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I agree with most of what has been said here.
I think it started going downhill right after the WWF purchased WCW. There are a ton of reasons why, but I'll touch some of the major reasons.
1. Instead of playing off of the WCW / ECW wrestler's popularity, the WWF watered them down and used them to put over their guys. Tazz is a good example, and so is DDP. The DDP that came over from WCW was NOT the same DDP who rose to the top in WCW's glory days.
2. When we finally got our dream WWF vs WCW / ECW match, the roster was all screwed up. The WCW team consisted of two WWF guys (Austin and Kurt Angle) and most of WCW's major stars never made an appearance. Goldberg didn't show up until later on, Sting was smart enough to avoid the mess all together, and Ric Flair didn't show up until later either. That match was a DUD!
3. With the abundance of main eventers, the WWF writers didn't know what to do with them all! They split the shows, and it still wasn't enough. This is when they started making really stupid decisions like getting rid of the Intercontinental title. During that time, many mid-carders missed out on a decent push because there was no mid-card title. Bubba Dudley was actually pretty over at that time.
Overall, it was a huge mess. Here's what they SHOULD have done.
1. Kept WWF, WCW, and ECW seperate entities!!!! (McMahon's ego wouldn't let that happen.) That way you have 3 sets of world, mid-card, and tag team titles. Also, you have titles like the European and the Cruiser Weight.
2. McMahon should have stayed the hell out of the way concerning guys like Heyman and Bischoff. Let them run their product.
3. Have a yearly Pay-Per-View mixing the roster. Think of "Night of Champions."
4. Kept the main eventers OVER as main eventers. Tommy Dreamer, Taz, DDP, Booker T, and so on. That way, when they did face the WWF guys it wouldn't have been so damn obvious on what was going to happen.
I don't care what anyone says. McMahon didn't make wrestling, he ruined it.
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