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Originally Posted by Fignuts
Not directly. As Arn Anderson revealed in an interview, they cool off individual wrestlers because they don't want people to become bigger than WWE the way past stars have.
It makes sense. How much does it cost them to bring in guys like the Rock or Austin for appearances? Why bother creating more money sinks like that when you're already making a profit every year and keeping your investors happy?
If they could make wrestling popular again without creating a huge star I think they would, but I don't think that's really possible. The big breakout star isn't the only factor in boom periods, but it's a necessary one.
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I think that is half of it. The other half is all the bullshit rules WWE has outside of the actual product.
Like him or not now, but there was a time when Braun Strowman was red hot with the crowd. But he had a habit of showing up late to Raw. Late as in around 2pm for an 8pm show instead of 1pm or whatever weird time Vince decided was his edict.
So instead of cashing in on this monster character they built for several months, they have to punish Braun for his tardiness by burying him. Instead of letting the momentum continue, they do just enough to humble or punish him to the point where when they were forced to put the belt on him, it was so beyond striking while the iron was hot that nobody even cares that he is champion.
It is such an odd way to conduct business.