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"ooooohh yeaaahhhhhh" RIP Macho Man! :( His elbow from the top of the ring was one of my favorite finishing moves.

Macho Man's entrance music was one of the best. And good god, Miss Elizabeth was so beautiful. :wub:

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I have been watching a bunch of Macho stuff taking a stroll down memory lane, and it seems so different from today.

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I've recently been watching WWE again....I find it a little hard to watch but I'm mildly kind of into it again. It's not & will probably never be as good as it was in the attitude era (1997-2002).

Yesterday they announced that there's a WWE Network in development, set to be released in 2012. OMFG!!! I CANNOT WAIT. I hope they show old stuff from the attitude era. It would be amazing if they showed actual full episodes from then...

https://www.facebook.com/TheWWENetwork

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1993-2003 was really great. I know people tend to pick either early/mid 90's or late 90s/early 00's and i get why as they are very different, but for me i guess the transition worked. It was seamless, and kind of organic on screen even looking back now as an adult.

My fondest memories as a child involve the WWF. My parents use to take me, my brother and our friends to the events. They must have known people with as much as we went, i remember being backstage a few times and meeting Shawn Michaels, Bret heart, Sable, Billy Gunn, etc..

The WWE Classics on WWE.com is great for old time fans.

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For me it's anything 1998-2003 (Attitude & Mcmahon-Helmsley Era's), before then I was a little to young; Like 4 years old lol but my fondest memories are of The Mcmahons, Stone Cold, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, X-pac, Chyna, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Kurt Angle, The Hardys & Lita, Edge & Christian, Dudley Boyz, Kane, Undertaker, Test, The Rock...

Agreed, I go there all the time! I really hope with this new WWE Network, they take advantage of airing a lot of classic stuff. Specials, full episodes, etc...

So do I! Haha I used to beg my mom to buy those cd's all the time. I have some recorded tapes from early 2000's but that's about it.

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OMG...I came here to post about that. Glad I'm not the only one who watched. Wow that was EMBARRASING. Just...LOL.

I actually felt bad for Triple H. Everyone walked out on him (Even the cameramen, WTF?? LOL!!). All he had left was the fans which is understandable.

LMFAO at Michael Cole walking out. God I can't stand him and his pathetic ringside commentary, I really hope he doesn't come back.

So is HHH going to be replaced now that no one has confidence in him? If so, I wonder who will replace him? Hopefully Stephanie.

I have been watching RAW and SMACKDOWN steadily. It is seriously bad but it's so bad that it's good...LOL. I can't stop watching now even though I terribly miss how it used to be.

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OMFG I have to bump this thread after I saw this video. I am DYING laugh.png I seriously believed this mess when it first aired. It's comedy now. LOL at Stephanie's little breakdown at the end. HILARIOUS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2HQm9sc7Zs&feature=related

I am still watching it these days and it's so bad that it's good. I really wish some more people here watched/posted about it. LOL.

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