by WannaB » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:37 pm
Congress can't do shit. The issues of performence enhancing drugs in the MLB, and long term health risks & lack of healthcare in the NFL have had their fair share of congressional hearings, and nothing has been done.
It's only been a few months and everyone outside of the wrestling community has already forgotten about the Benoit incident... at least until some people in law enforcement and the justice department can make a headline pointing a finger at someone. Even then that won't really go anywhere.
The only long term damage will be dealt to the McMahon family - maybe. And so what if the WWE suffers? As much good as it has done for the industry, it's been a joke for a long time now. They've also made it clear that they're intolerant of any competitors, whether they be a threat or not. When TNA got a TV deal, WWE decided to put on a big week of pro wrestling television. Same thing when WSX debuted. The WWE's collapse would mean a decline in the overall interest in pro wrestling as a whole. No one ever really starts out as an indy fan. Most all of us got into wrestling by watching the WWE. The indy scene would struggle onward just as it is right now, and eventually pro wrestling would have a mainstream resurgence.
Wrestling has fallen in and out of popularity a number of times before and it always comes back more popular than ever.
This latest controversy is a good thing. SOME government regulation of major promotions might be beneficial.