10 Times WWE Lost Fans FOREVER

We WWE fans are a forgiving bunch. No matter what the wrestling business throws at us every week, we keep coming back. Well most of us do. Some WWE decisions have crossed the line and put wrestling fans off the business for life. Here's 10 times WWE lost fans forever.
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[@StunnedByWrestling]

Quick correction, Austin's 3:16 promo was at King Of The Ring 96, not 1997 as I said here. Thanks for pointing that one out guys. I know you got this playa's back!

[@jpbart1390]

glad i could help. 😁

[@markant9534]

#somethingtowrestlewith

[@djam-wc8hh]

😂I was just about to say that

[@PopeTheRevXXVIII]

Kofi jobs to Brock haven't watched WWE since.

[@holagovito]

Playas fuck up from time to time

[@matthewmagda4971]

For me, it was the double buyout. They acquired two stacked rosters and gave basically everyone walking papers.

[@Ims51]

That should have been the peak of 2000's wrestling. Really dissapointing how that was handled.

[@Sebastian-Tickleberry]

2009 for me. PG era mixed with John Cena overload

[@RudyCanales-u6f]

How much cookie cutter, bubble gum rap was too much

[@jefferyjones8399]

PG wasn’t the problem. The booking was the problem.

[@mattnash8884]

@@jefferyjones8399pg did ruin wwe. It was already popular with kids, but enjoyable for adults. When you primarily catered to 5 year olds it alienated older kids and adults. It stopped being cool and became another corporate politically correct tv show.

[@SirJoelsuf1]

I straight up STOPPED for a bit after The Nexus got destroyed after Summerslam 2010. WWE had a VERY good opportunity with the Nexus. Could have had someone like Sheamus or Orton join them and it could have been really good.

[@mlungzak5818]

Let's be honest The Nexus was never gonna make it.

[@waylaymaster6198]

That ending was unbearable and a great example of how badly super Cena was booked during that time. They should have won that for sure,then with that win they would have been able to have a storyline where people would be desperate to join so they don't get beat down backstage. Think of people who could be in, like Sheamus or Cody Rhodes or even Kane

[@allenbrown4638]

Jericho had Edge as a guest one time and they talked about that. They told him he shouldn't win that way and he did it anyway and Cena apologized to them after.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Cena admitted to pulling his backstage politics as usual

[@ValdoMorais]

The end of Undertaker WrestleMania streek did it for me. Stopped paying attention after that

[@CJCrump]

That was a complete joke. Brock Lesnar getting to do whatever he wants did it for me.

[@RoyJohnson-jg7wu]

​@@CJCrumphow is that brock Lesnar fault Undertaker wanted to put over Brock Lesnar

[@nathangallegos9304]

2006 when Benoit killed his family Last match was The End of an Era 20-0 Brock didn’t face The Undertaker he faced an out of Shape old man

[@DarrenDavis-fd7uz]

Yeah and it's hard to believe it's been 10 years.

[@DarrenDavis-fd7uz]

​@@nathangallegos93042007 not 2006.

[@Bbknuckles]

You’re really growing this channel rapidly as of late. Probably because of the quality of content you’re putting out. Keep up the good work!

[@StunnedByWrestling]

Thank you so much

[@iamdevilboy5976]

It’s a great channel, no question about it

[@bryguysays2948]

For me, it was the stupidity of how the Invasion angle was booked. Of course all the WWE wrestlers won, but Ol' Vicent Mac. could have made millions and millions of cash$ had Vincent Mac. made the WCW/ECW wrestlers a very real and legitimate threat. So much so all the WWE wrestlers friend and foe alike had to band together to stop them.

[@tibolcb6446]

not to defend V but he made more than millions and millions

[@arami187]

All because of the XFL blunder. 😑

[@carlodurant87]

its vinnie mac and shane o mac

[@wingedhussar1453]

The fans didn't accept them

[@rudolphgonzalezjr.6640]

Notice how Shane is slowly walking away from Vince as he is ranting in church

[@bradlee3109]

He didn’t want to be struck by lightning lol

[@rudolphgonzalezjr.6640]

Lol, good one 😂

[@cadendicky1855]

Even his own son knew this was horribly wrong. In fact, it was kinda proven later on over the years that Shane was just a much better person in general than his father. I guess you could say he's like a reverse Dominick Mysterio.

[@ericathewwfwcwdivastraight8906]

I enjoy the WWF and miss it very much I washed my hands and stopped watching WWE for 9 years because it still PG they lost me forever because of that

[@m3ta7ron83]

I was an avid fan of the wwf and even received the monthly magazine and I remember when I gave up on wrestling. For me was when I realized that "interference" was their main plot twist in major matches and the predictable nature of the show was obvious.

[@wingedhussar1453]

No way u don't say lol

[@m3ta7ron83]

@@wingedhussar1453 I'm giving my timeline of when it was over for me, not just simply stating the obvious.......

[@conbitches]

Bro for real! That’s my only knock against the Attitude Era. It seemed like EVERY big match ended in disqualification.

[@jonchapman8028]

The exact moment I stopped watching forever was when Mae Young gave birth to a hand. It was like they didn't even care about whatever garbage they were writing at the time.

[@RoyJohnson-jg7wu]

They were still getting high tv ratings without you

[@BainesMkII]

I don't remember hearing that much about steroids in the wake of Benoit. Rather it was the long term damage of CTE, and how WWE just didn't seem to want to care about it.

[@thesprock5270]

Oh yea, the media were going after the wrestlers they were interviewing for steroids hard.

[@JillCheese]

@@thesprock5270 Yep! I remember! I think this was the time where almost every interviewer kept asking Cena if he had used them, and he was going out of his way to say he was 100% natty and he could prove it by taking drug tests and stuff. The steroids thing blew up again and made Vince change up some wellness policies once again. CTE was barely the highlight.

[@stevegallo8483]

Yeah, Benoit's autopsy showed he had severe CTE and the brain of an 80 year old Alzheimer's patient, a result of all the unprotected chair shots to the head and all the diving headbutts.

[@pushon10]

They lost me with the whole invasion storyline in 2001 when they buried my favourite WCW guys.

[@detroittrickster3327]

,me2 I hope they get buried

[@arami187]

DDP did not deserve that. 😑

[@wingedhussar1453]

Who

[@stevegallo8483]

The Invasion angle was doomed before it started. The vast majority of WCW's biggest stars (Sting, Goldberg, Scott Steiner, Hogan, Hall, Nash, Flair) all had guaranteed contracts with Time Warner and missed the invasion.

[@1985hariprasath]

Triple-H's reign of terror was pathetic to watch. WCW wrestlers were way better than Triple-H.

[@danmason6116]

I gave up in 07 it was just getting awful with Cena everywhere

[@nmarcus7233]

Ah! Cena was awful to digest coming from an attitude era initial interest.

[@impulse_xs]

It’s crazy how they managed to make Cena go from universally loved in 05 to hated by half the audience in less than 2 years.

[@picks_1993]

Jealous much?

[@DentyandShaz]

Loving your channel. Your videos are not only informative and enjoyable, they're also really well edited and put together. We know the hard work that takes, so well done on a great job! Keep up the fantastic work!

[@terrordarky]

i appreciate your videos getting to the point and not wasting time with excessive fluff. keep it up

[@skarekrow101]

I quit watching when people wouldn't stop chanting "What?" after every....f*cking....word.

[@RealHomeRecording]

Oh yes! It was funny at first but man, I can't believe people were still doing that years later.

[@S-69888]

What?

[@johnmcneill175]

I gave up watching WWE after Eddie Guerrero died Saying Eddie was in hell was too much for me

[@DavidJSherwin]

For me it was Chris Benoit

[@branhasyoutube]

​​@@DavidJSherwin same. I'll never forget when they ran the tribute show knowing he killed his family

[@BrettonianKnight]

​@@branhasyoutubeit wasnt known at that time

[@syxodude91]

I left for a while during the Celebrity Guest Host era and returned after The Rock returned and CM Punk became the man.

[@nmarcus7233]

The lack of direct competition bringing down the in match quality was my reason. I’d never been able to word it so well until your video. I got into TNA 2005-2007 somehow. One of the best unexpected experiences I had with wrestling that helped me sign off for good as I hit my teens.

[@MiniLemmy]

What killed them for me was the DQ decision for Bray Wyatt Vs Seth Rollins HIAC match, though I had been worn down over the years previous to that by the constant advert breaks, endless recaps and just plain intelligence insulting and disregard for continuity - Vince killed his own business - beyond repair remains to be seen, but I’ve had enough of them

[@TheSUPERWIND2023]

This was when I stopped watching WWE until Vince stepped out. I miss Bray, he deserved more. Bless his legacy and his soul man.

[@arami187]

Now do when Fans quit WCW! Mine was when David Arquette won the title and I was 12 years old at the time. 🤣

[@kenrickkahn]

It was the finger poke between Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash.. I just couldn't watch WCW anymore after that..

[@artturner2054]

@@kenrickkahn it was new ecw for me

[@Gazowen-qz5xy]

Fraudberg champion end of story DDP should of been world champion at hh but Goldberg didn't want it

[@elc1960]

Not a bad video man. Only constructive thing I'd add is maybe some sort of designation that tells us when you're moving on to another segment. It almost looks like it's all one long run-on comment, when we know it's not. Maybe something like that can help new viewers and casual fans feel more involved or engaged with your video content. Other than that, it's pretty good. Cheers man!

[@jpbart1390]

you mean king of the ring '96. i remember austin's 'disrespectful' taunt on jake the snake roberts. steve was so convincing he had me fooled! great actor!

[@lloyd9710]

The Invasion angle was a missed gold mine WWF vs WCW vs ECW vs NWO imagine what that could of been

[@cultofsgc]

The purchase of WCW was the beginning of the end for wrestling

[@ebenezerberty9032]

To be fair, WCW was already on the decline during that time. However, sometimes I wonder if Turner just allowed WCW to recover from that Vince Russo era, find it's footing again and compete with WWE again.

[@detroittrickster3327]

iagree 100!

[@TheRyFiNetWork]

Once WCW shut down I was done with Wrestling, all these years later I now see what I missed.....not much clearly. Sad...WCW invasion could've been something so special.

[@matthewmagda4971]

Same. It was such a shame that the better company lost.

[@RoyJohnson-jg7wu]

​@@matthewmagda4971Better company where 1999 and 2000 WWE was far superior to wcw Why you think Paul wright, Chris Jericho and wcw top cruiserweight left to join WWE in the year 2000 Why you think Kurt angle never went to wcw. joined ecw for one night before going to WWE Why you think Bret hart regretting going to wcw If wcw was great why did they mismanaged talents like Austin, triple h, undertaker, Scott hall first run, and many more talents

[@RoyJohnson-jg7wu]

​@@matthewmagda4971wcw took www guys Nash and hall And paired them up with Hogan who was also a wwf guy Wcw had only 3 home grown talent They fucked up sting in 1997, Goldberg never became the same after losing to Nash, flair still being good was a far cry from flair in the 80s in ring work down and character became more comedic

[@DeathMetalDerf]

I'm super glad I found your channel. This was a great video, and really got me thinking about where it was that I gave up on the WWE and wrestling in general in the modern era. I still keep up with the big news, and I'm a Cornette guy who religiously listens to both of his podcasts, so I have at least a sense of what's going on. I really wish AEW would have been an alternative to the WWE instead of just an alternative of the WWE. I'm going to say they first started to lose me when Austin turned heel and was close to the end of his run, but the purchase of WCW and then driving it head-first into the dirt was the final nail in the coffin for me. Great video, man. Keep up the great work, and I'm happy to sub.

[@miguelbayonrivera2467]

I also listen to his podcast, that's my source of modern wrestling news. Other than that, good wrestling's dead for me. I just rewatch classic matches whenever I need my rasslin' fix, I can't force myself to like something that I can't get into.

[@danmason6116]

I gave up after Chris Benoit killed his family

[@edgarglover3044]

Stone Cold is one of the only wrestlers I have not heard negative comments about. Even people who didn't like Bret Hart like Austin

[@Gazowen-qz5xy]

Ron Simmons is the other one

[@TheRealRollerCodster]

I grew up in the 80s watching WWF. then the attitude era hit, and it made me love wrestling even more. I stopped watching around the ruthless aggression era. I still wanted to like it, and would check in but it just wasn't the same. I was obsessed with wrestling my whole childhood, and teenaged years into my 20s. If it wasn't for AEW, I may have never gotten my love of wrestling back. I am more obsessed with wrestling than I ever have been. WWE still doesn't click with me always, I am hoping that changes with triple h. I can't get enough of AEW However. The shows, the figures, I almost have every AEW figure, and a bunch of the rare chase figures. I feel like a kid again, and I'm loving it. That's why I am an AEW diehard. Not only just the love of it, AEW has my favorite roster of all time. I just wish everyone could be used. The attitude era did a great job of using everyone, and having an almost everyone over roster. But the in ring work wasn't anywhere near as good as now a days. But it didn't matter back then, I still love the attitude era. It was crazy, exciting, captivating, and I still get those feelings watching it back. I get those feelings with AEW. it's a great time to be a wrestling fan!

[@rudy199x]

I feel you buddy, same here 😊

[@alanrobinson7891]

I never got why people watch AEW. I tried to get into it but it just seemed so cringy, and quite frankly I've seen better quality acting in porn

[@TheRealRollerCodster]

@@alanrobinson7891 6500 languages in the world and you decide you want to talk shit. Cool... I guess. I really didn't ask for an opinion. I just commented my experience, and how I feel. Thanks though. Touching stuff.

[@alanrobinson7891]

@@TheRealRollerCodster oh right, so you can comment your opinion on it, but nobody else is allowed to. This must be your first time on KZbin. BTW, there's over 7000 languages in the world. Wouldn't want you to keep making a moron of yourself when you're trying to be smart

[@avenger1888]

@@alanrobinson7891 You don't know why people watch AEW. Really .... It is because their wrestling isn't so dang scripted. It shows what wrestling should be.

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

3 hour Raw episodes were only ever watchable with the ability to fast forward through them. There'd be 3 hour shows with 20 minutes of wrestling. Promos are an important part of the wrestling experience, but they should never go longer than 5 minutes each (and even that's a bit long). But the formula each week seemed to be something like 20 minute mic spot, recap of the mic spot, backstage segment, recap of last week, recap of mic spot, less than 5 minute match, another mic spot, recap of that mic spot, recap of the earlier mic spot, backstage segment, another very short match, another long mic spot, more recaps, slightly longer match, recap, promo for upcoming PPV, backstage segment, long mic spot ending in beat down, end. It wasn't worth it after a while. We made it to an era where it was easier to watch WWE than ever before thanks the the WWE Network but it was less worth watching than ever before. I've never completely given up on wrestling. There's been a few times where I've thought "right, that's it" and stopped watching for a while. I think the first was when Hulk Hogan left WWF in 1993. I tried to watch him in WCW but it just wasn't the same. I got back into wrestling in early 1998 after a friend online said I should give it another go and I was hooked again. I lost some interest after The Undertaker became the American Bad Ass, but I kept watching for a while until losing interest in the product by the end of 2001. I came back to wrestling in 2004 when a friend at college lent me a tape of Wrestlemania 20 which had just happened a few days earlier. From there, I kept watching until towards the end of 2013, but by that point I had started fast forwarding most of Raw and Smackdown. I didn't watch wrestling for quite some time after that but then that was more down to personal reasons. I did see bits and pieces and kept up with the news online, but didn't really watch it regularly. Now, I've discovered the WWE Tagged Classics DVDs and am enjoying reliving the moments I enjoyed before as well as finding some shows I'd never been able to track down before. As of right now, I've yet to see anything from WWE, AEW or TNA that makes me want to start watching the modern product again. I've given each of them multiple chances but they just don't seem to give me whatever it was I used to get from wrestling. I think I needed the larger than life characters like Hogan was in the 80s or Taker was in the 90s. They don't have that anymore. There isn't the variety of characters anymore either. They used to have everything from the walking dead to a wrestling clown to a shoot fighter to an androgynous living Oscar statue and so on. Nothing in the modern era has been able to capture my imagination in a long time.

[@manny9166]

For me it was when HHH buried Booker T and any chance he had in the wwe. I remember the promo he cut throwing dollar bills. And when Vincd dropped the n bomb infront of Booker and his wife.

[@KristenDETW]

Yeah, that was really messed up and hard to watch. I hated how they constantly brought up Booker's past too.

[@grandcanyon-fu9zt]

the Katie Vick storyline was much worse

[@manny9166]

@@grandcanyon-fu9zt care to fill me in? I stopped watching years ago ...I on watch highlights now

[@grandcanyon-fu9zt]

@@manny9166 it was in late 2002

[@manny9166]

@@grandcanyon-fu9zt I was watching in 2002 but don't recall, I'll have to look it up. Last time I watched wrestling CM Punk beat John Cena in Chicago for the belt and kayfab left the company

[@carlodurant87]

attitude era started in October 1997 when McMahon gave that speech on raw at the beginning of the show when he said they were going in a new more reality based direction opposed to the cartoonish direction of the 80s and early/mid 90s

[@Nostalgicguy2242]

When exactly did they decided to adopt the "scratch logo" and completely erase anything with the original neon silver one? Was it immediately after WrestleMania 14?..

[@bryguysays2948]

Ol' Vincent McMahon was tired of getting his 'rass kicked by WCW and ECW so he stole their ideas in to kick off "The attitude era".

[@carlodurant87]

@@bryguysays2948 youre right i should have said wwf attitude era. the real attitude era started with ecw from its inception and then later with wcw in 1996 once hogan was revealed to be the 3rd man of the nwo at bash at the beach or even before that when they made the first nitro in '95 i personally think it was somewhere in between the debut of monday nitro and the nwo reveal. i miss those days watching all that good stuff as it happened

[@carlodurant87]

@@Nostalgicguy2242 it happened in december 1997. the december 8th monday night raw has the original shiny wwf gold/silverish logo and the december 15th raw has the scratch logo throughout the episodes.

[@carlodurant87]

@@Nostalgicguy2242 it was december 1997. the december 8th Monday night raw has the silver original logo and december 15th raw has the scratch logo

[@blmareterrorists]

2:30 Um, I think you meant KOTR 1996 mate

[@justblack333]

The pg era was the worst and what made me bounce.

[@yujirohanma5199]

I gave up on WWE when Randy Orton said Eddie Guerrero was in Hell. I wasn't mad at Randy, I know he's just following the Script, I was furious at the Writing ( Vince McMahon/Bruce Pritchard/Johnny Ace/Pat Patterson etc.. ). There's no reason to use a deceased former LEGEND of wrestling to build cheap HEAT for a match. I was Eddie's biggest fan for many years n that moment almost made me shatter my television screen, instead, I turned it off. They already insulted Road Warrior Hawk shortly after he passed n this was the straw that broke the Camel's back. I was a Diehard WWF fan since 1988.

[@pushon10]

I still blame Randy Orton for that too. He could have refused to go through with that.

[@gfys9724]

In stopped watching wrestling YEARS AGO, but I still love the people and personalities. Your vids are great and you just gained another subscriber who's not even a wrestling fan anymore. Keep up the great work!!! 👍🏿

[@johnberger51]

The wheels were put in motion when the WWF/WWE went public on the NYSE. The shareholders ruined the company.

[@zlinedavid]

When they changed the name to WWE, I got the F out.

[@jailcatjones3250]

I got out after the benoit incident, 20 year's of dedication, but I still do watch the older stuff

[@Nomad-Rogers]

Vince and Austin insulting God is the only one of these that made me turn the TV that is the only thing I ask is don't insult my God.

