Sports wise, England winning Euro 96. Chelsea's title win in 1999 comes a close second.
Forgetting about 1995-96? Newcastle bottles their big lead, Man Utd take over and then Man Utd bottles THAT. Newcastle wins their first title in decades on the most exciting final day and Kevin Keegan is still a god on Tyneside. They sign Alan Shearer in the offseason and repeat the next year. Newcastle's still on top 2 decades later although they're funded by UAE oil money now. And the managers that followed Keegan built on that legacy, Sir Bobby Robson and later his proteges Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. Barcelona's losses were Newcastle's gain.
Another part of the 90's I loved was the Monday Night Wars, shame WCW went out in 01 though. (Manly thanks to bad booking decisions and the loss of both Hogan and Savage to WWF)
I personally loved when Ric Flair jumped in 1998. He sided with Vince and the Corporate Horsemen angles were money. Triple H, Owen Hart and Dr. Death Steve Williams all became top heels alongside Flair. Austin, Mick Foley and The Rock were the hottest babyfaces ever when they had opposition like that. Eventually Vince and Flair split and that's when they brought Hogan and Savage in along with the Big Show. So you had the Horsemen, the Union and the Ultra Powers all feuding with one another.
Shame about Bret Hart though. He gets screwed out of the WWF and goes to WCW to get away from Shawn Michaels. Shawn jumps the next year after one tantrum too many for Vince. The Kliq still makes his life hell.
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