A rising tide may lift all boats but until that wealth is spread across the entire wrestling landscape, Monday's Raw is further indication of what nearly two decades of inertia has done to professional wrestling. AEW has helped to break up that monotony but it's only a start.
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Expanding on that inertia, let's take a look at the others.
The Japanese scene is something only the most hardcore fans have tuned into historically due mostly to ethnocentrism (if it didn't happen here it doesn't count).
To a lesser extent, the same applies to Mexico. Even though lots of fans are into Lucha Libre, #AAA and #CMLL have failed to gain a long term foothold here. AAA blew its best shot six years ago when Triplemania XXIII was a botchfest. CMLL has been rumored to be up for sale
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The UK scene has been in shambles for years. When the World of Sport relaunch took place, Triple H quickly squashed that momentum by raiding that country's indies to form #NXTUK.
WOS relaunched 1 1/2 years behind schedule due to WWE's monopolistic behavior and hasn't had a follow-up season since as almost all of the people involved have moved on.
The much hyped "TNA beat WWE in the UK" spiel in the early '10s was due to Impact being on free TV and WWE on paid TV
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/12/eric-bischoff-on-his-appearances-in-tna-i-looked-like-st-677881/
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On the latest episode of the 83 Weeks Podcast, Eric Bischoff talked about his time he spent in TNA and appearing live on television. Bischoff debuted for the company in January of 2010 alongside Hulk Hogan as an alliance to take over and rebuild the company, while he was named Executive Producer of TNA behind […]
The indies here are a mixed bag. #ROH, once known as the king of the indies, has just gotten back on its feet. The lower tier promotions are still struggling.
The #NWA is still in recovery mode itself even with the two St. Louis pay per views. Its weekly TV shows no longer air on YouTube, numerous wrestlers have defected and there are rumors that Billy Corgan could sell the company so its future is still up in the air
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