D-Generation X

D-Generation X (a.k.a. Degeneration X, D-X or DX) was a faction in the World Wrestling Federation from 1997 to 2000. The group was formed in late 1997 when real-life friends Shawn Michaels and Hunter Hearst Helmsley started teaming together in the ring. Along with Helmsley's 'bodyguard' Chyna and Michaels' "insurance policy" the late Rick Rude (Rude left shortly after for WCW), they formed D-Generation X. They had many heel and face turns.

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Faction - World Wrestling Federation - 1997 - 2000 - Shawn Michaels - Hunter Hearst Helmsley - Bodyguard - Chyna - Rick Rude - WCW - Heel - Face - Turns

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The group was a major change from the WWF's previous "family-friendly" image: they would make obscene gestures, swear on TV and tell opponents to "suck it." Their theme music was intended to sound like controversial band Rage Against The Machine. They used the motto "You make the rules, and we'll break 'em." The group drew a lot of heat from the fans, but eventually became faces. They were an integral part of the Attitude Era, a period in the organization's history where they received a large amount of attention from mainstream media outlets and the general public.

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TV - Theme music - Rage Against The Machine - Heat - Attitude Era - Organization's

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The name D-Generation X was taken from an opinion column by Phil Mushnick, which appeared in TV Guide, in which Mushnick lambasted wrestling's primarily-Generation X fanbase as degenerates, dubbing them Degeneration X.

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Phil Mushnick - TV Guide - Wrestling's - Generation X

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On-screen, however, the name was taken from Bret Hart who claimed that Shawn Michaels and Triple H were nothing more than degenerates. D-Generation X's first feud came against Bret Hart and his Hart Foundation. This fued ended in November 1997 at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in the infamous Montreal Screwjob which led to Bret leaving the company along with two of the remaining three members of the Foundation. The only one that remained in the WWF was Owen Hart and he continued his feud with D-X, specifically Triple H, until mid-1998.

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Bret Hart - Feud - Hart Foundation - Montreal Screwjob - Owen Hart - 1998

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"D-Generation X" was also used as the title for the WWF's monthly pay-per-view telecast in December 1997.

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Pay-per-view - December - 1997

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