11-26-2002, 07:31 PM
Yes, and several superstars were let go because of (compared to SCSA) minor problems. That sort of treatment gets you heat backstage, look at the NWO, we're down to what, 1 of them left on the roster? Why would you hire someone who has demonstrated to you that he is unwilling to bend if you don't meet his demands?
Sure Austin would be a ratings spike, emphasis on spike. SCSA is not the future of the wwe. Look at the signing of Hogan, a legend far greater than SCSA, pushed to all holy Hell, and what did it do for them? Are they out of their slump? No, Austin will be no different. So what would you do? Hire the man who might get you some ratings for a few months or get that young gun from the indy's who, with the right storyline, will be the big star of tomorrow. Or Hell, bring up some more talent from OVW.
No one person is going to get the wwe out of this slump, good planning, good storylines, that will slowly bring them back. People who stopped watching might watch when Austin returns, maybe they will stick around for a while, until they realise that nothing has really changed, and what will they do? Stop watching.
I see all these people with plans to save the wwe, I saw people who said, oh, when Triple H comes back, everything will be fine again...WRONG...Oh wait, no, I know, let's put the belt on Undertaker, that should generate some interest...WRONG...Let's put the belt on Jericho, he deserves it...Yes he got a bad rap but again, these were all ideas I saw floating around that were going to "save" the wwe...NWO...Surely a force as powerful as the NWO can help the ratings....sure they can, for about what, 3 weeks? Now HBK, bring back HBK, he will be the savior of the wwe, he will bring back fans. I'm not positive on the ratings, but I'm pretty sure they are far from where they used to be.
So what exactly is going to save the wwe? Austin? I've heard it all before, Austin will not save the wwe, sure there will be that spike, just like when Rock came back, but it will disappear again.
I like to call Daniel Snyder the Vince McMahon of football. Why? Because he has this delusion that bringing in the older, but still popular athletes will somehow bring them success. Until Vince sees that this slump is here to stay and is something that can't be fixed by bringing back the people who were good during wrestlings high point.
Sure Austin would be a ratings spike, emphasis on spike. SCSA is not the future of the wwe. Look at the signing of Hogan, a legend far greater than SCSA, pushed to all holy Hell, and what did it do for them? Are they out of their slump? No, Austin will be no different. So what would you do? Hire the man who might get you some ratings for a few months or get that young gun from the indy's who, with the right storyline, will be the big star of tomorrow. Or Hell, bring up some more talent from OVW.
No one person is going to get the wwe out of this slump, good planning, good storylines, that will slowly bring them back. People who stopped watching might watch when Austin returns, maybe they will stick around for a while, until they realise that nothing has really changed, and what will they do? Stop watching.
I see all these people with plans to save the wwe, I saw people who said, oh, when Triple H comes back, everything will be fine again...WRONG...Oh wait, no, I know, let's put the belt on Undertaker, that should generate some interest...WRONG...Let's put the belt on Jericho, he deserves it...Yes he got a bad rap but again, these were all ideas I saw floating around that were going to "save" the wwe...NWO...Surely a force as powerful as the NWO can help the ratings....sure they can, for about what, 3 weeks? Now HBK, bring back HBK, he will be the savior of the wwe, he will bring back fans. I'm not positive on the ratings, but I'm pretty sure they are far from where they used to be.
So what exactly is going to save the wwe? Austin? I've heard it all before, Austin will not save the wwe, sure there will be that spike, just like when Rock came back, but it will disappear again.
I like to call Daniel Snyder the Vince McMahon of football. Why? Because he has this delusion that bringing in the older, but still popular athletes will somehow bring them success. Until Vince sees that this slump is here to stay and is something that can't be fixed by bringing back the people who were good during wrestlings high point.