When does it stop?

[STILLNWO4LIFE]

I understand, it's all about the dollar signs for Vince and company, I understand that it's about this and about that, but then again, no I dont!!!

When does the crap booking stop, just another example was Raw last night. I don't just have a problem with last nights Raw, I have a problem with the past forever!!! Why do big wigs such as Vince not care anymore? Why is it that we as fans constantly get shit on? Why is wrestling not as exciting or meaningful as it used to be in the 90's and early 2000's?

It is a truly sad day in wrestling, when I have to watch CZW and ROH and local indy shows for excellent wrestling matches and talent and yes they can pull it off as I have seen it many of times.

Just a simple question, yall's input?

 

[Slyfox696]

Do explain how guys not good enough for the WWE give better matches and are better talent.

As for booking and money...either you're young or you're naive. Wrestling always has been, and always will be, about making the money. That's the entire point of the business. They're going to book what will make the most money. The WWE today is no different from any wrestling promotion ever.

 

[STILLNWO4LIFE]

Do explain how guys not good enough for the WWE give better matches and are better talent.

As for booking and money...either you're young or you're naive. Wrestling always has been, and always will be, about making the money. That's the entire point of the business. They're going to book what will make the most money. The WWE today is no different from any wrestling promotion ever.

I meant, when will Vince stop selling to the small children? A CZW, ROH, Or Local Indy show will get me out of my seat a lot more lately than any of the recent WWE product. The only thing exciting that has happened as of late was the Seth Rollins cash in, the HHH vs Sting match shit the bed, as well as did Wyatt and Taker. The booking is horrifying and we keep getting the same redundant, same 10 wrestler bullshit.

 

[rbv13]

The OP, and the OP's follow up, aren't really making much sense. It is obvious the individual is unhappy with the current state of the E but with no supporting evidence it is hard to make much sense of it. What I can gather is you like a certain style and if the E is not spoon feeding you it then shit on the entire product and what others may enjoy. That is a great way to approach the world or in this case the Universe.

 

[Good Golly It's Ollie]

It is a truly sad day in wrestling, when I have to watch CZW and ROH and local indy shows for excellent wrestling matches and talent and yes they can pull it off as I have seen it many of times.

Are you saying that Randy Orton is not as good as CZW wrestlers? Please explain why. I've explained why I think Orton is one of the best in the business on a few occasions but I'll summarise for you here:

- Awesome finisher
- Over & massive draw
- Established character
- Naturally a badass
- Is good in the ring, limited movesets are just how WWE books their talent

I could go on, listing all the others, some of whom you'd agree with, but most of whom you wouldn't, judging by your tastes. Each to his own and it's fine if you like that better, but I personally don't agree that there's any CZW wrestler who is better than anyone in WWE.

I meant, when will Vince stop selling to the small children? A CZW, ROH, Or Local Indy show will get me out of my seat a lot more lately than any of the recent WWE product. The only thing exciting that has happened as of late was the Seth Rollins cash in, the HHH vs Sting match shit the bed, as well as did Wyatt and Taker. The booking is horrifying and we keep getting the same redundant, same 10 wrestler bullshit.

While I don't 100% disagree with you here, Mania was a good show in spite of a bland build. You may have to accept that perhaps you're not WWE's primary demographic, and perhaps the indy feds are more your sort of thing. Getting huffy because WWE won't cater exclusively to you will only make you more angry. It's not like Vince can hear you here.

I'll give you another example. I do not like My Little Pony. I do not understand it, I do not understand the obsession with it on the net currently, and I am not a brony. However, I know several people who are. One or two are pretty weird. Most are perfectly normal. I am not going to worry about their interests or preferences, or the fact that whoever makes that show/franchise is not making something more "appropriate" (for want of a better word) for me or my own likes.

 

[Thejock83]

It'll stop when you press the buttons on your remote and the channel changes or the TV switches off.

If you've disliked WWE for so long then why watch? This post makes absolutely zero sense. It's like me saying I watched the first episode of Game of Thrones, absolutely hated it, but have continued to watch every episode since - you don't like it DON'T WATCH IT!

 

[OldSchoolWrestlingFan]

I understand, it's all about the dollar signs for Vince and company, I understand that it's about this and about that, but then again, no I dont!!!

When does the crap booking stop, just another example was Raw last night. I don't just have a problem with last nights Raw, I have a problem with the past forever!!! Why do big wigs such as Vince not care anymore? Why is it that we as fans constantly get shit on? Why is wrestling not as exciting or meaningful as it used to be in the 90's and early 2000's?

