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Post by fg on Jul 28, 2022 9:28:21 GMT -5
…to do this character (An evil panda)?
Fortunately this didn’t happen but since the WWF pressured the company to change its name, it wouldn’t surprise me if he made that character.
Now said character would not only be a stupid idea but it would be like an evil Gobbledly Gooker character. But this is Vince. He would make spite storylines regardless if they made money not matter how much common sense says otherwise.
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Post by Legion on Jul 28, 2022 9:39:19 GMT -5
I expected at least one segment with one, or to have a new character who was a hippy environmentalist.
But Vince actually took the high road, possibly the one time.
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Post by Hypnosis on Jul 28, 2022 10:16:01 GMT -5
I expected at least one segment with one, or to have a new character who was a hippy environmentalist. But Vince actually took the high road, possibly the one time.  |
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Post by TOK Is the Target Demo on Jul 28, 2022 10:19:45 GMT -5
I expected at least one segment with one, or to have a new character who was a hippy environmentalist. But Vince actually took the high road, possibly the one time. That's just Danielson being Danielson, tbf |
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Post by Feyrhausen on Jul 28, 2022 11:42:52 GMT -5
Their first order of business was uncharacteristically smart. The Get The F Out campaign to raise awareness of their new name.
The next order of business was probably to trash the Fund but then Austin walked out and they had to focus their efforts on trashing him.
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Post by schma on Jul 28, 2022 12:01:49 GMT -5
I always kinda felt like this was one loss Vince actually had no problem taking because it allowed him to get entertainment in the name and try to make people forget the wrestling part of the name.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Jul 28, 2022 12:30:24 GMT -5
I always kinda felt like this was one loss Vince actually had no problem taking because it allowed him to get entertainment in the name and try to make people forget the wrestling part of the name. It cost them millions in rebranding. Plus any marketing person can tell yoh that it is a big deal when you lose brand name with the recognition that the WWF had. Plus Vince lost and you know he can never get over that. Most likely the only reason we didnt get a panda getting beat up was the US audiences lack of knowledge of the World Wildlife Fund. I myself had never heard of it until 2002. |
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 28, 2022 12:46:36 GMT -5
I always kinda felt like this was one loss Vince actually had no problem taking because it allowed him to get entertainment in the name and try to make people forget the wrestling part of the name. It cost them millions in rebranding. Plus any marketing person can tell yoh that it is a big deal when you lose brand name with the recognition that the WWF had. Plus Vince lost and you know he can never get over that. Most likely the only reason we didnt get a panda getting beat up was the US audiences lack of knowledge of the World Wildlife Fund. I myself had never heard of it until 2002. Honestly, feels like one of the losses that most got to him considering the yarn they had to spin for the Ruthless Aggression era. Especially after all the crowing from Vince after he beat WCW, at the time it was really humiliating PR wise. Newround talked about it. Newsround. And I couldn’t tell you of a time they talked about pro wrestling period. |
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Jul 28, 2022 12:49:48 GMT -5
Get The F Out was like the most hilariously late 90s way to promote the new name. The letter F is stupid and gay and *everyone* has been saying this.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jul 28, 2022 12:52:10 GMT -5
Get The F Out was like the most hilariously late 90s way to promote the new name. The letter F is stupid and gay and *everyone* has been saying this. My favorite were the commercials where the WWF logo accidentally lost the F. Oh it slammed it’s F in the car door. Oopsie |
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Post by Hypnosis on Jul 28, 2022 13:06:38 GMT -5
That's just Danielson being Danielson, tbf I was being facetious anyway. |
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Jul 29, 2022 1:50:24 GMT -5
Only if they make the Panda like the Panda Cheese mascot.  |
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Post by schma on Jul 29, 2022 2:16:02 GMT -5
It cost them millions in rebranding. Plus any marketing person can tell yoh that it is a big deal when you lose brand name with the recognition that the WWF had. Plus Vince lost and you know he can never get over that. Most likely the only reason we didnt get a panda getting beat up was the US audiences lack of knowledge of the World Wildlife Fund. I myself had never heard of it until 2002. Honestly, feels like one of the losses that most got to him considering the yarn they had to spin for the Ruthless Aggression era. Especially after all the crowing from Vince after he beat WCW, at the time it was really humiliating PR wise. Newround talked about it. Newsround. And I couldn’t tell you of a time they talked about pro wrestling period. Admittedly, I don't know newsround but that's a fair point. It's just that WWE seemed to let this go without much of a peep and we've seen how childish Vince can be with petty grievances (though this was by no means petty). This is a guy who 20 years after beating wcw presented HHH and Sting as WWE vs WCW so he could beat it one more time. Meanwhile, I don't remember hearing a peep once they changed the name. |
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Post by schma on Jul 29, 2022 2:17:20 GMT -5
Get The F Out was like the most hilariously late 90s way to promote the new name. The letter F is stupid and gay and *everyone* has been saying this. My favorite were the commercials where the WWF logo accidentally lost the F. Oh it slammed it’s F in the car door. Oopsie I thought it was weird that they cut off the f rather than extend a line and turn it into an e. Now it just looks like ww. |
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Jul 29, 2022 9:01:21 GMT -5
My favorite were the commercials where the WWF logo accidentally lost the F. Oh it slammed it’s F in the car door. Oopsie I thought it was weird that they cut off the f rather than extend a line and turn it into an e. Now it just looks like ww. Think of the ads. They could’ve had the WWF logo get a boner that makes the E! |
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