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** The Hart Foundation's run was cut short by Bret Hart leaving for WCW. They were in the process of turning Face by virtue of being ALighterShadeOfBlack compared to the reviled Wrestling/DGenerationX, which could have led to an insane blowoff, but the remaining members of the Hart Foundation would get squashed on ''Raw'' in the weeks following Bret's departure.
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** The Hart Foundation's run was cut short by Bret Hart leaving for WCW. They were in the process of turning Face by virtue of being ALighterShadeOfBlack compared to the reviled Wrestling/DGenerationX, which could have led to an insane blowoff, blowoff... but the remaining members of the Hart Foundation would get squashed on ''Raw'' in the weeks following Bret's departure.departure, before all of them bar Owen jumped ship to WCW.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]], and [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sycho Sid]], and a handful of terrific upper-midcard stars in [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid,]] and Wrestling/OwenHart, plus Wrestling/MickFoley and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin in the latter half of the era. The lower-midcard and undercard, on the other hand, had an abundance of lame and overly-cartoony gimmicks that threatened to sink the WWF altogether.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]], and [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sycho Sid]], and a handful of terrific upper-midcard stars in [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid,]] Kid]], and Wrestling/OwenHart, plus Wrestling/MickFoley and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin in the latter half of the era. The lower-midcard and undercard, on the other hand, had an abundance of lame and overly-cartoony gimmicks that threatened to sink the WWF altogether.
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** The Hart Foundation's run was cut short by Bret Hart leaving for WCW. They were in the process of turning Face by virtue of being ALighterShadeOfBlack compared to the reviled Wrestling/DGenerationX, but fans never got to see the ultimate blowoff between the two factions.
** Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin and [[Wrestling/MickFoley Dude Love]] had insane levels of chemistry as tag-team partners, with The Dude being one of the ''very'' few people that Stone Cold ever showed respect to. They were together for less than three weeks before Austin had to take time off following his neck injury at ''[=SummerSlam '97=]''
** Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin and [[Wrestling/MickFoley Dude Love]] had insane levels of chemistry as tag-team partners, with The Dude being one of the ''very'' few people that Stone Cold ever showed respect to. They were together for less than three weeks before Austin had to take time off following his neck injury at ''[=SummerSlam '97=]''
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** The Hart Foundation's run was cut short by Bret Hart leaving for WCW. They were in the process of turning Face by virtue of being ALighterShadeOfBlack compared to the reviled Wrestling/DGenerationX, which could have led to an insane blowoff, but fans never got to see the ultimate blowoff between remaining members of the two factions.
Hart Foundation would get squashed on ''Raw'' in the weeks following Bret's departure.
** Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin and [[Wrestling/MickFoley Dude Love]] had insane levels of chemistry as tag-team partners, with The Dude being one of the ''very'' few people that Stone Cold ever showed respect to. They were together for less than three weeks beforeAustin had to take time off following his Austin's neck injury at ''[=SummerSlam '97=]'''97=]'', and never regrouped following his recovery.
** Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin and [[Wrestling/MickFoley Dude Love]] had insane levels of chemistry as tag-team partners, with The Dude being one of the ''very'' few people that Stone Cold ever showed respect to. They were together for less than three weeks before
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* AudienceAlienatingEra: 1994-1995 is widely seen as the nadir of WWF/WWE, creatively and commercially. A large amount of this has to do with Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's insistence on trying to push Wrestling/LexLuger or [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] as SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute replacements for Wrestling/HulkHogan (ignoring that both were doing just fine as Heels, and immediately floundered when pushed into the top spot), when Wrestling/BretHart was a massive fan favourite and the guy most fans wanted to be the face of the company.
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* AudienceAlienatingEra: 1994-1995 is widely seen as the nadir of WWF/WWE, creatively and commercially. A large amount of this has to do with Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's insistence on trying to push Wrestling/LexLuger or [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] as SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute replacements for Wrestling/HulkHogan (ignoring that both were doing just fine as Heels, and immediately floundered when pushed into the top spot), Heels), when Wrestling/BretHart was a massive fan favourite and the guy most fans wanted to be the face of the company.
