Are JR and the King just as important to the Attitude Era as The Rock and Stone Cold?

[BobColesNasalCavity]

Are JR and the King just as important to the Attitude Era as The Rock and Stone Cold? Discuss

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[boredmale]

Didn't Michael Cole start taking over for JR during the Attitude Era while JR worked more backstage

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

Are JR and the King just as important to the Attitude Era as The Rock and Stone Cold? Discuss

No. Fans don't watch for the annoucers.

That being said they can certainly contribute to making a moment even more special. Like JR commentary for Undertaker v Mankind hell in a cell makes that match more iconic.

 

[CDJ]

As important? No

Iconic? Yes

 

[Unholy Diver]

No, JR and King were important but not as important

Vince would be the only one as important as the Rock or Austin

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

An invaluable piece to it? Absolutely

But I cant go as far as saying any announcer has as much importance as the stars in the ring.

 

[boredmale]

Vince would be the only one as important as the Rock or Austin

 

[Megahab]

I said this is another thread a few days ago but Lawler sucked as a commentator in the attitude era.

 

[ShelbyZ]

Didn't Michael Cole start taking over for JR during the Attitude Era while JR worked more backstage

IIRC, Cole and JR worked side by side for a bit (something like JR/Cole for the first hour of Raw, then King replaced Cole for the 2nd hour). The only real "taking over" was Cole covering PbP when JR went through his Bell's Palsy in late '98 to early '99 and then when JR returned and instead of going back to the desk, spent a few weeks as a heel manager for Dr. Death Steve Williams.

A few months later, Cole would get the Smackdown PbP job while JR stayed on Raw.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

IIRC, Cole and JR worked side by side for a bit (something like JR/Cole for the first hour of Raw, then King replaced Cole for the 2nd hour). The only real "taking over" was Cole covering PbP when JR went through his Bell's Palsy in late '98 to early '99 and then when JR returned and instead of going back to the desk, spent a few weeks as a heel manager for Dr. Death Steve Williams.

A few months later, Cole would get the Smackdown PbP job while JR stayed on Raw.

For all the hate Cole gets now, his call of Foley's title win was perfect

 

[ShelbyZ]

For all the hate Cole gets now, his call of Foley's title win was perfect

What's odd is the one thing I always remember about that call was that on Foley's "Greatest Hits" DVD from like 20 years ago, he praises Cole but laments that it wasn't JR making the call.

IIRC, for WM15, Austin demanded that JR call the main event, so he replaced Cole and temporarily paused his heel gimmick to make the call.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

What's odd is the one thing I always remember about that call was that on Foley's "Greatest Hits" DVD from like 20 years ago, he praises Cole but laments that it wasn't JR making the call.

IIRC, for WM15, Austin demanded that JR call the main event, so he replaced Cole and temporarily paused his heel gimmick to make the call.

I think that is probably more about their behind the scenes relationship than anything else. It was JR who pushed for and got Foley hired at the WWF and JR that always pushed for Foley creatively.

 

[McGarnagle]

I mean, the absolute peak of the Attitude Era was Foley winning the title and Michael Cole making the call on it.

That said, it did feel to me kind of like that era symbolically died when King walked out over his wife getting fired in 2001 and Heyman took over.

 

[Matty Sundin]

They were definitely huge parts of the attitude era and even the ruthless aggression era.

 

[Kevinsane]

I said this is another thread a few days ago but Lawler sucked as a commentator in the attitude era.

I always found him creepy as hell. Cringe and vulgar only works for some. For most, like Lawler, it leaves you wanting a hot shower.

 

[Megahab]

I always found him creepy as hell. Cringe and vulgar only works for some. For most, like Lawler, it leaves you wanting a hot shower.

He was good pre-Attitude at commentary before his gimmick became being a perverted old man.

 

[JianYang]

I said this is another thread a few days ago but Lawler sucked as a commentator in the attitude era.

He fit right in for that era imo with the puppies and whatnot.