People act like you can't praise and criticize Vince at the same time. Vince is the reason pro wrestling is a billion dollar business, but he also stayed too long and lost his touch. Vince's decline started happening after the Benoit murder/suicide when he was forced to go PG. Then 2009 was really when the WWE became extremely micro managed. No matter how you feel about the last 2 episodes of RAW, it's clear that the reins have been loosened on the talent and the show.
It honestly started in 2004, but 2006-2007 is probably the worst set of wrestling years since 1995.
I would say 07 was the start. 2006 was still a pretty solid year, but 2007 started off great then fell to shyt after WM 23. 2004 was a fun year imo and 2005 was kinda uneven. There's literally nothing good that can be said about 2009.
Raw is best watched off DVR so you can skip through all the sludge
I'll give you that, but everything else you mentioned was meh at best.
2009 had the HBK/Undertaker feud + their classic match at mania. CM Punk’s MITB run + feud with Jeff Hardy. I think they had the JeriShow team going around this time too, the last time Big Show was worth a damn. Personally I enjoyed Cena and Orton’s feud around SummerSlam also.
No, no, no...things have never been the same in the WWE since Eddie died right before Survivor Series. Benoit going down the way he did was the final nail....
He shoulda left when he had the pink jacket segment with H. I thought he would go for one last pop when the retirement news hit.
