Originally Posted by Lee_Smith2:
“You're spot on with this, in my opinion. The most popular British soaps were attracting 18 million viewers on average when Monday night wrestling was at its peak in 1998/1999. These days they are down to often a third of that.
Whenever any brand or franchise 'catches on' it makes its biggest impact due do the fad element. That's why the TMNT franchise won't sell as many tickets (in North America/Europe) as it did in 1990. It's also why The Simpsons won't ever attract the ratings it did in its early days. A brand has to go through a complete renaissance to hit big - late 1990's wrestling was a radical departure from that of late 1980's. If Rock n' Wrestling had a shelf life, the NWO and Attitude had an even shorter one due to the fast nature and overexposure. American Wrestling and Vince McMahon's version of it doesn't have a shelf life, but the fan base and how they watch it will both shrink and evolve due to the changes in habits. The way they handle the performers and their character does make it easier to miss, in my opinion.
After working in the industry for 45 years, being old and filthy rich, I'd be amazed if Vince McMahon had anywhere close to the same amount of passion he did even a decade ago.”
Agree with this. Really good post. The fad element is really overlooked by people who just want wrestling to be like it was when they were 12 or whatever. But on the other hand, there are some pretty basic elements that WWE seem to have forgotten.
Originally Posted by dave_windows:
“Im suprised Ric Flair didnt go ape shit on Charlotte last week and gave her a beating for how she treated her father. Cant see many parents putting up with that shit being disrespected by their kid.
Before anyone jumps on about its scripted yeah we all know but he doesnt have to hurt her just make the part look good.”
Oh yeah, Ric Flair abusing his daughter would be a great angle....
Pretty sure she could take the old soak anyway.
Originally Posted by calderyon:
“If it was anybody else than Cena (and Reigns) facing him, i would believe he had a chance to win. But no, i think after this feud, his record will sadly most likely be 0-3 due to certain someones (Vince) ego getting in the way.”
Not sure what ego has to do with it. Why would Styles go over Reigns? It makes no sense. And the Cena thing makes sense either way but I feel like there's a long way to go on that feud anyway.