10 Things You Learn From Rewatching LAST Time WWE Raw Lost In Ratings War
7. Everybody Felt Like Stars
It's night and day when comparing the WWE product of today to what the company put out 22 years ago. One of the most clear and obvious differences upon a rewatch of the *good old days* is that everyone back then felt like a star.
In a two hour broadcast, no single featured performer ever felt close to an afterthought. Sure, not everybody had as much attention on them as Steve Austin, but you could see that the creative forces of the time were doing their best to let you know what each and every wrestler was about. Even if somebody didn't necessarily feel like a legitimate star, they still at least felt relevant and that the company had a modicum of plans in place for them.
When looking lower down on the food chain, 'Man's Man' Steven Regal was trying to get himself involved in the European Title picture; Darren Drozdov was trying to prove himself as a suitable member of the Legion of Doom; Tiger Ali Singh was against the Godfather and his pimpin' ways; the Oddities and Kaientai were overflowing with personality; and Gangrel... good lord, Gangrel and THAT entrance still kicks just as much ass all these years later.
In comparison to today, the current WWE product is full of wrestlers are are just, well, there. As in, they have no purpose, they have no direction, and they're simply disposable bodies on a roster that only gives any significant storylines to those higher up the card.