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Post by fortknox on Aug 1, 2015 11:26:46 GMT -5
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Post by Push R Truth on Aug 1, 2015 13:46:20 GMT -5
This is the greatest out of context quote in the history of our sport:
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Post by Main Eventer on Aug 1, 2015 22:19:21 GMT -5
Oh, end the partnership with Subway, but you keep Jerry Lawler around.
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Post by Modern Day Maharaja on Aug 1, 2015 22:54:26 GMT -5
"I got your delicious Subway Sandwich, Jerry!"
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Aug 1, 2015 22:55:52 GMT -5
I'm not sure if it's over just because of the Jared fiasco. Subway already distanced themselves from him.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 1, 2015 23:04:26 GMT -5
Brock, we know you have your own endorsement deal, but we've had a working relationship with Subway for quite some time. Ok, Jimmy Johns it is!
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Post by Joe Neglia on Aug 1, 2015 23:45:56 GMT -5
I'm not sure if it's over just because of the Jared fiasco. Subway already distanced themselves from him. Doesn't matter how far Subway tries to distance themselves from him, it isn't happening. Subway is the largest restaurant chain in the world, surpassing McDonalds, and Jared's been their spokes-character for 15 years. To the average American, the two are inseparable at this time. He's this generation's Ronald McDonald/Colonel Sanders. Subway's name by proxy is tainted to a severe degree over this, and WWE knows it.
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Post by LuchaBella on Aug 1, 2015 23:49:12 GMT -5
Brock, we know you have your own endorsement deal, but we've had a working relationship with Subway for quite some time. Ok, Jimmy Johns it is! They built a Jimmy John's by my house, and we all immediately thought of Brock Lesnar. It should happen.
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Aug 1, 2015 23:55:01 GMT -5
If anybody knows anything about whitewashing somebody out of your company's history, its the WWE.
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Post by SUPES on Aug 2, 2015 0:01:56 GMT -5
Perhaps it's because I tend to watch anything not sports either via DVR or on demand, meaning I skip commercials, but Fogle has never even crossed my mind eating at Subway, including today.
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Post by Reflecto on Aug 2, 2015 1:43:06 GMT -5
I'm not sure if it's over just because of the Jared fiasco. Subway already distanced themselves from him. Doesn't matter how far Subway tries to distance themselves from him, it isn't happening. Subway is the largest restaurant chain in the world, surpassing McDonalds, and Jared's been their spokes-character for 15 years. To the average American, the two are inseparable at this time. He's this generation's Ronald McDonald/Colonel Sanders. Subway's name by proxy is tainted to a severe degree over this, and WWE knows it. But that also ties into the real question mark for why Jared's so inseparable for Subway- the rise of Subway had less to do with Jared Fogle being the spokesperson for Subway, and more that Jared's story represented conclusive proof "Subway is the healthier alternative to McDonald's/Burger King", and THAT is what made Subway surpass McDonald's more than anything Jared himself did. The name is a slight taint, but the only problem that Jared brings to the table is countered by the fact that Subway's still got their image as the healthy alternative to fast food- and THAT will keep Subway in the game (and thus keep them worthy of WWE's alliance.)
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 2, 2015 2:25:47 GMT -5
Even at the height of his "fame" even the Simpsons referred to him as "he used to be fat, but now he's just ugly" to let people know who he was.
There used to be really good commercials featuring an Angry Scottsman for Alexander Keith's beer up here. Then he got busted for kiddie porn, his commercials went off the air and not a soul noticed they didn't see those commercials anymore.
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Post by fortknox on Aug 2, 2015 8:45:46 GMT -5
If anybody knows anything about whitewashing somebody out of your company's history, its the WWE. If it ain't white, it ain't right brother.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Aug 2, 2015 14:25:20 GMT -5
Doesn't matter how far Subway tries to distance themselves from him, it isn't happening. Subway is the largest restaurant chain in the world, surpassing McDonalds, and Jared's been their spokes-character for 15 years. To the average American, the two are inseparable at this time. He's this generation's Ronald McDonald/Colonel Sanders. Subway's name by proxy is tainted to a severe degree over this, and WWE knows it. But that also ties into the real question mark for why Jared's so inseparable for Subway- the rise of Subway had less to do with Jared Fogle being the spokesperson for Subway, and more that Jared's story represented conclusive proof "Subway is the healthier alternative to McDonald's/Burger King", and THAT is what made Subway surpass McDonald's more than anything Jared himself did. The name is a slight taint, but the only problem that Jared brings to the table is countered by the fact that Subway's still got their image as the healthy alternative to fast food- and THAT will keep Subway in the game (and thus keep them worthy of WWE's alliance.) Unfortunately, that's just not how society or corporate business really operates. Subway will survive for sure, but this isn't a slight hit to their image, it's pretty major, and right now most other companies are going to stay away from the one that's in the news because their mascot is a pedo.
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Post by SAJ Forth on Aug 2, 2015 14:27:26 GMT -5
Oh, end the partnership with Subway, but you keep Jerry Lawler around. In defense of Lawler, the charges were dropped after the accuser recanted.
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Post by Clawley Race on Aug 2, 2015 14:37:41 GMT -5
'Don't get me Jared from Subway!'
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 2, 2015 19:41:12 GMT -5
Subway should follow my advice and just use an animated character or puppet as their spokesman.
Like a talking sandwich.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2015 19:53:05 GMT -5
By that same token, companies that have partnered with Hogan should distance themselves from WWE. Or hell any company that partnered with any WWE Wrestler should distance themselves from the WWE since that wrestler might be revealed to be a racist in the future.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Aug 2, 2015 20:36:00 GMT -5
This is the greatest out of context quote in the history of our sport:
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Post by xCompackx on Aug 2, 2015 20:50:04 GMT -5
But that also ties into the real question mark for why Jared's so inseparable for Subway- the rise of Subway had less to do with Jared Fogle being the spokesperson for Subway, and more that Jared's story represented conclusive proof "Subway is the healthier alternative to McDonald's/Burger King", and THAT is what made Subway surpass McDonald's more than anything Jared himself did. The name is a slight taint, but the only problem that Jared brings to the table is countered by the fact that Subway's still got their image as the healthy alternative to fast food- and THAT will keep Subway in the game (and thus keep them worthy of WWE's alliance.) Unfortunately, that's just not how society or corporate business really operates. Subway will survive for sure, but this isn't a slight hit to their image, it's pretty major, and right now most other companies are going to stay away from the one that's in the news because their mascot is a pedo. It doesn't help that Subway's the only corporate restaurant chain that I can think of that even has a mascot anymore. Burger King did away with The King for the most part, Wendy's and Arby's don't even have mascots that I know of, and McDonalds only sometimes uses Ronald McDonald anymore. When you think of "corporate restaurant mascot" these days, "Jared from Subway" is what comes to mind a lot of the time.
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