They are wrong about that small part of what they said but theyre dead right about being famous in ROH or even Tna...like with who? The absolute most hardcore of fans...thats not famous. Aj styles was respected and known....now he is relatively famous....cm punk was at the same level or higher than joe during those roh days, he was a nobody when he got to wwe....the idea that fame "on the indies" is a big deal to wwe, just is wrong. The ability to get over can translate but the young bucks are like 3x as famous now as joe ever was then, and they gotta prove themselves when they get to the wwe.
Wwe is the major leagues, there is just no way to argue it when it comes to exposure.
I cant argue that, obviously the WWE is the WWE
but I feel like its just silly to dismiss the power of the net.
If Chris Hero shows up on RAW next week, he's getting a reaction. If fukking some random development dude like Tino Sabbatelli shows up, he's a braun stroman jobber. There's a reason for that.
These internet fans aren't just on the internet..
and as far as Joe, at the time he was brought into TNA, I was hyped just off my familiarity with his name. I had never seen him wrestle, had never seen a single ring of honor show.. all I knew was the name from news sites and that alone had me excited.
Again, clearly the WWE is on an entirely different level. but a buzz is a buzz. nikkas will fare better with a little name recognition than none at all in my opinion.
