10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Oct 27)

4. Goldust Felt He Sparked The Attitude Era

The WWF were pushing the envelope like never before when they tweaked the original Hollywood style of Goldust into something more sinister. This was 1995, and the same year fans were being exposed (for lack of a better word) to childlike characters such as Bob 'Spark Plugg' Holly, Mantaur and Jean-Pierre LaFitte. Race car drivers, mythical creatures and wrestling pirates were one thing. Androgynous creeps touching up opponents was another.

Due to the fact he was pressing buttons and courting controversy, Goldust now believes he was the catalyst for change in the WWF and helped usher in the Attitude Era. On the E&C Pod Of Awesomeness, Goldust claimed he kickstarted the WWF's most successful era long before D-Generation X were crotch-chopping or using colourful language on TV.

It's hard to argue with Goldust's assessment, because his character set the tone for a much more adult-oriented WWF. Early feuds like the one against Razor Ramon in 1996 legitimately left Scott Hall feeling uncomfortable.