10 Ways Wrestling Was Just BETTER In The '90s
7. Spoiler Free
While WWE ushered in live weekly programming with the launch of Monday Night Raw back in 1993, the early '90s was a time when so much wrestling output was pre-taped ahead of time.
Nowadays, pre-taped shows means spoilers are everywhere. Back in the '90s, though, that decade was so often spoiler-free. If somebody had attended a TV taping, they might have chance to let their pals know what was about to go down, but that was about it.
Nowadays, people are forever wanting to know what's about to happen, what's up next, who's going to win, who's going to lose, who may win a title. While that same appetite may have been there somewhat in the '90s, there simply wasn't the means, for the most part, to have those spoilers available to you.
Yes, outlets like PW Torch and the Wrestling Observer were a thing, but they were print publications that only the true 'smart' fans were aware of. Instead, the vast majority of fans only knew what was happening in wrestling by, y'know, tuning in to watch wrestling.
Even towards the end of the decade, with the internet starting to become more prevalent, hard spoilers still weren't really a thing. Sure, there may be the odd whispers or slices of speculation, but cold, factual spoilers weren't available to the masses - making it all the more brilliant when you'd get caught off-guard by something shocking happening on your screen.
Did we know that the Ultimate Warrior was returning at the close of WrestleMania VIII? Did we know that Lex Luger would shock the world by appearing on the first ever WCW Nitro? Did we know that Hulk Hogan would be the third man and kickstart the nWo? No, we didn't, and that was part of what made those moments so special at the time.