@@yaseen9044 The sad thing is he was a huge name even before the attitude era. If he was in it i have no doubt there would be 3 huge men then, him, The Rock and Stone Cold....
Punk would've been ideal for ECW. He wouldn't have gotten far in the attitude era. His closest comparisons would be Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, X-Pac, and the Radicalz but all were actually bigger than him, faster, more athletic, etc.
I thought the Vaudevillians should’ve been given more of a chance to get over. I honestly loved the gimmick just because of the historical aspect of it
I actually agree with this. i Think if McCool were in the current era (without a history in the company) she would have been ok at best. She would be surrounded by some of the biggest names of all time and I am not sure if she is good enough to stand out. she stood out bc she was surrounded by Kelly Kelly and the like. I think being surrounded by people like Becky, Bayley, Rhea, Beth (in this theoretical list) and so many others that it would show that she just couldnt hang.
When it comes to the women's division you can do a whole list of those that'd be better suited to the modern era. Trish stratus, Jaquelyn, Ivory, Michelle McCool, Luna n so on
Fair point. We tend to focus a lot on the charisma of the biggest stars of the Attitude Era, but all the main event guys were huge in size. I am not one of those that think that a wrestler should look like a giant bodybuilder, but Punk would have just been too small to be in the upper card back then.
@@RingsideRebel-g5thbk wasn't there as a wrestler for most of the attitude era he was there for maybe a year before his back injury took him out till 2002
There wouldn't have been a lot of reasons for the fans to gravitate towards Punk in the Attitude Era though. The people got behind him because he spoke out against everything we hated about product in 2011. I'm sure he would've done just fine as a heel but he wouldn't have been anywhere near as huge as he was/is.
. Also, that straight edge bit would not go over as well as it did with the late 90s crowd. I could very well see him being in Steve Richards place in RTC.
@jinxfire are you kidding me? A man who doesn't drink or do drugs vs a beer guzzling redneck? Take my money. He had a classic fued with Jeff Hardy and rey so it's not far fetched
@@deelove7518 Actually, considering the Attitude Era was still when cancel culture was in its infancy (the RTC being a thinly-veiled parody of the Parents Television Council, as both factions were seeking to force the company to clean up its act by censoring the gratuitous violence, sex appeal, and profane language rampant at the time) but yet, fans were still allowed to chant offensive slurs or bring controversial signs without getting ejected from the premises & most people were far less prudish about every little thing, CM Punk would've only shined in the areas where small guys with big mouths could thrive and he would've likely gotten hazed backstage by the more shady, seedy & bullying part of the locker room for his straight edge lifestyle.
As a kid growing up in the RA era, Chris Masters was someone i thought would've been world champion, he was one of the first people i expected to win the title. He was my prediction to win the 2006 royal rumble and was always the first person i made World Champion in GM Mode.
So many fantasy bookings , angles and crazy matches could have happened if these wrestlers were put in these eras in an alternate universe . It would make for a great series of graphic novels or comics .
I wish I would’ve seen Owen Hart have a feud with Y2J, Benoit, Angle and Eddie Guerrero. That era would’ve been perfect for him. Just imagine the technical wrestling between him and those 4 guys. Hell, I would have loved to have seen Bret in his prime have matches with them.
Dean Ambrose as a singles superstar would excel in the Ruthless Aggression Era. By excel I mean he would have a better world title reign and more hardcore style matches.
Im down with all you said about Billy Graham !!! And not just the obvious . But matches againt Randy and ted would be killer . I would say against Hulk too , but would there be a Hulk if Billy had that spot ? A babyface champ Graham vs a heel Hulk would be interesting . Or vice versa . Throw in Andre , Snuka , Sheik , Studd and Piper in that mix and all types of stuff could have happened differently with just throwing that one man in the top role . The Superstar .
Dean Malenko would be more suited to modern day era. He would of been a NXT fan favourite putting on 5 star matches then on the main roster he'd be firmly placed in the mid card
@@artirony410 Dean Malenko vs Shinskue Nakamura. King of Strong style vs Man with a thousand holds He'd be a midcarder putting on good matches but the fans will want him as world champion.
@@stevieg7755 I feel like that wouldn't be good because Shinsuke Nakamura never felt like a dude who would do the super choreographed sequences Malenko did
Imaging Punk in the attitude era gives me chills, thinking about him vs. SCSA or Bret Hart blows my mind.. and also, i think both Jon Moxley and LA Knights fit in the Ruthless Aggression Era
Man I could only how how the women’s division could’ve been now if Aj Lee, Michelle McCool, Sasha Banks, Naomi, Ember Moon, & Nia Jax were still in WWE today!!
It wasn't just Jesse Ventura and Hulk Hogan who ripped off Billy Graham's character. Scott Steiner did the same thing. His Big Poppa Pump character was a ripoff of Billy Graham.
Superstar was taking from Dusty at that time. In fact, in the late 70s, they battled over this. Not hating, but those guys would have existed without Graham.
@@undertheskysoblue5477 Not Hulk Hogan. The beach blond hair with receding bald hairline, bulging 24-inch pythons, a similar promo cadence with equally bombastic delivery, and later, wearing loud tie-dye attire were all taken from Billy Graham's gimmick and general presentation.
@TherealRNOwwfpooh Superstar wasn't really doing any of that in his peak, though. Superstar's catchphrases at that point were the stolen lines from Dusty. "Come see me in a living color," "The man of the hour," "too sweet to be sour," "more moves than a bowl of jello," etc. He didn't really say "brother" either, Superstar overused "daddy" actually like many during that time because of Dusty. You may be right about the look, though. I'm not really sure. Raven pushed blonde hair on CM Punk because he thought it stood out. Ric Flair did platinum blonde because he wanted originally to be Richard Rhodes. Then he kept it when he did the nature boy stuff due to Buddy Rogers' look. I suspect Hogan would have had some form of blonde, seeing that it has always been eye-catching and pushed on heels even during Lou Thesz days thanks to Rogers and George. Blassie would have still probably pushed the look on Hogan.
CM Punk would've been lost in the shuffle in the Attitude Era. However, he'd have thrived a bit in the Ruthless Aggression Era (Triple H not withstanding).
a lot of wrestlers from the divas era would've outshined today's roster if given the opportunity. eve torres (especially her heel character), beth, michelle mccool, melina, and even aj lee were stuck in an era that didn't appreciate their work
The women’s division was severely mistreated for so long it’s a shame how many good wrestlers have aged out of it without working in an era that appreciates them
Michelle Mccools issues where different. She has talked about it before that she was having a lot of issues backstage with them saying she was using her relationship with the Undertaker to get to the top and so much screen time. which is a main part of the reason she left in the first place.
Eve Torres was bland and basic in ring only thing she had was above average character work but in ring she was just passable for that time period which would not be good enough today
CM PUNK was perfect for the Attitude Era, but he'd need to bulk up dramatically to realise it. Superstar Billy Graham could have been as big as Hogan in the 80's. Even though he was colossal in the 80's, I wonder about Rowdy Piper with the freedoms of TV-14, imagine Piper's pit with beer cans and girls!
A mix of Malenko , Angle and Claudio matches would be fire ! Throw in Eddie and Benoit too ! hell while we are at it , Zack Sabre Jr , Danielson and Dynamite Kid and Tiger Mask !!!!! Who would win that tournament ???
Idk about punk if he would have been suited for attitude era but one match that I would die for is punk vs stone cold like come on , one guy who doesn't do drugs vs the guy who lives on beers so different yet so much common in them their promos would have been lit 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I slightly disagree on where you put Malenko. I would have actually placed him in the Indies during the Indy Boom of the early 2010's. He would have been massive on the net and been able to parlay that into stardom elsewhere. I know y'all have seen some of the moves he put on Rey back during some of their matches back in the day. Can you imagine the ingenuity this man would've had where the Spot Beasts started to shine? Or the type of Matches he could've had with young Bryan Danielson, Kevin Steen, or Claudio Castagnole? I will always believe that is the era he missed. Prime ROH days.
Micke James Beth Phenix Michelle McCool maliena don't get the credit they deserve nowadays kickd off the women era in WWE before it even became a thing 😂😂 grew up watching All those women My top favorite female wrestlers hands down 😊
Sad, i really liked the VaudeVillains. Plus Gotch is a pretty cool guy IRL, i've messaged him and he actually responded back. I think most people remember him for the Buries Enzo Amore shoot that everyone got recommended.
