WWE Then, Now, Forever: 2005—The Rise of A New Generation of Stars
2003 was a wake up call, 2004 was a transitional year, and 2005 was the culmination of it all. After many years of struggling to find itself a true identity—as well as a true face of the company—after...
View ArticleWWE Then, Now, Forever 2006: Outlandish Gimmicks, Ridiculous Characters, and...
In the year 2005, WWE reaped the rewards of a brand new generation of stars. Batista, Randy Orton, Edge, and John Cena all come out of that year as huge, main-event level superstars. And all of them...
View ArticleWWE Then, Now, Forever 2007: The Road to WrestleMania 23, Injury Plague, and...
2006 was the first year of a new era for WWE. A third brand in the form of ECW was introduced and the brand split had begun to falter. Despite that, WWE was still able to introduce a plethora of new...
View ArticleWWE Then, Now, Forever 2008: The Undertaker vs. Edge and Chris Jericho vs....
2007 was one of the most controversial and crippling years in WWE history. The situation surrounding Chris Benoit nearly destroyed the entire pro wrestling industry, and it most certainly crippled WWE....
View ArticleWWE Then, Now, Forever 2009: The Rise of a New Guard and a Possible New Threat
In 2008, WWE was able to hide all the troubles they endured in 2007 and produce two great main event programs. The midcard continued to struggle, but the company made sure that there were clear plot...
View ArticleWWE: Then, Now, Forever 2010—The Changing of the Guard Continues
Entering 2010, the WWE’s product was in a state of flux. One by one, the old guard continued to shuffle its way out the door, while new faces would take their places. Some of these new faces, truth be...
View ArticleWWE: Then, Now, Forever 2011: WrestleMania 27, The Summer of Punk & More!
By all accounts, 2010 was a complete and utter failure. Besides WrestleMania 26, nothing the least bit memorable or lasting occurred throughout the year. Come 2011, though, WWE was looking to learn...
View ArticleWWE: Then, Now, Forever 2012—CM Punk’s 434, The Shield’s Debut & More!
2011 was a year of great progress for the WWE’s television product. CM Punk assent into a top star, the establishment of Sheamus as one of the company’s top faces, the return of the The Rock, and...
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