Just a quick video I wanted to make, it’s wild how much of a Glo Up the wrestling world has had since 2018/2019.. so make sure you enjoy it 🫡

Wrestling was been very great for a while now. Especially in 2022 & this year. Banger WWE PPVs, The Bloodline storyline, LA Knight being over, CM Punk back after the media scrum, etc. What a time to be alive.

As a literal lifelong fan of 30 years, I can confidently say this is the best time to be a wrestling fan. There's something for everyone. Even outside of WWE and AEW. And it's all so accessible. You know how many times I dreamed of being able to watch WrestleMania on my GameBoy as a kid? Now I basically can. Not only that, but I can basically watch any match from any promotion in a near INSTANT. Then I can go on KZfaq or Twitter or Reddit and talk about what I just watched, or what I'm currently watching, with the entire world. Man, I would've KILLED to have this type of access to wrestling when I was a kid.

WWE has been pretty consistent this year, especially when it comes to the pay-per-views. Every PPV this year has delivered bangers. The stories, like Sami turning on Roman, Backlash 2023, the Usos leaving the Bloodline, celebrity appearances from the likes of Bad Bunny and Logan Paul, the rise of characters like LA Knight, the presence of factions like the Judgment Day, and well-booked babyfaces like Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes, has made the product enjoyable to watch.

In my opinion, i think this wrestling ‘renaissance’ began around 2015/2016 when guys like Seth Rollins, Kevin owens, zayn, etc. entered the main event picture. NXT black and gold was in peak form, and omega and bullet club were establishing themselves in New Japan. Match quality throughout the business improved tremendously during this time and has evolved to a level i honestly never thought wrestling could reach. The amount of athletism displayed in todays era and throughout all companies is absolutely incredible. Just glad we stuck it out all those years of the PG era because it certainly was rough

The biggest difference is simply that the product is finally listening to the fans. Vince for the longest time ran the company with an iron fist and often did things out of spite or as a pure power trip. HHH knows the business inside out and what makes it great and is putting it in the forefront. You listen to him during the post PLE pressers and you can tell he has a deep appreciation and knowledge for wrestling. As long as Vince doesn't get in the way, we're in for some very good years of high quality wrestling.

I truely believe that if AEW wasn't created then the WWE wouldn't be putting this much effort into its product. And I'm glad that they both have

"So screw all that tribalism shit. So let's all appreciate how good we have it now." Well said, Pav! It's good to see there's two wrestling companies thriving. Neither are perfect and have major flaws. But flaws aren't always bad as the good things is why wrestling is thriving. I'd actually love to see a 3rd or even 4th company become major one day. Competition is healthy.

I’ve been saying this recently. Pro Wrestling is reaching another Boom Period. WWE and AEW are doing really wall right now. I’m so happy

2020's decade has been Amazing for wrestling so far. Banger PPV's,Roman's heel turn,Bloodline storyline,Edge's return,Cody's return to WWE,CM Punk's return, Stone Cold having a match after 19 years,Celebrities giving great matches,LA Knight getting super over,Dom's hell turn, etc. In short wrestling is surely booming right now.

It's been ages since wrestling has felt like something to invest time into (not because youre already sucked in by past moments but because you actually care about a lot of wrestlers in the business right now) I hope it stays that way, a new mainstream era would be nutty

this is the prime time to be wrestling fan again 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Yet they have the least name recognition in history. Guys like Cena, Orton, Edge, Batista, Brock, Rey, etc… are bigger names in wrestling than the wrestlers today. They are way more famous.

Man what a time to be alive as a wrestling fan. Wrestling on every week, and we get a lot more high quality output than low quality and there are stars being made, stories with great payoffs, and PPVs that are good to great to outstanding.

3 million viewers is a boom? It was 8 MILLION in the late 90s. Its just less shitty

I’m pretty much the only one in school who loves professional wrestling so I always get excited when I meet people who are passionate about it just as much as I am. I’m loving this.

Wrestling is definitely booming in popularity. It has been booming so much that my 67 year old grandpa, who has not even watched wrestling since Bruno Sammartino was tweaking , knows about the bloodline.

