>>14294476Bryan and Punk were the straws that broke the camel's backs, never before had redditors made so much noise that they were actually listened to. This drew more and more redditors to the show, and pushed away more and more passionate marks, resulting in what we have today.
There are bigger issues at play, no doubt - society is super pussified and masculinity makes tons of modern "men" very uncomfortable, so I think wrestling would've gone to shit either way, but Bryan and Punk were major turning points. Short, weak, skinnyfat, whining pathetic low-T midgets. Pathetic.