Generations grow up on a different version of the product. When it "evolves" into something people don't like, they move on and new fans take their place. It's always going to be like this, especially now that wrestling isn't even the main focus anymore. It's gonna be interesting to see what it morphs into in 5 or 10 years. It may just be a soap opera like General Hospital or One Life To Live.
My grandpa was a wrestling fan for decades. I remember when out of the blue, Flair dropped the belt to Garvin for no other reason than Flair wanting a vacation. Five seconds after winning it, the NWA said Garvin would not defend the belt until Starrcade, which is when Flair would be back to regain the title obviously.
While my grandpa always knew it was fake(obviously), just that minor glimpse into the inner workings caused him to change the channel and never watch it again. He lived 12 more years after that, and never mentioned wrestling again to anybody.
When Mcmahon(and WCW) decided to let the crowd in on the joke in the mid/late 90s, it turned old school fans off in droves but got very popular again due to a new generation loving that "Attitude era".
Now the people who loved that crap are hating how it evolved, but don't worry about WWE's fate.....
a new fan will take your place.
Ten years from now, there will be people on message boards wishing for the good old days of 2010.
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