It makes sense to me. Here's another one I just thought of... 
  
KISS -> Hulk Hogan 
While neither of them necessarily changed their respective fields and their talent is debatable, they both were amazing draws and have influenced many future talents. Both had many kids as fans, and have large masses of fans, the KISS army and the Hulkamaniacs. And both keep saying they are going to retire, but someone gives them a financial figure that they just can't refuse. As far as IWC/IMC is concerned, both never existed, effected the business, and are just nostalgia acts.