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RainMaker · 08-16-2011, 10:21 PM

I think you underestimate the midcard. There were times in the late 90's and early 2000's where you didn't care for the main event, but got the PPV because there were a bunch of guys you wanted to see (Jericho, Mysterio, Pillman, Razor Ramon, HBK, Owen Hart, and so on). Your tag division had the Dudleys, Edge & Christian, Hardys, and others. Those matches mattered, people tuned in to see them.

But it goes beyond that. The midcard builds the future stars. Almost all your major stars over the last decade have come from the midcard. A midcard that was strong. Now that they have no midcard, they haven't been able to build a star in 5 years.

08-16-2011, 10:21 PM	#3917
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	I think you underestimate the midcard. There were times in the late 90's and early 2000's where you didn't care for the main event, but got the PPV because there were a bunch of guys you wanted to see (Jericho, Mysterio, Pillman, Razor Ramon, HBK, Owen Hart, and so on). Your tag division had the Dudleys, Edge & Christian, Hardys, and others. Those matches mattered, people tuned in to see them. But it goes beyond that. The midcard builds the future stars. Almost all your major stars over the last decade have come from the midcard. A midcard that was strong. Now that they have no midcard, they haven't been able to build a star in 5 years.