so monotone and none of them give the crowd anything to get excited about. Rest In Peace World Wrestling Federation
Now dont get me wrong you guys have a point with austin being great, but in my mind the one legend who sticks out is the undertaker the guy bust his ass for the same company always being respectful and never leaving for other companies or movies although its kinda not fair seeing how austin CANT wrestle anymore
maybe in the short term, but you have to consider, hogan built the wwf, then built wcw with the nwo heel angle. He went into mania 18 against the biggest star in the last decade the rock and people booed the rock and cheered hogan. Comparing Austins 6 or 7 year run against hogans 2 decade run is dumb
also it was easier to sell merchandise in the 2000s then in the 80s when they did NOT have internet so there is also a technological aspect of it but I agree with Tmmorgan
the attitude era where they trash talked for 20 minutes and wrestled for 5 until a run-in? the era where you had to flip the finger every 20 seconds in your match? the era that DIDN'T put 90,000 in the Silverdome(unlike hogan's era?)
@R3ST0N Uh, you mark. so called "attitude era" = ECW rip-off. "attitude era rocked dx fuck da wooorld." No. ECW's FTW championship - now TYHATS atttiude
@fieldofstorms When Hogan was their man, wrestling was mainstream. Saturday Nights Main Event were huge numbers on NETWORK tv. Now, only a shadow of itself.
no. hogan era was the best. followed by the attitude era i.e. stone cold, rock, goldust etc. after that it became boring and shit. i was lucky enough to be a part of both, first as a young boy, and then as a young adult. things will never be the same.
@fonzi0was0cool Huck Hogan was a terrible wrestler the only reason that ear did so well is because of the little kids they loved hulk hogan and we see that same thing happening today with John Cena
@fieldofstorms are you dumb? without the hogan era, there would be no attitude era. hogans era sold out the silverdome, hogans era set ratings records,. the attitude era did not. yes it was more edgy but it did not do better numbers than hogans era.
@chicagobears1989 no thats not true either. the aol and time warner merger put WCW out of business because AOL wanted nothing to do with pro wrestling, they saw it as lame and tacky. ECW went out of business because the stupid network they were on, TNN i believe, was sabotaging their shows and not giving them proper freedom and censoring and controlling everything. They also couldnt find another network to go on. And WCW and, well i guess in part u are right WWE was raping their roster too.
@akuma4u Well that is true to but the attitude era was hurting both ecw and wcw both companys had problems ecw had trouble with tnn and wcw with always pushing the nwo which got boring it was awesome at firs then it started to suck if their was a spike tv back then ecw the original ecw would still be on tv
Ratings are pretty much a figure head when you run a billion dollor company because the only company the WWE is losing ratings against is itself & yeah, the attitude era is still far superior from a ratings standpoint than it is today, but it has to be like that for the simple reason if WWE kept the attitude era as it was over the 10 years, ratings woulda still declined cos there be no variety. Ratings have to decrease to increase. The reason WWE is victimised is cos it's #1 & the pre-determined
structure of the business, smarts or if you prefer, internet fans lock themselves in this fantasy where they're this great booker & say this should happen & that should happen, & when it dont happen like that they moan & say its crap, but if it does happen how they say then its boring & predictable & cos its on plastered on the net national hate clubs build up like with Cena & it becomes a trend. Is the Cena era bad for ratings? From a long term perspective it's just the opposite cos the kids...
who idolise Cena today will grow into teenagers where u can expect Cena to then change & the PG rating will likely be dropped & it'll be like the 2nd attitude era & the ratings will go sky high again. By focusing on the young audience today they're developing their new fan base for years later also. End of the day like Vince said, if they dont like it dont watch it but ppl do! Wrestling is the only show that ppl watch whilst they mock it but they still like watching it. What does that tell ya?
No Competition, means PG WWE!!! the Monday Night War brought out the best in WWF/WWE!! No Competition now (TNA will not be competition for a while!!) means WWE can do whatever they want to do because they are the sole survivors!! they own (I repeat Own) the wrestling business from Jim Crockett Promotions to WCW, they own it all.
