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Originally Posted by Fignuts
Par for the course. They rarely capitalize on people getting over. Based on what we heard from Arn Anderson, most of the time it's intentional and Ryback may have been a victim of that.
From a ruthless business perspective, it makes sense. Why risk creating another Austin or Rock that becomes bigger than the WWE and harder and more costly to control, when you're already making the highest profits the company has ever seen? You don't need that big crossover star.
Sure sucks for the fans though.
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Right, but you have to understand you’re still making the money you’re making BECAUSE of the stars that have been made. Hogan, Austin, Rock and even Cena are indirectly responsible for the money WWE has been making over recent years. It sure as fuck isn’t Seth Rollins or Roman Reigns or Drew McIntyre.
The smart thing to do is to just keep finding and building stars. If they become “too big” for wrestling, cool. You’ve just infiltrated the mainstream with another guy you can bring back once in a while as a special attraction. Maybe eventually you’ll have enough of those guys and you won’t have to get non-wrestlers like Gronk to come in because you’ve spent years killing your mainstream appeal.