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* GrowingTheBeard: The submission match between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin at ''Wrestlemania XIII,'' resulting in a FaceHeelDoubleTurn which saw the Hart Foundation become the AntiVillain top Heels of the company and Stone Cold become an AntiHero underdog who the crowd loved to cheer as he feuded with everyone in sight. The remainder of 1997 would see the company transition into all-out gang warfare with multiple rival factions, while the main event scene became more intense and morally grey than what had been seen previously in the WWF. There was also the formation of Wrestling/DGenerationX and the first Hell in a Cell match between Undertaker and HBK which heralded the arrival of Kane, in addition to [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] getting over as a Face. Many fans incorrectly lump 1997 in with the Wrestling/AttitudeEra for how fondly remembered it is now; in reality, the Attitude Era didn't start until after Bret Hart left the company following the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob in November of that year.
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* CommonKnowledge: Many fans incorrectly lump the bulk of 1997 in with the Wrestling/AttitudeEra for how fondly remembered it is now, and how much more serious and less goofy it was than the earlier part of the New Generation Era. In reality, the Attitude Era didn't start until after Bret Hart left the company following the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob in November of '97.
* GrowingTheBeard: The submission match between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin at ''Wrestlemania XIII,'' resulting in a FaceHeelDoubleTurn which saw the Hart Foundation become the AntiVillain top Heels of the company and Stone Cold become an AntiHero underdog who the crowd loved to cheer as he feuded with everyone in sight. The remainder of 1997 would see the company transition into all-out gang warfare with multiple rival factions, while the main event scene became more intense and morally grey than what had been seen previously in the WWF. There was also the formation of Wrestling/DGenerationX and the first Hell in a Cell match between Undertaker and HBK which heralded the arrival of Kane, in addition to [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] getting over as a Face.Many fans incorrectly lump 1997 in with the Wrestling/AttitudeEra for how fondly remembered it is now; in reality, the Attitude Era didn't start until after Bret Hart left the company following the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob in November of that year.
* GrowingTheBeard: The submission match between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin at ''Wrestlemania XIII,'' resulting in a FaceHeelDoubleTurn which saw the Hart Foundation become the AntiVillain top Heels of the company and Stone Cold become an AntiHero underdog who the crowd loved to cheer as he feuded with everyone in sight. The remainder of 1997 would see the company transition into all-out gang warfare with multiple rival factions, while the main event scene became more intense and morally grey than what had been seen previously in the WWF. There was also the formation of Wrestling/DGenerationX and the first Hell in a Cell match between Undertaker and HBK which heralded the arrival of Kane, in addition to [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] getting over as a Face.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had a few great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sycho Sid]], and some terrific upper mid-card stars in [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid,]] and Wrestling/OwenHart, plus Wrestling/MickFoley and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin in the latter half of the era. The lower mid-card and undercard, on the other hand, had an abundance of lame and overly-cartoony gimmicks that threatened to sink the WWF altogether.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had a few some great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]], and [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sycho Sid]], and some a handful of terrific upper mid-card upper-midcard stars in [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid,]] and Wrestling/OwenHart, plus Wrestling/MickFoley and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin in the latter half of the era. The lower mid-card lower-midcard and undercard, on the other hand, had an abundance of lame and overly-cartoony gimmicks that threatened to sink the WWF altogether.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had a few great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sycho Sid]], and some terrific upper mid-card stars in [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid,]] and Wrestling/OwenHart, plus Wrestling/MickFoley and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin in the latter half. The lower mid-card and undercard, on the other hand, had an abundance of lame and overly-cartoony gimmicks that threatened to sink the WWF altogether.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had a few great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sycho Sid]], and some terrific upper mid-card stars in [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid,]] and Wrestling/OwenHart, plus Wrestling/MickFoley and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin in the latter half.half of the era. The lower mid-card and undercard, on the other hand, had an abundance of lame and overly-cartoony gimmicks that threatened to sink the WWF altogether.
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* VindicatedByHistory: The early-middle portions of the New Generation Era were a major commercial flop, but with the benefit of hindsight and easier access to matches through streaming and home releases, this era of WWE gets credit for having some superb individual matches (most featuring Bret Hart, HBK, Stone Cold, or some combination thereof), even if the overall product was weak.
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* VindicatedByHistory: The early-middle portions of the New Generation Era were a major commercial flop, but with the benefit of hindsight and easier access to matches through streaming and home releases, this era of WWE gets credit for having some superb individual matches (most featuring Bret Hart, Hart or HBK, Stone Cold, or some combination thereof), who were both in their prime during this era), even if the overall product was weak.
