3 Prominent WWE trends that show glimpses of the Attitude Era

#1 The Becky Lynch Saga

The Becky Lynch story reminds us of the Attitude Era Stone Cold Steve Austin story

The Attitude Era presented us with a clear distinction of babyfaces and heels, but the fans were not into the babyface characters. Teenagers and adults were more interested in the anti-heroes, the heels that took names and wreaked havoc inside the ring

The likes of 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, The Rock, and D-Generation X were some of the superstars that the fans could relate to and their characters had a much broader appeal than the traditional babyfaces.

Usually, it is never intended by the authorities backstage that the fans boo their babyfaces, but many babyfaces have been booed by fans for years. Take John Cena and Roman Reigns, for example, in their prime face run, they have not been accepted as a legitimate hero on several occasions.

Becky Lynch is the perfect example of an anti-hero in this era of WWE. Fighting off the then projected babyface Charlotte Flair, her rise to the top started after she broke the shackles of being a crowd-pleasing babyface into a character that had more 'attitude'. Ring any bells?

23 years ago, Stone Cold's victory in the King of the Ring in 1996 was the moment at which he broke away from the shackles of his old Ringmaster character and signalled the beginning of the Austin 3:16 character. These two events are pretty similar when viewed in hindsight.

You know you're being taken very seriously if a McMahon is getting involved in your business. This week on RAW, we Sae Stephanie take a punch to the face from Becky. On SmackDown, Becky was confronted by Triple H, in which the latter accused Becky of faking an injury just to avoid facing Ronda Rousey.

This lead to Becky slapping Triple H and all signs point to Becky facing an uphill battle against The Authority for her spot on the WrestleMania Card. Sounds familiar? Didn't Stone Cold face a similar battle against The Authority during his rise to the top?

Could this be the beginning of a future Becky-McMahon feud? Could this be as gripping as the Austin-McMahon feud? While it is true that no one can ever reach the stardom that Stone Cold had reached, we fans can hope that WWE doesn't waste this fine opportunity that they have accidentally created.

No other superstar gets louder cheers from the crowd as The Man does. No superstar is more loved than badass Becky. The cheers she gets from the crowd is reminiscent of the Attitude Era anti-heroes, especially Steve Austin.