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Why the "PC" Era is a Financial & Creative Disaster
>Viewership Collapse: 86% Market Share Lost: In '99, 3.6% of the US population watched Raw. Now it's ~0.5%. The audience is gone because the product sucks. That is an 86% drop in appeal.
>Russo & Vince McMahon are Creative Geniuses: They created the most popular era in wrestling history. Their "shock TV" recipe worked and captured mainstream America.
>"Pundits" & "Smarks" Killed the Business: Jim Cornette and the rest of the online IWC are smarks who hated the winning formula yet everyone listens to them now. They have zero mainstream vision.
>"Record Revenue" Is A Lie/Distraction: They're making money because TV networks are desperate for any live content. It's a failure to maximize potential, not a success story. They left billions on the table.
>The PC Shift Killed the Product, Not Cord-Cutting: Ratings plummeted when they got "safe" and bought WCW, before mass cord-cutting began. The audience left the show because the content got bland.
>No Stars, Just Scripted Robots: They prioritize "smark favorites" who can do flips over charismatic mainstream stars like The Rock and Austin. The content is too safe to make a global icon.
>The Smarks' View is a Minority View: The vocal online wrestling community is a tiny niche. The general public wants drama and excitement, not 50/50 booking and corporate-mandated "moments."
Stop listening to Jim Cornette and the performers. The abject mess of modern wrestling is what they always wanted (Jim denies it but the modern scene is exactly what he fought for). Listen to Russo the man who created the best era, hes the only one who knows what hes talking about
The masses dont want wrestling. They want Jerry Springier on steroids + ECW
>Viewership Collapse: 86% Market Share Lost: In '99, 3.6% of the US population watched Raw. Now it's ~0.5%. The audience is gone because the product sucks. That is an 86% drop in appeal.
>Russo & Vince McMahon are Creative Geniuses: They created the most popular era in wrestling history. Their "shock TV" recipe worked and captured mainstream America.
>"Pundits" & "Smarks" Killed the Business: Jim Cornette and the rest of the online IWC are smarks who hated the winning formula yet everyone listens to them now. They have zero mainstream vision.
>"Record Revenue" Is A Lie/Distraction: They're making money because TV networks are desperate for any live content. It's a failure to maximize potential, not a success story. They left billions on the table.
>The PC Shift Killed the Product, Not Cord-Cutting: Ratings plummeted when they got "safe" and bought WCW, before mass cord-cutting began. The audience left the show because the content got bland.
>No Stars, Just Scripted Robots: They prioritize "smark favorites" who can do flips over charismatic mainstream stars like The Rock and Austin. The content is too safe to make a global icon.
>The Smarks' View is a Minority View: The vocal online wrestling community is a tiny niche. The general public wants drama and excitement, not 50/50 booking and corporate-mandated "moments."
Stop listening to Jim Cornette and the performers. The abject mess of modern wrestling is what they always wanted (Jim denies it but the modern scene is exactly what he fought for). Listen to Russo the man who created the best era, hes the only one who knows what hes talking about
The masses dont want wrestling. They want Jerry Springier on steroids + ECW
