Yeah...and by "nitche market" you really mean "all the talent left for the NPC along with the fans"
Please bro...they got beat by a better organization...they were getting their ass handed to them long before the guy challenged the drug ruling....
And yres, within 5 years....by 1987 the NPC had taken over, and even their superstars (comerford, Meeko, etc.) were coming over to try for a pro card, as winning the top AAU show led to nowhere...