[@JillCheese]

People don't talk enough about Austin mocking God. That pissed me off to no end to this day. They never wanna mock Buddha or Confucius🙄

[@nastycanadian1975]

The Zack Ryder ( Matt Cardona ) thing killed me. I was freaking out like I was 12 when he finally got his IC Championship only to piss me off to no end to have it taken away the very next day on RAW.

[@shardstraws1]

This page got me talking about wrestling again 💯💯 thanks bro.

[@JunkyardGod]

The whole Roman Reigns push is what turned me off. IMO, he was boring then and now.

[@bryanc1984]

I watched less and less when WWE neutered themselves by going TV-PG, but the final straw for me was when my brother invited me over to his house to watch the first Greatest Royal Rumble, and much of the commentary on the program was spent talking about how great and progressive of a place Saudi Arabia was. That BS propaganda permanently turned me off.

[@thebipolarbear1]

God failed to get jiggy with it at backlash

[@kotysuefawcett6538]

"Forever" is a very long time. I still love my wrestling! 👍🤗✌️

[@kotysuefawcett6538]

New subscriber. 👍🤗✌️

[@andynarain672]

The "Kiss My Ass Club" was the moment that turned me off from wrestling.

[@andyneilson3301]

Becoming a big fan of this channel personally ... well done

[@xamurai00]

McMahon nearly in his 80's.. i hope he has repented for his own sake.

[@dubuyajay9964]

He's gonna need it...

[@BrianJamesShanley]

The things this person cites are all very recent. Relatively speaking. I can think of a bunch of stuff that wasn’t mentioned.

[@wscsace]

For me it was Eddie's passing. No one can handle a crowd like he did

[@RoyJohnson-jg7wu]

What Austin, the rock can handle the crowd way better than Eddie Guerrero

[@wscsace]

@RoyJohnson-jg7wu maybe we are from a different Era but I haven't seen anyone work the crowd the same

[@RoyJohnson-jg7wu]

@@wscsace you have seriously lost your mind To even think Eddie Guerrero handle the crowd better than the rock and austin is ridiculous The rocky rocky rocky chant, finally the rock has come back chant, 3 seconds away chant, if you smell chant, roodie poo candy ass chant. Heck the rock had to turn back gave twice because he was such an entertaining heel and fans kept singing a long his catchphrases Another one first ever draft pick on raw 2000 The rock had the whole crowd in his hand chanting to his every word By the end of the segment got the one side of the arena chanting you and the other an ass whole chant to one of the biggest heels Vince McMahon. You can't be serious this must be a joke

[@wscsace]

@RoyJohnson-jg7wu Austin had a good pop but the rock? Corny

[@RoyJohnson-jg7wu]

@@wscsace how was the rock corny To most casual fans who didn't take the Latino heat stereotypical gimmick seriously on smackdown

[@BrandonTaylor-wi2mv]

Yo @Stunned By Wrestling I love your videos. DO MORE STUFF!

[@theatagamer90]

I keep trying to come back to wrestling but all the channels talking about "oh is AEW dying?" Or "WWE just made a HUGE mistake" just keep driving me off.

[@RamenReignss]

Unlike the IWC marks, these people actually stopped watching when they didn’t like. Internet wrestling fans cried for years and still watched because they’re dumb

[@yogidemis8513]

I quit watching WWE after the Attitude Era, I really tried to watch it after and I gave it a chance but couldn't do it.

[@grahamdesmond7759]

Great uploads ,keep up the good work

[@jefferson30121989]

i quit at the sting lose to hhh never been more angry

[@JillCheese]

Me too! Triple H beating Sting was as ridiculous as Vince thinking JR rapping was hilarious.

[@grandcanyon-fu9zt]

Taker and Lesnar feud and were epic tho

[@drums4lyfe0987]

NGL, all of the current shameless Saudi promotion like having the actor do a people’s elbow and saying Saudi is the WWE ‘s home. Is making it really hard to watch right now

[@mfgary5094]

Jericho winning undisputed title over rock and Austin was the end of the attitude era, and WWF lost the majority of fans. Had to go to PG to get children fans… Vince is horrible at his job everyone thinks he’s so smart but literally anyone else could have done a better job at end of attitude era

[@iamdevilboy5976]

Vince McMahon was completely out of touch with what people truly wanted and he alienated the audience and people just move on to better things.

[@bighand1530]

To be fair, often times, people don’t even know that they want.

[@iamdevilboy5976]

@@bighand1530 it’s a double edged sword

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

I stopped watching for years after Wrestlemania 32. It was obvious by that point they were going to keep trying to turn Roman Reigns into the company's top face and I couldn't put up with it any longer.

