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* Historically rare in the annals of sports-entertainment (except for some [[Values Dissonance]], such as "all-American" wrestlers [[In the Back|attacking communist Russian wrestlers from behind]] and [[Draco in Leather Pants|getting cheered for it]]) until the "Attitude Era," which occurred roughly between 1995 and 2000. The trend was arguably kicked off by [[Shawn Michaels]], who despite being a weaselly, self-centered, preening [[Jerkass]], was so funny and charming as the leader of the D-Generation X faction that fans cheered for him anyway; it certainly helped that his greatest nemesis, the Canadian [[Bret Hart]], was playing an [[Evil Foreigner]] at this time. But the [[Trope Codifier]] for the ages was undoubtedly [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], the very epitome of the [[Cool People Rebel Against Authority|rebel-as-people's-hero]]. Though Austin never truly reformed his bullying, obnoxious ways from when he was a heel, his courage and charisma won the respect of [[WWE]] fans far and wide.
* Today,{{when}} aftershocks of the Attitude Era can still be felt, albeit more in [[TNA]] than in WWE. Perhaps the best examples are "The Viper" [[Randy Orton]], an outright [[Heroic Sociopath]], and "Asshole" Mr. Anderson, basically a modern-day Stone Cold.
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