Holy hell, the shot with him and gorden Solie was classic. Vince ruled wrestling, and Jim Crockett and Ted Turner knew this. It kinda sucked because JCP (eventually becoming WCW) put out some great stuff, but Turner NEVER cared about wrestling, and there were people in charge (Ahem Jim herd) that knew nothing about the business.
He said they reached the limit on the physical shock value 20 years ago in 2002. What about "Hell in a Cell" with Mankind and The Undertaker at the 1998 KOTR?
i like costas but he's such a condesending lil prick whenever he talks to vince, i mean does he really need to preface the footage by pointing out that wrestling is scripted
Yes, and by responding like that makes you a scholar when it comes to wrestling. Brilliant indeed. :D. I mean formulating a coherent paragraph is so much more immature than calling people "fucking geeks", right? :D
Your precious "lesnar era" ended as abruptly as it began. Enjoy reliving the two full years he was in the business because they sure were memorable :D
You do realize that was the entertainment era right? The attitude era had better storylines, match build up, and overall quality than today's WWE. Matches weren't predictable, creative threw a few interesting swerves here and there, and shows made you sit at the edge of your seat.
Unlike today, where Cena could be in a handicap match against Taker, Kane, and an M1 Abrams tank, and you would know instantly how the match will end. (Cena FU's the tank.)
You are SO totally WRONG about Cena being predictable. Here is what would REALLY happen:
After Cena FU's the Abrams and gets the 123, he is placed in a Hardcore Match against the Cloverfield monster. Cloverfield squashes Cena for a couple minutes until Cena gets the momentum, does his five moves, and then makes Cloverfield tap out to the STFU. After we find out that Cloverfield ate Jeff Hardy, Cena is made Undisputed Champ with a new spinner belt for the kiddies to get their parents to buy.
vice mcmahon was so pissed off aftr those 2 clips at 4 mins, u could tell so easily with the hard gulp and facial expression, he was holding his anger back.
Because Vince never really has to answer to people in his business he comes across so stiff in these types of interviews and then when pressed gets very confrentational. Instead of being at ease he just looks and sounds like he's thinking about every single word he says and he even leans in closer to the guy doing the interview. There is a slight form of intimedation there.
Is that really needed? TNA marks need to get over themselves, as good as TNA may be, they are no competition to WWE. And at this point, TNA is hardly any different besides that stupid 6 sided ring.
I don't respect Vince McMahon the person, but Vince McMahon the businesses man and marketer I respect the hell out of. When he passes on a piece of wrestling will go with it.
I think it's bullshit that some damn company called "WORLD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION" mad the WWE change it's name from the "WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION" TO "WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT" i mean come on it's not like WWE was going to try and put "WORLD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION" out of business
Vince saed wrestling by destroying it. If it wasn't for him, New Japan wouldn't be big, ROH wouldn't have pure talent, TNA wouldn't be around (early tna, not another wwe version)
I can't say I ever did. The difference was is that the wrestling was good then.
Compare 2000 to 2007 ppv's. such a difference it's not even funny. There are no memorable moments from 2007, cena overcomming the odds for most of it. Batista getting 8 title shots in a row before he got it. 2000 has soooo much stuff that i remember. How old are you by the way? did you even watch attitude era?
Vince is my hero.
Romulus123 5 months ago
RIP WCW 96 - 99 RIP WWF 97 - 2001
ROosthakid 5 months ago
@ROosthakid 1997? WWF was around before 1997 lol :D.
ELIMINATORRRR 4 months ago
@ELIMINATORRRR It's the thought of the typical AE mark who doesn't respect history smh...
AJ36sXe 3 months ago
@ELIMINATORRRR So was the WCW lol
wolvebane2 1 month ago
@wolvebane2 lol thats true.
ELIMINATORRRR 1 month ago
WCW VS WWF - Best time to be a wrestling fan
ROosthakid 5 months ago
"You wanna join the club?" - brilliant!
danbam808 5 months ago 2
And one month later (June 2002), Vince rehired Vince Russo, if only for a short while as head creative writer, shortly thereafter introducing him to the creative team, to mere consultant. He soon after quit when he realized none of his ideas were being seriously looked at. Guess McMahon was looking for a rabbit in the hat...but Hayes, Stephanie, Levesque, Heyman, and the rest of the creative team wasn't having it.
krazygreen 5 months ago
6:25
"You wanna join the club?"
