Why aren't current wrestling stars known by the general public?

[Cattle Mutilation]

It really doesn’t make sense at all, as the more stars you create, the more eyes are on you, even those stars move on. If you do your job correctly, you’ll already have stars in the tank like cogs in a machine. That’s a terrible way to run business.

Legitimate draws - like people that single-handedly sell tickets and attract viewers in massive numbers - are hard to find and develop. There's a lot of boxes one has to check that the vast majority of wrestlers aren't able to check, coming in at the right time has a lot to do with it too, and staying in. the good graces of your bosses is a big deal (hopefully HHH will be better with that than fickle and sometimes shortsighted Vince McMahon).

 

[HipHopStan]

I REMEMBER THIS

WHY IS THERE 2 OPPOSITE VERSIONS? LOL

One that was aired for TV and the other was considered too raunchy.

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

Too many fans cosplaying as wrestlers that's why. Roman may not be a household name now, but he is the most over guy in the business and women absolutely love him. Despite what the smarks & neckbeards think, you still need to have a star look/presence in order for the general public to even look in your direction. Sorry folks but the vanilla midgets that pollute the business now make the entire industry look bush league.

This is true on some level.

People always ask what's wrong with modern wrestling and while I'm not the biggest fan of Vince McMahon

I'll also say that modern wrestling fans are the ones who are holding wrestling back on some level.

Wrestling fans used to be dudes. Like testosterone filled guys who liked football, drank beer, and liked chicks

Those dudes wanted to see grown ass men who looked like they could whoop some ass and steal your bytch wrestle. They also wanted guys with some swag, like Dusty Rhodes or Ric Flair or Hall & Nash.

Modern wrestling fans are nerds. Wrestling is for nerds like comic books and video games, and those fans are overwhelmingly lame, weirdo CACs, who want to see themselves represented in more realistic terms, but that's not what most non-smark types want to see.

I think they're more known than the average Boxer these days.

You know this is a good point.

Boxers, wrestlers, and MMA fighters seem to be a lot less famous than they used to be.

Could it be that the public just has less of an appetite for violent material?

Maybe that's why boxing, wrestling, and MMA are having trouble.

Not about wrestling but ratings cratered after Jordan because there wasn't that figure to love to root for/love to hate, Jordan left on top doing something nobody saw before. The NBA is going to be fine after LeBron because outside of just breaking the scoring record, LeBron hasn't been relevant in a major context in almost 3 years and another 2-3 before that one so fans are already conditioned to titles without him.

LeBron aint never been to the NBA what Jordan was.

He's always been more polarizing, so I think too that the NBA will be fine without him, especially if guys like Steph and Giannis are still playing at a high level when he's gone.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

This is true on some level.

People always ask what's wrong with modern wrestling and while I'm not the biggest fan of Vince McMahon

I'll also say that modern wrestling fans are the ones who are holding wrestling back on some level.

Wrestling fans used to be dudes. Like testosterone filled guys who liked football, drank beer, and liked chicks

Those dudes wanted to see grown ass men who looked like they could whoop some ass and steal your bytch wrestle. They also wanted guys with some swag, like Dusty Rhodes or Ric Flair or Hall & Nash.

Modern wrestling fans are nerds. Wrestling is for nerds like comic books and video games, and those fans are overwhelmingly lame, weirdo CACs, who want to see themselves represented in more realistic terms, but that's not what most non-smark types want to see.

You know this is a good point.

Boxers, wrestlers, and MMA fighters seem to be a lot less famous than they used to be.

Could it be that the public just has less of an appetite for violent material?

Maybe that's why boxing, wrestling, and MMA are having trouble.

LeBron aint never been to the NBA what Jordan was.

He's always been more polarizing, so I think too that the NBA will be fine without him, especially if guys like Steph and Giannis are still playing at a high level when he's gone.

The NBA will be perfectly fine without Lebron, and honestly, will be noticeably better. ESPN and these other media outlets will be forced to actually report on the other stars instead of ‘What boxers is Lebron wearing?”