It is a truly sad day in wrestling, when I have to watch CZW and ROH and local indy shows for excellent wrestling matches and talent and yes they can pull it off as I have seen it many of times.

Just a simple question, yall's input?

Everybody is giving this post crap when it is absolutely dead on - WWE has superior talent compared to ROH, Lucha Underground, etc but is giving us inferior booking, matches & overall product.

The post is 100% correct that the booking in the late 90s & early 2000s is far better than what we get now on a weekly basis. The fact is that Vince doesn't have any high pressure competition & can give inferior product & people will accept it & continue to consume it because he has a monopoly on the mainstream market.

All of you are asking why the product is seen as inferior & lackluster by some - that is very simple - Very little follow up on story lines, pushing fueds too quickly & not allowing them to simmer & build to a big conclusion, poor quality matches (overall), breaking up hot tag teams/stables for no reason instead of letting them to continue building momentum/dominance, having talent that is on a hot streak/over with the the fans start to get buried or do unnecessary heel turns/gimmick changes, putting world famous talent in NXT instead of on the main roster to help build depth, putting washed up talent in the spot light when you have young talent that could put on high quality matches, focusing more on movies than matches (sending talent in the middle of a push away on "medical leave" to make sorry straight to DVD B flicks), trying to force Superstars on the WWE "Universe" instead of letting actual fans decide popularity/pushes, giving us STUPID gimmicks like Fandango/Adam Rose/BRODUS clay/Santino/ETC......I could keep going but I'm sure you Marks will find enough in this diatribe to give me crap over!

And you asked why do we continue watching: 1) because you do get a good match from time to time 2) we love wrestling & we hope each week is better than the last 3) we still like the talent (Bryan, Rollins, Neville, Wyatt, Lesnar) even if they aren't used properly 4) not really any major competition........and then there is my option 5) you watch it when there is nothing else on because you can get as much excitement at reading spoilers/recap as you do watching the actual product

This post is 100% correct & yall just don't want to admit that WWE sucks right now - I keep hoping that things will improve but every time it looks like things are going upward I get disappointed yet again. Oh Well - I guess I will continue to wait expectantly!

 

[kadroan]

Not every episode of RAW is going to be good, even in the Golden Days of the Attitude Era, some RAWs sucked. It's just part of the cycle.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

I want the Attitude Era back!

That is literally all you had to say. This is merely a rant from the stereotypical dumbass that people think of when they think of the IWC.

I guess since you like all those other promotions so much, following what you would consider good for WWE would give you much more opportunity to watch them since WWE would go out of business pretty quickly.

 

[SoulTrain4]

London shows are usually shit, that's just how it is. It's taped so they don't even really try to bring any surprises. It's basically a three hour Smackdown at that point. When everyone is spoiling everything at every turn you tend to not put effort into the show.

That said, BNB vs Cena was. Good match, Neville vs Ziggler was a good match, they both over delivered in my book.

 

[Navi]

I understand, it's all about the dollar signs for Vince and company, I understand that it's about this and about that, but then again, no I dont!!!

When does the crap booking stop, just another example was Raw last night. I don't just have a problem with last nights Raw, I have a problem with the past forever!!!

Your first line says it all, it's all about the money.

Listen I'm the first person to bitch about today's product, seeing the same wrestlers in the same matches over and over again, but it sells. Gone are the days of just throwing one bad guy and one good guy in the ring and expecting them to go at it. Today's product is driven by storylines, that don't stop in 2-3 weeks, some of the take a few months or PPV's to get resolved. Face it, it's a soap opera acted out by half naked musclebound men grappling each other.

I mean if I never saw another Big Show/Roman Reigns match again, I would be the happiest person on the planet. Sure I'm not the only one either. But this feud has to come to an end, hopefully, so we can move on.

Yes if you are a new viewer and watch RAW for a few weeks, you'd think there are only 10 or so wrestlers on the roster. Those 10 or so are the ones being focused on, as soon as they're not, like let's say a Jack Swagger, they disappear, like Jack Swagger. Someone else will come in and take their spot.

If you want wrestling from the Attitude Era, then today's WWE is not the product you should be watching.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

If you want wrestling from the Attitude Era, then today's WWE is not the product you should be watching.

