New school era

[Guest fanofcoils]

When did it begin, around Wrestlemania 8, 9, 10, or 11?

 

I would say at 10 with the push of Bret Hart, Razor Ramon, HBK and newer characters like Bam Bam Bigelow, face Doink, Jarrett, etc.

[Dobbs 3K]

I would definitely say WM10, if by "new school" you mean moving out of the cartoonish '80s style era. WM10 has the distinction of being the first WM card not to have Hulk Hogan on it. It was also the start of the "New Generation" concept, IIRC.

[claydude14]

By "new school" do you mean "The New Generation"?

[CanadianGuitarist]

I'm inclined to agree that New School began with the term "New Generation". There's a different feel as far as eras go, without question, between that and the Attitude Era.

[Guest fanofcoils]

I would say 1984-1993 is the "classic era", with 1984-1989 being the money part of that era and 1990-1993 the not so money part of that era. 1994 is the new school era. 1995-1996 is the crap era. 1997-1999 is the attitude era. 2000 is the Rock era. 2001-2006 is the crap era part 2.

[claydude14]

84-93 Rock N Wrestling

94-96 The New Generation

97-01 Attitude

02-Current WWE/Brand Split era

 

That's the way I look at it for the most part.

[Only The Strong Survive]

84-93 Rock N Wrestling

94-96 The New Generation

97-01 Attitude

02-Current WWE/Brand Split era

 

That's the way I look at it for the most part.

 

I totally agree.

[humanoid92]

I'd say mid 92, sometime after WM 8 is when the "old" era ended and the new one began. Summerslam 92 was the first PPV that didn't have Hogan. Sure, he came back breifly in '93, but he felt out of place. All the 80's mainstays left in early '92: Hogan, Piper, Jake, Hercules, Haku, Valentine, Barbarian, Warlord, Neidhart, Sid, etc. Beefcake was out, Perfect wasn't wrestling. Guys like Boss Man, Duggan, Slaughter, Santana and even DiBiase were put into lesser roles. By early '93, Warrior was gone again, the Flair experiment was over and even Savage had been cut down. Some major stuff began around this time, with the introduction of Yoko, Razor, Luger, Bigelow, Crush, the emergence of Michaels and Bret, etc. 1992 was definitely the big transition year. I don't think people realize how huge that Bret/Bulldog match at Wembley was in terms of historical significance. It proved that they didn't need Hogan and Warrior types in the main event.

 

So I point to '92, and not '94, being the birth of a different era. '94 was just the peak of the change in direction that began in '92. If you compare the roster just before WM 9 to the roster just before WM 10, not a whole lot has changed. But compare the Rumble 92/pre-WM 8 roster to the WM 9 roster. Huge turn around in every way possible.

[Guest J0bber]

I'd say mid 92, sometime after WM 8 is when the "old" era ended and the new one began. Summerslam 92 was the first PPV that didn't have Hogan. Sure, he came back breifly in '93, but he felt out of place. All the 80's mainstays left in early '92: Hogan, Piper, Jake, Hercules, Haku, Valentine, Barbarian, Warlord, Neidhart, Sid, etc. Beefcake was out, Perfect wasn't wrestling. Guys like Boss Man, Duggan, Slaughter, Santana and even DiBiase were put into lesser roles. By early '93, Warrior was gone again, the Flair experiment was over and even Savage had been cut down. Some major stuff began around this time, with the introduction of Yoko, Razor, Luger, Bigelow, Crush, the emergence of Michaels and Bret, etc. 1992 was definitely the big transition year. I don't think people realize how huge that Bret/Bulldog match at Wembley was in terms of historical significance. It proved that they didn't need Hogan and Warrior types in the main event.

 

So I point to '92, and not '94, being the birth of a different era. '94 was just the peak of the change in direction that began in '92. If you compare the roster just before WM 9 to the roster just before WM 10, not a whole lot has changed. But compare the Rumble 92/pre-WM 8 roster to the WM 9 roster. Huge turn around in every way possible.

Seconded.

[CanadianGuitarist]

I never would have thought of that, but I, too, think you're absolutely right.