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A main eventer's status has always hinged on whether he can 'draw' or not. But isn't it more a result of the card itself as opposed to just one's star power? Top draws like Austin, Rock, Goldberg etc were in addition to star studded cards in an era that even the lowest tier wrestlers were entertaining. A large part of the ascension as wrestling gods is were out of their control, they peaked at the right time. Which points to need of building cards , not just stars if they want SUSTAINABLE ratings...but i quick fix is much easier to do. A top star is of course great but its not the end all and be all, its the 'over the top' factor.

Yes this is pretty obvious to some, but a reminder is needed b/c some of these threads get clouded with he didnt or didnt draw and ruins the subject matter...unless someone can provided more concrete evidence of someone single handily boosting ratings long-term by himself, in which case i'm all ears
 

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IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY VANILLA MIDGETS ARE PUTTING ON "TECHNICAL MASTERPIECES" FOR DAVE MELTZER TO SPOOGE OVER, BROTHER! THE MAIN EVENT IS THE MONEY, DUDE!
 

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Somebody on here was mad that Eddie/Rey Hallloween Havoc 97 outdrew Taker vs Michaels Bad Blood 97/Kane's debut. LOL. shyt was funny...
 

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A main eventer's status has always hinged on whether he can 'draw' or not. But isn't it more a result of the card itself as opposed to just one's star power? Top draws like Austin, Rock, Goldberg etc were in addition to star studded cards in an era that even the lowest tier wrestlers were entertaining. A large part of the ascension as wrestling gods is were out of their control, they peaked at the right time. Which points to need of building cards , not just stars if they want SUSTAINABLE ratings...but i quick fix is much easier to do. A top star is of course great but its not the end all and be all, its the 'over the top' factor.

No dice..compared those 2004 PPVs returns to those Rock and Austin headlined shows from 2002 and 2003. All of that talent...all of those pushes...all of those great matches...all of that shyt didn't mean jack shyt without a Rock or Austin level lead on top of the game.
 

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lol...sounds funny, link ?

Forgot what that damn thread was about..it was a couple of months ago. But he kept insisting that Michaels/Taker beat WCW out that month until I showed him him Bad Blood's buyrate compared to Halloween Havoc.
 
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