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Old 02-04-2022, 10:47 PM   #3336
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Originally Posted by xrodmuc316 View Post
The easiest answer is a true Star in wrestling is somebody who outdraws the company. What I mean by that is are people paying to see WWE, or are they paying to see Stone Cold.

That is a very small list of people historically. Very few have been bigger than the brand in WWE, drawing people who normally would not go to a show just because WWE is in town, but Brock Lesnar is having a match, they want to check it out.

AEW does not have anybody on that level. It is why you get AEW chants, because the brand itself is the reason people go, much like ECW was. It does not matter what wrestler is on the show until they get a true Star.

The funny thing is that is what Vince wants. He wants WWE to be the draw, but his company is so big they do have to let a few people be elevated to that level.

Also funny is that Tony wishes the opposite. It is why he tries so hard to bring in new people, because he does not have anybody who is an actual star that can continually bring in viewers. Signing new people gives him a short rerm bump, and that is the best option he has.

CM Punk is supposed to be a giant star, and they built him vs MJF for 2 months, and the payoff for them was a 13% decrease in ratings from the previous week.

That tells you all you need to know about Phil. The people that watched that show, myself included, are the people that were going to watch AEW regardless of who was on the card.
They make up all this other stuff about Punk expanding other metrics. TK’s paying out the ass for guys who aren’t drawing. He’s going to have to up everyone’s contract to keep them too.
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