Dean Ambrose SHITS on the Attitude Era and Stone Cold

[stonecoldhell]

Dean Ambrose sucks man, he hates on attitude era and Austin.

We all know he's wrong don't we? Ambrose is a joke compare to Austin.

Austin was better wrestler then Ambrose, and Stone Cold also didn't do politics like Ambrose did.

Dean Ambrose: “I don’t like my wrestling or entertainment in general to be too clean or predictable for me as a fan. When I say clean, I’m not talking about dirty jokes, middle fingers and stuff like that. I’m actually not even a big fan of that. A lot of people talk about the attitude era being so great but a lot of it was terrible crap, sex jokes and over-the-top terrible bad comedy. It was Jerry Springer-like. They made a joke about a woman’s breasts. Hilarious, but where’s the wrestling? I look back on a lot of stuff now, and I’m like where’s the wrestling? It’s just a lot of crappy jokes.”

http://www.business2community.com/s...calls-wwe-attitude-era-terrible-crap-01034080

 

[Scrotie McBoogerballs]

It is true. there was way more juvenile crap in the attitude era than good stuff.

 

[JoeFromTomsRiver]

So Dean, do you prefer midgets dressed up in animal costumes over breast jokes and middle fingers?

 

[GeminiGarlord]

Yeah, I pretty much agree with that.

The attitude era was borderline unbearable in parts.

 

[Brushfire]

I'd agree with that to be honest with you. Not a fan how most, if not all, of OP's threads seemed to be geared more towards provocation than discussion.

 

[chuckmdubya]

After hearing from fans and reading it on the internet that the Attitude era was so much better than this modern sports entertainment, it was only a matter of time before one of them did this.
Ambrose is just out there trying to stir up some fame for himself. But I wonder why he said nothing about the crop chopping bosses daughter?
Telling people to "suck it" while pointing at your crotch is by far and away the ludest behavior of the attitude era.
If he really thought the attitude era was "terrible crap" then surely he would have had to say something about HHH and HBK and the rest of DX telling folks to Suck It.
All he did here was throw Stone Cold and Jerry Lawler under the bus.

 

[Scrotie McBoogerballs]

He never said the attitude era was crap, he said it contained a lot of crap, there is a difference.

 

[Bythedockofthebay]

After hearing from fans and reading it on the internet that the Attitude era was so much better than this modern sports entertainment, it was only a matter of time before one of them did this.
Ambrose is just out there trying to stir up some fame for himself. But I wonder why he said nothing about the crop chopping bosses daughter?
Telling people to "suck it" while pointing at your crotch is by far and away the ludest behavior of the attitude era.
If he really thought the attitude era was "terrible crap" then surely he would have had to say something about HHH and HBK and the rest of DX telling folks to Suck It.
All he did here was throw Stone Cold and Jerry Lawler under the bus.

Nah I think he threw DX under the bus with the sex jokes and stuff. Actually I remember more of the "Lance corporal, and sgt. with the purple helmet" jokes than alot of Lawler stuff.Honestly, it seems like he's pretty even keeled on his criticism here.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

Jesus. Some people wear rose-tinted glasses. You shell out for contacts.

Dean Ambrose didn't shit on Stone Cold or the Attitude Era. Didn't even mention Steve Austin, just that some told dirty jokes and gave fingers (which most of the roster were doing at the time and wasn't exclusive to just him). He said a lot of it was garbage, and after watching old clips of Tiger Ali Singh, Al Wilson, HLA, etc I can agree with him. Most of it was geared towards men who hadn't discovered Internet porn just yet. Back when our juvenile asses thought saying a few swear words was the coolest thing ever. It was playing on controversy and it worked.

But it was still for the most part shit, as anyone who doesn't hump a cutout of Austin can tell you.

So Dean, do you prefer midgets dressed up in animal costumes over breast jokes and middle fingers?

To be fair, one of these choices was done to death, and didn't require you to flip the channel when your kid/wife/girlfriend/parent/grandparent/etc walked into the room.

 

[LBGetBack]

Dean Ambrose sucks man, he hates on attitude era and Austin.

We all know he's wrong don't we? Ambrose is a joke compare to Austin.

Austin was better wrestler then Ambrose, and Stone Cold also didn't do politics like Ambrose did.

