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Out of TV, attendance, PPV and merchandise, only merchandise sales can actually be attributed to the wrestlers.
You cannot say for sure that a person is watching because Bret Hart is champion. You can see a trend that may have started when he became champion but even that is assumption.
Do you think people in 1997 were watching because Undertaker was champion or because Steve Austin was kicking somebody's ass weekly? You can't tell for sure.
Do you understand what I'm trying to say? I mean you absolutely no offense but I stated already about variables and how you cannot attribute increased ratings, attendance and buyrates to one absolute and it seems that you're ignoring this.
There are, of course, situations where it's really likely (Hogan or Austin) but even that comes down to variables of those around them (would Austin have been such a huge draw in WCW in 2000?).
In any event, I'm done defending this point. I feel I've stated my opinion and the facts around it to the best of my ability.
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