Yesterday, August 10, was the 20th anniversary of the formation of DX. The stable originally formed on the August 10, 1997 episode of Raw during a Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind match, where Triple H, Chyna, and Ravishing Rick Rude interfered and helped Shawn Michaels win.
.@ShawnMichaels & I formed DX w/ a bond built on:
Desire
Passion
Drive
& we kicked ass!
20 yrs later it's still there & we still KICK ASS! pic.twitter.com/qYSB0pUEr9— Triple H (@TripleH) August 10, 2017
Yea buddy!!!! #DX @RealBillyGunn @WWERoadDogg @TheRealXPac @TripleH pic.twitter.com/Ra5U1e6eeD
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) August 10, 2017
So it's been 20 years! #DX wow, thank you guys for the memories! @RealBillyGunn @TripleH @TheRealXPac @ShawnMichaels @ChynaJoanLaurer #OUDK
— Brian G. James (@WWERoadDogg) August 11, 2017
You were the magic ingredient in the DX Recipe. pic.twitter.com/fmdvO0kNGK
— Sean Waltman (@TheRealXPac) August 11, 2017
Billy Gunn just retweeted other people’s comments.
The New Day also posted their own tribute to DX:
So we wanted to pay homage to D-X in the only way that we knew how. Happy 20th anniversary!!! pic.twitter.com/f9dWyDbPkL
— Austin Creed (@XavierWoodsPhD) August 10, 2017
Here’s the origin of the “D-Generation X” name, which was in response to Bret Hart calling them “degenerates.”
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