How do you see the future of WWE and of pro wrestling in general.  Do you think it can ever recapture the glory of 1970's and 1980's NWA?  Do you think somebody will figure out a way to create that same excitement that we used to feel when we first started watching pro wrestling whether for you that means Terry Funk, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Wahoo McDaniel, Stan Hansen, or Ole and Gene Anderson?
 
For me, when I started watching wrestling a big part of the fun was wondering it the wrestlers were really fighting each other and if they really hated each other as much as they said they did.  Later on, as I decided that maybe Terry Funk's matches were actual contests, but the rest of the guys' matches were pre-determined, I began to appreciate the art of creating a compelling promo.  Of creating a match that was entertaining to see whether it was pre-determined or not.
 
One thing always lingered in the minds of me and my friends who watched wrestling:  We sure would like to see these wrestlers go at each other in a real fight!  There was no UFC or other MMA at the time so we could only imagine what it would be like to watch real fights on TV where guys could do more than simply punch each other as they did in boxing, because punching got old pretty quick.  To see guys use suplexes and submission holds in a fight would be amazing!
 
Well, now in 2012 it's pretty easy to find exactly that on TV.  I'm a fan of it.  There are some downfalls to it not being a work.  Some fights are boring.  Some fights end in just a few seconds.  Some fights aren't aggressive looking enough.  Flashy moves like suplexes are rare.  And it's made it hard to go back and watch today's pro wrestling because know that I'm used to watching real fights, it looks very silly to me when I see wrestlers allow their opponents do certain things to them with no apparent attempt at defense.
 
So now that people can easily find real fights on TV by great athletes with great amateur wrestling credentials and expertise in all other sorts of martial arts, pro wrestling today looks less realistic than ever.  The art of delivering a great promo seems to be all but lost.  I can't get interested in what WWE is doing today and even if another well financed promotion comes along, it's going to be awfully hard to entertain me now that I've seen the real thing.
 
I can't be the only person who feels this way, and I really wonder, what is the future of pro wrestling?  Are pro wrestling's best days gone forever?  I'm afraid so.

It's hard for UFC to create stars because they fight so infrequently compared to pro wrestlers.  An MMA fighter only gets exposure the two or three times a year he has a fight, and most of them have no idea how to cut a decent promo.  I think I read that Chael Sonnen had Roddy Piper teach him some things about cutting a promo since they both live in Oregon, but I don't know if aroddy really did coach Chael on his promos or not.  Chael is one of the few that tries to do good promos and has at least some idea of what he is doing on the mic.
 
I know the loss of Brock Lesnar will really hurt The UFC.  They don't have any heavyweights with his star power.