5 Biggest real-life achievements of Vince McMahon

#4 WWE and Pro-wrestling goes mainstream during the Attitude Era

By the time the mid-90s arrived, Vince McMahon's WWE had started losing fans at a quick pace. The product had gotten stale and people had gotten tired of over-the-top characters and goofy angles. When WCW introduced the nWo, Vince McMahon was forced to change his product drastically, in order to be able to compete with his rival. As a result, Vince McMahon announced WWE's new adult-oriented direction, which would consist of mature storylines and other such content.

This time period is now famously dubbed the Attitude Era. It saw the rise of megastars like The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Mike Tyson's run with WWE on the road to WrestleMania 14 gave the company some much-needed mainstream attention. Things only improved further, as WWE kept garnering huge rating numbers over the next few years. Some of WWE's top Superstars had become cultural icons, and were well known even among people who didn't watch the product. The introduction of the Attitude Era was a turning point in the Monday Night Wars, and is rightfully deemed as possibly the greatest time to be a wrestling fan.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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