1985 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat made his WWF debut and would go on to become one of the great legends of Pro Wrestling
1988 "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels made his debut as one half of the "Rockers" and would go on to surpass other Legends to become an Icon of Wrestling.
1990 Survivor Series marked the debut of the Undertaker who like Shawn Michaels would go on to become a Legend and Icon in the WWF-E
1996 The WWF was graced with Rocky Maivia, who would go on to become a Legend in the business under the new ring name The Rock.
1995 Star performer Steve Austin made his arrival into the WWF, and would later adopt the name "Stone Cold" years later some would consider him the greatest WWF-E performer of all time.
All the Superstars above paved the way for the business in some way shape or form. Be it through their wrestling prowess, their ability to entertain and captivate the crowd, or usher in the highly praised "Attitude Era" Each of these men began as small time wrestlers, many of whom were booed and disliked at some point in their careers. However, once given the chance and the right push and marketing, they became the Superstars, Legends and Icons that we have in the business today. For 10+ years these men have done all they could to entertain the fans, some to a slightly lesser extent then the others, but nevertheless the sacrifices they made are still appreciated, long after their careers have been over. Those that still compete are nearing the end of their careers whether we care to admit it or not, the stars we grew up with will not be with us much longer.
So where does this leave us currently, and in the future? Right now we are 'graced' with the performances of John Cena, Batista, Edge in addition to Christian and both Hardy's, along with Triple H. These stars are currently 'ruling' the roost in the WWE. They receive the big pushes, the World Titles and the Main Event status. The latter 5 have been with the WWE for the past 10 years. Each of whom aside from Triple H is around the age of 35, so if used properly they could be around for at least the next 5-10 years.
But it's become painfully obvious that several of these Superstars (aside from Christian) are not quite cutting it with the fans. They demand new blood, new people, new contenders in the spotlight...or do they?
I've found in the last few months that the IWC and many fans seem to shut away the new Superstars that come into the ring. Is it because they are awful in the ring? Not at all. Do the gimmicks not fit? They fit fine. Are these fans trying to compare the new Superstars to the Legends they grew up with? It seems like it.
Jack Swagger, DJ Gabriel, CM Punk, Ricky Ortiz, R-Truth, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Evan Bourne, Tyson Kidd, Kofi Kingston, Hurricane Helms, JTG, Shad.
Most of whom with the exception of Punk %26amp; Swagger receive small pushes and are kept in the lower to mid-cards while the aforementioned group of Superstars constantly fight in the Main Event. So what does this lead to? Recycled Main Event Storylines, almost no mid-card stories, and essentially the group of newer Superstars are thrown in random matches that at the end of the day really don't mean anything.
So when the Pillars of the WWE (Triple H, Shawn, The Undertaker, Edge, Christian, Both Hardy's) all become injured or retire, who will be left to take the reigns? A large group of lower to mid-card wrestlers. Now one could argue that they are all too young to be receiving a big push, but that is not true as most of them have been wrestling for quite some time now.
If the business does not push the Superstars now while the Legends are around to promote them, then the Superstars will probably never be as big as they could be until it's too late. If you were to wait until the Pillars who hold the business up leave, then there won't be anyone left to gradually take their spot.
So where will the WWE be in the next 5-10 years? MVP was the subject of a 5 month losing streak. Shelton Benjamin has competed in countless MITB matches and has yet to be rewarded with anything other then a boring US Title reign. Kofi Kingston doesn't seem to be going anywhere. CM Punk was made to look like a paper champion last year and has had his character numbed down immensely. Helms made a return to a fairly big pop and had all the momentum going with him in his feud to take the US Title from Benjamin, and then he got Orton'd. The same can be said about R-Truth. Cryme Tyme remain the most over Tag Team in the company and have yet to be capitalized upon. There are numerous examples for Jack Swagger, Tyson Kidd %26amp; DJ Gabriel, and right now the future of Evan Bourne seems shaky at best.
So where will these Superstars be in theThe Future of the WWE?
Good question, whoever ends Takers streak at WM will be a hailed as a superstar Straight off the bat.
They should start pushing the likes of Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne while they are still young to be able to get the best out of them.The Future of the WWE?
The Future of WWE- Randy Orton..
He will be in for 10 yrs.. :)
He is the Top Heel now..
Good wrestler, great on mic..The Future of the WWE?
John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Evan Bourne are some of the guys that are going to be great in the future years.
John Cena is going to be great because he's got strength and is one every championship except the Intercontinental title.
Evan Bourne is a great superstar who is rising up fast in the popularity meter and he can become champion one day.
Rey Mysterio is one of the best athletes out there that has won the World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat Match.
All of these guys are exaples of what will happen to some of the superstars you mentioned.
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