[The Fugitive]

Originally Posted by DeathtotheSwiss Let's start off with a simple series of questions. Do you want to go to Wrestlemania?

I imagine anyone who is a fan of wrestling, whether casual or smart, wants to attend at least one Wrestlemania.

What if Miz, Orton, Cena, Undertaker, Edge, Kane and Morrison were all injured a month prior and would not appear on the show? Would you still want to watch Wrestlemania?

I doubt they wouldn't appear. They wouldn't be participating, but I'm sure they'll be there in some form or another, a promo, managing or commentary. Would I still watch? Sure, either WWE does okay or we get to witness a car crash live.

If you were offered free tickets to an indie show within walking distance to your house but, every wrestler on the show was completely terrible or unknown to you but one who happened to be someone you really like and are impressed with, would you go?

Of course. Worst case scenario, everyone's having a bad night but you don't feel like you got ripped off since it was a free ticket. Better case scenario, someone you didn't know existed is on their game that evening and wins you over, giving you a reason to support them and that company in the future.

If your favorite wrestler was to leave your favorite show to go to the competition, would you watch the show just for them?

I wouldn't go out of my way to watch, no. Would I keep myself informed of what they're doing, yes. If something I hear or read catches my attention, then I would tune in or attend.

Going back to the title of the thread: As other people have said, at the end of the day, people buy tickets to see the company, not the people. Best example. TNA. You have a Who's Who of wrestling who have walked through those doors. Currently, you have Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Ric Flair, Mick Foley, Rob Van Dam. In the past, you had Booker T, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, Roddy Piper... point is, even with all those household names, without the WWE machine to market them, very few people care. There's WWE and then there's any other promotion.

The opposite side of that is if a mass walkout happens. Cena, Orton, Trips, Taker, Edge, Miz... some of your biggest names currently up and leave to start their own promotion. Does it mean the promotion will automatically succeed with such starpower? Will Cena and Orton still be seen as 'big deals' even if they're not with WWE? In my opinion, no. They're not in the 'big leagues' anymore. They don't have the WWE machine pushing them and while WWE will be hurting for a bit as they try to make new stars, they'll move on and survive. As for the mass walkout's promotion, without proper marketing, without giving people a reason to attend other than 'Hey, we have your favorite wrestlers here', attendance will drop off and die and those names will return to WWE.