[@thecommonman9904]

Watched from like 89 at the grand old age of 4, fell in love with the rockers and became a huge shawn micheals fan. Watched his rise through the years that followed and cried tears of joy when he won his iron man match against bret heart. Fast forward to 97, dx formed, the start of the attitude era and things were just getting better and better. Then disaster struck, he broke his back, had to drop the title to stone cold and i thought that was that for hbk. Watched for another few years but without him it didnt feel the same. Then to find out years later he came bck and had almost another 10 years did me in 😂.. Will be forever greatful for the memories from hbk though, he made my childhood and teenage years, just wish id of got to see him the second time around 👍

[@blacknapalm2131]

*The secret 'laptop general manager' read out by Michael fucking Cole* I got thru 2 or 3 of those episodes before quitting WWE for life and never going back it was THAT insufferable haha

[@michaelroark6565]

I think that I stopped watching WWE fully after Undertaker and Shawn Michaels in the second WrestleMania. I was turning out, but following the programs. To see something like The Shield and Wyatt Family program. I can barely remember the last match I watched fully.

[@JOBdOut]

I still dispute the idea that "PG" was responsible for all of WWE's problems. Smackdown was always PG - through every single one of its best moments. And worst ones. That never changed.

[@fro-zone2k]

Sometimes PG wrestling can work, here are a few examples 1. The nWo Era of WCW (1996-1999) 2. Triple H Era Of NXT 3. Smackdown! From 2008-2009 4. Shawn Michaels Of NXT 5. Smackdown! VS Raw 2011 RTWM 6. World Class Championship Wrestling

[@gx1tar1er]

​@@fro-zone2kSmackdown 2016?

[@fro-zone2k]

@@gx1tar1er Honorable mention

[@razorramon7573]

Even though I still continued to watch until 2007, Austin's heel turn did it for me. It was never the same after that. It's like it went from good to bad in the blink of a eye.

[@carlodurant87]

when they turned pg they lost me forever. i hate post chris benoit wwf

[@BEENIECRIS]

Kane took his mark off I have t watched WWF every since

[@VeryStupid4547]

"HEAL THIS WOMAN'S VOLUPTUOUS BREAST!" - Vince "God" McMahon

[@cathallynch1]

Lesnar and Reigns seem to be widely accepted now in WWE, which sadly only proves Vince right that you just need to shove something down fans' throats for long enough before they begin to love it.

[@G-TV_TheOneManArmy]

Lesner been accepted

[@crowfather0249]

@@G-TV_TheOneManArmy In the early 2000s and when he first returned in 2012? Yeah. But from about 2015-2020? Definitely not. I know some stans will defend everything Brock is associated with, but as a whole, wrestling fans got really sick of his booking during that time.

[@G-TV_TheOneManArmy]

@@crowfather0249 I remember some people going crazy for him at first with the ufc gimmick being more prevalent but I believe when he won titles and didn't show up to defend them yeah and unceremoniously beating undertaker at wm30 as well lead to him being hated but you right

[@crowfather0249]

@@G-TV_TheOneManArmy You're right. If it wasn't for that, people probably wouldn't have had such a problem with Brock. But they just wouldn't stop shoving him down everyone's throats. I think in his later years, Vince forgot that not every wrestler needs a championship to be a draw.

[@grandcanyon-fu9zt]

@@crowfather0249 lesnar went down hill in 2016 ,his feud with Taker in 2015 was the perfect payoff for both.

[@JordynHealing]

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! thank you.

[@StunnedByWrestling]

Thank you too!

[@markjn967]

How about the original brand extension in 2002? Fans were used to watching all the major stars on one show but now the roster was split in two.

[@aquaticambiance]

Smack down was the best show in that era. Triple H was boring on Raw.

[@Andarus]

I stopped watching in the early 2000s when they did all that Comedy and PG13 garbage. With Cena instead of Stone Cold you clearly knew they were targeting Kids and not grown men anymore.

[@williamhild1793]

It was a slow erosion for WWE from the end of the Monday Night Wars. By mid 2018 the rot had taken over totally (about the time that baron Corbin was heavily pushed). But somehow I stuck it out until WrestleMania 36, and that's the last WWE show I watched---TV or Pay per View. I have been watching AEW exclusively since, but even that has really gone down hill over the last 4-5 months. Having watched wrestling since the early 1970s (starting with the A.W.A.) I may find myself not watching any current wrestling for the first time in 50 years.

[@dukes1993724]

Thanks for your input! That’s a lot of years following wrestling! What was your favorite era?

[@booognish]

Damn, that’s quite a story.

