10 Classic Wrestling Rivalries That Would Have Flourished In The Attitude Era

10. Bray Wyatt Vs The Undertaker

Few ever call for Vince Russo's return to mainstream wrestling, but if there's one writer that might have salvaged the wreckage of Bray Wyatt's career before it became as enflamed as his own compound, it was the New York gobsh*te himself.

That's not to say 'Vinnie-Ru' was deft with the paranormal. His use of Sting in WCW between 1999 and 2000 is direct evidence to the contrary, and The Undertaker's gimmick was never dafter than when he lead an Attitude Era army of evil. But Russo at least gave a toss about every single performer on the roster. The number of nobodies flanking 'The Deadman' as part of his 'Ministry Of Darkness' was a testament to the fact.

Bray's shoddy treatment since emerging from NXT in 2013 has as much reflected the damage a permanent residence on the main roster can do to a niche performer. And his pathetic WrestleMania displays on opposite sides to John Cena, The Undertaker, The Rock and Randy Orton highlights just how little stardust falls off top talent in the modern age. Big matches alone don't elevate like they used to.

Likely to be stupider than most Undertaker programmes (but far less ludicrous than the eventual payoffs between 'The Eater Of Worlds' and 'The Viper' in 2017), a WrestleMania 31 retread with the satanic red and pitch black tones of 1999 could have lifted a listless exhibition match beyond mediocrity.