Dean Ambrose: “I don’t like my wrestling or entertainment in general to be too clean or predictable for me as a fan. When I say clean, I’m not talking about dirty jokes, middle fingers and stuff like that. I’m actually not even a big fan of that. A lot of people talk about the attitude era being so great but a lot of it was terrible crap, sex jokes and over-the-top terrible bad comedy. It was Jerry Springer-like. They made a joke about a woman’s breasts. Hilarious, but where’s the wrestling? I look back on a lot of stuff now, and I’m like where’s the wrestling? It’s just a lot of crappy jokes.”

http://www.business2community.com/s...calls-wwe-attitude-era-terrible-crap-01034080

He's right. The middle fingers really had nothing to do with Austin's success....he was the same guy with or without them. But the Attitude Era largely sucked, especially in 1998-99. It was complete shock value TV. Some great talent at the top of the card. But the gimmicks and angles were often so stupid, as well as tasteless. The Godfather, Pretty Mean Sisters(PMS....get it? So terrible), Meat - the guy who wrestled with a 24/7 boner, and always lost because he was so exhausted from banging Terri Runnels as he was her sex slave, etc. So much garbage that only appealed to vulgar teenagers and adults who were missing a few IQ points.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

All Ambrose did was point out some things about the Attitude Era that he simply wasn't a fan of. Personally, I don't think Austin's finger flipping or saying a few swear words is a big deal. In fact, they did add to his character. However, that doesn't mean that I have to or need to see it in other wrestlers to find them entertaining. In spite of what the OP might want to think, or others who share the same opinion, not everything that went on during the Attitude Era was a sparkling example of wrestling greatness. For every great moment involving Stone Cold Steve Austin or The Rock, there were equally lousy moments involving Val Venis, Kai En Tai, Steve Blackman, Al Snow, The Mean Street Posse, Big Boss Man, etc.

And yeah, in all honesty, there were some pretty juvenile things that'd make it onto the air sometimes. For instance, some of the stuff D-Generation X did was funny while some of it was just done for the sake of shock value. When comedic attempts fall flat, it doesn't really matter if it's TV-14 or PG rated, lousy comedy is still lousy no matter what it's television rating. Just because something is raunchy or controversial doesn't mean that it's good TV.

 

[Scrotie McBoogerballs]

yeah just remember the DX Framing the hart foundation for being racist against the Nation of Domination. During the ratings war, they would go to any lengths to cause controversy. Sometimes I still wake up in a cold sweat with Jerry Lawler screaming PUPPIES in my year like a kid who runs around the schoolyard to tell everyone when a fight has broken out.

 

[Papa Pillman]

Not to further the broken record mentality of the thread, but Dean didn't completely shit on the era as a whole, nor did he throw any individual personalities(Austin or otherwise) under the bus. He just simply reminded everyone of the embarrassing amount of crash television that was used(and arguably necessary to win the ratings battle) during that turn of the millenium period that doesn't look as good in retrospect.

But, most importantly, before this thread inevitably gets locked like all of the other threads that the OP has made, I have a question for Mr. "stonecoldhell"...

Can you please use your understanding of WWE's backstage workings to detail for us all of the political games that Ambrose has used to get to his current standing?

 

[Terry Silver]

I didnt mind "choppy choppy pee pee" that was better than what im seeing now.

Ambrose looks talks and acts like hes from the attitude era so he should know his role and shut his mouth.

Good example was when he dumped water on Rollins and said "what? Its for charity" hes a throwback.

 

[prestonluv]

Attitude era was full of immature things.

The unpredictability and outlandish nature made it must watch for many people. House shows would get 10k people not to mention high ratings.

Attitude era at its worst was better than pg era at its best.

This Era resembles that of the early to mid 90s with a bigger roster. That time period was awful. Its a big reason why the nwo angle took off. Fans were looking for better tv

 

[Darkshadow1234]

I loved the attitude Era. One of the best eras of professional wrestling.
Attitude era and the golden age era were great.

It seems like everyone is bashing the AE era. Smdh. bunch of sheep.

AE is 10000000000000000 times better than this current era.

I rather see the dum shit in the AE than seeing stupid stuff in the pg era.

I loved the AE era depsite its flaws. good wrestling, entertainment, great characters and matches, storylines and everything was better.
Loved and appreciate it till I die.

Most of these current fans now, are either WWE sheeps and pg fan. Or hate on anything thats not wwe.


thats my opinion

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

He's right. How hard is it to get over when you're doing things no one else does? It's not stuff no one else can do, it's just things that get you fined. That's not a long term plan. Val Venis has no talent. Godfather has no talent. Stone Cold was great but if he couldn't flip the bird, drink beers, and bleed, do you REALLY think he'd be as over? Most of the roster was guys who were never over before who got repackaged with some trash TV gimmick.

Go back and watch the attitude era. 90% of the matches SUCK. Flat out unwatchable. If you have to have a falls count anywhere match where you get to use kendo sticks, the Mississippi River, and a doll head to make it entertaining, you SUCK. It's overrated. It was hugely popular. Awesome. So was Jersey Shore, honey boo boo, and Jerry Springer (and for the same reasons). No one respected it. It was trash pop culture. WWE caught a lot of flack that era too from wrestling fans, parents, and sponsors. That's what happens when you try to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

Guys today are more talented because they can't just grab attention with "look at this crazy shit" gimmicks/angles. They actually have to make the audience act, not just react to their car crash.

