Better Wrestler #17

[The Mackem]

Voted Hogan

I'm sorry, I don't believe that if McMahon and Hogan didn't do what they did that someone else wouldn't have come along and done exactly the same thing. There was money to be made so it was done. Also, what kind of a wrestling industry would there have been without it?

I don't think we'd be here talking about anything interesting because nothing would have really happened.

[Destor]

Originally Posted by The Mackem Voted Hogan I'm sorry, I don't believe that if McMahon and Hogan didn't do what they did that someone else wouldn't have come along and done exactly the same thing. There was money to be made so it was done. Also, what kind of a wrestling industry would there have been without it? I don't think we'd be here talking about anything interesting because nothing would have really happened.

Yeah, you're right. In those 80 years before Hogan nothing of merit happend, and thus in the 30 years since him nothing would ave happended. Please. Wrestling was doing big buisness and hot angles well before him.

As far as asing what kind of industry there would be with out him...dude. Wreslting was around long before him, what the hell do you mean. There ws more of an idustry then then there is now. there were more promoters and wrestlers and on average they were making more money. FACT.

As far as someone else coming along had they not, that's irrelevent. They DID come along, and they DID kill any hope of making money in pro-wrestling with out being under Vince McMahon. I'm not interested in what could have been but what actually happend.

[The Mackem]

Originally Posted by Destor Yeah, you're right. In those 80 years before Hogan nothing of merit happend, and thus in the 30 years since him nothing would ave happended. Please. Wrestling was doing big buisness and hot angles well before him. As far as asing what kind of industry there would be with out him...dude. Wreslting was around long before him, what the hell do you mean. There ws more of an idustry then then there is now. there were more promoters and wrestlers and on average they were making more money. FACT. As far as someone else coming along had they not, that's irrelevent. They DID come along, and they DID kill any hope of making money in pro-wrestling with out being under Vince McMahon. I'm not interested in what could have been but what actually happend.

It couldn't have been such a good and strong industry if it took one promoter to break away from the norm who was able to buy out all the competition leaving the old territory system for dead.

I know old romantics love the terrirtory system but seriously the wrestling business moved on with the times what with syndicated national television deals and PPV. These promoters who were making so much money obviously missed a step and fell by the wayside for a reason.

When I was asking what kind of industry there would be now I was hinting to the fact that it would be antiquated, behind the times and not as global as it is now. I think it's progressed for the better, not many people would give a shit otherwise.

WWF lead to WCW stepping up and even ECW was a revolt against the norm, I just don't see how the way things panned out that it was all so bad.