Thread: When WWF/E Started To Suck: A Retrospective Evaluation
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Old 10-26-2008, 07:17 PM   #6
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I think it's pretty safe to say it occured in mid-2001. Of course, some will say it "jumped the shark" sooner, or some may say later since 02 and 03 weren't all that terrible.

I just think that theres a bunch of occurences over the span of 1999-2004 that you could point out as turning points and moves towards decline. It's difficult to choose one specific moment or period in time that the shift occured at.
Weighing it all, and comparing the before and after of any of these big shifts, it's pretty safe to say The Invasion is where the biggest shift occured. It went from grace to mediocrity.
Brock leaving was a big turning point. I agree 100%. It was a tough break and left a negative impact on the promotion/product that's still being felt.

However, it was already "starting to suck" before that. He was a diamond in the rough, but as far as the promotion went the rats were already off the ship. The boom was over, the young talent and attitude era stars were pushed aside for Hogan. Things were going downhill, tons of potential big talents and angles were already misfired, and the template for the new/current WWE was already in action.
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