>>11354016I unironically blame Cena and the PG era for this.
When your medium goes from being represented by a badass redneck that punches his boss to an overgrown manchild doing the goofiest kiddy shit you are gonna get the uncool label slapped on you. At that point the only people who are gonna give a shit about your product are:
a). Children
b). People who are already outcasts so they don´t care about being seen as uncool since they already are.
Seriously, the 2007-2014 era was both embarrassing to watch AND embarrassing to be seen watching. And this is not even about the talent or the quality of their work, but about the presentation and writting.
Yes, there were other promotions trying to be edgier like ROH or TNA but they were managed by retard who couldn´t sell Jonas Brothers nudes to a mid 2000s teenage girl even if their lives depended on it.
>B-But Hogan was childish too!Different era, also while both characters are aimed at dumb children, they are very different.
Hogan is the cool dad/grandpa/uncle you wish you had, he was goofy but you could tell at the end of the day he was tough guy who can put people in their place and bitches on his bed.
The Cena character was so neutered he was basically a kid stuck in a grown man´s body, something only a (very easly entertained kid would like.
