What went wrong? A decade ago we had legends like punk, american

WWE signed everyone worth a shit

Whoever is hot at the time influences the next generation so unironically the people to blame are those four.

>>2939119
>A decade ago we had legends like punk, american dragon, steen, and el genrico

not heard of a single one of those. Maybe they are only "legends" in your own mind?

1. wwe poached all the good talent from the indies
2. created NXT to siphon any more new talent

>>2939119
Inb4 retards who don't know what the word indies mean mention NJPW

>>2939119
Wrestling is a dying "sport" anyone with half a brain is going to e sports and no more legends before them like benwah, shawn, bret, eddie and others to inspire newer wrestlers because no one watches NJPW or indie wrestling shows like ROH, and WWE is shit and the top dogs are dog turd wrestlers like fedoreigns and jinder

>>2939119
ROH went to shit
NJPW started to be more indy heavy
NXT
Rise of social media made everybody a massive self mark

>>2939122
This is true desu

>>2939137
They started in the 2000's after their biggest draws Inoki and Baba retired and died and The Three Musketeers were getting old
Although those were Japanese Indies, the U.S. Indies are recent to japan

>>2939125
You've never heard of CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn?

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2009 PWG roster when tickets were like $30.

>>2939160
It looks all holy shit what a card now.
But back then they were nobodies and only wrestling nerds knew them

>>2939167
Exactly but that's the thing, we don't know who the hell is out there now that is toiling away in some VFW rec center but is the next superstar of tomorrow.

>>2939167
>But back then they....only wrestling nerds knew them
For the majority of them, only wrestling nerds like us know them NOW as well... they just make more money.

>>2939160
>The fucking STATE of Aries' photo

>>2939119
Blame WWE. No one can properly develop anymore. They've signed so many guys, the top tier indie vets now only have like, 3-4 years experience total. Without other great wrestlers around to teach and to push younger guys, the overall crop of current indie talent is stagnating.

>>2939119
Blame WWE. No one can properly develop anymore. They've signed so many guys, the top tier indie vets now only have like, 3-4 years experience total. Without other great wrestlers around to teach and to push younger guys, the overall crop of current indie talent is stagnating.

>>2939160
>Brian Kendrick

Needs to be in the worst looks thread.

>legends like Punk