Hair bands werr on third string talent by that point. The scene outlived it’s welcome. Considering it had a 10 year run, a new generation looked on it as ‘old’ music. And by the 90s it sucked. And I say this as a die hard hair band/metal fan.
Yeah, and Beavis and Butthead ragging on hair bands like Poison and Winger pretty much did it as well.