Hahahahaha
hockeycox07 6 months ago
@hockeycox07 you got the time off kid
BlueBlazer89 6 months ago
HAHA! you can hear the few people behind camera laughing when Vince asked "Do you wanna join the club?" lol!
Also, I DO wonder what Vince and the other wrestlers (or participants) think about when they are about to show their butt during the "Kiss my A***" moments.
neetrab 8 months ago
"they dont use knives" ???? really? REALLY? so the razor blades used by wrestlers to cut themselves open are not knives? fuckin bullshit vince, ill always love the guy for everything he gave us but that was a downright lie and he is getting less and less respect in the wrestling world as time passes by.
DarinTeven1988 8 months ago
@DarinTeven1988 He meant that they don't use knifes to attack other wrestlers, yes they use blades to cut themselves to bleed, but you don't see the blade! lol, chill out there.
Niroticpogo 8 months ago
@Niroticpogo - DarinTeven is an idiot.
dmjohnst 7 months ago
@DarinTeven1988 - That was not what he was saying. He was saying that they don't use guns or knives to openly promote violence.
dmjohnst 7 months ago
vince is a liar. he's used guns in storys before - pillman & stone cold story line.
and god bless kurt angle for calling out that sissy mario.
if anyone deserves some shit to happen to him its mario.
brokenwing36566754 8 months ago
The attitude era was over rated. It was what old school wrestllers call hot shotting the terroitory. It only works for a short time. To where in the old days when you presented it as a sport and gave it credibility it stayed popular for a longer period of time.
Murphdogg4 9 months ago
@Murphdogg4 whatever dude
MrMrnightstalker 8 months ago
@Murphdogg4 The Attitude Era's legacy is still alive and breathing. That's why the viewing numbers aren't even as big as they were back then. The WWE pretty much is dead to me aside form Triple H, Rock, Undertaker, and Kane.
spidermanwebslinge 7 months ago
@spidermanwebslinge you mean just kane
orochiThing 6 months ago
"You wanna join the club?" haha Vince > all
wowhead1 9 months ago 4
Vince helped the wrestling industry reach new heights.... but he has destroyed it in doing so.... whatever happened to just good old wrestling ?
the story lines are too much, thats why i stoped watching, plenty of soap operas on Tv that i refuse to watch... i just want wrestling action! and i think most people do.
mrbassman25 11 months ago
John Morrison is a shock
wilsonsmanz 11 months ago
I loved it when Vince McMahon said you wana join the club lol
chicagobears1989 1 year ago 5
@chicagobears1989 hahaha
masternate61 11 months ago
where is this video at?
Alana235 1 year ago
WWE raised the bar so high in the late 90's and early 2000's that now they have to lower it. I think that could have something to do with the reason we see less hardcore matches, no blood, and a PG product. I actually enjoy the current product today. You get to see good athletic, psychological, bouts as opposed to people getting dropped on thumb tacks and old ladies giving birth to hands. Also, the product today gives them room to turn it up a notch if the competition gets tough.
thepapax04 1 year ago
@thepapax04 youre prob 8 yrs old thats why
kthurst15 1 year ago
@kthurst15 I am 24 years old, I just don't need to see people bleed and swear to be entertained. I can enjoy a compelling storyline and a physical, athletic bout. Don't get me wrong, I think there is a time to get edgy, but I think they started over doing it in the WWE. You had a eighty-some year old woman give birth to a hand in those days.
thepapax04 11 months ago 8
@thepapax04 at last someone that talks sense
KingHotdog 10 months ago
@thepapax04 I know right I agree
chicagobears1989 1 year ago
I agree that the WWF (sorry, it's still the WWF to me) has crossed lines. In fact, I turn it off when they do the ridiculous stuff. But, that's Vince's choice. You don't see people up in arms over what SNL does on a weekly basis, and they cross all kinds of lines. Is it needed in wrestling? Absolutely not. Does the WWF get more slack than other entertainment programs? Absolutely.
dQbell 1 year ago
attitude era blew, it turned the fanbase into white trash rednecks and flipped the whole business over.