[@williamhild1793]

@@dukes1993724 Early/Mid 1970s to about the time of Hulk Hogan's arrival in the A.W.A. I know Hulk propelled the A.W.A. into the stratosphere for a couple years, but for me, the 1974/5 to 1982 era, specifically the A.W.A., was by far my favorite. It was an era of tag-teams taking center stage. The High Flyers (Greg Gagne/Jim Brunzell), Bockwinkel-Stevens, Lanza-Duncum, Adonis-Ventura, Crusher-Bruiser, and many more. "MY" champions were (first) Verne Gagne, then Nick Bockwinkel. I got to see Mad Dog Vachon, Baron Von Raschke, Billy Robinson, Larry "The Axe" Hennig, Wahoo McDaniel, Dr. X (aka The Destroyer), Superstar Billy Graham, and so many more. Even legendary enhancement talent (please don't call them jobbers!) like George Gadaski and Kenny Jay put in great matches in losing causes. They made the stars look like a million bucks. When Hulk came in, yes, we all loved him, but something felt a little...different...I guess to long time A.W.A. fans. Not better or worse, but...different. It was kind of unsettleing, like the A.W.A. would never be the same again. And it wasn't. Hulk left late 1983, but soon The Road Warriors arrived and kept the momentum up for another couple years. Late A.W.A. was highlighted by The Midnight Rockers. (I STILL think of Michaels/Jannetty as The MIDNIGHT Rockers).

[@dukes1993724]

@@williamhild1793 Thanks for the reply. I feel like a lot of folks nowadays overlook any eras before the Golden Era.

[@Pancake3225]

The treatment of Punk and Ryder was bad enough but the 3 hours of Raw was final nail in the coffin of my weekly watch. I just can’t.

[@reloadpsi]

"Eventually, Punk quit." Well... actually he was released on his wedding day. But yeah, he was taking time off because he had been working severely hurt and was almost dying of a MRSA infection, so calling that a walk out, justified as it was, isn't exactly untrue.

[@DrzPapi126]

He quit after Batista rumble win

[@56postoffice]

The *"TV PG."* When cameras start to pan away before a ringside bell, steel chair and steps and commentators' tables connects with the wrestler, that was my cue to say bye bye.

[@-dfh-866]

I liked wcw for the personality, but hated it for the actual matches, bc there was always interference by mostly the nwo. The only matches I really liked was the cruiserweight matches and a few other wrestlers matches like Steven reagle, lex luger, dean malinko and the 4 horsemen, which tbh there was a lot of interference by the horsemen too, but for some reason I was ok with that. I just didn't like watching the nwo wrestle and get all the glory when there were way better wrestlers on the roster that deserved to be treated the way the nwo was treated.

[@CameronAllOneWord]

I remember consciously deciding I was over it when Hornswoggle blew Jonathan Coachman up under the ring. I love plenty of hokey things in wrestling but I felt so embarrassed watching that. I didn’t quit watching but it was out of my routine until the pipe bomb promo

[@Kristhebear856]

Your in the house I built! Cmon God, get jiggy with it _ vince

[@jeremyvanb821]

I never left my love of wrestling but there were a lot of down years. 2019 was brutal. 1995 in particular I was so close to bowing out. Diesel as a bland babyface champ having to main event with Sid and Mable and of course the silly gimmick characters we had to sit through. A very lean roster. Survivor series 95 saved it for me though. It was bad for wcw as well as we were stuck with hogans 80s booking but it was so much more cheesy in wcw.

[@Goji73]

For me, it was Brock Lesner breaking the Undertaker's WM streak. Fuck that shit.

[@shadow-man8715]

Realistically having brock lose wouldn't make sense. He had already lost to cena in such a cruddy way and hhh

[@BreadFred3]

Being a child born in the late-1980's, Attitude Era was my exposure to pro-wrestling and I absolutley loved it. As well, I also followed ECW and WCW. I stopped watching it around early-2001. I think shortly before McMahon acquired WCW and ECW. Not because I lost interest but because my dad transitioned our household from basic cable to Dish. So I couldn't watch wrestling. So, as almost 2 years went by, I remember hearing several classmates mentioning about Goldberg and the Hurricane when I was in the 8th grade(early-2003). So, my interest in wrestling sparks again. Saw an episode of RAW on TNN, but seeing a different logo, familiar faces from previous promotions, and two televised formats (RAW and SmackDown are two separate shows). Now, I was stuck watching RAW but could not watch SmackDown since SmackDown was on UPN and my household didn't have basic cable. Thus, I hated watching RAW at times since it was dominated by Triple H and Evolution and had nothing much interesting to watch other than Stacy Keibler. I later became aware that SmackDown was more entertaining to watch with the Cruiserweight division and colorful tag-team division as well with the US title circuit. So, I had to go to my neighbor's house to watch SmackDown. PPVs have gotten better and I was able to watch them for free since my dad got a hacked insert Dish card to allow me all the good premium stuff like HBO and "adult" content. So, my guess when I fully stop watching wrestling was few months after the Chris Benoit incident. Already graduated high school, then going to community college, working a job, found new pastime like watching Twitch(then-JTV). I would hear about new wrestlers and John Cena being a mega star from my younger relatives. And that's about it. I think we just grow out of it as we get older. For example, I used to follow NFL, NBA, and soccer. And watch a lot of matches growing up but in the last 6 years or so, I only watch highlights and look up scores.

[@carlodurant87]

attitude era was the best

[@Nostalgicguy2242]

Golden era was the best, followed by ruthless agression.. attitude era is a distant third place..