You can, however, relive the Attitude Era for just 9.99! On WWE Network. Just watch RAW from 1998 every week instead of current raw on Mondays.


I would have trashed this thread as spam, since you didn't even specify what exactly you are talking about or give any examples.

"The show has bad booking and it sucks and I hate it because it has bad booking"



O.....k?



The new record they just set for highest grossing professional wrestling event of all time and the over one million subscribers to their own online Network would disagree.


Something I have had to accept personally, and that you do as well, is that RAW is not set to for everyone's specific tastes. Its vanilla, and its supposed to be. This is why the WWE offers alternative programming. If RAW isn't your deal, then change the channel (like I will, when football comes back)

 

[Slyfox696]

I meant, when will Vince stop selling to the small children?

It's professional wrestling. Professional wrestling has always catered to children and idiots.

And, for what it's worth, you post like a child. So you probably shouldn't get too offended at who the WWE markets.

A CZW, ROH, Or Local Indy show will get me out of my seat a lot more lately

Likely because you don't understand professional wrestling.

The booking is horrifying

No it's not. The booking is far from horrifying.

As another person said, it seems like this is just another "Attitude Era was better" thread. The fact is the WWE is a very good entertainment company. It doesn't make sense to market to older fans, when those fans are going to leave you in only a few years. It makes far more sense to hook the children who will hand over money for years and years.

ROH, CZW, your local indy show...here's a tip for you. They suck. They suck BAD. Oh sure, they can work marks like you into thinking it's "real wrestling", but it's not. It's a bunch of low skilled workers performing low quality wrestling.

 

[legendkiller1979]

I would like to respond to one of the questions you posed. When will Vince stop pandering to kids? I get that people feel like their loyalty should be rewarded with shows that are geared towards them. I don't disagree with this. But the answer to the question is that that Vince won't stop any time soon because he doesn't need to. It's been said in the past that people in the business don't care how you react as long as you react. There are so many people who post on these forums who are unhappy with the current product. These are the people Vince doesn't need to worry about. If you want the attitude era back, that means you have been watching for about 18 years. IF you have been watching that long, then there's no reason to believe you will stop watching any time soon. People complaining means people are watching. If you really didn't care, then you wouldn't take the time to complain about it. Vince knows this. Like any company, Vince wants to grow. This is why he caters to kids. If he goes back to the attitude era, parents won't let their kids watch and that won't grow his business.
Triple H's "Mark" promo after a pay per view last summer (I forget which one, Kane faced Daniel Bryan) was perfect. He knows that people are going to complain but ultimately aren't going anywhere

 

[Supreme Knowledge]

Ton of WWE fan boys in here. I watch all pro wrestling because I'm a Pro Wrestling fan, have been since 1996. WWE is a toilet bowl, and has been since about 2006. I still follow it on Bleacher Report because they still have Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose, and because of the nostalgic attachment.

Both TNA and WWE are pretty bad, but Pro wrestling as a whole is pretty dead. WWE is mostly for Kids and lame WWE fan boys who eat up everything that WWE puts out. For those who have children though, It's a good experience to share with them. This will never be the respectable product for adults it once was during the Attitude/Monday Night Wars and Ruthless aggression eras, they just don't have the creative ability, nor the talent to replicate it.

So as a fan, there is nothing wrong with voicing your opinion on the product and hoping for change, but we've been hoping for change for years and you just to realize WWE is never going back down that golden road of Good wrestling mixed with ACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT. WWE is for the kids now, it's decent in that regard.

 

[Supreme Knowledge]

Your first line says it all, it's all about the money.

Listen I'm the first person to bitch about today's product, seeing the same wrestlers in the same matches over and over again, but it sells. Gone are the days of just throwing one bad guy and one good guy in the ring and expecting them to go at it. Today's product is driven by storylines, that don't stop in 2-3 weeks, some of the take a few months or PPV's to get resolved. Face it, it's a soap opera acted out by half naked musclebound men grappling each other.

I mean if I never saw another Big Show/Roman Reigns match again, I would be the happiest person on the planet. Sure I'm not the only one either. But this feud has to come to an end, hopefully, so we can move on.

Yes if you are a new viewer and watch RAW for a few weeks, you'd think there are only 10 or so wrestlers on the roster. Those 10 or so are the ones being focused on, as soon as they're not, like let's say a Jack Swagger, they disappear, like Jack Swagger. Someone else will come in and take their spot.

If you want wrestling from the Attitude Era, then today's WWE is not the product you should be watching.

