Superbowl Wrestlemania 38 Commercial

[The Rick Jericho]

For anyone who missed it or is not a football fan.

Quite a drop off from the 1999 Superbowl Commercial.

Meanwhile.

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer followed up by stating the ads were actually paid for and centering around the Peacock streaming service and would only feature mentions of WrestleMania 38. He then added that Vince McMahon believes paying millions for a commercial during the Super Bowl is a waste of money.

"Vince has said publicly and he has said to me that it was a waste of money," Meltzer added. "That's why they never did it again. At the time everybody talked about it but for what their company is — a Super Bowl commercial for some things would work. A Super Bowl commercial for Peacock makes sense..."

[eJm]

I prefer this one, to be honest.

In all seriousness...I can sort of get what Vince is saying? Like, for as many iconic Super Bowl commercials there have been, it doesn't really seem to be something that gets large traction businesswise? But then I don't have the numbers so it could lead to a massive update this year in people getting into Crypto and Electric cars, I guess.

[ToyfareMark]

It didn't help that their first Super Bowl ad aired during one of the most dull as dirt Super Bowls ever played. To make matters worse, it didn't air until the 3rd quarter.

[Vice honcho room temperature]

Radical? Quit copying Milhouse

[Jindrak Mark]

Imagine paying millions and millions of dollars for a 30 second ad. The money involved in the Superbowl is just obscene. Hell, the half-time performers don't even technically get paid. THEY pay the NFL for the honor of being allowed to perform. Dr. Dre supposedly spent $7m of his own money this year which admittedly would be pocket change to him.

I give it a decade or so before the players themselves somehow have to pay for the right to play at the Superbowl they qualified for.

[Deleted]

Just watched it to see who were the "non overly pushed today stars" who were advertised and I saw in order Montez, Kofi, AJ, Drew and Miz.

Now I don't think that means anything at all, I just wanted to see who else was being promoted. Of course you knew they'd promote all yalls "favorites" along side of them.

[The Thread Barbi]

What's with all the words?

Looks heavily influenced by commentator McMahon rather than CEO McMahon...

[HMARK Center]

Feb 14, 2022 18:14:39 GMT -5 The Thread Barbi said:

What's with all the words?

Looks heavily influenced by commentator McMahon rather than CEO McMahon...

Then it'd have just been "UNBEEEEEELIEVABLE!"

That, or "BIIIIIIIG BACK BODY DROP!"

[Deleted]

BUZZWORD MANIA! aka we don't know if there will be wrestling but we damn sure gonna throw words at you.

[eJm]

Feb 14, 2022 18:17:04 GMT -5 HMARK Center said:

Feb 14, 2022 18:14:39 GMT -5 The Thread Barbi said:

What's with all the words?

Looks heavily influenced by commentator McMahon rather than CEO McMahon...

Then it'd have just been "UNBEEEEEELIEVABLE!"

That, or "BIIIIIIIG BACK BODY DROP!"

“ONE TWO THREE HE GOT HIM NO!”

[hbkid718]

Technically, it was not an Official Super Bowl Commercial. An Official Super Bowl Commercial are only those that are shown from companies that pay (6.5 Million Dollars in 2022) for a spot. Any commercial shown from the NFL or the Network airing the game, in this case NBC, are free since you can't pay yourself for a commercial. Therefore, since the WrestleMania Commercial was promoting Peacock, WWE did not pay for it.

variety.com/2022/tv/news/nbc-super-bowl-commercials-promos-law-order-endgame-1235178798/?fbclid=IwAR1a00FaIB1R4HhBBf16aLNRz85qIoxg8cwxip64y7LUO4M4cI4m7B3IDZc

[Square]

So they have Bianca Belair and use the word "superb" and The Miz with "Radical"...just why?

[Wieners=$$$]

I've taken the liberty of adding a few adjectives and verbs they left out

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Somehow, I don't think Pat McAfee screaming a bunch of adjectives into everyone's ear wasn't really an effective way of drawing eyes to WWE or WrestleMania.

[clifford]

Did you know, that, in a way, Wrestlemania is like the Superbowl of wrestling?

[eJm]

Feb 14, 2022 17:20:08 GMT -5 Jindrak Mark said:

I give it a decade or so before the players themselves somehow have to pay for the right to play at the Superbowl they qualified for.

I’d say the chances of that would be slim because they have something in place for the players called a “union”.

A concept foreign to professional wrestling.

[Wieners=$$$]

Feb 15, 2022 9:47:17 GMT -5 eJm said:

Feb 14, 2022 17:20:08 GMT -5 Jindrak Mark said:

I give it a decade or so before the players themselves somehow have to pay for the right to play at the Superbowl they qualified for.

I’d say the chances of that would be slim because they have something in place for the players called a “union”.

A concept foreign to professional wrestling.

Yeah, they tried it once, but they were asking too much for a 2×4 budget, and it has since been taboo

[A Platypus Rave]

Feb 14, 2022 18:28:22 GMT -5 eJm said:

Feb 14, 2022 18:17:04 GMT -5 HMARK Center said:

Then it'd have just been "UNBEEEEEELIEVABLE!"

That, or "BIIIIIIIG BACK BODY DROP!"

“ONE TWO THREE HE GOT HIM NO!”

WHATTAMANEUVER!