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* GrowingTheBeard: The submission match between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin at ''Wrestlemania XIII,'' resulting in a FaceHeelDoubleTurn which saw the Hart Foundation become the AntiVillain top Heels of the company and Stone Cold become an AntiHero underdog who the crowd loved to cheer as he feuded with everyone in sight. The remainder of 1997 would see the company transition into all-out gang warfare with multiple rival factions, while the main event scene became more intense and morally grey than what had been seen previously in the WWF. There was also the formation of Wrestling/DGenerationX and the first Hell in a Cell match between Undertaker and HBK which heralded the arrival of Kane, in addition to [[Creator/MickFoley Mankind]] getting over as a Face. Many fans incorrectly lump this part of the New Generation Era in with the Wrestling/AttitudeEra for how fondly remembered it is now; in reality, the Attitude Era didn't start until after Bret Hart left the company following the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob.
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* GrowingTheBeard: The submission match between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin at ''Wrestlemania XIII,'' resulting in a FaceHeelDoubleTurn which saw the Hart Foundation become the AntiVillain top Heels of the company and Stone Cold become an AntiHero underdog who the crowd loved to cheer as he feuded with everyone in sight. The remainder of 1997 would see the company transition into all-out gang warfare with multiple rival factions, while the main event scene became more intense and morally grey than what had been seen previously in the WWF. There was also the formation of Wrestling/DGenerationX and the first Hell in a Cell match between Undertaker and HBK which heralded the arrival of Kane, in addition to [[Creator/MickFoley [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] getting over as a Face. Many fans incorrectly lump this part of the New Generation Era 1997 in with the Wrestling/AttitudeEra for how fondly remembered it is now; in reality, the Attitude Era didn't start until after Bret Hart left the company following the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob.Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob in November of that year.
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* GrowingTheBeard: The submission match between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin at ''Wrestlemania XIII,'' resulting in a FaceHeelDoubleTurn which saw the Hart Foundation become the AntiVillain top Heels of the company and Stone Cold become an AntiHero underdog who the crowd loved to cheer as he feuded with everyone in sight. The remainder of 1997 would see the company transition into all-out gang warfare with multiple rival factions, while the main event scene became more intense and morally grey than what had been seen previously in the WWF. Many fans incorrectly lump this part of the New Generation Era in with the Wrestling/AttitudeEra for how fondly remembered it is now; in reality, the Attitude Era didn't start until after Bret Hart left the company following the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and Wrestling/SidEudy; a few terrific upper mid-card stars in [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin; and a largely mediocre mid and undercard with underwhelming or cartoonish gimmicks.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and Wrestling/SidEudy; a few terrific upper mid-card stars in [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin; and a largely mediocre mid and undercard with underwhelming or cartoonish gimmicks.
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* GrowingTheBeard: The submission match between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin at ''Wrestlemania XIII,'' resulting in a FaceHeelDoubleTurn which saw the Hart Foundation become the AntiVillain top Heels of the company and Stone Cold become an AntiHero underdog who the crowd loved to cheer as he feuded with everyone in sight. The remainder of 1997 would see the company transition into all-out gang warfare with multiple rival factions, while the main event scene became more intense and morally grey than what had been seen previously in the WWF. There was also the formation of Wrestling/DGenerationX and the first Hell in a Cell match between Undertaker and HBK which heralded the arrival of Kane, in addition to [[Creator/MickFoley Mankind]] getting over as a Face. Many fans incorrectly lump this part of the New Generation Era in with the Wrestling/AttitudeEra for how fondly remembered it is now; in reality, the Attitude Era didn't start until after Bret Hart left the company following the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era hadsome a few great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and Wrestling/SidEudy; a few [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sycho Sid]], and some terrific upper mid-card stars in [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman The 1-2-3 Kid,]] and Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, plus Wrestling/MickFoley and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin; Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin in the latter half. The lower mid-card and a largely mediocre mid undercard, on the other hand, had an abundance of lame and undercard with underwhelming or cartoonish gimmicks.overly-cartoony gimmicks that threatened to sink the WWF altogether.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had
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* StarTrekMovieCurse: ''Wrestlemania X'' and ''XII'' are widely seen as pretty decent, with the former having the classic Bret vs Owen Hart and the first PPV ladder match with HBK vs Razor Ramon, and the latter having solid matches like the brawl between Goldust & Roddy Piper, Taker vs Diesel, and the 60 minute Iron Man match between HBK & Bret Hart. ''Wrestlemania XI'' and ''XIII'' are considered the absolute nadir of Wrestlemania events, with the former considered the worst ever and the latter only saved by the classic submission match between Hart & Austin.
