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Old 12-28-2006, 07:02 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Rob
We are talking about 2006 and not before 1994 though so that is irrelevant.

The major modern day angles outdrew fucking everything pre 1994. There are like 2 shows in the WWE top 20 attended shows and the gates and PPV buys WM3 have been mullered since.

And for James Steele, the most popular shows and films in the modern day all have realistic stories. Even the horrors are more fucking believable than most wrestling matches. The most popular shows in the world today - CSI, Lost, Dancing with the Stars/Celebrity strictly come dancing, Desparate Housewives, Sopranos, Deal or No Deal, The Shield, etc, etc - aside from the island aspect of Lost, all are real life based or reality shows. Even Lost suspends your belief enough to have you believe the island aspect could really happen. Wrestling matches no longer do this. WWE storylines are fucking shit. I could name 20 shows right now off the top of my head with better writing. UFC, a shoot company, books old school feuds better than a fucking fake wrestling company can. They suspend belief FAR BETTER than WWE do.

Vince McMahon is in his 60's and his immediate staff are all over 40. Sorry but no way are these fuckers going to tell an audience from 18-25 what is cool. And in no way are they suspending belief enough to attract new viewers because kids barely watch wrestling now. At least with the over the top characters and gimmicks back in the day, wrestling was able to catch their eye. Who is gonna catch their eye now? Cena? Carlito? Kane? Give me a break.

Some people have suspended their belief for so long though that they become blind to what is going on around them.
That is opinion, and its pointless to debate opinion.
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