10 Most Sexually Explicit WWE Attitude Era Angles

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The Attitude Era was the most successful era in World Wrestling Entertainment because of WWE’s ability to create new stars, have violent matches, push the limits with sexually oriented angles and they also had one of the deepest rosters in the history of the company. It seemed like even when they did bad angles it was okay because there was always something else or somebody else to pick things up.

What’s the exact time period of when the Attitude Era was? It’s different for everybody. That’s an argument that can go on forever, but for the sake of this feature we’re looking at around early 1997 when Bret Hart was doing expletive laden promos to about spring of 2002 when WWE changed from WWF. That’s around the time the “Ruthless Aggression” began.

It’s time to take a look back at some famous Attitude Era storylines where WWE tried to use sex to sell their product. It’s one of the most famous phrases in the world of marketing: “Sex Sells.” It’s simple and easy to understand. Most of the events covered here will be from 1998 to early 2001. That’s when WWE really went all out in terms of creating sexual storylines for a number of their characters.

If you make a product sexy, people are going to be interested in it. When it comes to the wrestling business, the way you do that is utilize female characters in a sexual way because the majority of the audience are males between the ages of 18-49. Guys want to see hot chicks and in the Attitude Era, World Wrestling Entertainment had no problem promoting that to their fans.

Here’s a look at ten times where WWE used sexually explicit angles on their shows because back then, that’s what was best for business.