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#1 The Attitude Era delayed
The Kliq was highlighted by forward-thinking talents who liked to push the envelope and generally push WWE toward a more realistic, less cartoonish style of programming. The Curtain Call exemplified their approach to wrestling. It blurred the lines between fact and fiction and suggesting the defiance of authority that would in many ways define the Attitude Era to follow, particularly for acts like D-Generation X and Steve Austin.
To be fair, a lot of factors contributed to the emergence of Attitude. These points included competition with WCW, declining business, and an interest in catering to Hulkamania era kids who’d grown into rebellious teens. Just the same, it’s conceivable that an incident like this one helped steer the course for WWE to think differently and embrace rather than shy away from controversy and the idea that fans might realize the business was a work. At the least, it may have taken longer for Attitude to have come about without the Curtain Call.
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