10 Attitude Era Characters Who Wouldn't Have Survived In The Present Era

Steve AustinWWE's current Era and Attitude Era are two extremes. Vince McMahon is putting together a family friendly product at the present time and wants to project his company as a soap opera which would be enjoyed by all ages. Now, it is hard to blame Vince for choosing such a path because it is best for business. He gets prime time television slots, he gets sponsorships and most of all, he gets a squeaky clean image in front of his corporate partners.Attitude Era, on the other hand, was driven by pure desire of survival. WWE wanted to put WCW out of business and they were willing to push the envelope for doing so.Wrestling that appealed to the 18-35 demographic thus dominated television and it gave rise to some standout superstars as well. But how many of those Attitude Era Superstar would have survived in the current PG environment? Well, that is a topic for another day. For now, let’s take a look at some of those Attitude Era superstars who would have had troubles adapting to the current environment.

#10 Gangrel

Gangrel with Edge and Christian

We live in an era where blood is treated as an alien phenomenon. Brock Lesnar bled a little back in WrestleMania and everyone was making big news out of it. Now, imagine a wrestler coming out with a goblet of blood in his hand, drinking it and spitting it out. Not suited for the era right? Well, this was how Gangrel used to enter the ring.

He had a vampire gimmick and to add more 'originality' to the whole character, WWE added such theatrics to his entrance. Such a gimmick would have been met with jeers in the current era or it would have been treated as a joke since the fans tend to be more 'intelligent' these days.