MikeDesadario 1 year ago
@MikeDesadario
Agree, some of the things that he just said (and stuff I remembered as I turned the channel) were just too disgusting and low class. There is funny and then there is cable ready smut. I want my heros to be above me (in the storyline) and the heels to be bad but quality opponents and not brainless fools.
rufus566 1 year ago
will we ever see the next stone cold or the rock in the future?and not cena or batista..
MrHumerousify 1 year ago
The kiss my ass clud is a perfect example of things being taken too far. Yes, its funny. But its too much. And it somewhat hurts that wrestlers ability to be over. After seeing them kiss someones ass, literally, it just makes it harder to take them seriously
gravedigger400 1 year ago 3
Vince: "I wanna be on top of the world" There you have it folks, thats Vince McMahon
gravedigger400 1 year ago
@gravedigger400 u say that like its wrong to wana be on top of the world.
CyrusRKO 1 year ago
"we don't use guns." -So what was that thing in Brian Pillman's hand when Stone Cold came to his house?
Haha. I love Vince. He is a genius!!!!!
cutejoshie 1 year ago
Attitude was the best ever!!!!
Amyas80s 1 year ago
I hate this PG wwe shit go back to the attitude era
outragefanpage 1 year ago
Bikini contest is a prime example of how juvenile the WWE has become.
goodoldbill 1 year ago 2
Vince says "sure" alot
johnstarsh 1 year ago
TNA Rules, you both suck.
mhrfg 1 year ago 2
Haha Chris Jericho 'Vince did ya see it?!'
hitmancoolio 1 year ago 2
@hitmancoolio HAHAHAHAAHAHA "VINCE DID YOU SEE"
like its some high school lookeroom moment lol
ESSJ333 1 year ago
UFC, WWE Toning it Down and Internet (DAMN YOU!) killed Good Old WWF.
tomkasto 1 year ago
love em or hate em vince is great. i really can listen to him for hours!
georgevida1 1 year ago
For some reason, I could listen to Vince talk for hours...
RubberClits 1 year ago
do you wanna join the club? (background laughter from all the set crew)
bmcjones 1 year ago
Damn I miss Stacy Keibler
twiztidlestat 1 year ago 5
CENA SUCKS!!!
thypettingzoo 1 year ago 3
hahahahaha classic tommy dreamer in the bathroom there.
davidrediger 1 year ago
hey vince GET THE F out of wrestling
MrJEFFNICHOLS 1 year ago
It's been toned all the way down today. Really look at WWE's website, especially WWE kids and WWE parents. At WWE parents, they specifically say they're pushing PG content for kids.
When these kids grow up, they won't like PG anymore... that's when WWE has to reinvent itself once again, and history will repeat itself. Attitude Era type stuff won't be seen again until about 10-15 years.
AGentertainment 1 year ago
@AGentertainment same thing was going on back in the early 90s , thats why wcw beat the wwf in the ratings for a few weeks . attitude era will return someday . wwe was pg all the way until 98 .
journeyanimation1 1 year ago
Vince is a business genius. Anyone who is successful has to respect him on some level.
ronschaf1 1 year ago
ah.........Vince
abeedakbar 1 year ago
""you want to join the club?""
Sabin06 1 year ago 15
This comment has received too many negative votes show
this guy bob costas is so pathetic
goldeneye902 2 years ago
Vince sure was a damned good commentator/host/... him and mene gene okerlund really set the bar, not just for wrestling commentators, but for sports in all!
hcvang 2 years ago 2
I think the biggest problem wwe has is lack of talent most of these guys suck.
fuckyouhassa 2 years ago
That's part of it. A lot of these guys aren't seasoned, either. I mean, during WWE's peak, most of their big stars were, while being new to the main event, near the end of their careers. Austin had been wrestling for almost ten years by the time he got to the main event. HBK, too. And Taker. WWE uses newer guys now, and in the past few years, so it's going to take a while before they're on Austin or Taker or HBK's level.
joeyecw 2 years ago 3
I think they should change it to World Wildlife Fun just for the hell of it and see how the now WWF reacts. (They're abbreaviation could just be FUWWF)
JSelby 2 years ago
I think they should change the name to WWA. World Wrestling Attitude
RatedCool303 2 years ago 4
The more of these shoot interviews I see with Vince, the more I like him. He seems fair, and principled. Seriously.