Good video. Yes some these wrestlers have been suited had they either born years earlier or years later. Like for Vaudevillains may had been good for New Generation but they also would have been good during the territory days when it was the WWWF. So would Cesaro too. He could’ve competed with Dominic DeNucci and Bruno Sammartino. He would have done good in Ruthless Aggression too. Jack Swagger would’ve done better during Ruthless Aggression too. Viking Raiders and Valhalla would’ve done good during New Generation. Hit Row would’ve done well during New Generation. Khali would’ve done better in the Golden Age. Molly Holly would’ve been good in today’s Modern Era. Lana would’ve been better during New Generation. Good Brothers would’ve done better in the Golden Era. Authors of Pain would’ve done well in either Attitude or Ruthless Aggression. Adam Rose, DJ Gabriel and No Way Jose would’ve been suited for the New Generation with their party gimmick. So would the Heartthrobs would have fit in with New Generation. Eva Marie would’ve been better as a valet in the territory days where women ain’t do much. Ivory would fit in with the Golden Age. Karrion Kross and Scarlet would’ve fit in with Attitude Era. Emma would’ve done well for Ruthless Aggression. Ruthless Aggression would’ve been a better fit for Aliyah too. Straight Edge Society would’ve done well in the Attitude or Ruthless Aggression Era. Retribution would’ve done well in the Attitude or Ruthless Aggression too. Manu would have done well in WWE today cause he could have been added to the Bloodline with his family. Sin Cara would’ve did well in Ruthless Aggression or today when WWE still had a Cruiserweight because he could have been Cruiserweight had they not discontinued the title
Mickie James Michel michool malinea carlito paul London and Brain Kendrick All good werstlers i enjoyed watching growing sucks they were always mid card players they would win gold every once in a while sucks that people nowadays don't mention them anymore still top tier wrestlers in my book 😊😊❤
I call nonsense on Punk being bigger in the Attitude Era. Literally would be a lower mid carder character. The pipebomb would be another Monday. His character works best in the era he's a part of. I.E. late Ruthless Aggression, early PG. The promo that put him on the map, only meant something because of the era he's in.
I am not sure that the Vaudevillains would have fitted so well in the mid90's. Yes there were a lot of gimmick, but in my opinion, they could have been lost in the mix and their gimmick was precisely what made them stand out. The problem was not the era. It was how their transition from NXT to the main roster did not succeed to keep what made them so unique and fresh in NXT but that has often been the case ( The Ascension, Shinsuke Nakamura, etc ... ). A wrestler I would have wanted to see in the modern era is the 2001 Chyna. Would have she been as impressive in modern days ?
Chyna wouldn't have stayed in an environment where her ex-boyfriend & originally planned fiance went behind her back to date and eventually marry the bosses' daughter, everyone knows this.
Gatekeepers would have shut Punk down like they did every inexperienced egomaniac that thought it was just about mass apeal and a push. I just watched the Bigelow dark side and he was the hottest thing since grits in his first WWF run. Andre did what Andre does when he doesn't like his opponent. Bigelow had to leave and came back with a "better understanding".
I don't care what WWE say started the Attitude Era, HBK and Bret Hart weren't part of it!! It started with Austin winning the belt and feuding with Mr Mcmahon - their first match was the first time they won the ratings in 84 weeks.
Except he doesn't. Kevin Nash is wrong. AGAIN. Just like when he infamously called the likes of Eddie Guerrero "vanilla midgets" when those same talents could wrestle rings around "Big Daddy Cool".
Yess!! Michelle is so underrated!! Alot of ppl write her off based on backstage politics but she had the ring skill, the mic skill and look, i loved her work…Jazz, Victoria and Melina wouldve been great fits for this modern day era too
If Michelle was in the modern era, she would be successful because she was a good wrestler (and Undertaker’s wife) but she wouldn’t rule the division like she did. She works better as a pioneer. Now someone like AJ Lee, Kaitlyn or Paige are women who would’ve thrived in the modern era. Instead, their time was in the dark ages stuck putting over ditzes like The Bella Twins.
7:27 thank god for stopping that clip, no one needs to see Vickie disrobe 🤣 Idk what Eddie saw in her tbh. It would be one thing if she was like.. a good person.
Yeah, Had Michelle didn’t got injured and had to deal with staff saying shit like “let’s make smackdown the taker and mccool show”, i think the layla vs michelle match at extreme rules 2011 would’ve been loser leaves smackdown, and i think michelle would’ve won andi think she’ll make an alliance with Kharma
Billy Graham was in the perfect era for him. Even though I don't agree with all your picks and eras, I really enjoyed this video, as it has me thinking about many of the talent.
