When Does WWE Day 1 Start?

When Does WWE Day 1 Start?
The answer is soon! Check out this blog post to find out everything you need to know about the upcoming event.

Introduction

WWE Day 1 is the first day of action at a WWE event. It usually features matches from the undercard and midcard wrestlers, as well as the first round of tournament matches.

WWE’s Beginnings

WWE was created in the early 1950s by a man named Vince McMahon Sr. Originally, it was known as Capitol Wrestling Corporation. The very first event took place on June 27th, 1952 in Washington D.C. McMahon Sr. then took the company national in the 1980s and changed the name to World Wrestling Entertainment.

The Birth of WWE

WWE has been around in some form since the 1950s, but it wasn’t until the 1980s that it became the global phenomenon we know today. That’s when WWE (then known as WWF) Superstars like Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin took the world by storm.

WWE’s beginnings can be traced back to 1953, when Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt created Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd. The company was renamed World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1963 after Vincent J. McMahon (Jess McMahon’s son) took over as head promoter. In 1979, the WWWF was renamed World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

The First WrestleMania

WrestleMania was first held on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event was created by Vince McMahon, Sr. and his son Vince McMahon, Jr., who together founded the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). WrestleMania was conceived as a way to increase the popularity of professional wrestling and hopefully make it into the mainstream. The first WrestleMania consisted of a series of matches featuring some of the top wrestlers of the day, including Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat.

The Attitude Era

The Attitude Era was a boom period for the WWE. With edgy and controversial storylines, the Attitude Era was a ratings goldmine for the WWE. The Attitude Era is often cited as the most successful period in WWE history.

The Rise of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin

Stone Cold Steve Austin was the heart and soul of the Attitude Era. His rise to the top was met with a lot of obstacles, but he managed to overcome them all and become one of the most popular Superstars in WWE history.

Austin’s journey to the top began in 1996 when he won the King of the Ring tournament. This earned him a shot at the WWE Championship, but he was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the title from Bret Hart.

Austin remained determined to become champion, and he finally achieved his goal at WrestleMania 14 when he defeated Shawn Michaels to win the WWE Championship. Austin’s celebration was cut short, however, when The Rock challenged him to a match for the title.

The Rock and Austin went on to have some of the most epic matches in WWE history, including a memorable Ladder Match at SummerSlam 1998. In the end, it was Austin who came out on top and remained WWE Champion.

The Attitude Era reached its peak at WrestleMania 2000 when The Rock and Austin faced off in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship that also included Triple H. After a back-and-forth battle, it was Austin who emerged victorious, cementing his place as one of the all-time greats.

The McMahon-Helmsley Era

In professional wrestling, the term “attitude era” is used to describe a period in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) that began in late 1997 and ended in early 2001. The attitude era saw the introduction of more edgy, adult-oriented programming into WWF’s broadcasts, as well as an increase in the number of swearing, sexual content, and violence involved in its storylines. This marked a drastic change from the company’s earlier programming which was more family-friendly.

In late 1997, WWF owner Vince McMahon bought out Jim Crockett Promotions, then-owners of World Championship Wrestling (WCW). This left WCW as the only major competitor to McMahon’s company. McMahon then began a behind-the-scenes power struggle with WCW’s president Eric Bischoff which was portrayed on television. This contest between the two men came to be known as the “Monday Night Wars”.

In 1999, McMahon bought WCW from Turner Broadcasting System, effectively ending the Monday Night Wars. The acquisition of WCW led to several former WCW wrestlers debuting in WWF/E. This increased competition between wrestlers for coveted spots on WWF’s flagship show Raw Is War (later renamed Raw). It also resulted in a greater emphasis on entertainment rather than athleticism within matches.

The Ruthless Aggression Era

In 2002, the WWE underwent a massive change that would come to be known as the Ruthless Aggression Era. This was a time when the company was growing more and more competitive, and they needed to find a way to stand out from the pack. The answer they came up with was to bring in some of the biggest names in the business and to create storylines that were more edgy and controversial than what the WWE had done in the past. This new era of the WWE would change the face of professional wrestling forever.

The Brand Extension

The Brand Extension is a wrestling term referring to WWE’s splitting of its main roster into two distinct divisions, Raw and SmackDown in 2002. The split was made to target different demographics within its audience and allow more airtime to its wrestlers, as well as creating more main event-level opponents for its top stars.

The extension includes a yearly draft lottery, in which select wrestlers from both rosters are swapped between the two shows. This leaves fans wondering – when does WWE day 1 start?

The answer is that the first day of the WWE brand extension was April 1st, 2002. On this day, the first ever draft was held to split the roster into the two separate divisions. The extension has been in place ever since, with various changes and additions made over the years.

The Rise of John Cena

The Ruthless Aggression Era began on the first day of March, 2002. This was the day that WWE introduced the brand extension. On this day, WWE split their roster in half. The Raw brand consisted of wrestlers who would appear on Monday Night Raw, while the SmackDown brand consisted of wrestlers who would appear on Thursday Night SmackDown.

This era is considered by many fans to be the second “Golden Age” of WWE, as it saw the rise of many new stars such as John Cena, Batista, Brock Lesnar, and Edge. This era also saw the return of many older stars, such as The Rock and Hulk Hogan. This era is also notable for being the last era before WWE’s switch to a more family friendly product.

The PG Era

The PG era of WWE started on November 1st, 2008 when WWE chairman Vince McMahon instituted a new edict that all WWE programming would be suitable for a television rating of PG. This was in response to the criticism the company had been receiving for the amount of sex and violence depicted on their programs.

The Reality Era

The Reality Era is a term used to describe the period in WWE history which began on June 7, 2013, with the inaugural episode of WWE NXT and ended on April 6, 2019, with WrestleMania 35.

The Reality Era is so named because it marked a shift in WWE’s overall presentation and programming away from Dispute resolution through matches and instead storylines centered around reality-based personal rivalries. This was done in order to make WWE more attractive to a wider demographic by focusing on a more adult audience.

During the Reality Era, WWE held several brand-exclusive pay-per-view events each year: Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series for Raw; and Elimination Chamber, Money in the Bank, Battleground, and Hell in a Cell for SmackDown.

The New Age

In the late ‘90s and early 2000s, the sports-entertainment landscape was changing. Auto racing, extreme sports and Mixed Martial Arts were growing in popularity, while the “traditional” WWE audience was aging. To stay relevant, WWE needed to change with the times and appeal to a new generation of fans.

And so, the PG Era was born.

Gone were the days of Attitude Era excess, replaced by family-friendly programming that would be more palatable to advertisers and TV networks. The product became more PG-rated, with fewer references to sex, violence and drugs. Physicality was toned down, as WWE sought to distance itself from the dangerous hardcore matches of ECW and other promotions.

There are advantages and disadvantages to this approach. On the plus side, WWE has become more mainstream and accessible to broader audiences. This has led to increased corporate partnerships, higher TV ratings and larger live crowds. On the downside, some fans feel that WWE has become too sanitized and lost its edginess in the process.

No matter where you stand on the issue, there’s no denying that the PG Era has had a major impact on WWE’s history – for better or for worse.

Conclusion

In conclusion, WWE Day 1 starts on October 6th.