Wrestlezone Retrospective: Why D-Generation X Is Critical To The Pro Wrestling Timeline
DX holds a very important place in professional wrestling history. It all began in August 1997, when Shawn Michaels had a match against Mankind. Now, Chyna and Triple H were already feuding with him and made their presence known. However, it was the return of Rick Rude that really saw the early stages of DX.
Rude wasn’t the “Ravishing” larger-than-life superstar that he was many years ago. He was a man dressed in a suit, carrying a briefcase and on a mission. They would all align together, and it was only a couple of months later during their feud against The Hart Foundation where the name really came to be.
Bret Hart called the foursome a group of “Degenerates”, something that Michaels and Triple H both agreed to being. Michaels said that he was tired of Generation-X getting a bad rap, and decided to name the group “D-Generation X”, a name that was eventually shortened to “DX” and has become ..
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