BTW, I'm not a "modern WWE PG Sheep". I was watching wrestling before the attitude era. The main thing I remember from it is guys like Harley Race and older wrestling fans talking about how "it's just trash tv and tits, no wrestling, all talk". That's what I remember. 1997 WCW is probably the best wrestling company there has ever been. If you want to see a mix of stories, edgy programming, and great wrestling. WWF 1998-2001 was a lot of stunts, blood, boobs, and cussing. Stuff that gets people to stop and watch, but not really invest long term or emotionally.

 

[Terry Silver]

People hating on the attitude era werent old enough to appreciate it. Going back on the network to watch it isnt the same...watching magnum t.a. sucks balls I think.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

People hating on the attitude era werent old enough to appreciate it. Going back on the network to watch it isnt the same...watching magnum t.a. sucks balls I think.

People who love it were going through puberty at the time and thought swearing was cool and beat off to Sable. I was watching before the AE. Not everyone loved it. It was mostly teens and drunk blue collar white trash adults. Same people who make all trash TV popular. I was watching before the AE. Fan since early 1995.

 

[Terry Silver]

And I was watching 10 years before you...so congrats on enjoying the product when it was at its shittiest.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

People hating on the attitude era werent old enough to appreciate it. Going back on the network to watch it isnt the same...watching magnum t.a. sucks balls I think.

Some of the earliest memories I have, literally, are of watching wrestling and I'm 34 years old. I see a huge difference between hating on the Attitude Era and stating that not everything that went down or every wrestler that was around during the Attitude Era was the stuff that dreams are made of. As with any other "era" in pro wrestling, the Attitude Era had its strengths and its weaknesses. Acknowledgement of said weaknesses doesn't mean that someone's overall enjoyment is/was diminished. If I have to choose between watching Magnum T.A. wrestling and watching Val Venis get his dick "chopped off" with a katana by Kai En Tai, I'll choose Magnum any and every single day of the week.

 

[Mudlup50]

It seems like everyone is bashing the AE era. Smdh. bunch of sheep.

I rather see the dum shit in the AE than seeing stupid stuff in the pg era.

Just wanna make sure I got this straight, you are trolling the OP? AE Era is in redundant, the E in AE stands for Era...so you in essence said Attitude Era Era


I don't see why everyone is so up in arms about this, even if Dean didn't like the AE he was obviously inspired by it. You can't say that all 2 hours of Raw back then was a masterpiece, the main event might have been great but aside from that and the upper mid card it was garbage. That's not a bad thing at all, it's in essence the same thing today...except instead of targeting teens and young adult males, they're targeting kids.

Don't think that I'm saying the Attitude Era was bad, because I'm not. I'm saying a lot of people look back at this time like it was perfect...was it? Hell no! It's easy to keep somebody's attention when you're cussing, showing the same 5 guys who you've built up the entire time, have girls stripping and having people bleed every match. If you didn't like actual wrestling back then, you had girls to look at, blood to watch/wait for and it was more of a glorified soap opera. I think wrestling is at it's best when it is(personally I like the story). I just think people need to relax in this thread

 

[Terry Silver]

This era sucks so bad its no surprise its losing money and rumors of selling the company are rampant.
john cena is not hulk hogan.
These wrestlers out there today are bums.
sheamus
curtis axel
ziggler
kofi kingston
big show
mark henry
cena

The list goes on...no one wants to see these guys...id rather someone dig up macho man and weekend at bernies his ass off the top rope. The product is so frustrating and its been this way for years now. They need to have a clean sweep and endeavor everyone. NXT is better

 

[Stingersplash89]

To be fair, what do you want him to say ? - "the stuff that myself and the rest of the current roster are doing now can't hold a candle to the attitude era!" ?

He's trying to promote the era that he's apart of.

I also see him on alot of the wwe network countdown shows ect ,. Talking up alot of the stuff that happened in the AE

 

[Trill Co$by]

I've been saying this for years on here. It seems like nobody listens until it's repeated by a wrestler. Attitude Era was, for the most part, a bunch of horse shit. You had grown men going around doing anything and everything just to get a little shock value going, and for the most part it was tasteless. I, for one, started watching wrestling when I was 3 or 4 years old in 1994-95 when my dad had it on tv. It was fun to watch, and it was something my whole family enjoyed.

Then the Attitude Era came around. Some things in that era were okay. We got to see Jericho emerge as a star. Got to see Kurt Angle come up. Got to see Taz choke out HHH. Got to see Dudleys/Hardyz/E&C. But for the most part it was idiotic to me. And even worse, every event always had to end in some stupid controversy, even the PPVs hardly ever had clean finishes. Also, may I please remind you all that during the Attitude Era, WrestleMania was contested in arenas the same size as a normal Monday Night Raw.