JasonEA 2 years ago 4
@JasonEA ditto
Maj0ra 2 years ago
You want to join the club? Haha
MaverickAlvis 2 years ago 2
what wwe needs right KNOW IS TV14 and BLOOD
gusfresh 2 years ago 5
the attitude era was brilliant. you had your older superstars in undertaker, mankind, owen hart (rip), and then you had your up and coming superstars in the rock, stone cold, triple h. and all of these superstars had a gift on the microphone. this "pg era" is horrible because all the superstars sound so monotone and none of them give the crowd anything to get excited about. Rest In Peace World Wrestling Federation
kabobman 2 years ago 3
"im gonna kick your ass"- awesome
"ill knock your teeth into your throat"- gay
sortman94 2 years ago 3
I'm gonna knock your teeth out while im KICKING YOU"RE ASSSSSS" IFFFF YA SMELLL LALALALLA
CarNNNN 2 years ago
wwe < shit
sortman94 2 years ago
It is still the World Wrestling Federation just slight name change due to the fact they lost the rights to the initials "WWF".
This interview was done Post-Attitude era.
TheJosephPrice 2 years ago
Mcmahon- its called a contractual agreement. Dont take word of mouth from a Corporation...you need contracts...dumbass....
GreyGhostly 2 years ago
The WWE is bad because it became too "Jerry springer"
all028 2 years ago 3
It was, now it's family friendly again.
TheJosephPrice 2 years ago 2
well good thing the WWF had all those guys to carry him...just like they carried Flair into the main stream
ECWnWWF 2 years ago
best performers:
Ultimate Warrior
Bruno Sammartino
Hulk Hogan
Randy "Macho Man" Savage
Andre the Giant
Undertaker
Bob Backlund
ECWnWWF 2 years ago
the ultimate warrior was the biggest joke ever he absolutely sucked unless there was someone to carry him
naitch4life 2 years ago 5
Ultimate Warrior really did suck..probably one of the worst wrestlers. No wrestler liked working with him.
BiboBalls 2 years ago
best peformers:
Bret hart
undertaker
hogan
austin\rock
shawn
creepingice 2 years ago 2
Now dont get me wrong you guys have a point with austin being great, but in my mind the one legend who sticks out is the undertaker the guy bust his ass for the same company always being respectful and never leaving for other companies or movies although its kinda not fair seeing how austin CANT wrestle anymore
Jx13impossibleneeds 2 years ago
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Fuck that. lol. The Attitude era was the best. Hogan never had shit on Stone Cold or The Rock.
fieldofstorms 2 years ago 35
Yes he did.
Mattster21 2 years ago
the rock and stone cold took hogans ego and shoved ti up his ass lol
sanikleen 2 years ago 4
austin outsold hogan in merchandise. hell remember what flair said at the hall of fame last year.
Y2JFanRJ 2 years ago 4
maybe in the short term, but you have to consider, hogan built the wwf, then built wcw with the nwo heel angle. He went into mania 18 against the biggest star in the last decade the rock and people booed the rock and cheered hogan. Comparing Austins 6 or 7 year run against hogans 2 decade run is dumb
tmorgan419 2 years ago
true. though i started watching wrestling towards the end of austin's run around 2000. so i'll admit im a little biased.
Y2JFanRJ 2 years ago
also it was easier to sell merchandise in the 2000s then in the 80s when they did NOT have internet so there is also a technological aspect of it but I agree with Tmmorgan
mathias1211 2 years ago
WWE only sold merchandise thorugh an order form and at the venues after you bought a ticket.
Hulkamania4eva 2 years ago
the attitude era where they trash talked for 20 minutes and wrestled for 5 until a run-in? the era where you had to flip the finger every 20 seconds in your match? the era that DIDN'T put 90,000 in the Silverdome(unlike hogan's era?)
unknownacct 2 years ago
agreed
gankball 2 years ago
Attitude Era rocked.
R3ST0N 2 years ago 58
@R3ST0N Uh, you mark. so called "attitude era" = ECW rip-off. "attitude era rocked dx fuck da wooorld." No. ECW's FTW championship - now TYHATS atttiude
Shaunography 1 year ago
@R3ST0N described as wrestling's golden age ! if TNA comes with a better game and actally compete.... we could see another epic clash !
rmelgar9 8 months ago
@rmelgar9 who besides aj styles does tna really have samoa joe sting hell kurt angle is commin back to the wwe
727Superstar 6 months ago
@727Superstar angle has said a billion times hes not coming back
rogregg29445 6 months ago
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you're forgetting how Hogan body slammed Andre and he died like a few weeks later from a broken heart.