That's the thing, WWE was always about the storylines, that's nothing new, that's what the attitude era was built on. Difference is, the storylines today are pure garbage.

This is the same company that will advertise a match for a PPV and yet somehow find it smart to have that same match BEFORE the PPV, and still think its ok to have the same match at the PPV. The same company that LITERALLY runs the same matches, same segments, and same finishes week after week including on their PPV shows. The same company that will build a potential star for 4 weeks, then decide to turn that momentum into a job for another star, only to take that star and then job them to another jobber....lmao

With todays WWE, its obviously not for Adults, otherwise it would be a major insult to our intelligence. This company will start a storyline and then decide to just stop it like it never happened. This is the same company that will turn a wrestler heel 1 week, and will LITERALLY turn them babyface a month later, only to turn them heel again.

I agree that this is for kids and adults should just take it for what it is now, but for the ones defending it like its an amazing program, lmfao, you're either mentally unstable or easily amused.

 

[Michael J. Fox]

The Attitude Era had a much more legit threat in WCW; they tried to pull anything shocking off just to out-rate their competition. Wrestling was huge for that reason alone, we've all seen countdowns and DVD's and all that jazz for era.

The PG Era seems to focus more on storyline over shock culture. They don't need ridiculous segment and outrageous moments anymore, today's competition does not pressure WWE. The WWE can focus more on a character's progression and casual build. Making it all work is up to the talent, which is more or less a different story but generally the WWE simply doesn't need to plant 10,000 WTF moments anymore. It's not needed.

It's all preference. If anything, the superstars need to step up and Creative needs to get, you know...creative.

 

[Supreme Knowledge]

The Attitude Era had a much more legit threat in WCW; they tried to pull anything shocking off just to out-rate their competition. Wrestling was huge for that reason alone, we've all seen countdowns and DVD's and all that jazz for era.

The PG Era seems to focus more on storyline over shock culture. They don't need ridiculous segment and outrageous moments anymore, today's competition does not pressure WWE. The WWE can focus more on a character's progression and casual build. Making it all work is up to the talent, which is more or less a different story but generally the WWE simply doesn't need to plant 10,000 WTF moments anymore. It's not needed.

It's all preference. If anything, the superstars need to step up and Creative needs to get, you know...creative.

This cannot be a serious assessment. WWF from 1998-2006 had serious character building, and were at their peak for storyline building. You either didn't grow up during the period or forget how in depth WWE was back then.

Today's WWE is a joke compared to back then. It is well known knowledge that back in the day, Vince Mcmahon had a VERY SMALL circle of trusted writers. Him and Pat Patterson would spend time together with the talent coming up with months of storyline progression in adavance. To say that the attitude era got over on shock value alone is a completely ignorant statement coming from someone who only knows what they hear and was most likely not around for the actual content. The reason why the Attitude Era was the most successful era was because the storylines had the audience hooked and the Character development was unmatched. The wrestling wasn't always the best, but now WWE has neither the storylines nor the in ring pro wrestling, so its worst off now than ever before.

Just a few Attitude Era storylines that absolutely destroy anything WWE has produced since 2006:

The Vince vs Austin storyline
The Corporation storyline
The Corporate Rock Storyline
The Rock and Sock Connection Storyline
Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels storyline
The Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit vs Chris Jericho Storyline
The Rivalry between Chris benoit vs Jericho
The storylines between The Hardys, Dudleys, Edge and Christian
Undetaker Vs Kane
The Rock vs Mankind
The Right to Censor Storyline
Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle
Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio
HHH vs Batista
Eddie Guerrero vs JBL
The Evolution Storyline

ect.

But I guess some people think prematurely killing off the Wyatt stable is SMART BOOKING huh? How about Cesaro building up tremendous momentum but then WWE choosing to end the Superman Swing and kill off everything they built up, more SMART BOOKING? How about the Start...stop....start...stop....start for Dolph Ziggler? SMART BOOKING? Zack Ryder building up a cult following but ignoring he even existed? SMART BOOKING? Forcing Roman Reigns into a position he wasn't ready for, only to stop his push and put him into a fued with Big show, who he's beaten over and over and over again already on television 1000000 times.. SMART BOOKING? Big Show and Kane in the main event EVERY WEEK? SMART BOOKING? Turning the US/Intercontinental titles into toys over the years.. MORE SMART BOOKING? Dean Ambrose was white hot a couple months ago, what did they do with that momentum?...SMART BOOKING? Having the Miz in the main event of WrestleMania and WWE champion when he never should have cracked the main event...SMART BOOKING? How about Jack "No Charisma" Swagger as champion? SMART BOOKING? I could go on and on.... How about the Divas compared to yesterday? No comparison, there are no Trish Stratus's, Lita's, Jaqulines, or Ivory's on the roster. The ratings speak for themselves really but to say today's WWE is better than Attitude and Ruthless aggression eras? Lmfao yeah ok.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

You're missing the point.

