Rare Breeds - Not anymore!

In the USA any dog breed that is not registered by the American Kennel Club is considered rare.  In the last few years some of my favorite breeds have made it into the AKC and some even appeared on Westminster Kennel Club 2012 show. In particular, the Cane Corso, Anatolian, Neapolitan Mastiff, and Dogue De Bordeaux now strut around the ring at AKC shows.  I suspect that the breed clubs pushed for and achieved this noted distinction for their respective breeds.  
What is left to be seen now is what the future of the breeds will be as their popularity will no doubt increase.  Will breeders take the route of producing for profit to fill the need of the pet owning public or try to keep the dogs close to their working roots?  I hope these once "rare" breeds will continue to be the functional molossers that gave rise to their popularity in the rare breed show circuit and not go the way of so many other breeds that are only good for warming couches.  Only time will tell.