CarNNNN 2 years ago
you must be an idiot Andre died in 1993 Hogan slammed him in 87
Allapattahgoon 2 years ago 18
Seriously ROFLOL
TheFlashman 2 years ago
@Allapattahgoon yeah i think those dates are about correct..
HardcoreKatsu 3 months ago
haha he died in 93 from a rare growing disease. his body won't stop growing and his heart couldn't handle all that body mass anymore
KISSfan888 2 years ago
@fieldofstorms No it didn't rock it.........IT WAS THE BEST SHIT THAT HAPPEND TO SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MrDaibouken 1 year ago
@fieldofstorms When Hogan was their man, wrestling was mainstream. Saturday Nights Main Event were huge numbers on NETWORK tv. Now, only a shadow of itself.
midome07 1 year ago
@fieldofstorms
no. hogan era was the best. followed by the attitude era i.e. stone cold, rock, goldust etc. after that it became boring and shit. i was lucky enough to be a part of both, first as a young boy, and then as a young adult. things will never be the same.
fonzi0was0cool 1 year ago
@fonzi0was0cool Huck Hogan was a terrible wrestler the only reason that ear did so well is because of the little kids they loved hulk hogan and we see that same thing happening today with John Cena
chicagobears1989 1 year ago
@fieldofstorms are you dumb? without the hogan era, there would be no attitude era. hogans era sold out the silverdome, hogans era set ratings records,. the attitude era did not. yes it was more edgy but it did not do better numbers than hogans era.
akuma4u 1 year ago
@akuma4u No but it put both wcw and ecw out of business
chicagobears1989 1 year ago
@chicagobears1989 no thats not true either. the aol and time warner merger put WCW out of business because AOL wanted nothing to do with pro wrestling, they saw it as lame and tacky. ECW went out of business because the stupid network they were on, TNN i believe, was sabotaging their shows and not giving them proper freedom and censoring and controlling everything. They also couldnt find another network to go on. And WCW and, well i guess in part u are right WWE was raping their roster too.
akuma4u 1 year ago
@akuma4u Well that is true to but the attitude era was hurting both ecw and wcw both companys had problems ecw had trouble with tnn and wcw with always pushing the nwo which got boring it was awesome at firs then it started to suck if their was a spike tv back then ecw the original ecw would still be on tv
chicagobears1989 1 year ago
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Enio125 2 years ago
hahahaha "You wanna join the club" hilarious
Escobar9300 2 years ago 3
Wow, Vince AND Gordon Solie. That's rare.
koolaid28 2 years ago 2
"You wanna join the club?" lmfao
Molejunkie 2 years ago 2
soooo priceless!!!!!
GladiusGSF 2 years ago
Ratings are pretty much a figure head when you run a billion dollor company because the only company the WWE is losing ratings against is itself & yeah, the attitude era is still far superior from a ratings standpoint than it is today, but it has to be like that for the simple reason if WWE kept the attitude era as it was over the 10 years, ratings woulda still declined cos there be no variety. Ratings have to decrease to increase. The reason WWE is victimised is cos it's #1 & the pre-determined
Thirst4first 2 years ago
structure of the business, smarts or if you prefer, internet fans lock themselves in this fantasy where they're this great booker & say this should happen & that should happen, & when it dont happen like that they moan & say its crap, but if it does happen how they say then its boring & predictable & cos its on plastered on the net national hate clubs build up like with Cena & it becomes a trend. Is the Cena era bad for ratings? From a long term perspective it's just the opposite cos the kids...
Thirst4first 2 years ago
who idolise Cena today will grow into teenagers where u can expect Cena to then change & the PG rating will likely be dropped & it'll be like the 2nd attitude era & the ratings will go sky high again. By focusing on the young audience today they're developing their new fan base for years later also. End of the day like Vince said, if they dont like it dont watch it but ppl do! Wrestling is the only show that ppl watch whilst they mock it but they still like watching it. What does that tell ya?
