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Originally Posted by Kenny Powers
Fair enough. I wonder as to how much of that was related to the decline in business in general, as opposed to the actual angle? Hulkamania dominated the late 80's but was starting to die down as we entered the 90's. The WWE tried to give the ball to the Ultimate Warrior in 1990, but he wasn't up to the task.
Did WWF ratings spike back up in 1992?
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If you're interested, definitely check out the shows. Between this and the 1990 series we did, it really does break everything down so you can make the decision for yourself on what was working and what wasn't. When you examine it, the idea that Warrior wasn't up to the task really morphs into - Rick Rude was a terrible booking decision as his opponent in the summer. As we go into on this weeks show, Warrior and Undertaker did really good business after Mania 7, much better than Hogan and Slaughter did with the title, so the idea that Warrior couldn't draw on top is a total myth.
The promotion was getting colder, as shown in 1990 for both Hogan, Warrior and the NBC ratings. But when you look at the details, its not as cut and dry as history claims.