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I'm not sure there's anything that can be done to get the ratings back to Attitude era ratings (5's, 6's, 7's) on a consistent level. As much as I would love to see the attitude era writing and interest return, I've come to view the attitude era as more of an anomaly than anything.
It was the perfect storm with guys like Rock, Austin, Foley, HHH, stables like, DX, the Corporation, the Ministry, etc., along with the emergence of realistic storylines and the hardcore style from ECW and the competition and emergence of WCW, NWO and a heel Hogan, etc.
I don't think we'll likely ever see anything like that again in most of our lifetimes anyway. The world and the business has changed too much, along with the advents of the internet and social media, it's just not likely to happen. We've seen practically everything done time and time again, real screw jobs, worked screw jobs, kidnappings, weddings, running people over, exploding limos, etc.
Unless someone comes along and drastically changes the business, like Heyman's idea of bringing in legit UFC fighters or something, I just don't see anything ever bringing back those Attitude era ratings again anytime soon. Can it happen? Sure. Will it happen? Not likely IMO. Would I love to see it? Absolutely!
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