The late 2010's were probably the most frustrating years to be a fan. The ratings dropped big time, watching 5 hours of Shows like Greatest Royal Rumble, people didn't want to come to the shows (remember Stomping Grounds? That ho looked like Roddy Piper at Mania 6 😭) and a lot of potential Main Eventers wasted. The 2020's are the exact opposite and It's just fun. Fr I haven't had this much fun watching wrestling since the time Jeff Hardy was World Champ

Saw someone with a John Moxley shirt the other day and it absolutely shocked me. I live in Brazil and wrestling is not popular around here, so seeing a dude with a John Moxley shirt of all people was quite a surprise. Even I don't have any wrestling shirts and I watch both WWE and AEW for years.

The same thing is happening with my two favorite videogame series: Street Fighter and Final Fantasy. It’s crazy how the respect and growth of these IPs alongside wrestling has been growing in 2023

The WWE is booming right now.

Perfect timing considering BLOOD & GUTS tomorrow is probably gonna be PPV-quality on TV like last Collision!

I was gone from watching wrestling from 2018 to mid 2022 when I came back to watch Summerslam and I’m so glad I came back to watch WWE. It feels so surreal how these storylines and rivalries feel genuine. I love it right now

special mention to LA Knight getting the biggest pop every week and Dominik Mysterio getting MASSIVE BOOS. fans are very connected to their characters. Thank you Papa HHH

As someone who got into wrestling last year, the roster has so many great wrestlers with great love and care for the industry that you can feel the love put into it.

WWEs definitely not dying, in fact they’re pretty good sometimes. But it certainly doesn’t get me excited like the attitude era and ruthless aggression era.

Honestly it's worth noting that even impact (yes TNA) are also actually putting really good matches lately, their knockout's division is just amazing so far and their main event stars are just great! started watching again for a good while now and it's actually pretty good rn! Is it 2004-2009 TNA? no of course not and frankly i don't think it will ever reach that ever again. But it's just great to see AEW, Impact, and WWE just having really good matches rn

I’m just now getting into wrestling due to to your channel. I just ordered 2k14 on 360 to relive all the Wrestlmanias

i thought i was the only one who noticed WWE seems really popular in the mainstream now. these days you can ask a random person about WWE or wrestling and they’ll most likely know or be into it

I’m so happy that kids today will look back at this and be like “bro remember the bloodline storyline, man good times.” Or look back on other things like “Judgement Day were pretty fire back in the day.”

For Wrestlemania 39 I had a big watch party at my house and it was a great time and it’s crazy to think at one point it used to be embarrassing to admit to even liking wrestling.

It’s no coincidence that WWE became better once Vince stepped down

WWE's attendance and ratings going up while AEW's remain stagnant or decreasing = WRESTLING IS HOT RIGHT NOW!

i didnt become a real wrestling fan until a few weeks ago and i honestly cant even imagine trying to get into in the dark years a few years ago..... im glad ive found this gem of a sport now and not later ❤️

You sir have single handedly got me back in wwe i’ve been watching raw and SmackDown from about 1996 right now in about 2004 and trying to catch up

Theres a possibility the actors and writing strike could help wrestling as well.

Definitely the best year/era since The Attitude Era. The bloodline story consistently pulling in an additional 400-500k viewers when it's announced, an actual face of the company that can actually draw alot of money via Merchandises, views, and butts in the seats, the Judgement day being one of the most relevant factions ever, Gunther's historic and iconic IC Reign, the woman roster being the most STACKED it's ever been within it's insane talent in Belair, Flair, Lynch, Stratus, Ripley, Asuka, Damage CTRL, with some addition of legitimacy (Ronda, Baszler), The commentators has never been this good before, the continuous huge crowds WWE has been getting especially these Pay-Per-Views even with just Roman Reigns on the card is ENORMOUS, The bloodline story alone has put over Owens, Zayn as the Unified Tag Team Champions and also making them main eventers themselves, The USOS doing the best works of their career not just with their recent historic tag title reign but also the bloodline story, upcoming huge talent in Solo Sikoa, the rise of Cody Rhodes, Brock Lesnar still doing Box Office draws even with his 20th year of appearance and being past his prime, the L.A Knight hype and momentum, possibilities of huge returns in Orton, Rock, The insane talent pool of NXT stars, NXT peaking in draws(Merchandise, Attendance, Views) the continuous mainstreaming of WWE and even their own rival AEW is doing amazing. Highest draws since it's founded, CM Punk Returns, Rise of MJF, former WWE stars being known and acknowledged.

