#6 Sable and Luna
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While the Chyna vs. Marlena storyline was an extension of the Goldust vs. Triple H feud from 1997, Sable and Luna, which originally started in the same way, actually became a far more interesting and fan-pleasing angle that delighted fans throughout the early days of the Attitude Era.
Goldust had originally associated himself with Luna after walking out on his wife, leading to one of the most bizarre series of segments we've ever seen. At some point along the way, Goldust became involved in a feud with Mark Mero, the on-screen boyfriend of Sable. Luna, who was playing a deranged psychotic character at the time, decided she didn't like the way Sable behaved, becoming jealous of the amount of fan reaction she got when she accompanied Mero to the ring.
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The two women came to blows when Luna attacked Sable during a match between the two men. Because of the huge crowd reactions Sable was getting at the time, Luna was attracting a lot of heel heat, to the point where the men became largely irrelevant. The dynamics of this four-way feud also became a little irrelevant, as Mero was slowly turning heel, given his attempts to control Sable's appearance, leaving Sable as the only babyface amongst them.
The two women met for the first time at Wrestlemania 14 in a mixed tag match involving Goldust and Mero. Again, the focus was almost entirely on the two women as Sable ended up getting the pinfall victory over Luna after a ‘Sable Bomb’. This led to a one-on-one match between the two at In Your House where they competed in a bra and panties match. This tied in with the ongoing rivalry between Sable and Mero where Mero would not allow Sable to wear anything too revealing to the ring, much to the displeasure of the male audience.
This storyline helped Sable become one of the most popular superstars of the WWF, which in turn helped the company launch into its Attitude Era with more risque content, complete with raunchy female nudity. In many ways, Sable was a pioneer of the Attitude Era itself, and this wouldn’t have been possible without her involvement with Luna.
