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| There was good here, but there was also a bunch of crap Photo Credit: WWE.com |
I'd like to think I have a perceptive, logical readership. I'd like to think that any calls for going back to the Attitude Era or Monday Night Wars era of thinking would be talked off the ledge with the quickness and logic needed to deal with such arguments. However, there's still this feeling that I get that people still think that even if going back to the old way of thinking was bad, that wrestling was somehow better in a wholesale manner in those days. Well, I'd even refute that from nearly every creative front except for "charisma of the top stars." If you don't believe me, then you need to listen to the What A Maneuver podcast. Hell, even if you agree and believe me, you need to listen to this show. I think this is probably the most important wrestling show that I know of right now, because it provides a look at RAW and Nitro on a week to week basis.
Joe Drilling, Eric Allen, and sometimes a guest or two run down each show and when timely, the pay-per-views. They've done 43 episodes so far, covering the entirety of 1996 and some of '97. If you have rose colored glasses about how wrestling was back then, listen to this show and realize how much utter garbage was involved, even with angles and characters that are well-regarded. I don't mean to come and shit on the entire era. Obviously, there are people and stories involved that are still iconic for a reason. But for every Steve Austin and New World Order, there are at least three Beavers Cleavage and Dungeons of Doom. You need to listen to this show as a public service to remind you that the good ol' days weren't always good, and that maybe, tomorrow might not be as bad as it seems.