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Old 01-24-2005, 02:19 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by Boondock Saint
The Attitude era drew me in as a fan. Since then I've learned to appreciate good wrestling , however that is not what got me hooked in the beginning. The Ministry, DX, The Corporation, The Brood. Inferno matches. All that hooked me.
That's the thing though. While YOU may have learned to appreciate good wrestling (along with most others who've watched wrestling for a number of years now....me included), there's no way that most marks appreciate "good wrestling" over "good characters/gimmicks".

Think of why Olympic style wrestling isn't all that popular in the U.S. (and a lot of other places).


The way I see it,

Intriguing characters/gimmicks are far more important than pure wrestling ability. It's the 'gimmick/character' not the actual wrestling, which is the BACKBONE of sports-entertainment.

A lot of smarks will probably (vehemently) disagree with me on that, but I just don't see it any other way.

The last time I checked, Hulk Hogan and Undertaker are considered "wrestling legends." Lance Storm and Dean Malenko on the other hand, are barely known.



Another thing - which match do you think more people would be interested in seeing? (if they had to watch an OLD PPV match).


A) Hogan vs. The Rock Wrestlemania-18

B) STeve Austin vs. The Rock Wrestlemania 17

B) Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle (circa early 2003...Royal Rumble?).


I guarantee that 'C' would be the least selected choice........despite the wrestling quality being substantially higher.
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