WWE Attitude Era | 17

Published: Feb. 19, 2020, 5 a.m.

b'Between 1997 and 2002 professional wrestling\\u2019s Attitude Era broke boundaries in ways like never before with risqu\\xe9 programming, adult oriented content and larger than life superstars like Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Rock, Bret Hart, The Undertaker and Sean Michaels.\\nThrow in the Monday night ratings war between the WWF and the WCW and it was the perfect storm of wrestling greatness.\\xa0\\nWWF\\u2019s Monday Night Raw and the WCW\\u2019s Monday Nitro aired each week at the same time forcing fans to choose between the two.\\xa0On June 17, 1996, Monday Nitro won the battle of the Monday night ratings for the first time.\\xa0And It would go on to win the ratings war for the next 84 weeks in a row.\\xa0\\nIt would take WCW two years to claw its way back to the top thanks to the outrageous programming of the Attitude Era.\\xa0\\nOn this episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora takes a look back at some of the most memorable moments of the Attitude Era as we try to understand why fans can\\u2019t get enough of 90s wrestling.\\nContact:\\xa0\\nTwitter: @1990shistory\\nFacebook: @1990shistory\\nInstagram: @that90spodcast\\nEmail:\\xa090s@curiouscast.ca\\nGuest:\\nKevin Michie, Senior Broadcast & Content Associate, Anchor, Sportsnet.ca Contributor\\nhttps://www.sportsnet.ca/author/kevin-michie/\\nTwitter: @kevinmichie\\nFor exclusive bonus content subscribe to History of the 90s Patreon page.: https://patreon.com/historyofthe90s\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'