From 2018-2020 i stopped watching wrestling. I’d only watch Wrestlemania or Royal Rumble, but it wasn’t until RR 2021 when Edge won that caught my eye. Seeing the buildup and anticipation for Edge to win back the world title he never lost was so awesome. Just to have a dominant Roman Reigns that was actually killing it as a character beat him. That was awesome too, then the PPV that really got me back into it was MITB 2021 when Rollins cost Edge the match and Cena returned after. From that point on i’ve been watching weekly like I used to do during 2013-16. I haven’t enjoyed pro wrestling like this since the yes movement and oh my lord is it nice to have a company like AEW rival WWE. Even the indies are awesome with the likes of Matt Cardona.

7:40 You tune in Monday for RAW, you’ll get Judgement Day, Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, Imperium and Sami & KO. You tune in Tuesday for NXT, you’ll get to see the future progress, Bron, Melo & Trick, D’Angelo, Jacy Jayne, Tiffany Stratton, Cora, Chase U, Roxanne, Blair Davenport, Schism and great matches. You tune in Wednesday, you’ll get great matches, blood, MJF, The Elite & BCC. You tune in Friday, you’ll get The Bloodline, Austin Theory, Grayson Waller, LA Knight (YEAH), Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Asuka & LWO. You tune in Saturday, you’ll get CM Punk, Bullet Club Gold, Samoa Joe & FTR.

Y'all gonna give Roman his respect... This "boom" started with Roman....

Haven’t been this invested in wrestling since the Ruthless Aggression era

SummerSlam 2014 was the last time I felt energetic about the WWE. It wasn't until Cody Rhodes returning at last year's WrestleMania that I felt a spark of life. Ever since that moment, the WWE has not looked back. I'm not including NXT bc NXT I was so excited and passionate to watch that show in the black and gold era.

Now we just need TV-14 Back, for real this time.

Even my cousin started watching smack down again because of the bloodline and that is also what got me back into wrestling. Mostly watch smack down and ppv’s since they are on peacock. Love the what I am watching, keep it the awesome work

2016-2021 was the massive decline of wwe thankfully they recovered with all those celebrities ple locations and sweet storytelling moments.

Thank you triple h & Shawn Michaels for making the main roster & nxt watchable again dx entertaining us on screen & fast forward to today they are entertaining us behind the scene

As someone who became a fan in 2010 at 6 years old; you don't know how refreshing it is to not only genuinely be able to enjoy wrestling (specifically wwe) in it's current state, but socialize with my friends about it again!

WWE and AEW are bringing out the best of each other, and we should be thankful to have both companies.

Remember that 2016 RAW stage they had after the draft but before SummerSlam? I wish WWE brought back that stage for Mondays and the late 2019 through early 2020 SmackDown on Fox set for Fridays again

Watching wrestling since 2003 And i have to say this is indeed the best time❤ And it's not just WWE and AEW, we have so many other options as well to look upon Whether it's funny, silly, goofy, cringy, serious etc whatever, wrestling is really a fun time now

Not trying to be negative but wrestling is not booming. Fans aren't coming back or new fans aren't coming in. Back in the day, you can talk about wrestling with almost anyone but now nobody really knows about wrestling besides us who were already here

It is booming but something is still missing idk but it feels like something is not there at present times.

Wrestling really is big right now alot of my friends returned to watch wwe especially when reigns turned heel in 2020 with the pandemic and then rhodes returned

And now Dominic Mysterio has won his first singles title..which imo is the first step of building him up.

I stopped watching in 2013 because I got older and didn’t like anything going on at the time. Started watching again in 2020 and holy shit this is one of the best times to be a wrestling fan.

I’ll be the first to say it covid was a blessing in disguise for the wrestling industry

Also, while one of the main catalysts was HHH taking over, i think WWE as it came out of the pandemic really heloed it. 2021 around when Roman established the Bloodline, feuding with Edge, Daniel Bryan, Cena, that was when WWE really went on the upswing around then. They didnt really BOOM until mid 2022, but its been going up since the pandemic.

