10 Reasons WWE's Post-ThunderDome Era Is The GOAT
Once those LED screens went away, the good WWE times were here to stay!
It may have boasted Firefly Funhouse insanity, ridiculous "Corporate Ladder" Money in the Bank shenanigans, and some of the most delightfully hard-hitting action ever to grace the land of sports entertainment, but you'll still struggle to find a single soul on this planet who is in a rush to relive the time of the ThunderDome.
That impressive but hollow arena, equipped with countless LED screens beaming in excited fans in their pyjamas and the chilling sound of cheer/boo.wav, will just forever be synonymous with the era of being forced to stay home and waste many an evening taking part in the latest Zoom quiz cooked up by your Uncle Roy.
But it's always darkest before the dawn, and the second live event deprived fans were allowed to return to various arenas around the globe, WWE didn't just pick back up where they left off, they took things to the next level across the board.
Hell, there's now even an argument to be made for this current post-ThunderDome spell being perhaps the legitimate greatest era of all time.
So, from celebrity faces increasingly putting in surprisingly epic shifts, to the elevating of multiple stars, belts, and divisions, this list is about to tell you exactly why the time of Attitude, Ruthless Aggression, New Generation and more ain't got nothing on all things post-ThunderDome...
10. Legends Are Being Used To Get Full-Time Stars Over, Not Absolutely Bury Them
Jumping back to the last Saudi car-crash before the world shut down in 2020, WWE decided to have 'Da Man' utterly bulldoze 'Da Fiend' in front of the lucky Riyadh crowd and destroy pretty much any remaining credibility the demon clown had left.
Sure, it was as depressing to watch then as it is today. But at that point, a part-time legend returning to obliterate a full time megastar-in-the-making wasn't actually that abnormal.
In the years leading up to Super ShowDown 2020, Goldberg again smashed another full-time Universal Champion in Kevin Owens, Kane annihilated Finn Bálor on Raw in 2017, The Rock came in to dethrone WWE Champion CM Punk, the list really does go on.
Post-ThunderDome, though, WWE appear to have finally realised the value in having their current top stars take down the old guard consistently on the biggest stages. Or at the very least, they've stopped making them look like absolute losers when they do fall to the icons of the past.
Instead, WWE's big Bill in particular has added something to the likes of Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns' current characters by taking a high-profile L, John Cena happily came in and did the honours for 'The Tribal Chief' and Austin Theory, and even 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's winning WrestleMania return did more for Kevin Owens than it did 'The Texas Rattlesnake.'
Long may the days of legends not entirely burying the hard working performers you watch on Raw and SmackDown every week continue, eh!