WWF Attitude Era
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WWF Attitude Era was a late-1990s professional wrestling period in the World Wrestling Federation characterized by edgier storylines, adult-oriented content, and breakout stars like Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WWF Attitude Era canonical | 9 |
| WWE Attitude Era | 5 |
| World Wrestling Federation Attitude Era | 2 |
| WWE Attitude Era storylines | 1 |
| WWF Attitude | 1 |
| WWF Attitude Era (early phase) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: WWF Attitude Era Context triple: [Sable, notableWork, WWF Attitude Era]
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WWF
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) is a leading international conservation organization focused on protecting endangered species, preserving natural habitats, and addressing global environmental challenges such as climate change.
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Backlash
Backlash is a hard rock album by the British-American supergroup Bad English, known for its melodic hooks and polished late-1980s arena rock sound.
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Backlash
Backlash is a WildStorm comic book character, a covert operative with enhanced agility and psionic abilities who has been a key member of teams like StormWatch and WildC.A.T.s.
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D.
Backlash
Backlash is a 1956 American Western film known for its tense blend of mystery and frontier drama, directed by John Sturges and starring Richard Widmark and Donna Reed.
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WCW Power Plant
WCW Power Plant was World Championship Wrestling’s official training facility and wrestling school, known for producing many of the promotion’s top stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: WWF Attitude Era Target entity description: WWF Attitude Era was a late-1990s professional wrestling period in the World Wrestling Federation characterized by edgier storylines, adult-oriented content, and breakout stars like Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock.
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A.
WWF
WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) is a leading international conservation organization focused on protecting endangered species, preserving natural habitats, and addressing global environmental challenges such as climate change.
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B.
Backlash
Backlash is a hard rock album by the British-American supergroup Bad English, known for its melodic hooks and polished late-1980s arena rock sound.
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C.
Backlash
Backlash is a WildStorm comic book character, a covert operative with enhanced agility and psionic abilities who has been a key member of teams like StormWatch and WildC.A.T.s.
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D.
Backlash
Backlash is a 1956 American Western film known for its tense blend of mystery and frontier drama, directed by John Sturges and starring Richard Widmark and Donna Reed.
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E.
WCW Power Plant
WCW Power Plant was World Championship Wrestling’s official training facility and wrestling school, known for producing many of the promotion’s top stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional wrestling era
ⓘ
television programming era ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Attitude Era ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
WWF scratch logo championship belts
ⓘ
linked to:
WWE championships
|
| brandingElement |
black and red color scheme
ⓘ
scratch WWF logo ⓘ |
| context | Monday Night Wars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endPoint |
around 2001
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| featuredEvent |
King of the Ring 1998
ⓘ
Royal Rumble 1998 ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Rumble
Royal Rumble 1999 ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Rumble
Survivor Series 1998 ⓘ
linked to:
Survivor Series
WrestleMania X-Seven ⓘ WrestleMania XIV ⓘ
linked to:
WWF WrestleMania XIV
WrestleMania XV ⓘ
linked to:
WWF WrestleMania XV
|
| featuredTagTeamOrStable |
D-Generation X
ⓘ
Edge and Christian ⓘ The Brood ⓘ The Corporation ⓘ The Dudley Boyz ⓘ The Hardy Boyz ⓘ
linked to:
Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff Hardy)
The Ministry of Darkness ⓘ The Nation of Domination ⓘ |
| featuredWrestler |
Big Show
ⓘ
linked to:
The Big Show
Chris Jericho ⓘ Kane ⓘ Kurt Angle ⓘ Mick Foley ⓘ Stone Cold Steve Austin ⓘ
linked to:
Steve Austin
The Rock ⓘ The Undertaker ⓘ Triple H ⓘ Vince McMahon ⓘ |
| flagshipShow |
WWF Raw Is War
ⓘ
linked to:
WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show)
WWF SmackDown! ⓘ |
| genre | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adult-oriented content
ⓘ
anti-hero protagonists ⓘ edgier storylines ⓘ faction-based storylines ⓘ hardcore wrestling matches ⓘ increased violence ⓘ reality-based angles ⓘ sexual content ⓘ strong language ⓘ worked-shoot style promos ⓘ |
| impact |
helped WWF overtake WCW in ratings
ⓘ
influenced mainstream perception of professional wrestling ⓘ significant increase in WWF television ratings ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
24/7 title defenses
ⓘ
bra and panties matches ⓘ evening gown matches ⓘ hardcore championship division ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainRivalPromotion |
WCW
ⓘ
World Championship Wrestling ⓘ |
| marketingStrategy | targeted older teen and young adult demographics ⓘ |
| network |
UPN
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USA Network ⓘ |
| notableStoryline |
Austin vs. McMahon feud
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Corporate Rock storyline ⓘ Ministry of Darkness storyline ⓘ
linked to:
The Ministry of Darkness
Montreal Screwjob aftermath angles ⓘ The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin rivalry ⓘ formation of D-Generation X ⓘ |
| partOf | World Wrestling Federation history ⓘ |
| precededBy | New Generation Era ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | television ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
WWF
ⓘ
linked to:
World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Federation ⓘ |
| regulationIssue | criticized for violent and sexual content ⓘ |
| secondaryMedium | pay-per-view events ⓘ |
| slogan | Attitude ⓘ |
| startPoint |
around 1997
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Ruthless Aggression Era
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linked to:
Ruthless Aggression era (early–mid 2000s)
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| timePeriod | 1997–2001 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WWF Attitude Era Description of subject: WWF Attitude Era was a late-1990s professional wrestling period in the World Wrestling Federation characterized by edgier storylines, adult-oriented content, and breakout stars like Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock.
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