10 Reasons Macho Man Randy Savage Must Be Inducted To WWE Hall Of Fame 2015
4. Forgiveness Is Good For Business...
Wrestling is a business. It exists as a way to make money. Every true businessperson knows how to put personal feelings aside in order to increase their profits. What we have learned in recent years is that forgiveness is, to visit the well-worn cliché once again, good for business. The WWEs public apology to Bret Hitman Hart, together with the (brilliant) Bret Hart DVD retrospective, the Montreal Screwjob interview DVD and all the rest of the merchandise, earned both Hart and the WWE a lot of money. It also allowed for Hart to make a final return to the WWE, which definitely drew extra fans to the shows. Likewise, the company re-embracing other, formerly shunned stars like Bruno Sammartino (who spent decades deriding the company for its edgy, salacious content), Superstar Billy Graham (who lied in court in an attempt to sour McMahons steroid trial), The Ultimate Warrior (who fell out with McMahon over a supposed no-show, amongst other things) and others, always leads to a strong fan reaction and bigger merchandise sales. From the perspective of a fan, it feels wrong to merely analyze Savages induction from a business standpoint, but, quite frankly, it is the only way to move our wishes away from simple fan daydreams and make them into a tangible reality. All of us, from me writing this to you reading it, feel that Savage deserves a place amongst the all-time greats, so, if we want it, well have to put it to the WWE Corporation in terms that they can understand. In short, Savages induction will be a draw and it will make money.
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