Not all fans are the same. Some of us were children at the time and not smart. This thread speaks of who you deem relevant which is fine but I'm trying to understand biggest. Rude and alot of these other dudes didn't increase ratings or buys. But I digress. Y'all cook
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Havoc 98 was down 100k buys vs 97. Rude definitely drew eyes to nWo when he showed up, and even ecw when he showed up. He was a draw everywhere.
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None of these people posted drew which was my point. When Warrior came back as kids we thought he'd help. He didn't as that was the end of the 83 weeks. How did Lashley improve business? Sid I love but he wasn't a draw either. As a kid though he was the shyt and I thought he was a big deal. Actuality
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You can't say Lashley sid or rude weren't draws and sit here and say that 98 warrior was when every single metric went down when he showed up from the moment he showed up. He was literally and ANTI DRAWNone of these people posted drew which was my point. When Warrior came back as kids we thought he'd help. He didn't as that was the end of the 83 weeks. How did Lashley improve business? Sid I love but he wasn't a draw either. As a kid though he was the shyt and I thought he was a big deal. Actuality
Never said he was a draw. I'm saying he was a big star. That was a big signing to alot of people when it happened. If we're speaking hindsight that's different.
Kenny/Cody/Young Bucks is the answer to this for me because they legitimately could have gone anywhere and a company was built off them signing. A lot of these cats were only free agents because one side didn't want them anymore or didn't want to pay them.
But he wasn't a draw because he wasn't a star anymore
no diss but how old are you, because that effects impact and perspective. Warrior was a fukkin washed ass bum in 98 and we knew itIt would be lower than signing Goldberg right now. It would be like signing Kane or something and hyping up his fued vs Danielson in aew.
I mentioned this was from the perspective of fans at the time(I was a kid then). It was a big signing at the time to us children. You're conflating who drew in hindsight as if that decides if they were a star at the time of the signing. Like I said y'all cookBut he wasn't a draw because he wasn't a star anymore
It would be lower than signing Goldberg right now. It would be like signing Kane or something and hyping up his fued vs Danielson in aew.
Nah, warrior wasn’t a star to most people. I was 15 so that is why our perspective was different. Warrior was not a big deal at all to adults and teens, he was a washed up bum. To kids, probably different
Wild, no one mentioning CM Punk.
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After watching the Lex Luger documentary, I think he should be on the list. Vince had him pegged s the next Hogan (But the people wanted Bret)
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People have revisionist history. Jericho was made a star by WWE. He was a Midcard chickenshyt heel in the cruiser weight division in WCW that was over with the smarks.