The Official Shawn Michaels or Bret Hart Thread

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by The One Let me try and understand this new measurement of someone's worth as a wrestler...it's dependent on how much they appear OUTSIDE of wrestling? Well Marc Mero has been all over CNN, Chyna has been everywhere from news rooms to reality TV, Steve Blackman is no stranger to appearing outside of the ropes, and even Billy Gunn has had a spot on a sitcom. I guess that automatically makes them better than say, The Undertaker, who, to my knowledge, hasn't made too many non wrestling appearances. Honestly, the idea that because Bret was characterized on The Simpsons, that makes him better than Shawn, or that somehow makes him a bigger draw is simply idiotic.

I think the idea that the Simpsons would compare on a resumé compared to an episode of "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" is simply idiotic. Or comparing it to Marc Mero, who shows up on news shows which talk about wrestling specifically.

Guesting on the Simpsons is a pretty big deal. Guesting on Sabrina? Not so much. Guesting on Larry King to talk about steroids? Again, not so much. Does that make Bret a better draw? No. Does it indicate a level of popularity and a potential status as a "household name" that the others shows do not carry? Uh...Yeah.

Should it be the only measure? No. Does it have an impact? Yes.

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