9 Things WWE Must Do To Bring Back Causal Wrestling Fans

Just where did everyone from the Attitude Era go?

By Louis Evans /

Wrestling is in a weird place right now. With WWE being the biggest wrestling promotion on a global scale, it pretty much has a monopoly on the business. Throughout the eights the then-WWF was really beginning to pick up steam, with Hulk Hogan the face of the company. Despite a decrease in interest and the steroid trial, the WWF was in a rough patch. However, with the rise of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, the late nineties remain the WWE€™s most successful period. It was during the attitude era when Raw was attracting around six to seven million viewers on average, with matches such as The Rock v Mankind for the WWF title drawing in between seven and eight million people. Compared to today€™s figures, the difference is massive. One key issue between then and now isn't the Attitude Era - WWE could easily bring the rating to TV14, but it won€™t bring back a sudden surge of viewers. Back then, wrestling was the biggest thing in pop culture. It was a huge source of television entertainment, and with services such as Netflix and YouTube not around, alternatives were pretty limited. Many viewers during that time weren€™t hardcore wrestling fans, it was more of a casual audience that were watching. Wrestling was a 'cool' thing, the same way that something like South Park was. For WWE to ever experience that sort of popularity again is going to be difficult, but that doesn€™t mean they can€™t try! Here are nine ways how the WWE can try and regain causal fans.