I'm watching The Top 10 RAW thing on USA, and it's better than most of RAW tonight, because I love rewatching some of this stuff and it inspired this thread. So, my question is, what year did you notice WWE was losing their edge on things and beginning to go to hell?
1999 - The Higher Power, Vince McMahon: WWF Champion, Chyna: Intercontinental Champion, Austin gets injured, Bossman/Al Snow, Big Show/Bossman, over 10 WWF champions in one year (11 to be exact), Big Show: WWF Champion to end the millenium.
2000 - Mae Young gives birth to a hand, WM2000, Angle/Steph/HHH: botched, Rikishi - the man who ran over Austin, after being dropped in a car - HHH returns one week later, Six-man Hell in a Cell, Stephanie takes control.
2001 - XFL flops, ECW & WCW goes out of business, Austin heel turn, Triple H rips his quad, Invasion angle botched, ratings begin to fall, McMahon's Kiss My Ass Club.
2002 - Triple H: Face, botched nWo invasion, Brand Split, WWF turns to WWE, Austin walks out, Triple's H reign as a backstage asshole begins, Rock leaves after Summerslam for Hollywood, Katie Vick.
2003 - Al Wilson, Triple H's reign continues, disappointing debuts from Scott Steiner and Goldberg, Rock leaves fulltime for Hollywood, Kevin Nash: main eventer, to much to name.
For me, it would have to be 2002. I know 2001 will probably be the popular answer and I think you could see it dwendling, but 2002 confirmed that the WWE was starting to go to hell.
Discuss.