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 WWEs 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 todays 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 wont 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 werent 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 doesnt mean they cant try! Here are nine ways how the WWE can try and regain causal fans.
Writer with a big passion for gaming and sports, sprinkled with a bit of WWE. Massive Chelsea fan too, I just don't like talking about it at the moment.