I was at Wrestlemania in Hollywood and it was fun, now that I look back at Wrestlemania this year it was top 5 Wrestlemania

The exact moment the magic came back was the first second of SummerSlam 2022

No cap I haven’t watched wrestling as much as I do now since 2014 that Bloodline storyline with Sami brought me back and it’s been up from there

I remember in school I always got laughed at for watching wrestling but now recently I had people asking me questions about it

I started watching wwe last year at Wm 38 and I got to say this past year and a half has been incredible I have become addicted watching almost every single raw and smack down just waiting to see what would happen next. I am sad I could see legends like taker and micheals but what I am getting is just magical and special I will always remember these years especially because of the bloodline. I just have to say thank you to HHH and every single wrestler putting their lives on the line for our entertainment.

I remember seeing a guy wearing a NWO Wolfpack shirt a couple months ago at Walmart as well as a young woman wearing an AEW shirt and I was shook. I rarely ever see anyone wearing any wrestling merch out in public where I live, so I get surprised when I do.

I've been watching WWE since early 2016 ish and I remember the glory years that where 2016 and 17 with the draft etc, then I saw WWE go into an era of decline and it was saddening to see the general interest (including my own) decreasing rapidly, Shortly before mania 39 I started catching up again and it brings a smile to my face that WWE and Pro Wrestling in general is in an even better state then back in 2016.

WWE, AEW, Impact, NJPW, ROH, and all the others are consistently putting on some of the best wrestling I've ever seen, good time to be a wrestling fan

**Strike in the film and show industry** WWE and AEW: *Yes*

Though I don’t know who 90% of the wwe roster is, I still find myself looking at highlights and segment pieces every week to see what’s been going on with the bloodline as well as cody and lesnar

And it's all because of Roman Reigns. He is the reason why it's boomin

I thought wrestling boom started since John Cena Bing Chilling and The Rock Memes

My girlfriend called me a nerd when we started dating for watching wrestling now she will actually watch a show by herself she’s so invested in the bloodline and the judgement day. Her and I have watched almost every premium live event this year it’s crazy how far she’s come along.

We just got two classic tag team matches on free TV from FTR and Bullet Club Gold, we just got insane drama and masterful segments on Smackdown from the bloodline, we just got MITB in London, we're about to get All In in Wembley, LA Knight is on fire, Moxley's bleeding (ok, that one was a joke), MJF and Adam Cole are the best, fucking Alpha Academy is enjoyable. What a time to be alive!!!

It is and I agree the kids nowadays gonna look back like this is the. Attitude/ruthless aggression era to them there gonna think wow this is the best and it’s gonna be the same and for decades and many people will agree because they have WWE inpact and aew like the attitude era with wwf ecw and wcw and njpw is i think at its peek! Because AEW helps it with forbidden door and mixed ppvs

Wrestling once again is taking back it's spot at the top of entertainment program once again!☝️

Bro this is the kind of take I’ve been looking for for a long fuckin time. It’s an amazing time to be a wrestling fan right now and there’s always something great to watch no matter your preference on what style of pro wrestling you find most entertaining. If everyone from old-school Jim Cornette mega fans, to people who only tuned into AEW to see what Kenny Omega and the Bucks cosplayed as this time, or people who just tune in to see Rey Fenix, Vikingo, or Ricochet do some gymnastics, if they all just set down their negativity and tribalism for companies and each other, and just watched any promotion for individual wrestlers and storylines they enjoy, the wrestling world would be so much better.

stopped watching way back but just started watching again with some friend and I've been loving it !!

Tbh I still can't get into modern WWE or any wrestling for that matter. I just don't feel the same connections to the wrestlers like I did for Cena, HBK, Triple H etc.. I really want to like it but I just can't :(

Stop the cap. Wrestling is no where near the popularity it has during the attitude era. Wwe has only one thing going for it and that is the bloodline. Thats about it.

A second golden age for sure. Storylines matter and there’s interwoven ones as well. Our time invested feels like it matters and there hasn’t been so much constant changes from guys hating each other one week to forgetting what even happened the next

I think it started as soon as crowds came back 2021 money in the bank

I believe because of the media rights era we live in right now wrestling financials look great. But I still see a lot of empty arenas and the average person in the street more than likely won't be able to name 3 active wrestlers. The Attitude Era was just so unique and mainstream it had wrestlers from all 3 major promotions on TV Shows, Sporting Events, and movies. Everyone I knew including myself had either an NWO shirt, DX, 3:16, Rock, Y2J, ect even when I was in elementary that was thing to watch. Now as a parent I've never seen any of my kids or their classmates with wrestling tees on. Neither my kids or nephews ever seem interested in watching whenever I have it on. So to call this era a "boom" is quite a stretch. And they should be alarmed as their audience is only getting older every year. The average age of a WWE consumer is 53 as of 2023 and the data is not too hard to find. So this is just a boom for those living within the bubble.

