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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Mar 25, 2019 21:03:59 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 23:17:14 GMT -5
My guess is that they want simpler branding? Like how Pepsi-Cola eventually became Pepsi.
Makes it easier to make logos and stuff when you have fewer letters/smaller words to work with.
Also it's easier for the human brain to remember fewer words.
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Post by Dub H on Mar 25, 2019 23:22:40 GMT -5
Man this name erasing is so weird.
Mustafa Ali sound so much cooler.
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Post by Perd on Mar 25, 2019 23:30:07 GMT -5
They did drastically cut down on his autograph signing time. He’ll get so many more activities done now.
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Post by Dub H on Mar 25, 2019 23:32:41 GMT -5
They did drastically cut down on his autograph signing time. He’ll get so many more activities done now. And many more Disney lawsuits
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Mar 26, 2019 0:07:53 GMT -5
They did drastically cut down on his autograph signing time. He’ll get so many more activities done now. And many more Disney lawsuits And lawsuits from Muhammad Ali’s estate.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Mar 26, 2019 0:28:27 GMT -5
My guess is that they want simpler branding? Like how Pepsi-Cola eventually became Pepsi. Makes it easier to make logos and stuff when you have fewer letters/smaller words to work with. Also it's easier for the human brain to remember fewer words.
Yeah, but Ali is trademarked by Muhammad Ali's estate for things like T-shirts... so... this is a pretty bad branding idea. The WWE literally can't put something like Ali on a shirt without getting sued.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Mar 26, 2019 0:46:22 GMT -5
Mustafa Cien Almas
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Post by Doctor No on Mar 26, 2019 1:05:25 GMT -5
They want shorter names for the announcers to have to say. That way the announcers can use their speaking time for cramming more McMahon-speak/social media garbage in. I do wonder if “Ali” just likes to have fun?!!!
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Post by Prince Petty on Mar 26, 2019 1:25:22 GMT -5
Vince is crazy. It's as simple as that. The rationale seems to be that it creates a stronger identity, or mystique, or makes them more easily marketable. It doesn't. None of that is true. It just makes them seem even more like fake, wrestling personas than real people (not helped by the WWE's elementary school quality writing).
It's also f***ing weird because, Michael Cole doesn't have to say "Mustafa Ali" every time he talks about the guy. He can call him "Ali" on commentary without anyone getting confused over who he means. Like real sports announcers do all the time.
Imagine if the face of the women's division was just called 'Becky' or 'Lynch', and the next Universal Champion was just 'Seth' or 'Rollins'. Would anyone take them seriously? How come it's okay to do it with Cesaro, Rusev, Andrade and Ali? I give them a slight pass with Big E, because I can at least see Vince's train of thought - "Big E! Like Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, and all those guys who have funny, rapper names. It works, pal!"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 3:10:57 GMT -5
My guess is that they want simpler branding? Like how Pepsi-Cola eventually became Pepsi. Makes it easier to make logos and stuff when you have fewer letters/smaller words to work with. Also it's easier for the human brain to remember fewer words.
Yeah, but Ali is trademarked by Muhammad Ali's estate for things like T-shirts... so... this is a pretty bad branding idea. The WWE literally can't put something like Ali on a shirt without getting sued. They'll probably do something like "Ali-Xtreme" or something on the shirts.
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Post by Totorob101 on Mar 26, 2019 3:18:28 GMT -5
terrible idea as usual. Just imagine them doing this to other wrestlers back in the day like calling tito santana just santana or lex luger as luger.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Mar 26, 2019 7:08:17 GMT -5
How about Mufasa? Someone could push him off a cliff every week.
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Post by Push R Truth on Mar 26, 2019 7:13:24 GMT -5
How about Mufasa? Someone could push him off a cliff every week. Every time he grabs a mic the voice is James Earl Jones
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Post by MrElijah on Mar 26, 2019 7:28:31 GMT -5
How about Mufasa? Someone could push him off a cliff every week. Every time he grabs a mic the voice is James Earl Jones "Simbaaa...." "My name is Asuka."
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Post by Moppy on Mar 26, 2019 8:02:53 GMT -5
Whatever Vince's twisted logic is about all this, you'll note that it was never applied to 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin. And I think he did OK.
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Post by Dub H on Mar 26, 2019 8:08:29 GMT -5
Now I want to see a "Spider-Man No More" variation with Mustafas Ali's Entrance Light Attire in the trash.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 26, 2019 8:12:37 GMT -5
I don't think there's a need for changes like this, but they don't bother me.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Mar 26, 2019 9:27:26 GMT -5
How about Mufasa? Someone could push him off a cliff every week. Every time he grabs a mic the voice is James Earl Jones How are FAN members not writing for WWE.
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Post by Prince Petty on Mar 26, 2019 9:43:04 GMT -5
Whatever Vince's twisted logic is about all this, you'll note that it was never applied to 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin. And I think he did OK. Or Bret "The Hitman" Hart, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels or even John Cena or Roman Reigns. I think it's fair to say that Vince doesn't do this with guys he thinks may be top stars. There are a couple of exceptions, but they don't really fit - Edge and Batista came in as one-name guys, and The Rock reinvented himself to get over at all.
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