Thirst4first 2 years ago
No Competition, means PG WWE!!! the Monday Night War brought out the best in WWF/WWE!! No Competition now (TNA will not be competition for a while!!) means WWE can do whatever they want to do because they are the sole survivors!! they own (I repeat Own) the wrestling business from Jim Crockett Promotions to WCW, they own it all.
jaxx5000 2 years ago
Holy hell, the shot with him and gorden Solie was classic. Vince ruled wrestling, and Jim Crockett and Ted Turner knew this. It kinda sucked because JCP (eventually becoming WCW) put out some great stuff, but Turner NEVER cared about wrestling, and there were people in charge (Ahem Jim herd) that knew nothing about the business.
ashleybound 2 years ago
He said they reached the limit on the physical shock value 20 years ago in 2002. What about "Hell in a Cell" with Mankind and The Undertaker at the 1998 KOTR?
zackvanhalen 2 years ago 2
i like costas but he's such a condesending lil prick whenever he talks to vince, i mean does he really need to preface the footage by pointing out that wrestling is scripted
nkslnkvl 3 years ago
it makes me cry when they shove John Cena and Randy Orton down everyone's throats. I liked it better when they lost to older talent.
PersonalJesus348 3 years ago
LOL "you wana join the club" lols even the staff laughed
f9hunter 3 years ago 5
all I can say is epic
WithLuvAnon 3 years ago
Why did Costas have him on again?
AriLouisShow 3 years ago
Ratings.
TheMattwolf 2 years ago
Luke Skywalker interviews Vince Macmahon. I doesn't get better than this.
shizaunilicious 3 years ago 2
"... you wanna join the club?"
Vince McMahon is a great man.
virakhvar321 3 years ago
No we dont want fucking entertament we want attitude we want hardcore
wwekane1 3 years ago 3
Yes, and by responding like that makes you a scholar when it comes to wrestling. Brilliant indeed. :D. I mean formulating a coherent paragraph is so much more immature than calling people "fucking geeks", right? :D
Your precious "lesnar era" ended as abruptly as it began. Enjoy reliving the two full years he was in the business because they sure were memorable :D
shadowarena 3 years ago
You do realize that was the entertainment era right? The attitude era had better storylines, match build up, and overall quality than today's WWE. Matches weren't predictable, creative threw a few interesting swerves here and there, and shows made you sit at the edge of your seat.
Unlike today, where Cena could be in a handicap match against Taker, Kane, and an M1 Abrams tank, and you would know instantly how the match will end. (Cena FU's the tank.)
shadowarena 3 years ago 6
Nitro era was the greatest
Besherk 3 years ago 3
You are SO totally WRONG about Cena being predictable. Here is what would REALLY happen:
After Cena FU's the Abrams and gets the 123, he is placed in a Hardcore Match against the Cloverfield monster. Cloverfield squashes Cena for a couple minutes until Cena gets the momentum, does his five moves, and then makes Cloverfield tap out to the STFU. After we find out that Cloverfield ate Jeff Hardy, Cena is made Undisputed Champ with a new spinner belt for the kiddies to get their parents to buy.
trambopoline35 3 years ago 4
Hahahha, you know, you wouldn't be far off from the truth. Better hope creative doesn't catch wind of your ideas :-p
shadowarena 3 years ago
cena needs to turn heel quickly
nkslnkvl 3 years ago 2
yes, the attitude era was trash talk for 20 minutes and wrestle for 5 minutes until a run-in
unknownacct 2 years ago
attitude era was da best tym in the wwe
Upmoyross 3 years ago 6
LMAO!!! It looked like Vince was disappointed that that little geek Costas didn't want to join the Kiss My Ass Club
JJerkins07 3 years ago
vice mcmahon was so pissed off aftr those 2 clips at 4 mins, u could tell so easily with the hard gulp and facial expression, he was holding his anger back.
akuma4u 3 years ago
Why the Fuck dosen't Vince get Bob on the WWE Show and have a damn match, That would be the Money and very Interestting to see!!!
T2Judgmentday 3 years ago
N one knows really whats in Vince's head....it just happens the way i does
joejoefireguy 3 years ago
Wow, nice picture of Gordon Solie when he was in his prime.
