WWE legend Mick Foley explains why he might stop watching WWE

Republished from usatoday

WWE is in a difficult spot in late 2015, and many fans were left highly disappointed by Sunday’s Survivor Series — which ended with a nine-minute main event match before Sheamus cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Survivor Series is one of the WWE’s longest running annual shows and is supposed to be a massive event, but the matches too often felt like they could have been aired on an average episode of Monday Night Raw. To make matters worse, there are a number top stars who are currently injured, and the biggest draw in the business — John Cena — is on a break.

Mick Foley, a former WWE World Champion who was one of the biggest stars in the company during the Attitude Era, frequently shares his thoughts on WWE events on Twitter and Facebook. On Tuesday, Foley wrote that he’s on the verge of becoming a “former WWE fan,” and hopes that the WWE will finally give beloved midcarders like Dolph Ziggler and rising female stars like Sasha Banks a chance to become champions.

Via Facebook:

“I’m going to quote an article from July, 2014, called “The Sad Case Of Zack Ryder” in which I wrote: “Eventually, people get tired of finding out that the WWE Superstars they have supported with their cheers, their signs, their purchases, their follows, and their likes aren’t real Superstars – and, little by little, those fans lose interest in WWE, find other interests, and become former WWE fans.

I am one of those people on the verge of becoming a former WWE fan. I’m tired of being told through Raw, Smackdown and PPV’s that WWE superstars I have rooted for – from Ziggler to Cesaro to Kevin Owens aren’t top stars – no matter how strongly crowd reaction seems to disagree. I’m tired of NXT stars getting their big “break” in WWE, just to be treated like jokes.

Six months ago, my son and I traveled 12 hours – from Eastern Tennessee to Orlando, Florida to watch Sasha Banks wrestle Becky Lynch at ‪#‎NXTTakeover‬. One of the greatest women’s matches of all time. Last night, in what I believe was their first singles match on ‪#‎RAW‬ Sasha and Becky were given four minutes. At a time when WWE desperately needs to make new stars – when they need to give wrestlers with talent the opportunity to break through – they gave Sasha and Becky four minutes. I turned the channel, and watched a pretty good football game instead. I think I can get used to watching football games on Monday night again…. There is an old saying in politics : as Ohio goes, so goes the nation. Think of me as the Ohio of wrestling fans. If I leave, it’s not just one disgruntled former fan; finding something else to do on Monday nights. Instead, my leaving might well be an indication of a larger exodus from WWE.”