I seriously don't think WWE or the McMahons actually cares about creating stars at all.
Really? You think the McMahons don't care about making stars? They must not care about making money either.
I mean look The Great Khali is still here, so is Kung Fu Naki.
Most likely because they are international talents and bring in fans from that country respectively.
Khali is a huge star in India. And he's still on TV because he's over with the crowd. Separate yourself from the IWC and watch the show. He gets cheers. People like him. Fu Naki is around because he is a valuable road agent. He's been in the WWE for a decade, had success as a tag team wrestler, and now helps choreograph matches and helps out backstage. They put him on TV once every two or three months as a reward.
The WWE is all about making money. They couldn't care less about actually creating stars.
This is quite possibly the most backasswards thing ever said on the forums? How the fuck are they going to make money with creating stars? The WWE has survived based on stars. The NFL is bigger than individual players, the WWE is not bigger than the stars it relies on. It is just idiotic to assume that the WWE doesn't want to make stars.
And I really don't think that anyone would cheer for Miz. I'm sorry, but in my opinion, he's maybe one of the worse wrestlers in the entire WWE.
I think you meant worst, but bad English be damned!!! Your opinion is completely invalid here. The Miz is one of the most over heels on Raw. He gets more boos than Orton. His mic work is top notch. He is alos clearly the most improved performer in the ring in the entire company. Do you remember how bad he was when he came in? Now is a very able wrestler, as evidenced by a couple of high quality matches with John Cena.
Ziggler and Swagger's got great potential and I can see Swagger eventually with the WWE Championship.
Wow, you said something that makes sense. Amazing!
See this is why I really like TNA, it seems that they actually care. They create stars and make money at same time
I'm sorry, are you trying to tell me that TNA creates stars? AJ, Daniels, Morgan, and........
by bringing in D'Angelo Denero,
You're beginning your defense of TNA's superiority to the WWE by pointing out that TNA has Elijah Burke?
Seriously, Elijah Burke is just someone else to throw into a clusterfuck Thumderdome match. He is OK in the ring, devoid of personality, and not a star. He is a bit player, whose bit is smaller than it was in WWE.
You're right on here. I mean TNA did a great thing when they made Booker the five time five time five time five time five time World Champion. Wait...TNA didn't make him a star you say? Wow, did you start watching wresling last October or something? How does bringing up Booker T prove that TNA makes stars? Good thing they discovered that Kevin Nash too. He might be something some day!
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Yes Tazz is a star......announcer? Really? He was in the MEM for like 15 minutes and now he sits there and makes sure Tenay doesn't oversell arm drags and undersell surprises anymore. Seriously, this is terrible.
I don't think there is any trouble creating stars. Look at all of the guys the WWE has made into main eventers in just the last five years. Orton, Batista, Hardy, Mysterio, Punk, Cena, Edge - all of these guys have won their first World Title within the last five years. When you add them to HHH, HBK, and Taker, the top of the card is crowded, and there just isn't room to elevate guys. Most of those guys are pretty young too, and WWE has lined four guys up to move into the roles of the guys who are leaving. The WWE is in the process of making Swagger, Ziggler, Morrison, and Mark Henry into the next four guys at the top of the card. It's not like they can say, "OK everyone, cheer for this guy, because he's the new star!" It's a process, and it takes time, and the way they've moved seven or eight guys into the spotlight in the last five years is pretty impressive.
They are elevating guys at a higher rate now than ever before, and it's still not enough for some people.
In the 80's there were two stars established, Hogan and Andre, and they only added Savage and Warrior to the top of the card in the entire decade. In the 90's, wholesale evacuations caused Bret, Taker, and HBK, the established stars to be joined by the Rock and Austin, and that's it. In the last decade, The Rock, Taker, and HBK were joined by Jericho, Benoit, Eddie, and Lesnar, plus a couple of WCW guys, Booker most notably. In the last five years, the WWE has put more guys into the main even scene than ever before. There is no trouble creating stars, there is trouble getting the IWC to enjoy a build up and buy into a story because the IWC wants it all now, and won't settle for being worked a bit.
