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Post by SirLucas on May 9, 2018 20:30:28 GMT -5
The other day I was trying to explain to my wife why guys like Daniel Bryan is so popular and guys like Roman Reigns get booed. I made the analogy between WWE and craft beer. It is becoming a trend amongst those in the millennial demographic to prefer the homegrown microbrewery labels over the mass marketed products like Budweiser and Coors.
It's the same thing with wrestling. Look at home many indy stars are over with the crowd in the WWE. Bryan represents that local flavor of wrestling the fan can connect to, whereas Roman represents the big corporate machine created star.
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on May 9, 2018 21:39:35 GMT -5
I dunno if Roman is a Budweiser/Coors exactly. They try to hide his corporate-ness, so maybe he's like a Blue Moon
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2018 21:53:25 GMT -5
Mojo Rawley is Natural Light.
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Post by Rolent Tex on May 9, 2018 22:03:46 GMT -5
I dunno if Roman is a Budweiser/Coors exactly. They try to hide his corporate-ness, so maybe he's like a Blue Moon More like Shock Top.
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on May 9, 2018 22:12:21 GMT -5
I dunno if Roman is a Budweiser/Coors exactly. They try to hide his corporate-ness, so maybe he's like a Blue Moon More like Shock Top. Effectively the same reference One being Coors, the other being Anheuser-Busch. Similar in flavour and intended market. For giggles though let's say Sheamus is Shock Top
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Post by Mozenrath on May 9, 2018 22:15:15 GMT -5
Reminds me of Corey being indignant about Becky. "She called ME a hipster. I laughed so hard, I almost spilled my craft beer."
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Post by cabbageboy on May 9, 2018 22:16:33 GMT -5
The irony is that what promotion is more of the craft beer snob wrestling than New Japan? And guess who a main sponsor is....Coors Light!
I wonder does that make someone like Bryan a Sierra Nevada or Sam Adams? As in a well known craft beer that's gotten too big to truly be a craft beer anymore.
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Post by Rolent Tex on May 9, 2018 22:32:48 GMT -5
Effectively the same reference One being Coors, the other being Anheuser-Busch. Similar in flavour and intended market. For giggles though let's say Sheamus is Shock Top Damn my rum. I’m a bartender and I learned something here today. Didn’t realize that Blue Moon has only been around since 1995.
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Post by Long A, Short A on May 9, 2018 23:02:06 GMT -5
What's the wrestling equivalent of cream liquor?
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on May 9, 2018 23:03:16 GMT -5
Effectively the same reference One being Coors, the other being Anheuser-Busch. Similar in flavour and intended market. For giggles though let's say Sheamus is Shock Top Damn my rum. I’m a bartender and I learned something here today. Didn’t realize that Blue Moon has only been around since 1995. Funny thing is that I always figured Shock Top had some big money behind it but didn't know exactly who until you mentioned it
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on May 9, 2018 23:06:42 GMT -5
Screw beer, I'm a hard cider guy.
....Which would be the equivalent of whom?
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on May 9, 2018 23:07:34 GMT -5
I'm trying to figure out an analogue for BrewDog - Massive indy following but effectively pretty one note
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Post by Rolent Tex on May 9, 2018 23:07:52 GMT -5
Damn my rum. I’m a bartender and I learned something here today. Didn’t realize that Blue Moon has only been around since 1995. Funny thing is that I always figured Shock Top had some big money behind it but didn't know exactly who until you mentioned it I always knew that Shock Top was owned by a domestic beer company but not Blue Moon. Funny story...the restaurant chain I work for stopped carrying Blue Moon when they raised keg prices by $30. Now Shock Top is being replaced by a similar beer brewed just for us...and the cycle continues.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on May 9, 2018 23:08:59 GMT -5
On the other hand, Braun Strowman is one of the biggest stars around. I don't think it's a great analogy, I think indie guys get over by being talented to an audience that by and large hasn't seen their indie work, and Roman--who was once really over in the Shield--has problems that have less to do with him not being from PWG and more to do with him being poorly written.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on May 10, 2018 1:03:07 GMT -5
Does this mean Dean Ambrose is a 40 oz. of Schlitz malt liquor?
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Post by Deputy Muscle on May 10, 2018 1:06:31 GMT -5
Mike 'tap water' Kanellis
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Post by Fade on May 10, 2018 1:28:56 GMT -5
Does this mean Dean Ambrose is a 40 oz. of Schlitz malt liquor? Deans definitely a can of Steel Reserve.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2018 2:22:05 GMT -5
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Post by Alice Syndrome on May 10, 2018 4:53:32 GMT -5
and Jinder Mahal is a Bud Light Lime
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Post by mrbananagrabber on May 10, 2018 4:57:17 GMT -5
I like Budweiser. I don’t like Roman Reigns.
Now I’m confused.
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