30 Things You Learn Binge Watching Every WWE Attitude Era PPV

2. The Last PPV Was A Weird Way To Go Out

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Backlash 2002 was the final mainline pay-per-view held under the WWF branding. More on that to come, but seeing the end of ‘Attitude’ be all about ‘Hulkamania’ was a mental trip at the time and is even weirder now. After all, Hogan’s nostalgia act preceded the ‘Attitude Era’ by a mile yet...

...him winning the WWF Title was the way it went out.

Hulk dropped a leg on Triple H (who had only just won the belt from Jericho at 'Mania) and celebrated like it was 1987 all over again. Check those "WWF Attitude" t-shirts on the cameramen around ringside in the above shot - that marketing campaign was alive and well, at least for a few more weeks.

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