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Old 03-04-2015, 02:52 PM   #1
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Thats it though....the smarks will watch whomever they think has a good "workrate" We would all love a WM card that had Cesaro, Bryan, Ziggler, Zayn, Nevil, etc at the top. Its about finding who else has mainstream appeal to keep the average fan spending dollaz on the product.

Think about Boxing. Ask the average sports fan to name 5 current fighters. Is wrestling at that tipping point?
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Old 03-04-2015, 03:18 PM   #2
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Think about Boxing. Ask the average sports fan to name 5 current fighters. Is wrestling at that tipping point?
No offense, Drebs, but that is a bogus point. Boxing was a huge sport enjoyed by all and a top 3 American sport until around 1980. Professional wrestling is a niche entertainment option that has never drawn close to the interest that boxing did at its height, and it never will. Individuals matter in wrestling, but not a fraction of what individuals mean to boxing. There will be no tipping point. I mean, name a top wrestler from the 70 ' s with "mass appeal" not named Graham, Morales, Snuka, Sammartino or Backlund. They did their time and faded into obscurity, just as many of today's guys will.
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Old 03-04-2015, 03:55 PM   #3
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No offense, Drebs, but that is a bogus point. Boxing was a huge sport enjoyed by all and a top 3 American sport until around 1980. Professional wrestling is a niche entertainment option that has never drawn close to the interest that boxing did at its height, and it never will. Individuals matter in wrestling, but not a fraction of what individuals mean to boxing. There will be no tipping point. I mean, name a top wrestler from the 70 ' s with "mass appeal" not named Graham, Morales, Snuka, Sammartino or Backlund. They did their time and faded into obscurity, just as many of today's guys will.
Point well taken about apex of popularity with each, but both needed to capture the average fan to be successful. You just named 5 wrestlers with mass appeal from the 70's, but can you name 5 from the last 10 years who have the same "mass appeal"? If WWE could get someone with that type of level talent every couple of years they would be rolling in it, but they haven't.

It feels like they're an NFL team that has blown their draft for a few seasons now and have to cobble the roster together with free agent vets who don't have much time left because they don't have any young, exciting players ready to step into the lineup. At some point, the only thing left to do is rebuild....
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