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JUst to further expound on my point before somebody decides to claim HBK didnt hold anything up, he brought the company down to the point it was at...no, no.
After stars that had been in the company for so long had all left in 92-93, guys like Hogan, Piper, Savage, Jake, Warrior, Dibiase etc....the company had to refreshen and restart with newer stars...that takes an adjustment period, and with Turner suddenly getting into the game, the wwf roster was depleted moreso, and they werent the only company able to sign any quality wrestler they could find. They had competition now, and less free flowing cash at their disposal. Back in the 80's Vince had and did have anybody he wanted to get. Not so any longer.
So now, he has a few top stars to work with, and he has to establish a bunch of others, most of which had less talent than what he had with him in the 80's. HBK, along with Bret and a few others, mostly Taker, were the usual main eventers...without them, can you imagine what that company would have drawn and/or sunk to? They held that company together until they adjusted accordingly, and started booking and being creative with the time period they were in. It took Vince forever to get rid of the clowns, plumbers etc....And that isnt HBK's fault or anybody else's that had to carry that company back then.
So no, HBK didnt sink the company, it was going to free fall no matter what for a while after everyone left it for wcw, and it was going to need certain guys to hold them afloat for as long as it took before they could get their paddles on the shoreline.
Everything goes down after a boom period. It happened in the mid 90's after what we saw throughoutt he 80's to early 90's...and it happened again NOW, after the attitude years had passed.
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