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Now you are making up strawman arguments. I never said he did it all by himself, but he was clearly the biggest star. That is my point. He was the biggest star. And frankly, you can't beat that point with facts. You just can't.
And Austin was gone for 8 months. Let's not act like he was gone for years. And he still had a TV presence as part of a major storyline. So i'm supposed to believe that WWE maintaining momentum (that Austin created!) for eight fucking months somehow discredits Austin? gtfo with that low level shit. And when he came back, he was right back in the driver's seat, and didn't miss a beat.
And your point about WWE havnig more Austin merch to that point than anybody else is ridiculously stupid. Even if it's true, which I dont know that it is because i dont even know what that means, who cares? He generated more revenue through merch than anybody ever. End of story.
You can keep calling me dumb if you like, but the numbers don't lie. He drew the most money, and the WWE was in the fucking shitter before his push. He was the king on PPV, on TV, and in the arenas. He was the biggest star and was the catalyst for the biggest boom.
Keep pretending wrestling was "getting the ball rolling" before Austin. WCW was doing OK, and WWE was in its darkest days and DYING. Why was WWE practically out of business with all of these hot stars you keep crediting? Austin's big push comes along, and buries everything WCW ever did to that point, crushed them on TV and never looked back (aside from one week where Goldberg popped a rating). And then look at the heights the ratings reached during the Austin peak. Not to mention PPV, where Austin is the undisputed king, something you wont even argue. Also, look at the ratings DIP when Austin is hurt, lol.
Larry, what exactly is your argument? Because if its that Austin was not the biggest star, you can't win that one. Good job, good effort, but its unwinnable.
And Austin was gone for 8 months. Let's not act like he was gone for years. And he still had a TV presence as part of a major storyline. So i'm supposed to believe that WWE maintaining momentum (that Austin created!) for eight fucking months somehow discredits Austin? gtfo with that low level shit. And when he came back, he was right back in the driver's seat, and didn't miss a beat.
And your point about WWE havnig more Austin merch to that point than anybody else is ridiculously stupid. Even if it's true, which I dont know that it is because i dont even know what that means, who cares? He generated more revenue through merch than anybody ever. End of story.
You can keep calling me dumb if you like, but the numbers don't lie. He drew the most money, and the WWE was in the fucking shitter before his push. He was the king on PPV, on TV, and in the arenas. He was the biggest star and was the catalyst for the biggest boom.
Keep pretending wrestling was "getting the ball rolling" before Austin. WCW was doing OK, and WWE was in its darkest days and DYING. Why was WWE practically out of business with all of these hot stars you keep crediting? Austin's big push comes along, and buries everything WCW ever did to that point, crushed them on TV and never looked back (aside from one week where Goldberg popped a rating). And then look at the heights the ratings reached during the Austin peak. Not to mention PPV, where Austin is the undisputed king, something you wont even argue. Also, look at the ratings DIP when Austin is hurt, lol.
Larry, what exactly is your argument? Because if its that Austin was not the biggest star, you can't win that one. Good job, good effort, but its unwinnable.
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