>>14571945The drop-off would have happened anyway. WrestleMania season plus The Rock is what led to such high numbers leading into WrestleMania. Now that we're past it, and in the post-Mania slump, and now that the Rock is gone, naturally those numbers have dipped back down. It's nothing new. WWE doesn't even market through one top star like they used to. It's all corporate branding and the WWE and its marquee events that draw. Not to say there aren't wrestlers that are over or that move merch, because there are, but Cody is just one of those, same as Roman. There is no 'the guy' any more from a drawing power standpoint.
