And I should add, I am not one of the people who says marketing wrestling so kids can go to shows will never work. Yes, it gives us John Cena for years, but it also stops many of the injuries and long-term effects that come from ECW bloodbaths, so the roster stays more in tact. But, rather than just go for that, they’re still putting Mcmahons over (it’s Shane’s turn at the moment) at the expense of everyone else, in some sort of horrific attempt to keep part of the attitude era alive, while going with Cena and the Reigns, who really belonged in the comic book 80s era. It’s a mixture of suck that has never worked. And don’t even start me on grandpa “hardcore” matches like they had at Wrestlemania
Even if they did, which they should, the bloodbaths still cause the injuries. On of the unpopular things Vince was right about was that ECW had zero shelf life because guys who want actual careers aren’t going to wrestle in ways they are guaranteed to get seriously hurt from within 2-3 years. I think the newer style is better for the athletes, I think the asshole creative team have just mailed it in as the stock price went up, and they squelch the talent so much with bad scripts that the outside ring stuff even sucks now.
