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[quote][i]Originally posted by C.MontgomeryPunk[/i] Heyman wanted 10% and complete control over the roster and wanted to fire all veterans except Kurt Angle. I don't think it would have mattered as I think professional wrestling is dying as an industry. MMA is killing it. Real fighting with real uncertainty vs fake wrestling with predictability. Back in the day even if folks knew prowrestling was scripted, the wrestlers were still seen as tough guys. Now the tough guys are in mma and the wrestlers are seen as guys who just play tough guys in a television show. [/quote] I disagree. Not just to be the devil's advocate mind you, but because I think a lot of wrestling's appeal is the fact that you know you're going to get a show. I love MMA, and I'm a big UFC fan. I don't keep up with K1 or Dream, but I enjoyed Pride in its prime. Regardless, I know that wrestling delivers a solid 3 hour show every time. That offsets the "but it's fake!!" factor. When MMA cats start hitting Shooting Star Presses? Wrestling will be out of a market. You know what? Let me clarify here, because I agree with a sizable portion of your post. A lot of WWE's market share has been cannibalized by MMA, no doubt. THAT'S where your casual fan has gone. The guys who liked violence for its own sake can find it with Dana White --- who does a damn good job of promoting his machine like he needs to. Dana White is the Vince MacMahon of the new millenium. Wrestling still has a niche though, and it's not as sizable as it could be only because the stories and product don't deliver like they could. With Paul Heyman behind the wheel of someone's company, I think they could blur the lines enough that the casual fan would come back to wrestling. All the action and drama without the short / boring fights, or extended periods of humping each other on the ground? SOLD. MMA's only equivalent of a wrestling-style talker is Chael Sonnen. MMA's only guaranteed action guy is Anderson Silva. Heyman would milk his talent and give you the best wrestling has to offer. Remember this is the man who resigned because CM Punk didn't choke the Big Show out at December to Dismember '06. He understands the business. When your current model isn't working? Give the new kid a shot.
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