[@daveshilling6610]

@@Nostalgicguy2242 stfu. You haven't got a clue. Fking 12 yr old

[@auronsin1]

@@Nostalgicguy2242 Pff ok! 🤣🤣🤣

[@RealHomeRecording]

@@Nostalgicguy2242 LOL

[@RoyJohnson-jg7wu]

​@@Nostalgicguy2242haha in Which world is the golden era or the ruthless agression era better than the attitude era

[@cdxltube9452]

The "Katie Vick Story" 2002. Done forever.

[@jeffdollaz]

I used to love this as a kid I watched an episode of it was just way too of for me as an adult like it used to be so funny and entertaining but idk what happened it was like John Cena single handedly broke wwe

[@thediamondcutter9185]

I've never gave up to WWE to be honest. I just had a pair of alternatives to watch along when they weren't doing well (mostly TNA and ROH, at least before AEW ruined it). But to be honest I don't get why some people praise AEW so much. For the standards of someone who watched wrestling for 20 years like me, it's utter unispired crap that tried so much to be a WWE alternative it ended up becoming the real NXT 2.0 and since Vince McMahon stepped down they even lost all of their meaning, becoming a promotion like many others but with even less inspired booking. And whenever I ask "Why it's so good to you" I get always the same parrot-like answers.

[@scottyboi3759]

I lost interest when John Cena win his first WWE title and chose to watch TNA and ROH

[@grandcanyon-fu9zt]

Your loss

[@kristos77]

For me it was when they screwed Sting I was done after that.

[@JillCheese]

Me too. The catalyst was Brock ending Taker's streak, but when I came back to watch the next wrestlemania and Triple H beat Sting, I went nuts. Only just recently have I started keeping up with KZbinrs who watch wrestling) not just wwe) and maybe every now and then watch a WWE show. I despised Triple H for that for a long time.

[@crowfather0249]

@@JillCheese I still despise Triple H. I just give him props, because the product has been objectively better than it's been in the last couple of years since he took over.

[@JillCheese]

@@crowfather0249 Same here. His politicking and always feeling the need not to "look weak" + the way he lies like Vince for the company still makes me dislike him. I respect that he's doing better things so far in the company. I like this "role" better for him as long as he isn't gonna keep inserting himself into stories he has no business being in, which hopefully given his condition he won't do it anymore.

[@detroittrickster3327]

@@JillCheese his stupid ego has destroyed wrestling

[@crowfather0249]

I kinda lost interest in wrestling as a whole back in 2019 when Kofi Kingston lost the WWE title to Brock Lesnar in 9 seconds on a random episode of Smackdown. It wasn't even just the way he lost, it was the fact that he went right back to skipping, twerking, and throwing pancakes the next week like his title reign never happened. And worse was how toxic the fanboys were over it. "Well that's what would happen in real life!" So you're telling me that Kofi Kingston isn't allowed to at least contend with Brock Lesnar in a fictional wrestling match, but Rey Mysterio is allowed to beat Mark Henry and the Big Show? Shawn Michaels is allowed to beat Vader and Ken Shamrock? Yeah, I had pretty much watched wrestling since I was 5 years old(2007). And while I would take breaks every now and then, this made me legit quit for over 2 years.

[@thefuturist8864]

Jinder Mahal as WWE Champion. What’s awful is that the reason it was so terrible is that they weren’t trying to tell a story; it was just ‘jobber wins WWE Championship’.

[@jasontate4381]

The storylines have gotten progressively worse every day. Those who still support and watch the wwe. Are either way too young to know better. Or just mentally slow. I'll never watch pro wrestling again. Until a true no nonsense company comes around. If one ever does.

[@babylonastronaut]

Threw in the towel when WWE became saudi propaganda

[@dubuyajay9964]

Durka durka durka... 🕋🕌👳‍♂️👳‍♀️👳☪️🛢🏜🐪🐫🌴

[@Windrider784]

I think we all breathed a sigh of relief when the Invasion arc was over.

[@Trenaway]

When WWE changed from TV 14, to PG, I was done forever. I refuse to watch the garbage it is now.

[@One.Zero.One101]

There were several moments that made me quit. 1. When they screwed Bret Hart. I was a die hard Bret fan and I couldn't stand Shawn Michaels parading his belt that he got from the screw job. 2. The Anonymous GM. They teased so many wrestlers like Stone Cold and Shawn Michaels. After like 3 months I finally realized they had no plans who this GM will be and they were just jerking everybody around. When the Anonymous GM turned out to be Hornswoggle, that was the final insult to my intelligence. 3. When CM Punk left. The man voiced all my frustrations about the product. When he left I knew everything was gonna return to the John Cena show. I haven't watched WWE since then.

[@dubuyajay9964]

You "quit" three times?

[@ChurchillGeoff]

the Mcmahon v god story line didn't turn me off because it was offensive, it was because it was juvenile and silly

[@joshz7712]

I left when the ruthless aggression era was started. Maybe like a year later. I didn't like the new themes of the teams and wrestlers or the story lines.

[@punkmeathead3792]

The Vince McMahon vs God angle was the single greatest example of how comedy should be used in professional wrestling.