CZW or ROH are wrestling shows, live wrestling promotions. WWE has long since taken the path that GLOW did in the 80's, it's a TV show SET in a wrestling company and filmed in front of a live audience.

The difference is fundamental. ROH is judged on the show at hand, if you're in that crowd and you are getting "what you want" then you will always feel that better than what WWE puts out on RAW.

RAW is a 3 hour soap opera episode each week, of course they can afford the "best" talent to make the action component more interesting, but it is still a TV show and is being bound by those tropes. ROH don't need to do that on their show, if you're choosing to watch it, it's cos you want an alternative and that by definition is what they are giving you. It's not better, just not WWE style.

It's the biggest reason everyone faps over NXT, because it's WWE doing a wrestling show again rather than a soap.

As for UK shows, this was arguably their best for some time, three major English talents prominent during that 3 hours means it's only a "throwaway" if you can't be bothered to avoid spoilers for a few hours. Only American's ever feel UK RAW sucks and it's usually cos they ruin it for themselves... can you imagine if we ever DID get Mania? the "boycotts" and butthurt that would result...

 

[rbv13]

Why all the debate? The WWE offers a wide variety of entertainment options for multiple viewing pleasures. If you want some G try Slam City. For a more family rounded form go with PG and Raw or Smackdown. Feeling a bit risky, go PG13 with Total Divas. If you really want to get dirty you will soon be able to go MA at Camp WWE. Just imagine, animated eight year old versions of your favorite super stars and divas making dick and tittie jokes. You can't find that in CZW.

 

[Stan Hansen]

When it stops making the company so much money, it's always about the money. Always!

$$$$$ is all the people that count (AKA Vince McMahon) see and all that truly matters to them.

 

[d_henderson1810]

I meant, when will Vince stop selling to the small children? A CZW, ROH, Or Local Indy show will get me out of my seat a lot more lately than any of the recent WWE product. The only thing exciting that has happened as of late was the Seth Rollins cash in, the HHH vs Sting match shit the bed, as well as did Wyatt and Taker. The booking is horrifying and we keep getting the same redundant, same 10 wrestler bullshit.

Catering to children is good business. How many movies have toy tie-ins and look at how McDonalds have toys for kids if they buy food.

Catering to the young is a big thing in advertising, and WWE have figured this out.

This is how it works. If you cater to a child, and they want to go to a WWE show, they have two problems. They have no money and can't drive there. So, a parent needs to accompany them, meaning that you automatically double your ticket sales (1 adult, 1 child). Now, add two parents and two children, and you massively increase your business instantly.

Do you know that some of the biggest selling movies are Pixar films? Why? Because kids want to see the movies, and parents have to take them there and pay for their tickets.

You are one sale. A family can be two, three, four or more tickets sales, so who do you think they cater to?

Also, kids like Cena. They want his cap, T-shirt and wristbands. You want to know why Cena outsells others? Because he wears THREE items that kids want to wear. Cena wearing a cap isn't about him being some oversized child. It is an item that kids want, so WWE promote it.

I went to a wrestling show once, and in the foyer, they were selling a piece of paper with John Cena and C.M. Punk's autographs on it for $80 a pop. The guy in front of me bought THREE of them, one for each child. So, this bozo spent $240 ($80 X 3), after spending tickets for him and his three kids, and the Cena merch they were wearing. With suckers like this, why get annoyed with Vince mining this well?

 

[GeminiGarlord]

I understand, it's all about the dollar signs for Vince and company, I understand that it's about this and about that, but then again, no I dont!!!

When does the crap booking stop, just another example was Raw last night. I don't just have a problem with last nights Raw, I have a problem with the past forever!!! Why do big wigs such as Vince not care anymore? Why is it that we as fans constantly get shit on? Why is wrestling not as exciting or meaningful as it used to be in the 90's and early 2000's?