A true main eventer like the ultimate warrior? You don't have to have a time machine to know that Chris Masters vs the ultimate warrior would have been stir fried shit served in a dirty ashtray
Kinda disagree with Punk being a bigger deal in the AE he'd have probably been in the hardcore division or In the midcard with guys like Eddie, Benoit and Y2J
Deuce n Domino should also be in the new generation era, Roman Reigns in the ruthless aggression era fighting Bautista on SmackDown would’ve went crazy, Samoa Joe and the ruthless aggression era, velveteen dream would’ve been perfect in the new generation era
Man, Bryan Pillman missing the attitude era was one of the saddest tragedy in pro wrestling as a whole....
Ik he could've been a huge name in the attitude era, up there with the Angles and Triple H's
If him and stone cold could have continued there rivalry even tho they were good friends 😢 RIP
@@yaseen9044 The sad thing is he was a huge name even before the attitude era. If he was in it i have no doubt there would be 3 huge men then, him, The Rock and Stone Cold....
Yeah it wasn't his death and leaving a family behind. It was wrestling. Smh
Can you even imagine how amazing that would have been?
Punk wouldn't work in a stacked era like the attitude, he was kinda perfect for the pg era
The pg era was so bad and lacking star power. Thats the reason punk was pushed as a main eventer
And Ruthless Agression Era
Punk couldve adapted. Although maybe his size would be the issue.
What’s stacked about a main event that has mick foley and big show lol.
@@sanchorice6382Both are better than Punk. If Punk was around in the 90s then he would have been one of Raven's lackies
Punk would've been ideal for ECW. He wouldn't have gotten far in the attitude era. His closest comparisons would be Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, X-Pac, and the Radicalz but all were actually bigger than him, faster, more athletic, etc.
I thought the Vaudevillians should’ve been given more of a chance to get over. I honestly loved the gimmick just because of the historical aspect of it
Facts
Same loved their entrance
Me too
100! They should've been given a short fat ringmaster type of manager
@@LincolnDogsomeone like the guy in their titantron who used to announce them during their entrance
Some wrestlers worked better as wrong era wrestlers. Michelle McCool works in the divas era but arguably wouldn’t stand out in the current era.
It's far easier to notice the people who don't fit in than those who do.
I actually agree with this. i Think if McCool were in the current era (without a history in the company) she would have been ok at best. She would be surrounded by some of the biggest names of all time and I am not sure if she is good enough to stand out. she stood out bc she was surrounded by Kelly Kelly and the like. I think being surrounded by people like Becky, Bayley, Rhea, Beth (in this theoretical list) and so many others that it would show that she just couldnt hang.
Yep she would finish her career in this Era.
When it comes to the women's division you can do a whole list of those that'd be better suited to the modern era. Trish stratus, Jaquelyn, Ivory, Michelle McCool, Luna n so on
Oh hell yeah 🤘🤘🤘
Trish is still technically a part of a modern era. She is currently feuding a top star of the modern era.
@@heavymetal116 She came out of retirement to do that though. This video was made before the Becky VS Trish feud was even an idea.
The attitude era wrestlers wouldn't have put up with Punk. Also he would have been undersized for the main event scene.
No, Punk wouldn't have put up with HBK and the Clique.💯
Fair point. We tend to focus a lot on the charisma of the biggest stars of the Attitude Era, but all the main event guys were huge in size. I am not one of those that think that a wrestler should look like a giant bodybuilder, but Punk would have just been too small to be in the upper card back then.
CM Punk was always a trash wrestler. I don't get why people think he's good.
@@RingsideRebel-g5twe would of been slapped around and been apart of the vanilla midgets .
@@RingsideRebel-g5thbk wasn't there as a wrestler for most of the attitude era he was there for maybe a year before his back injury took him out till 2002
No way Hogan puts Masters over. Never. "That doesn't work for me, brother," is exactly what you'd get outta Hogan when you approached him with it.
Claudio is THE MOST underrated performer in the industry today.
There wouldn't have been a lot of reasons for the fans to gravitate towards Punk in the Attitude Era though. The people got behind him because he spoke out against everything we hated about product in 2011. I'm sure he would've done just fine as a heel but he wouldn't have been anywhere near as huge as he was/is.
Also he shined because he was a big fish in a small pond. He would've gotten destroyed by The Rock and Austin
. Also, that straight edge bit would not go over as well as it did with the late 90s crowd. I could very well see him being in Steve Richards place in RTC.
