10 WWE Attitude Era Problems That Fans Don't Want To Admit

8. Too Many Title Changes

When wrestling fans explore the latter years of World Championship Wrestling, seeking to find reasons for exactly why the promotion went downhill so rapidly, the sheer number of title changes in the year 2000 is often cited as a good starting point for why shows started to suck the life out of arenas. This hides the truth somewhat - whilst the amount of belt shifts didn't help, WCW were passing titles around regularly when they were hot in 1998, and they weren't alone. During the Attitude Era, the WWF were also guilty of passing straps around as though they were mere props. The likes of the Intercontinental Title and Tag-Team Titles had arguably never meant less, and whilst the Holy Grail of the promotion, the WWF Title, did remain the top accomplishment in the industry, it was won and lost many times. An explanation for this can perhaps be found in the way the company were eager to present shows, as an "anything can happen" free-for-all which was ever-changing. This was exciting, but it nullified the overall importance of the titles themselves, creating a state in which the belts were playthings rather than focal points.