Nah, skate contests were sick pre-1995 and a huge part of our culture.
Slam City Jam, Back to the City, Muenster, Prague, Newburgh Contest, the Sub Zero contest at Love in ‘94, CASL, NSL, Tampa Pro and Am and the Savannah Slamma even.
If you watched 411, the contest sections were always fun to watch.
Things got wack after the first X Games in Rhode Island.