The New Generation Era was an exciting era for WWE fans to enjoy, but there were several uncertainties about the product. The era began after King of the Ring 1993 with Hulk Hogan leaving WWE, and it ended four years later at Survivor Series 1997 with its successor the Attitude Era being much stronger. Nevertheless, the New Generation Era saw the WWE European Championship created in addition to the WWE, Intercontinental, Women's, and Tag Team Championships.
10 Youngest Champions In WWE’s Attitude Era
WWE's Attitude Era featured plenty of great champions, with some gaining gold at a young age!WWE was looking to push younger talents in the New Generation Era, and there was a plethora of young wrestlers who won championships. Some of them were ready for the spotlight with some fantastic title reigns, but others were booked to have short and underwhelming championship runs.
Men On A Mission's Mo Was A Part Of History
Age: 26 Years, 11 Months, And 16 Days
Date Of Birth | April 13, 1967 |
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Start Of WWE World Tag Team Championship Reign | March 29, 1994 (House show) |
End Of WWE World Tag Team Championship Reign | March 31, 1994 (House show) |
Length | 2 Days |
Men on a Mission (Mo and Mabel) was one of the most popular tag teams in the New Generation Era. They were unable to beat the Quebecers for the WWE World Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 10. However, history was made on a house show in London, England as they defeated the Quebecers for the titles which was the first time that the Tag Team Championship changed hands in England.
That's as good as it got for Mo and Mabel as Tag Team Champions as they only held the titles for just a couple of days. They dropped the titles back to The Quebecers in Sheffield, England.
Bull Nakano Became The First Asian WWE Women's Champion
Age: 26 Years, 10 Months, And 19 Days
Date Of Birth | January 8, 1968 |
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Start Of WWE Women's Championship Reign | November 27, 1994 (Big Egg Wrestling Universe) |
End Of WWE Women's Championship Reign | April 3, 1995 (Raw) |
Length | 126 Days |
The women's division was underwhelming in the New Generation Era with just three women holding the WWE Women's Championship. Bull Nakano ended Alundra Blayze's 348-day stranglehold on the WWE Women's Championship in front of her hometown fans in Japan.
Nakano and Blayze had some brilliant wrestling matches in the New Generation Era, but it's a shame that the women's division was weak. Nakano was just 26 when she won the WWE Women's Championship, but she failed to defend the title on a WWE pay-per-view and dropped the title back to Blayze on an episode of Raw which should have happened at WrestleMania 11 instead.
Goldust Began His Love Affair With The Intercontinental Championship
Age: 26 Years, 9 Months, And 10 Days
Date Of Birth | April 11, 1969 |
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Start Of Intercontinental Championship Reign | January 21, 1996 (Royal Rumble) |
End Of Intercontinental Championship Reign | April 15, 1996 (Raw) |
Length | 64 Days |
Goldust was one of the top heels in the New Generation Era with his androgynous character. The Bizarre One had a strong start to his WWE career, and he defeated Razor Ramon for his first Intercontinental Championship at the 1996 Royal Rumble.
The Bizarre One was 26 years old when he won the Intercontinental Championship. Goldust and his wife Marlena were a good double act, and his first Intercontinental Championship reign lasted 64 days. Goldust won the title for the second time as the title was vacated when he faced off Savio Vega with the match going to no contest which is why his first Intercontinental Title reign ended in that manner.
Yokozuna Enjoyed A Long Championship Reign In The New Generation Era
Age: 26 Years, 8 Months, And 11 Days
Date Of Birth | October 2, 1966 |
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Start Of WWE Championship Reign | June 13, 1993 (King of the Ring) |
End Of WWE Championship Reign | March 20, 1994 (WrestleMania 10) |
Length | 280 Days |
Yokozuna would have felt hard done by after he beat Bret Hart for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 9 only for Hulk Hogan to swoop in and beat him for the title in an impromptu match. However, Yokozuna got the last laugh as he regained the WWE Championship from Hogan at King of the Ring 1993 and sent him packing to WCW.
11 Best Champions Of WWE's New Generation Era
WWE's New Generation Era had some iconic titleholders with legendary championship reigns that stood the test of time!Yokozuna had a strong 280-day WWE Championship reign in the New Generation Era, and he boasted the record as the youngest WWE Champion for a few years. Yokozuna defended the WWE Championship against the likes of Lex Luger, and The Undertaker with Bret Hart ending his championship reign in the main event of WrestleMania 10.
