[quote name='ced']PG Era sounds the most appropriate. Definite shift back to child-friendly programming and lacking the brutality and blood seen just 4 years ago. Or maybe the Sports Entertainment Era due to the significant increase of skits and talkie sessions in lieu of in-ring action.[/QUOTE]
The Sports Entertainment era, in my opinion, began in the late-1990s when WWE gave The Rock his own show. You may know this as SmackDown.
This era is the second coming of the New Generation era. God help us if Big Bird wins her senate bid. I guess I can't really complain. I don't fund them in any aspect and only watch what they upload to YouTube. The same goes for TNA, as that's the most commitment I can give today's wrasslin.
And, good lord, if the speculation is true surrounding the "Aces and Eights" angle. Bully Ray would be their best bet if they can't find an outsider to hype with the story. They have a working relationship with New Japan, right? Bring in Shinsuke Nakamura to defend the IWGP Intercontinental title and have Old Man Jesse Ventura be his mouthpiece. They should think outside the freakin' box.
EDIT: They could totally make this angle worthwhile if they gave what's left of the hype payoff to MVP. But then again, working in Japan is a dream to him. Dunno what he thinks about working for a dollar-store wrasslin promotion. Boggles the mind that WWE didn't capitalize on his potential. He is a modern-day Curt Hennig. Another "greatest" never to be given a world title run.