HeartBreakKid1987 3 years ago 6
Because Vince never really has to answer to people in his business he comes across so stiff in these types of interviews and then when pressed gets very confrentational. Instead of being at ease he just looks and sounds like he's thinking about every single word he says and he even leans in closer to the guy doing the interview. There is a slight form of intimedation there.
FDUK200K 3 years ago 2
vince and the king r still good for a laugh but i think the rest is poor
barnsburystore 3 years ago
"You wanna join da club?" LOL!!!
Vince Rules!!!
KoolieChris21 3 years ago 11
Vince's fake production laugh is brilliant.
Costas' constant moral grandstanding grates, objective journalist or not.
TwoSquirtsOfPiss 3 years ago 10
tna sucks
kliq4life2 3 years ago 18
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TNA TNA TNA TNA TNA TNA!!!!!!
SadistikCeo 3 years ago
Is that really needed? TNA marks need to get over themselves, as good as TNA may be, they are no competition to WWE. And at this point, TNA is hardly any different besides that stupid 6 sided ring.
hipstermafia 3 years ago 23
This comment has received too many negative votes show
and the better womens division.
oceanborn12369 3 years ago
yes because that's the main reason TNA fans go to the Impact Zone for. Awesome Kong squashing match after match. >__>
shadowarena 3 years ago
womens division, highflyers and wrestlers who know more then 6 moves.
dejowa89 3 years ago
Vince and Gordon?!!! Holy shit!
rockbmg1 3 years ago 6
great vids!
bm2g 3 years ago 2
more compelling storylines....
lmfao
stentik 3 years ago
Vince McMahon made me laugh when hes like to Bob Costas wanna join the Kiss My Ass Club. Vince is so great lol.
Bl4z3r82 3 years ago
buying your competition makes the product suffer
harridhillon 3 years ago 4
I don't respect Vince McMahon the person, but Vince McMahon the businesses man and marketer I respect the hell out of. When he passes on a piece of wrestling will go with it.
dochud 3 years ago 5
How can you judge Vince the person if you havent spent time with the man in that capacity. Stick with what you know.
CottonMouthWolf 3 years ago 4
I share my birthday with Gordon Solie.
Rubberchix 4 years ago
poo poo pee pee
granthill50 4 years ago
laughter in the background to Vince's "do you want to join the kiss my ass club?" rotflmao
mrmonsta2001 4 years ago
how fascist can they get?
it's controversial because it's cool!
therefore, they slam it down your throat so you can say. "Tha was freakin' awesome"
i'd think that's quite brilliant.
WrestlingFanaticZone 4 years ago
I think it's bullshit that some damn company called "WORLD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION" mad the WWE change it's name from the "WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION" TO "WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT" i mean come on it's not like WWE was going to try and put "WORLD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION" out of business
klrocker91 4 years ago 3
Filatio
Isus1 4 years ago
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fuck u vince u ruined professional wrestling with your big ego
newschoolz 4 years ago
Vince saed wrestling by destroying it. If it wasn't for him, New Japan wouldn't be big, ROH wouldn't have pure talent, TNA wouldn't be around (early tna, not another wwe version)
Ascendency 4 years ago
Dude don't even start with this bull shit the business is in trouble and fans are sick of wwe
newschoolz 4 years ago
yer theyre so sick of it thats why wrestlemania 24 will get 1 million buys on cable yeh well done
hazzadogss 4 years ago
because its little kids who buy into the crap like john cena and a pointless ecw
wrestling died in 2001 rest in peace
newschoolz 4 years ago
if it died in 2001 why are people still watching
moe670 4 years ago 6
The dumb kids are watching it, buying the glow sticks and T-shirts.
patluff 4 years ago
didnt you buy t-shirts and championship belts when you were a little kid and did you expect that overated attitude era to last forever
moe670 4 years ago 4
I can't say I ever did. The difference was is that the wrestling was good then.
Compare 2000 to 2007 ppv's. such a difference it's not even funny. There are no memorable moments from 2007, cena overcomming the odds for most of it. Batista getting 8 title shots in a row before he got it. 2000 has soooo much stuff that i remember. How old are you by the way? did you even watch attitude era?
patluff 4 years ago 3