Headbanger Mosh Had A Forgettable Tag Team Championship Reign
Age: 26 Years, 3 Months, And 10 Days
Date Of Birth | May 28, 1971 |
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Start Of WWE World Tag Championship Reign | September 7, 1997 (Ground Zero: In Your House) |
End Of WWE World Tag Championship Reign | October 5, 1997 (Badd Blood: In Your House) |
Length | 28 Days |
The Headbangers were an average tag team in the New Generation Era, but they were in the right place at the right time. Steve Austin and Dude Love vacated the WWE World Tag Team Championship with Austin's neck injury. At Ground Zero: In Your House, The Headbangers won the vacant titles in a fatal-4-way elimination tag team match.
Mosh was just 26 when he held the WWE World Tag Team Championship alongside Thrasher. They were champions for just one month and dropped the titles to The Godwinns at the following pay-per-view.
The Quebecers' Pierre Was One Of The Best Tag Team Champions In The 1990s
Age: 25 Years, 8 Months, And 14 Days
Date Of Birth | December 30, 1967 |
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Start Of WWE World Tag Championship Reign | September 13, 1993 (Raw) |
End Of WWE World Tag Championship Reign | January 10, 1994 (Raw) |
Length | 119 days |
The Quebecers were unquestionably one of the best tag teams in the New Generation Era. They were highly successful with three WWE World Tag Team Championship reigns to their name.
Quebecer Pierre is still wrestling in 2024, and he was 25 when he clinched the WWE World Tag Team Championship for the first time with Jacques. They defended the titles at the 1994 Royal Rumble against Owen Hart and Bret Hart, and they walked in and out of WrestleMania 10 with the WWE Tag Team Championship.
The Rock Was An Unpopular Intercontinental Champion
Age: 24 Years, 9 Months, And 11 Days
Date Of Birth | May 2, 1972 |
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Start Of Intercontinental Championship Reign | February 13, 1997 (Raw) |
End Of Intercontinental Championship Reign | April 28, 1997 (Raw) |
Length | 73 days |
The Rock's first Intercontinental Championship reign began when he defeated his future rival Triple H on the February 13, 1997 episode of Raw. It was Rock's first championship in his WWE career, and he was three months shy of his 25th birthday.
10 Wrestlers The Rock Surprisingly Never Faced In A Major Match
The Rock has faced many challengers throughout his career, but somehow never met these opponents in a major one-on-one match!Fans rejected Rock's babyface career and he was subjected to "Die Rocky Die" chants. Rock's maiden Intercontinental Championship reign lasted just two months, and Owen Hart ended his title run.
The Bodydonnas' Skip Was One Of The Youngest Tag Team Champions In The New Generation Era
Age: 24 Years And 10 Days
Date Of Birth | March 21, 1972 |
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Start Of WWE World Tag Championship Reign | March 31, 1996 (WrestleMania 12) |
End Of WWE World Tag Team Championship Reign | May 19, 1996 (House show) |
Length | 49 Days |
The late Chris Candido was called Skip when he was a member of the Bodydonnas and he teamed up with Tom Prichard who went by the name Zip, who was a veteran in the squared circle. Sunny was their manager and she led them to the WWE World Tag Team Championship on the Free For All show before WrestleMania 12.
It's easy to forget that the Bodydonnas won the WWE World Tag Team Championship as they had done nothing noteworthy with the titles. Their championship reign was curtailed by The Godwinns at a house show.
Mabel And Mo Had A Short Stint As WWE World Tag Team Champions
Age: 23 Years, 1 Month, And 15 Days
Date Of Birth | February 14, 1971 |
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Start Of WWE World Tag Championship Reign | March 29, 1994 (House show) |
End Of WWE World Tag Team Championship Reign | March 31, 1994 (House show) |
Length | 2 Days |
Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo) teamed up before their WWE days and when they moved to WWE in 1993, they were loved by the fans. They defeated The Quebecers for the WWE World Tag Team Championship on a house show in March 1994, and they would have had a massive pop had the title change taken place at WrestleMania 10 instead.
Nevertheless, Men on a Mission's Tag Team Championship reign was not long for this world. Their reign only lasted a couple of days, and it was one of the shortest title reigns in the New Generation Era.
The 1-2-3 Kid Won Multiple WWE World Tag Team Championships With Different Partners
Age: 21 Years, 5 Months, And 28 Days
Date Of Birth | July 13, 1972 |
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Start Of WWE World Tag Championship Reign | January 10, 1994 (Raw) |
End Of WWE World Tag Team Championship Reign | January 17, 1994 (House show) |
Length | 7 Days |
Sean Waltman is a prolific tag team wrestler as he won several WWE World Tag Team Championships with different partners. However, his first WWE World Tag Team Championship reign as The 1-2-3 Kid was a seven-day title run alongside Marty Jannetty.
Kid became the youngest male Tag Team Champion in WWE history for almost a decade. The 1-2-3 Kid got his hands on more WWE World Tag Team Championship gold a year with Bob Holly but it was a transitional title run that lasted 24 hours.
