Why are hardcore wrestling fans the only hardcore fans of any medium that are actually wrong? What happened there?
When you look at music, movies, TV or sports they have clearly declined because of mainstream/casual values. Everyone older than 12 agrees that music, which has already been cookie cutter shit since the 90s, got even worse when everything shifted to 2-minute tiktok songs. Star Wars and capeshit wouldn't have declined if they actually listened to their vocal fans and NBA ratings wouldn't be in the toilet if they didn't recenter the gameplay around what appeals to casuals who don't actually watch the games live. But wrestling has only gotten worse since de-casualizing. Why is this?