yea, I'm from philly cannon. we bout that indie life. the old WGTW channel 48 had a different promotion on every night of the week back in 02-03.
sure, the indies were dead when wcw & ecw were around because you had TWO major companies signing up everybody, and a 3rd wheel promotion operating as a super-indie. but once wcw & ecw were over, the indies started poppin again by '02-03. shoot, CZW & XPW had already started getting theres in 00-01.
I'm just saying, I don't think the indies are gonna die off until another big money ruthless mogul comes along like a ted turner. cuz everybody isn't gonna take the bait. right now, it seems like its mostly the vets signing to WWE/NXT that are looking for that payday. doesn't seem like most of the guys hitting their prime are in as much of a rush to risk sitting on the shelf of a brand that isn't even on TV.
now if they bring back the brand-split, that may be the nail in the coffin. I cant front.