Close to 20 years ago, WWE did something historic. Having never done so before and likely never to do so again; in 1998, WWE shot and aired a commercial for the WWE "Attitude Era" during Super Bowl XXXIII.

At that time, the average cost of a 30-second spot was just about $1.6 million dollars. Today, the cost has skyrocketed to $5.2 million and while $1.6 million was not a small amount of money for the WWE to spend, especially considering the company was in the middle of a battle with WCW for ratings supremacy, to spend $1.6 million was a risk.

Now, with the 20th anniversary of that commercial on the horizon, WWE has given fans a behind-the-scenes peek at some of what went on as the company shot that commercial.

It is interesting to watch former WWE Superstars like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson acting before he became a huge movie star or to see The Undertaker and Steve Austin still moving around in their prime. This video will bring fans back to a time they remember fondly.

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WWE put a lot of effort into this commercial which was shot at the WWE World Headquarters (then known as Titan Towers). From the background extras to the detail of where Kane should hold his fingers on the coffee cup as The Rock walked past him, every inch of the commercial was planned with great precision as the 30-second spot was meant to look like one continuous shot.

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If the WWE were to promote a commercial today, one might guess that the WWE Network would be where their efforts were focused. The Network is the mainstream of revenue for the company and with over 100 million viewers watching the Super Bowl, if even 0.1% of the viewers decided to subscribe, that would be 100,000 new subscribers for the WWE and at $9.99 per month over the year, would equate to almost $12 million in revenue.

This is, of course, would be not taking into account the churn rate from lost subscribers and the free month WWE often gives out, but even if you factor in some of those things, from a dollars and cents perspective, the WWE might have an argument for giving it another try.