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* StarTrekMovieCurse: ''Wrestlemania X'' and ''XII'' are widely seen as pretty decent, with the former having the classic Bret vs Owen Hart and the first PPV ladder match with HBK vs Razor Ramon, and the latter having solid matches like the brawl between Goldust & Roddy Piper, Taker vs Diesel, and the 60 minute Iron Man match between HBK & Bret Hart. ''Wrestlemania XI'' and ''XIII'' are considered two of the absolute nadir of worst Wrestlemania events, with the former considered the worst ever plagued by technical issues and awkward B-tier celebrity appearances, and the latter latter's only saved by redeeming quality being the classic submission match between Hart & Austin.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and Wrestling/SidEudy; a few terrific mid-card stars in [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin; and a largely mediocre mid and undercard with underwhelming or cartoonish gimmicks.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some great main event level stars in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and Wrestling/SidEudy; a few terrific upper mid-card stars in [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin; and a largely mediocre mid and undercard with underwhelming or cartoonish gimmicks.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some great main event level stars (Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and Wrestling/SidEudy), a few terrific mid-card stars ([[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin), and a largely mediocre mid and undercard with underwhelming or cartoonish gimmicks.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some great main event level stars (Wrestling/BretHart, in Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and Wrestling/SidEudy), Wrestling/SidEudy; a few terrific mid-card stars ([[Wrestling/KevinNash in [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin), Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin; and a largely mediocre mid and undercard with underwhelming or cartoonish gimmicks.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some excellent main event level stars (Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Wrestling/SidEudy), a few solid mid-card stars ([[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]], [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin), and a largely mediocre mid and undercard with underwhelming or cartoonish gimmicks.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some excellent great main event level stars (Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} (before he was benched for putting on dangerous levels of weight), Wrestling/TheUndertaker, and Wrestling/SidEudy), a few solid terrific mid-card stars ([[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]], Diesel]] (as a Heel; he was ignored when he was the WWF champion), [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin), and a largely mediocre mid and undercard with underwhelming or cartoonish gimmicks.
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* AudienceAlienatingEra: 1994-1995 is widely seen as the nadir of WWF/WWE, creatively and commercially.
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* AudienceAlienatingEra: 1994-1995 is widely seen as the nadir of WWF/WWE, creatively and commercially. A large amount of this has to do with Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's insistence on trying to push Wrestling/LexLuger or [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] as SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute replacements for Wrestling/HulkHogan (ignoring that both were doing just fine as Heels, and immediately floundered when pushed into the top spot), when Wrestling/BretHart was a massive fan favourite and the guy most fans wanted to be the face of the company.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some excellent main event level stars (Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]], [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/SidEudy, Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin), and a largely mediocre undercard.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some excellent main event level stars (Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, [[Wrestling/KevinNash Wrestling/SidEudy), a few solid mid-card stars ([[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]], [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/SidEudy, Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin), and a largely mediocre undercard.mid and undercard with underwhelming or cartoonish gimmicks.
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** Wrestling/TheHartFoundation's run was cut short by Bret Hart leaving for WCW. They were in the process of turning Face by virtue of being ALighterShadeOfBlack compared to the reviled Wrestling/DGenerationX, but fans never got to see the ultimate blowoff between the two factions.
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** Wrestling/TheHartFoundation's The Hart Foundation's run was cut short by Bret Hart leaving for WCW. They were in the process of turning Face by virtue of being ALighterShadeOfBlack compared to the reviled Wrestling/DGenerationX, but fans never got to see the ultimate blowoff between the two factions.
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* AudienceAlienatingEra: 1994-1995 is widely seen as the nadir of WWF/WWE, creatively and commercially.
