5 of the best and biggest rivalries of the Attitude Era

WWE's Attitude Era is etched in the fans' memory as the golden era of the business. The company was at war with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), who were also broadcasting their program at the same time as World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

The vision of Vince McMahon and his team helped the company steer ahead of its competition as they created more edgy and action-oriented content where everything was off the limits. This action led to more fans tuning into the WWF program than WCW, but WCW still had the edge until the incident that took place on the 4th of January in 1999.

Eric Bischoff decided to reveal the results from an already taped episode of RAW, and 6 lakh viewers switched from TNT to USA Network, which started the end of WCW.

Wrestling has evolved over the years, but the performance and the rivalries of the era are fresh amongst wrestling fans. So without further ado, let's get down to it:

#5 Tables, ladders and chairs matches

TLC matches became a fan favorite and gave a lot of wrestlers a push in their career. The Hardy Boyz, The Dudley Boyz, and Edge and Christian made this brutal match as one of the most loved ones during those days.

The three teams revised the term 'daredevil' as they would go to extreme lengths to inflict pain on their opponents. The three teams set the benchmark for the coming tag teams, and everyone still remembers the con-chair-to move which was used by Edge and Christian and involved hitting the opponent's head simultaneously, on both sides with chairs. The WWE Universe would fondly remember the TLC Match at SummerSlam in August of 2000, where these three teams put on a clinic between the ropes.

#4 The Undertaker vs Mankind

Mankind could have been broken in half

If you have to define the amount of action during the Attitude Era, then this match serves as the perfect example. Paul Bearer managed The Undertaker and then turned on him before aligning with Mankind. The story intrigued the WWE Universe as the two wrestlers were ready to give it all, and to the pleasure of the fans, they did it at the top of a cell.

The King of the Ring event was underway where these two were a part of a match that took place in Hell in a Cell. The Undertaker made his entrance and found that Mankind was at the top of the cell. He climbed the structure to inflict pain on his opponent, and the two exchanged blows on the top of the steel structure.

The Undertaker didn't take long and threw Mankind from the top of the cell only to do the same again, and then dropped him on the thumbtacks that Mankind had spread for him. The match and the rivalry is one of the best and is still a topic of discussion among wrestling fans.

#3 The Brothers of Destruction fought each other

Blood with a vengeance

The best tag team in the history of Wrestling and WWE also had their share of differences and fought each other at WrestleMania 14. They did have a lot of matches during the Attitude Era, but this one started the lengthy rivalry between the two wrestlers.

The Phenom was close to winning against Shawn Michaels during the inaugural Hell in a Cell match at Badd Blood: In Your House, Kane appeared out of nowhere and gave a tombstone piledriver to the legend. The wrestler helped The Reaper before setting him ablaze inside the casket at the Royal Rumble event. The rivalry began on the 2nd of March episode of RAW is War when Paul Bearer decided to pay a 10-bell salute to The Undertaker, but the sound went for a longer duration with increased intensity.

The Undertaker returned and discussed taking back his vow to the parents of never fighting his half-brother before locking horns at WrestleMania 14.

#2 Stone Cold and The Rock

Two performers that revolutionized the era

You can't talk about the Attitude Era and not talk about two of the most amazing wrestlers that ruled the time. Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock had varied backgrounds because SCSA had worked with various promotions before entering WWE (then WWF) while The Rock stepped into wrestling after his NFL career didn't go as planned.

It may sound funny to some, but their feud started for the Intercontinental Championship in 1997. The feud catapulted in 1998 when Stone Cold won the WWE Heavyweight Championship for the first time, and the two had to collide between the ropes at WrestleMania 15 in 1999. The Rock joined Vince McMahon's Corporation stable and added more feud to the fire as Austin was already involved in a storyline with the chairman of the company.

The two faced off at WrestleMania 15, and Austin won the title from The Rock, which then resulted in two more WrestleMania matches between the two where they stole the show. The rivalry was on break when Austin had to leave the company for a year and take care of his neck injury.

The rivalry restarted after Austin returned, and it still amazes people with the way they presented the storyline to the fans.

#1 Stone Cold and Vince McMahon

It was me Austin, it was me, all along

If the penultimate feud is an integral part of the Attitude Era, then this is no different. Stone Cold and Vince McMahon's feud proved beneficial for the company in garnering good ratings, as well as beating the competition.

The storyline started when Vince McMahon left his commentary duties and decided to voice his opinion about Austin and said that he didn't want Austin to become the champion at WrestleMania 14. These words fueled the feud, and in an attempt to keep his words, The Chairman of the company put Mike Tyson as the special enforcer for the main event where The Baddest Man on the Planet decided to double-cross Mr. McMahon and counted Austin for the win over Shawn Michaels.

The Chairman of the company gave an Attitude Era belt and advice to the champion who responded in his way and started a storyline that entertained the fans. The storyline has become legendary in the company and the field of business.