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Why D-Generation X Wasn't As Big (Or Bad) As You Remember

Wronged Sports:    / @wrongedsports   The Touchback:    / @thetouchback   Revisionist history, fueled by WWE's own promotion, has created a perception that the 1998 D-Generation X was one of the hottest acts in wrestling. While the group was popular, a critical look at the context reveals that their true impact and popularity were more nuanced and far less "over" than wrestling folklore suggests. The first version of D-Generation X is transformative. The bloom is starting to come off the NWO rose as 1997 turns into 1998. They were instrumental in WWF cranking up the volume on the Attitude Era. Now, DX is placed at the top of the card because Shawn Michaels is a top figure. This is hugely important to the group’s success and, in fact, the narrative behind it. Mike Tyson is tearing off the DX shirt and turning on Shawn Michaels. The Montreal Screwjob. These are DX moments, but they are really Shawn Michaels moments. The second version, featuring Triple H, Chyna, and the New Age Outlaws, was more of a mid-card spectacle and never fully recaptured the same top-tier status as the original lineup. They were given many out-of-the-ring segments to show off their personality and to be funny, but it still didn’t get them to be a top-tier act. And by 1999, the bloom was off the rose, and DX was lost in a sea of interactional feuds, arguments of the DX trademark, reunions, more turns, and a heavy dose of Kane. They would disband in 2000 and then in 2006, the reunions begin mostly featuring Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Many fans' perceptions of DX are based on years of retrospective WWE marketing. In later years, particularly during their 2006 reunion, DX was framed as a top-tier act from the Attitude Era. While the latter reunion was popular, it relied on exploiting nostalgia and wasn't representative of their 1998 position within the company. For example, WWE's narrative focuses heavily on the "tank invasion" of WCW, but that event did not cause a significant ratings shift and is more discussed in retrospect than it was impactful in the moment.