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Originally Posted by Noid
There's truth to that, but perceptions change. Also, most people I heard talking about wrestling still talk about "WWF." Disney aren't the only people who make animated movies, Coca-Cola isn't the only company that makes soda, Nokia aren't the only people who make mobile phones, Apple aren't the only people who make smart phones.
Ted Turner funded a wrestling promotion, and it went under. Vince was undisputed king. People left him alone, but that was largely because there wasn't $100 million per TV hour in rights fees on the table.
P.S. WCW probably paid for Austin to be the ad, knowing their backwards shit.
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Yes but there's always been a mainstream alternative to those things. Coke always has Pepsi, Apple has Samsung, etc. WWE has been the only game in town going on 18 years now in terms of being mainstream. TNA went on a media blitz trying to get their name out. Nobody cared. People saw it as minor league . Plus wrestling is a very niche product. This new fed will appeal to the All In crowd. That's it. I'm not saying it can't be successful, but it is what it is.