>>17481520Because mainstream rock music hasn't evolved past Imagine Dragons and early 2010s metalcore and barely anything that major labels push cracks the greater cultural consciousness anymore. Sleep Token maybe but they're too slow and whiny for wrestling. The "big" rock bands today's teenagers are into are mostly the same bands the boys were listening to on the tour bus 25-30 years ago.
I'm sure Paul could get Billy Corgan to loan him an old Smashing Pumpkins tune in exchange for some NXT guest appearances in the NWA but I don't think USA Network execs want to hear Bullet With Butterfly Wings opening up SmackDown broadcasts in 2025.