@jinxfire are you kidding me? A man who doesn't drink or do drugs vs a beer guzzling redneck? Take my money. He had a classic fued with Jeff Hardy and rey so it's not far fetched
@@deelove7518 Actually, considering the Attitude Era was still when cancel culture was in its infancy (the RTC being a thinly-veiled parody of the Parents Television Council, as both factions were seeking to force the company to clean up its act by censoring the gratuitous violence, sex appeal, and profane language rampant at the time) but yet, fans were still allowed to chant offensive slurs or bring controversial signs without getting ejected from the premises & most people were far less prudish about every little thing, CM Punk would've only shined in the areas where small guys with big mouths could thrive and he would've likely gotten hazed backstage by the more shady, seedy & bullying part of the locker room for his straight edge lifestyle.
@@HillthugstaTrue but with his mic skills he might've elevated RTC from a joke stable to a decent midcard stable
Chris masters was a major wasted opportunity. He could’ve won atleast midcard championship in his second run
Facts
As a kid growing up in the RA era, Chris Masters was someone i thought would've been world champion, he was one of the first people i expected to win the title.
He was my prediction to win the 2006 royal rumble and was always the first person i made World Champion in GM Mode.
At least he getting used in NWA
Loved The Masterpiece
He's another wrestler who has had more success away from WWE
So many fantasy bookings , angles and crazy matches could have happened if these wrestlers were put in these eras in an alternate universe . It would make for a great series of graphic novels or comics .
Or do it on wwe game
I wish I would’ve seen Owen Hart have a feud with Y2J, Benoit, Angle and Eddie Guerrero. That era would’ve been perfect for him. Just imagine the technical wrestling between him and those 4 guys. Hell, I would have loved to have seen Bret in his prime have matches with them.
Dean Ambrose as a singles superstar would excel in the Ruthless Aggression Era. By excel I mean he would have a better world title reign and more hardcore style matches.
Im down with all you said about Billy Graham !!! And not just the obvious . But matches againt Randy and ted would be killer . I would say against Hulk too , but would there be a Hulk if Billy had that spot ? A babyface champ Graham vs a heel Hulk would be interesting . Or vice versa . Throw in Andre , Snuka , Sheik , Studd and Piper in that mix and all types of stuff could have happened differently with just throwing that one man in the top role . The Superstar .
Dean Malenko would be more suited to modern day era. He would of been a NXT fan favourite putting on 5 star matches then on the main roster he'd be firmly placed in the mid card
Malenko basically was the boomer Will Ospreay
@@artirony410 Dean Malenko vs Shinskue Nakamura. King of Strong style vs Man with a thousand holds
He'd be a midcarder putting on good matches but the fans will want him as world champion.
@@stevieg7755 I feel like that wouldn't be good because Shinsuke Nakamura never felt like a dude who would do the super choreographed sequences Malenko did
Imaging Punk in the attitude era gives me chills, thinking about him vs. SCSA or Bret Hart blows my mind.. and also, i think both Jon Moxley and LA Knights fit in the Ruthless Aggression Era
Hahaha, he would have been a jobber in attitude era.
@@pafoneto1275 Punk probably would've been Austin Theory version of the attitude era
Pillman was a top talent, period. I hope his son aspires to new heights in his future.
Dave Bautista is another Attitude Era wrestler not from the ATTITUDE ERA that would have fit in nicely.
Man I could only how how the women’s division could’ve been now if Aj Lee, Michelle McCool, Sasha Banks, Naomi, Ember Moon, & Nia Jax were still in WWE today!!
Not Nia Jax
Imagine Punk vs Austin in the Attitude Era 🔥
Austin would squash him
I got my money on Austin Theory
It would be gold!
I’m going to be honest CM punk would’ve been midCarder if he was an attitude era Stone cold would’ve beat him in like three minutes
Punk for life
Love Punk but he would have been lost in the shuffle in Attitude Era, there was so much talent
I get goosebumps thinking of Stone Cold vs CM Punk. Grrr, the cruel mistress of Time
Punk fits perfectly in current era. He would been upper midcarder at best in Attitude Era.
Upper midcard? That is way too much. Maybe Vince would have left him carry the package, nothing more.
"Highly unlikely CM Punk will reconcile with WWE"
November 2023: Hold my Pepsi.
If they moved Beth Phoenix to later, she would just be another Dana Brooke. Where she was she will be remembered more than Dana Brooke will.
It wasn't just Jesse Ventura and Hulk Hogan who ripped off Billy Graham's character. Scott Steiner did the same thing. His Big Poppa Pump character was a ripoff of Billy Graham.
Who's Billy Graham? Don't know him, only know the SUPERSTAR BILLY GRAHAM!
@@ArchisLikhitkar Billy Graham IS Superstar, wiseguy!
