Lawler notes that there’s an entire generation of adult wrestling fans who were too young during the attitude era to remember it. There are 21 year olds who simply don’t remember that content, and that’s why it’s no neat that everything is now on the WWE Network for those fans to go back and watch if they so desire.
Lawler notes that Vince McMahon would wish the worst on Eric Bischoff each week during the attitude era, and that’s why it was so shocking when Bischoff debuted on WWE programming years later. In spite of being in a war for his life at this time, Vince McMahon didn’t show any concern and was always very positive. Lawler notes that McMahon is a very confident man, and always feels like he’s going to be successful with any venture.
Lawler mentions that a lot of fans ask him nowadays if Vince McMahon or other WWE officials approached him and Jim Ross during the attitude era to tell them to be more controversial with their commentary. Lawler informs that nobody ever came to him and Ross to tell them to change their commentary.
He notes that they were given enough freedom to adjust to the product and push the boundaries on their end as well. He thinks their commentary during their attitude helped make the product as memorable as it was during that time. Instead of just calling wrestling moves, they added to the entertainment side of the product.