* GrowingTheBeard: The submission match between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin at ''Wrestlemania XIII,'' resulting in a FaceHeelDoubleTurn which saw the Hart Foundation become the AntiVillain top Heels of the company and Stone Cold become an AntiHero underdog who the crowd loved to cheer as he feuded with everyone in sight. The remainder of 1997 would see the company transition into all-out gang warfare with multiple rival factions, while the main event scene became more intense and morally grey than what had been seen previously in the WWF. Many fans incorrectly lump this part of the New Generation Era in with the Wrestling/AttitudeEra for how fondly remembered it is now; in reality, the Attitude Era didn't start until after Bret Hart left the company following the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some excellent main event level stars (Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]], [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/SidEudy, Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin), and a largely mediocre undercard.
* TooGoodToLast:
** Wrestling/TheHartFoundation's run was cut short by Bret Hart leaving for WCW. They were in the process of turning Face by virtue of being ALighterShadeOfBlack compared to the reviled Wrestling/DGenerationX, but fans never got to see the ultimate blowoff between the two factions.
** Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin and [[Wrestling/MickFoley Dude Love]] had insane levels of chemistry as tag-team partners, with The Dude being one of the ''very'' few people that Stone Cold ever showed respect to. They were together for less than three weeks before Austin had to take time off following his neck injury at ''[=SummerSlam '97=]''
* StarTrekMovieCurse: ''Wrestlemania X'' and ''XII'' are widely seen as pretty decent, with the former having the classic Bret vs Owen Hart and the first PPV ladder match with HBK vs Razor Ramon, and the latter having solid matches like the brawl between Goldust & Roddy Piper, Taker vs Diesel, and the 60 minute Iron Man match between HBK & Bret Hart. ''Wrestlemania XI'' and ''XIII'' are considered the absolute nadir of Wrestlemania events, with the former considered the worst ever and the latter only saved by the classic submission match between Hart & Austin.
* VindicatedByHistory: The early-middle portions of the New Generation Era were a major commercial flop, but with the benefit of hindsight and easier access to matches through streaming and home releases, this era of WWE gets credit for having some superb individual matches (most featuring Bret Hart, HBK, Stone Cold, or some combination thereof), even if the overall product was weak.
* GrowingTheBeard: The submission match between Wrestling/BretHart and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin at ''Wrestlemania XIII,'' resulting in a FaceHeelDoubleTurn which saw the Hart Foundation become the AntiVillain top Heels of the company and Stone Cold become an AntiHero underdog who the crowd loved to cheer as he feuded with everyone in sight. The remainder of 1997 would see the company transition into all-out gang warfare with multiple rival factions, while the main event scene became more intense and morally grey than what had been seen previously in the WWF. Many fans incorrectly lump this part of the New Generation Era in with the Wrestling/AttitudeEra for how fondly remembered it is now; in reality, the Attitude Era didn't start until after Bret Hart left the company following the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Similarly to the Wrestling/AttitudeEra, the New Generation Era had some excellent main event level stars (Wrestling/BretHart, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}, Wrestling/TheUndertaker, [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]], [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]], Wrestling/SidEudy, Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/MickFoley, and a pre-neck injury Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin), and a largely mediocre undercard.
* TooGoodToLast:
** Wrestling/TheHartFoundation's run was cut short by Bret Hart leaving for WCW. They were in the process of turning Face by virtue of being ALighterShadeOfBlack compared to the reviled Wrestling/DGenerationX, but fans never got to see the ultimate blowoff between the two factions.
** Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin and [[Wrestling/MickFoley Dude Love]] had insane levels of chemistry as tag-team partners, with The Dude being one of the ''very'' few people that Stone Cold ever showed respect to. They were together for less than three weeks before Austin had to take time off following his neck injury at ''[=SummerSlam '97=]''
* StarTrekMovieCurse: ''Wrestlemania X'' and ''XII'' are widely seen as pretty decent, with the former having the classic Bret vs Owen Hart and the first PPV ladder match with HBK vs Razor Ramon, and the latter having solid matches like the brawl between Goldust & Roddy Piper, Taker vs Diesel, and the 60 minute Iron Man match between HBK & Bret Hart. ''Wrestlemania XI'' and ''XIII'' are considered the absolute nadir of Wrestlemania events, with the former considered the worst ever and the latter only saved by the classic submission match between Hart & Austin.
* VindicatedByHistory: The early-middle portions of the New Generation Era were a major commercial flop, but with the benefit of hindsight and easier access to matches through streaming and home releases, this era of WWE gets credit for having some superb individual matches (most featuring Bret Hart, HBK, Stone Cold, or some combination thereof), even if the overall product was weak.