I’m sorry but WWE still not as good as it was in the mid 2000s when john cena was the face of the company ratings were still higher back then

You know wrestlings good when pav says " what a time it is to be alive "

Also yeah last line is accurate af, in 2019 i legit thought wwe was gonna go under within the decade. If you compare crowds in 2019 to crowds now, it is night and day. PPV crowds in 2019 were quieter than Raw or Smackdown crowds in 2023 half the time. Hell, just compare the crowd for the main event of mania 35 to the crowd for the main event of mania 39.

Post-pandemic wrestling has been pretty damn awesome

Thanks to hhh for taking over the creative and now every guy every championship feels like a main even for example tag titles they feel so important and there was a time when nobody gives a shit about tag team Aah man great times are back after 20 years

I was saying this to a few friends recently. The product has been outstanding. Ive been watching for 25 years and since Mania 2022, this has been one of my favourite eras.

Glad someone spoke it, 5 10 yrs down the line when it again gets stale people will get nostalgic and talk about remeber when bloodline used to dominate, AEW was banging with good shows and PPVs. Also they'll talk about Roman and his reign like Hulk Hoganesque buisness shifting era. No matter what people say about his promos or matches, man is selling merch, putting people in seats, adds 500k viwevers when he turns up made Zayn, Jey, KO, Solo stars. Gave Cody a worthy story and when he losses that's gonna be monumental 🎉

The fact that tv ratings go up by 400k or 500k when theres a bloodline segment on tv is just INSANE. The biggest jump in wrestling history was when WCW spoiled Mankind winning the title, plus Austin running out. It jumped 650k viewers, including help from WCW fans jumping ship. The fact that the Bloodline segments are getting even close to that is inSANE. I think we can legitimately say that Roman is finally doing prime Cena numbers tbh. Hes not on the star power level of Cena yet, but if his career keeps with this momentum, he'll be as mainstream as Rock and Cena by the time he retires.

Because it's LA Knight's game! YEAH!!

The fans win the most with the biggest companies all putting out great stories and moments. You got WWE, when the bloodline started getting stale the civil war started, ppvs feel like a big deal, storylines are more important, and you have Gable, Knight, and Gunther getting super over. And AEW, binging back CM Punk, showcasing different wrestling styles, Omega, FTR and Danielson putting on these various legendary matches. It is a great time to be a wrestling fan, and it doesn't matter if you only like one brand or both, we all get some great entertainment.

I came back for Wrestlemania season this year after hearing how good it was getting and I usually when I come back for Mania I fall off by Summerslam, but I'm still here watching every week and loving the product which is awesome!

I swear people will say that wrestling is booming again, but they only ever mention AEW & WWE. Mention other promotions around the WORLD! WWE & AEW aren’t the only promotions that exist.

"Wrestling is booming" more like "WWE is booming"

The fact that I’m almost 22 and haven’t been into wrestling like this in my life just shows you

Very well said, I’m enjoying the current WWE product as much as I have in 15 years… Between The Bloodline & The Judgement Day, I can’t remember it being so consistently good.

Well if the wrestling business is booming, Then how come nobody's watching!? 😂

I'm so glad to see where the WWE is at now. I'm glad to see how dedicated their fanbase is. Like many, I grew up with the WWE. And while it's still not what it used to be, and while I still have trouble watching on a consistent basis, I have to admit the ppv's are bangers. I'm able to keep up with the current storylines and it's easy to say the Bloodline is entertaining as hell, Cody vs. Brock feels very special, and it's just really great to watch when the WWE is at it's best. We must enjoy it while we can, fellas. Let's not take it for granted

I'd love to see a video on Black and Gold

I remember being in the library at my school and hearing a group of people talking about Logan Paul against Roman Reigns after it happened and it was such a nice thing to see

The wrestling news sites ruined the business because it lost the element of surprise