Superstar was taking from Dusty at that time. In fact, in the late 70s, they battled over this. Not hating, but those guys would have existed without Graham.
@@undertheskysoblue5477 Not Hulk Hogan. The beach blond hair with receding bald hairline, bulging 24-inch pythons, a similar promo cadence with equally bombastic delivery, and later, wearing loud tie-dye attire were all taken from Billy Graham's gimmick and general presentation.
@TherealRNOwwfpooh Superstar wasn't really doing any of that in his peak, though. Superstar's catchphrases at that point were the stolen lines from Dusty. "Come see me in a living color," "The man of the hour," "too sweet to be sour," "more moves than a bowl of jello," etc. He didn't really say "brother" either, Superstar overused "daddy" actually like many during that time because of Dusty.
You may be right about the look, though. I'm not really sure. Raven pushed blonde hair on CM Punk because he thought it stood out. Ric Flair did platinum blonde because he wanted originally to be Richard Rhodes. Then he kept it when he did the nature boy stuff due to Buddy Rogers' look. I suspect Hogan would have had some form of blonde, seeing that it has always been eye-catching and pushed on heels even during Lou Thesz days thanks to Rogers and George. Blassie would have still probably pushed the look on Hogan.
Superstar Billy Graham is way, way, way ahead of its time. And still to this day
Super Star Billy Graham was the reason the 80s and 90s existed.
CM Punk would've been lost in the shuffle in the Attitude Era. However, he'd have thrived a bit in the Ruthless Aggression Era (Triple H not withstanding).
But he was in the ruthless aggression era
@@antbanks415 It was more like the tail end, though. I was more referring to the "Smackdown 6" timeline.
a lot of wrestlers from the divas era would've outshined today's roster if given the opportunity. eve torres (especially her heel character), beth, michelle mccool, melina, and even aj lee were stuck in an era that didn't appreciate their work
The women’s division was severely mistreated for so long it’s a shame how many good wrestlers have aged out of it without working in an era that appreciates them
Michelle Mccools issues where different. She has talked about it before that she was having a lot of issues backstage with them saying she was using her relationship with the Undertaker to get to the top and so much screen time. which is a main part of the reason she left in the first place.
Eve Torres was bland and basic in ring only thing she had was above average character work but in ring she was just passable for that time period which would not be good enough today
CM PUNK was perfect for the Attitude Era, but he'd need to bulk up dramatically to realise it. Superstar Billy Graham could have been as big as Hogan in the 80's. Even though he was colossal in the 80's, I wonder about Rowdy Piper with the freedoms of TV-14, imagine Piper's pit with beer cans and girls!
Well done video and topic!!
Pillman vs Stone Cold, Wooo Their chemistry would be off the hook!!! Good ass rivalry that would've been in the A.E!!
A mix of Malenko , Angle and Claudio matches would be fire ! Throw in Eddie and Benoit too ! hell while we are at it , Zack Sabre Jr , Danielson and Dynamite Kid and Tiger Mask !!!!! Who would win that tournament ???
Idk about punk if he would have been suited for attitude era but one match that I would die for is punk vs stone cold like come on , one guy who doesn't do drugs vs the guy who lives on beers so different yet so much common in them their promos would have been lit 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Punk in attitude era would have been a jobber😂😂😂😂
No the hell he wouldn’t lol
me when i’m lying
Say what you want about Punk. He's no MMA fighter but he would not have been a jobber. Cause he can back it up in the ring
Fr 😹😹 dude is way too dorky for the dorky and dweebish for the AE, people that think Punk is this huge megastar started watching wrestling after 08
Chasing the hardcore title
I love this discussion and video. There are wrestlers in the wrong era.
Punk would have been competing for the hardcore title if he was around during the Attitude Era
5:20 oh this aged so well 😅
Peak Michelle McCool Vs current Britt Baker would be pretty interesting. If maybe surreal.
The Attitude Era started when Pillman was there. The Attitude Era was in full swing by the summer of 97. It was announced in November.
I slightly disagree on where you put Malenko. I would have actually placed him in the Indies during the Indy Boom of the early 2010's. He would have been massive on the net and been able to parlay that into stardom elsewhere. I know y'all have seen some of the moves he put on Rey back during some of their matches back in the day. Can you imagine the ingenuity this man would've had where the Spot Beasts started to shine? Or the type of Matches he could've had with young Bryan Danielson, Kevin Steen, or Claudio Castagnole? I will always believe that is the era he missed. Prime ROH days.
