10 Times WWE Stupidly Tried To Plug Gaps

1. The Reign Of Terror

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Post-Attitude Era puberty hit WWE not like teenage dream but a living nightmare.

The vim and vigor of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock had subsided in sync with their own exits. Their WrestleMania X-Seven proved to be the apex of the beloved spell, with the company at large struggling with a damaging identity crisis for nearly a decade in the aftermath. Suddenly short of nearly all the stars that helped make so many memories, the company had no choice but to listen to Triple H's primary push suggestion - himself.

'The Game' hadn't been 'The Game' outside of a scintillating 18-month run that ended not that long after the aforementioned 2001 'Show Of Shows', nor was keen to put over the various new talents in desperate need of a star to give them the rub. Hunter gleefully stood in for all the stars as Brock Lesnar and a host of WCW late arrivals came and went over a tumultuous two year spell, humbling virtually all of them until John Cena and Batista gave him no option but to finally take a step back.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett