What are the pros and cons of building a promotion around young wrestlers?

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Hi. Trish again. Don't get me wrong. I'm not advocating that promotions should do this. I am only asking for opinions. Talented wrestlers come in all ages, no doubt. For example, The Hardy Boyz were in their early and mid-20s when they wrestled in their prime and they were the top draw in the tag team division. Still, most wrestlers are usually in their early 30s when they take the spotlight, with The Rock, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar being a few exceptions. However, let's say that a wrestling promotion wanted to build around young wrestlers, meaning those in their early to mid-20s or so, as their primary drawing talent, just as coaches in other sports tend to focus on younger players. What do you think are the pros and cons of this happening in the wrestling industry?

DeadManRising · Accepted Answer

Let me list them out well.

Pro's.
-Raw, fresh talent. A lot of room for growth.
-New faces. People always like checking out new talent.
-Cheaper. Obviously.
-Modifiable. You can't change Natalya's gimmick, but you *may* be able to change Paige's. 
(The above point doesn't imply her gimmick should be changed. Just get the essence of the point).

Cons.
-Always the chance of an epic failure
-Immaturity: Drugs, and who knows what.
-Lack of experience. Hand in hand with immaturity. 
-Crowd Acceptance. Will they like them, or not?
-Image: It takes a lot of time to build an image of a wrestler for the fans.

That's all I could think of!

Anonymous · Answer

Professional Wrestling Promotions have been doing that for ages, Thirty is just normally when Professional Wrestlers hit their stride in Wrestling. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin wasn't exactly Twenty when he nailed the ball out of the park. The Rock wasn't that young either...

Amy Flower · Answer

Well, I do like the young guys, lol, that is a pro

I guess the only con is they aren't as experience, and you have to teach them everything

Real Celtic Warior · Answer

I guess the con would be just not having wrestlers with name recognition

The pros would be having some fresh faces which is also needed, if they have any talent they will make a name for themselves

Ideally,a wrestling company wants both young talent and veterans, a good mix of both, and in a perfect world the veterans would be helping the younger guys get over

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What are the pros and cons of building a promotion around young wrestlers?

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