Michelle mccool vs Asuka would have been great to see
FTR brings back the old school feel in the new era. Love their work 🔥
Micke James Beth Phenix Michelle McCool maliena don't get the credit they deserve nowadays kickd off the women era in WWE before it even became a thing 😂😂 grew up watching All those women My top favorite female wrestlers hands down 😊
Sad, i really liked the VaudeVillains. Plus Gotch is a pretty cool guy IRL, i've messaged him and he actually responded back.
I think most people remember him for the Buries Enzo Amore shoot that everyone got recommended.
Good video. Yes some these wrestlers have been suited had they either born years earlier or years later. Like for Vaudevillains may had been good for New Generation but they also would have been good during the territory days when it was the WWWF. So would Cesaro too. He could’ve competed with Dominic DeNucci and Bruno Sammartino. He would have done good in Ruthless Aggression too. Jack Swagger would’ve done better during Ruthless Aggression too. Viking Raiders and Valhalla would’ve done good during New Generation. Hit Row would’ve done well during New Generation. Khali would’ve done better in the Golden Age. Molly Holly would’ve been good in today’s Modern Era. Lana would’ve been better during New Generation. Good Brothers would’ve done better in the Golden Era. Authors of Pain would’ve done well in either Attitude or Ruthless Aggression. Adam Rose, DJ Gabriel and No Way Jose would’ve been suited for the New Generation with their party gimmick. So would the Heartthrobs would have fit in with New Generation. Eva Marie would’ve been better as a valet in the territory days where women ain’t do much. Ivory would fit in with the Golden Age. Karrion Kross and Scarlet would’ve fit in with Attitude Era. Emma would’ve done well for Ruthless Aggression. Ruthless Aggression would’ve been a better fit for Aliyah too. Straight Edge Society would’ve done well in the Attitude or Ruthless Aggression Era. Retribution would’ve done well in the Attitude or Ruthless Aggression too. Manu would have done well in WWE today cause he could have been added to the Bloodline with his family. Sin Cara would’ve did well in Ruthless Aggression or today when WWE still had a Cruiserweight because he could have been Cruiserweight had they not discontinued the title
Mickie James Michel michool malinea carlito paul London and Brain Kendrick All good werstlers i enjoyed watching growing sucks they were always mid card players they would win gold every once in a while sucks that people nowadays don't mention them anymore still top tier wrestlers in my book 😊😊❤
Really enjoyed this thank you Andy
I call nonsense on Punk being bigger in the Attitude Era. Literally would be a lower mid carder character. The pipebomb would be another Monday. His character works best in the era he's a part of. I.E. late Ruthless Aggression, early PG. The promo that put him on the map, only meant something because of the era he's in.
Completely agree. I don't know how people think that Vince would even consider giving him mic time.
If you think about it, rutless agression era is just ECf’nW!
I am not sure that the Vaudevillains would have fitted so well in the mid90's. Yes there were a lot of gimmick, but in my opinion, they could have been lost in the mix and their gimmick was precisely what made them stand out. The problem was not the era. It was how their transition from NXT to the main roster did not succeed to keep what made them so unique and fresh in NXT but that has often been the case ( The Ascension, Shinsuke Nakamura, etc ... ).
A wrestler I would have wanted to see in the modern era is the 2001 Chyna. Would have she been as impressive in modern days ?
Chyna wouldn't have stayed in an environment where her ex-boyfriend & originally planned fiance went behind her back to date and eventually marry the bosses' daughter, everyone knows this.
Gatekeepers would have shut Punk down like they did every inexperienced egomaniac that thought it was just about mass apeal and a push. I just watched the Bigelow dark side and he was the hottest thing since grits in his first WWF run. Andre did what Andre does when he doesn't like his opponent. Bigelow had to leave and came back with a "better understanding".
Thank For The Video 🙊🤯😃😍👍🥰💐🌟🥇🏆
Superstar Billy Graham was around during the Hulkamania era
Who else believed that the Mantaur gimmick would of been more successful during the Hulk Hogan era R.I.P. Mike Halac
If CM Punk were in the Attitude Era, he would’ve just been another Jeff Jarrett (back in his guitar smashing days)
I don't care what WWE say started the Attitude Era, HBK and Bret Hart weren't part of it!! It started with Austin winning the belt and feuding with Mr Mcmahon - their first match was the first time they won the ratings in 84 weeks.
Chelsea green has said she should've been in the divas era. Perfect fit.
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And I thought only LA Knight “stole other Wrestlers Gimmicks.”