It is a truly sad day in wrestling, when I have to watch CZW and ROH and local indy shows for excellent wrestling matches and talent and yes they can pull it off as I have seen it many of times.

Just a simple question, yall's input?

Because you grew. And the product changed to reach the contemporary audience. I assure you that for kids it's as exciting as it will ever be.

WWE never had the best "matches", never (or at least never as a defining characteristic of the product). You have to watch CZW and ROH because those are the products aimed exclusively at the core demographic (also NXT, sorta).

WWE storytelling has been hit and miss for a long while, on that I can agree, but the last thing I'd say is that "the big wigs don't care", the fan are listened now more than ever, to the point where NXT has grown so much bigger than it was originally planned and the dirt-sheets and smark crowds are borderlining on being part of the keyfabe. It is actually quite a smart and fun way to engage people when keyfabe is dead, the "what will the writing team do with Roman Reigns" is my storyline of the year

Anyhow, the big wigs care, you are not as excited because you're not watching a show catered at a very narrow demographic (like attitude era was. Also nostalgia goggles), Wrestling always had children as part of his market demographic (apart in the attitude era, and that stuff was terrible) you like indie show's "matches" because that's what they're there for (and it's good, support your local indies), and yes, the WWE writing can be hit and miss, but that's bound to happen when you run a promotion for almost a century.

 

[Navi]

I went to a wrestling show once, and in the foyer, they were selling a piece of paper with John Cena and C.M. Punk's autographs on it for $80 a pop. The guy in front of me bought THREE of them, one for each child. So, this bozo spent $240 ($80 X 3), after spending tickets for him and his three kids, and the Cena merch they were wearing. With suckers like this, why get annoyed with Vince mining this well?

Where in God's name do you live that they charge that much for an autograph? At the shows here, they sell autographed pictures as well but they are only $20.00, not $80.00.

And it's not only kids that buy the merchandise. I see a lot of men walking around with those replica belts over their shoulders. They look ridiculous to me, but each to their own.

 

[The Dark Warlords]

I understand, it's all about the dollar signs for Vince and company, I understand that it's about this and about that, but then again, no I dont!!!

When does the crap booking stop, just another example was Raw last night. I don't just have a problem with last nights Raw, I have a problem with the past forever!!! Why do big wigs such as Vince not care anymore? Why is it that we as fans constantly get shit on? Why is wrestling not as exciting or meaningful as it used to be in the 90's and early 2000's?

It is a truly sad day in wrestling, when I have to watch CZW and ROH and local indy shows for excellent wrestling matches and talent and yes they can pull it off as I have seen it many of times.

Just a simple question, yall's input?

I agree with you on this. I am a 34 year old man that has watched the profession for about that long. I will go back to what i feel was the best era of wrestling: The Late 80s. I remember watching people like The Von Erichs feud with The Freebirds, Hernandez and Adams, and Devastation Inc. It would get down and dirty. It would get rough and rugged. It would become a knock down drag out brawls and matches that would get very personal.

I remember when Jerry Lawler in Memphis would feud with:

1. "Superstar" Bill Dundee

2. Billy Joe Travis

3. The Moondogs

4. Dutch Mantell

These Feuds would become very violent affairs that would draw the people in. When Ric Flair feuded with Dusty Rhodes, it was epic. When The Road Warriors feuded with The Horsemen, it was epic. When The Rock And Roll Express feuded with The Midnight Express, it was epic. To me the reason why it was epic and drew fans was because it had feelings of true realism in it. It felt that they really hated one another. They based it on being serious about the product, and kept the comedy to a small degree.

To me the business had a much more serious tone to it in which, in my mind, made the product better.

I also think that the best wrestling was from The South. The South treated the business with a lot more respect and dignity than The North. To me, The North is more about glitz and glamour whereas The South is more about the grass roots fundamentals of wrestling. I compare that era of wrestling to Old School NBA. To me The North version was more like The NBA's Western Conference: Run and Gun Showtime style. The South's version of wrestling is more like The Eastern Conference: Smash mouth and ground and pound. Let me make it simpler:

Northern Wrestling = Showtime Lakers

Southern Wrestlers = Bad Boy Detroit Pistons.

Right now mainstream wrestling is going by more of a Northern Style and Mentality.

When you take the seriousness out of the business in regards to storylines and stuff, you get crap.

While the business makes money now and back then, the quality of the business to me was better because of the serious factor was implemented more back then. Watch this video, and i think it will tell you more on it:

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