>>14885320You mean when Austin and Rock were ruling the company and the product was white hot? You could have stuck anyone in Haitch's place and got the same results—hell, 99 was some of Taker's worst work, but the rating still soared because of Austin's sheer popularity. You could have put Test in Haitch's place, and nothing would have changed. The reason for that is very simple. Vince McMahon was the best and ultimate heel of that era, and HHH was just a good lacky for him.
>>14885331It dropped off because the booking was getting worse, and Haitch was getting into a much more prominent position in the company.
>Haitch is in the midcard, Austin and Rock are the main focus -White hot, massive numbers, huge, mainstream popularity, PPVs and merch through the roof.
>Haitch enters the Main event and becomes a major player and focus.Ratings begin to tank, creative becomes shit, and the company begins a downward spiral.
Weird that.
