The argument is very valid because one of the top wrestlers of all time said that the fans in America wanted to be heels. They wanted to play a role. They wanted to be a bad guy. THat didnt happen in Japan, Canada, Germany, or England until it happened in the US first. You are making it sound like just because the WWE does most of its business stateside, that the fans in other countries dont get a chance to have a voice when it comes to this. But they do. The WWE was touring the WORLD at that point, when the "bad" guys started to get over. They were BAD GUYS in Germany, and good guys in America.