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Wrestling will probably get popular again. You can't predict when. The WWE was so sure Lesnar was going to be as big as Hogan, Austin, and the Rock. They knew he was going to make the WWE the number one thing in the world. That didn't happen. The WWE basically put all of the company in Lesnar and told the world he was "The next big thing" rather than just give him a push and go with what's working. He wasn't. He was good, but not the number one guy in the world. No one was at that time. No one is right now.
Christian was getting mad face pops while being a successful heel. Everyone was telling the WWE he was overdue for his main event push, and spot, but the WWE told us he was just an upper mid-carder. Now Christian wouldn't have been the next Austin, but he could have done so much more for the company. When I think back to this, he was sort of an Austin-Lite when it came to the crowd... Only the WWE just ignored the fans completely.
TNA is pulling the same crap. Everyone wants Jarret to stop hogging the belt, and main event scene. When he finally drops the belt, he gains it back two weeks later. But I find they're catering to their audience a lot right now. Maybe even a little too much. All I know is that overall I'm enjoying TNA a lot more than the WWE.
Do you think the WWF had any idea how popular Hogan was going to be? They had no idea. All they knew is that they had someone with a crap load of charisma and just went with it.
I'm not even going to talk about Austin. We all know how he turned out.
I don't know if TNA will ever be able to get as big as the WWE, but if they can, or even get close, the WWE will have to try harder and give the fans what they want... Not what Vince wants. For a couple of years wrestling could be totally awesome again (With still a lot of crap. But the good will overshadow the crap). I'm hoping that would make both companies better.
The WWE (and TNA) just need to go with the flow, and with what works. It wouldn't hurt both companies to occasionaly read some wrestling message boards. They need to listen to their live audience and actually listen to what we're telling them.
Masters = boring period
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