Except he doesn't. Kevin Nash is wrong. AGAIN. Just like when he infamously called the likes of Eddie Guerrero "vanilla midgets" when those same talents could wrestle rings around "Big Daddy Cool".
For Dean Malenko, I think he’d fit it more during the Lou Thesz era
Yess!! Michelle is so underrated!! Alot of ppl write her off based on backstage politics but she had the ring skill, the mic skill and look, i loved her work…Jazz, Victoria and Melina wouldve been great fits for this modern day era too
Simon Gotch is awesome watched him in interviews seems pretty cool and intelligent guy him talking about Enzo was hilarious
Chris Masters was a modern-day Paul Orndorff without proper booking.
Von Wagner should be put in a tag team, "The Destruction Crew 2.0".
I'd add Bad News Brown to the list. Let's just say there's a reason I call Stone Cold Steve Austin Bad News White.
If Michelle was in the modern era, she would be successful because she was a good wrestler (and Undertaker’s wife) but she wouldn’t rule the division like she did. She works better as a pioneer.
Now someone like AJ Lee, Kaitlyn or Paige are women who would’ve thrived in the modern era. Instead, their time was in the dark ages stuck putting over ditzes like The Bella Twins.
Michelle McCool performing in aew todayy would hit different
I Love Being Your Biggest Fan Wrestle With Andy
I would’ve loved to have seen Pillman in DX or a feud with HHH, Y2J, Benoit or Latino Heat era Guerro
Fans in all comments always say Cesaro is underrated but never get behind him when he in the ring... He never gets a loud pop
Pubk vs Foley would have been magic.
Bold claim to say Chris Masters could have beaten the Hulk clean, brother!
Holy God we just burying Von Wagner I guess😳
7:27 thank god for stopping that clip, no one needs to see Vickie disrobe 🤣
Idk what Eddie saw in her tbh.
It would be one thing if she was like.. a good person.
the Vauvillans would also have been great against the Rougeous
indexing please would make this a little better ❤
Hercules Hernandez had that same finisher in the 80s as Chris masters
Yeah, Had Michelle didn’t got injured and had to deal with staff saying shit like “let’s make smackdown the taker and mccool show”, i think the layla vs michelle match at extreme rules 2011 would’ve been loser leaves smackdown, and i think michelle would’ve won andi think she’ll make an alliance with Kharma
Hey @andy would love to see an LA Night video
Chris Masters was always a Lex Luger “Narcissist” gimmick remake
Do Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodreguez!!!!!
Probably a Killer Kowalski documentary "Killer" The Walter Kowalski story
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Nice 👌 details 👍
Billy Graham was in the perfect era for him. Even though I don't agree with all your picks and eras, I really enjoyed this video, as it has me thinking about many of the talent.
It's actually kinda interesting that you're making a sequel to the video I've ever seen on this channel.
A true main eventer like the ultimate warrior? You don't have to have a time machine to know that Chris Masters vs the ultimate warrior would have been stir fried shit served in a dirty ashtray
Where is Year in Review 2007? 😢😢
8 & 9 as well💯 Wen Randy was on Top🐍🐍🐍
Any other era, Punk would have gotten the piss beaten out of him and chased out of the locker room.
Victoria and Gail Kim were in the same boat as Beth.
Von Wagner: Come Tuesday
Dean Malenko would have done great at Nakatomi Plaza
Didn't know Von Wagner was Beau Beverly's son. By the way, he had a very touching promo about this childhood.
Loving his story on NXT with Robert Stone made me a fan of him
Mccool and Phoenix 😭😭😭
CM Punk 👑
Kinda disagree with Punk being a bigger deal in the AE he'd have probably been in the hardcore division or In the midcard with guys like Eddie, Benoit and Y2J
Benoit and Eddie weren't in WWE during attitude era. Punk would have to fight against Val Venus, JBL, maybe Steven Regal, Shamrock, Blackm*n, etc.
Also, Jericho wasn't in WWE during the attitude era.
@@pafoneto1275 Jericho became part of WWE in 1999
Deuce n Domino should also be in the new generation era,
Roman Reigns in the ruthless aggression era fighting Bautista on SmackDown would’ve went crazy,
Samoa Joe and the ruthless aggression era,
velveteen dream would’ve been perfect in the new generation era
I think Beth would have done better in the Golden era of divas with Trish Jackie jazz lita Victoria ivory etc
I feel like the Brian Pillman gimic is what Kenny Omega was trying to do back in njpw
Maybe... that's a interesting take tho