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Thieves Dont · 10-13-2012, 10:49 PM

Another steroid scandal could potentially shut them down for good.

#Mark · 10-13-2012, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by El Chapo

I doubt pro wrestling as a whole will ever die.

However, pro wrestling in America could die from 1 of the following reasons:

Vince McMahon puts a hit out on a wrestler, Rob Black style
WWE makes light of child molestation
Another steroid scandal occurs, bigger than the 1 in the 90s
A rape angle
If a big star from the past 15 years severs ties with the company and dishes out all the dirt

Barring the first two, I honestly think they would be able to survive.

After surviving Owen and Benoit, I honestly believe they can survive anything. Just makes me scratch my head tbh.

Chaos-In-Motion · 10-13-2012, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by moon25

WWE is already dead.

Jotunheim · 10-13-2012, 10:59 PM

Linda mcmahon winning or getting a more powerful position in the US government and john cena being booked the same for another 7 years

moon25 · 10-13-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaos-In-Motion

It's hard to debate with you since you're enjoying this shitty(dead) product.

**Fresh Dougie** · 10-13-2012, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by #Mark

Barring the first two, I honestly think they would be able to survive.

After surviving Owen and Benoit, I honestly believe they can survive anything. Just makes me scratch my head tbh.

Yeah and it's likely the other 3 I mentioned will never happen.

When you think about it, Vince has survived:

Expansion
Mel Phillips sucking little boys toes
Jimmy Snuka "allegedly" murdering his girlfriend
The steroid scandal
Several sexual harassment allegations (biggest being Pat Patterson)
Numerous drug related, wrestler deaths
A government investigation
Over The Edge 1999
Benoit
World Wildlife Fund
Numerous failed business ventures
Several highly offensive characters & angles
Several rather big names speaking out against WWE
Several damaging media portrayals

And likely many more I missed.

Makes you wonder: If WWE survived all of that, what else is there?

Superboy-Prime · 10-13-2012, 11:27 PM

Well, a live murder on TV could probably kill the WWWE. Something like that Mass Transit inscident.

A rape angle would be horrible, but the Benoit situation is still worse than that. Unless maybe Vince is the center of that rape angle. And it has something to do with his grandkids or at least Stephanie. Yea, I think that'd put down the WWE. If Vince wants to go out with a bang, that'd be a nasty way to do it.

blur · 10-13-2012, 11:29 PM

Make Heath Slater Undisputed Champion.

Done and done.

Superboy-Prime · 10-13-2012, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by blur

Make Heath Slater Undisputed Champion.

Done and done.

Nah. That'd actually save them.

Now, making Sheamus the Undisputed Champion? That's a WRAP.

JobbyJobberson · 10-14-2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Ever Wolf

What? What path?

They are churning out shows, week in week out and selling PPV's. Seems to me they should be able to run a business for years to come.

"Churning out" is right. The product has become so manufactured, so sterile, so transparent... that it's turning people away. Newsflash, ratings and buyrates are down.

If WCW could fall, so could WWE. And seeing as how they're emphatically following in their footsteps, it might even be inevitable. It might take longer seeing as how they have no real competition, but like I said... 10 years. Tops.