In the 1980s and late 1990s, WWE was everywhere. You saw live bands performing on stage wearing Austin 3:16 t-shirts. You saw Hulk Hogan toys on the desks of major chat show hosts. You saw Roddy Piper being recruited into major motion pictures. WWF/E was a cool place to be for popular culture. Now? With the exception of The Rock, whose fame is entirely his own making, WWE struggles for any relevancy in popular culture and it's one of the reasons why they're struggling to bring in new fans. Last month, WWE announced Jerry Springer as the host of one of their eight upcoming original series on the WWE Network. Jon Stewart, as well as he performed, showed up on WWE television days after announcing his retirement from The Daily Show. WWE has resorted to desperate attempts to woo football players and political commentators to Raw for ratings, all of which have failed. WWE simply isn't worth it anymore. There's no benefit to be gained for prominent pop cultural stars to tap into the WWE exposure. The solution isn't easy but a good place to begin would be for WWE to hire a stylist to dress their performers. Far too many of WWE's current wrestlers look like generic CAW models you used to get on the Smackdown! video game series.
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