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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Apr 2, 2023 0:12:07 GMT -5
it as pigf*** ugly, thats the best I can say about it
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Apr 2, 2023 0:13:07 GMT -5
also im so annoyed nobody did the hart attack or the demolition device to the cinnamon toast bloke
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coleslaw
Don Corleone
Scott the Woz
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Post by coleslaw on Apr 2, 2023 0:14:03 GMT -5
Tired: Jay White as the Prime bottle Inspired: JJ who isn't White as the Prime bottle Holy f*** I wanted Jay White to be Prime Man so f***ing badly
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tirtefaa
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If you wanna know the truth, you gotta dig up Johnny Booth.
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Post by tirtefaa on Apr 2, 2023 0:15:05 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised to see advertisers start approaching WWE even more.
Not only does WrestleMania essentially sell itself, but WWE his going to have a continual audience for their shows that other shows on streaming services do not have. If streaming services start going the advertisement route, WWE is absolutely going to be in a bidding war. I mean, would you rather advertise on a show that has 8 episodes per season, or a show that runs 52 weeks a year?
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 2, 2023 0:28:25 GMT -5
I get why they do it but it felt a lot more in your face than when sports broadcasts do it. It was a little annoying at times.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Apr 2, 2023 0:37:36 GMT -5
I don’t have a problem with WWE monetizing their audience and reach. It’d be weird if they didn’t do that. So whatever, go get that paper.
Funniest one was “check out this replay, brought to you by DO YOUR TAXES”
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Apr 2, 2023 1:15:53 GMT -5
I don’t have a problem with WWE monetizing their audience and reach. It’d be weird if they didn’t do that. So whatever, go get that paper. Funniest one was “check out this replay, brought to you by DO YOUR TAXES” "Enjoy this culmination of a year and a half's worth of story between former friends and long-time friends, sponsored by DO YOUR TAXES"
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ssdrivin
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Post by ssdrivin on Apr 2, 2023 1:39:04 GMT -5
I think we as wrestling fans have kind of… I don’t want to say taken for granted because I don’t think it’s something we’ve given much conscious thought to be grateful or ungrateful about, but WWE’s in-arena space has almost always been kept relatively clean as it relates to advertising. You’d get something on the in-arena LED banners and the interstitial reads by the commentators in entrances, but it’s always been a blank ring canvas, WWE-branded turnbuckles, etc., It’s especially noticeable in comparison to pro sports, where only the NFL and MLB are something in the US that I’d deem comparatively blank in how they treat their fields of play. Just a thought, but I wonder if that's not more WWE wanting to put itself over than for our benefit, you know? Wanting to make sure everybody knows it's WWE they're watching, not some other wrestling show. Like if you look at the UFC octagon, the focus is on the advertisers, all the sponsor logos and stuff, on the mat, on the posts, the crossbars, the staging... I don't think WWE would want to play second fiddle to the sponsors on their own product like that, I think they value (or are egotistical about) their brand too much for that.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 2, 2023 1:42:39 GMT -5
I think we as wrestling fans have kind of… I don’t want to say taken for granted because I don’t think it’s something we’ve given much conscious thought to be grateful or ungrateful about, but WWE’s in-arena space has almost always been kept relatively clean as it relates to advertising. You’d get something on the in-arena LED banners and the interstitial reads by the commentators in entrances, but it’s always been a blank ring canvas, WWE-branded turnbuckles, etc., It’s especially noticeable in comparison to pro sports, where only the NFL and MLB are something in the US that I’d deem comparatively blank in how they treat their fields of play. Just a thought, but I wonder if that's not more WWE wanting to put itself over than for our benefit, you know? Wanting to make sure everybody knows it's WWE they're watching, not some other wrestling show. Like if you look at the UFC octagon, the focus is on the advertisers, all the sponsor logos and stuff, on the mat, on the posts, the crossbars, the staging... I don't think WWE would want to play second fiddle to the sponsors on their own product like that, I think they value (or are egotistical about) their brand too much for that. That’s definitely possible. It being an ego/pride thing seems like a reason why that ring wasn’t covered in Stridex logos in 1995 when the going was a lot tougher.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Weather Machine on Apr 2, 2023 1:44:49 GMT -5
I don’t have a problem with WWE monetizing their audience and reach. It’d be weird if they didn’t do that. So whatever, go get that paper. Funniest one was “check out this replay, brought to you by DO YOUR TAXES” "Don't do your taxes" - Michael Cole, 2023
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pinja
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Post by pinja on Apr 2, 2023 1:46:44 GMT -5
"Prime" has pre-workout level caffeine, but is marketed as an average energy drink, isn't it? A healthy dose for naturally energetic teens.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Apr 2, 2023 1:48:03 GMT -5
When the f***ing Cinnamon Toast Monster showed up during Rey's entrance I thought it was his new son Who's to say it isn't?
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Bo Rida
Fry's dog Seymour
Pulled one over on everyone. Got away with it, this time.
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Post by Bo Rida on Apr 2, 2023 3:08:31 GMT -5
Ugh I would be so pissed off if I paid 9.99 to watch that ugly shit. Yeah other sports so it and I hate it there too. Especially Man City removing seats for hideous double tier boards. It's distracting from what you're supposed to be there to watch. Feel bad for the poor people on the corner that paid thousands to have that in their way, even if slightly preferable to a giant palm tree blocking things completely.
If its free or a smaller promotion you can kinda understand, maybe tolerate some mountain dew on a desk but all match is just wrong. I'd still rather just pay the 9.99 to avoid them though.
Even if you don't see the ads between matches if you pay they still ruin the pacing.
Get Chris Brookes in to literally kick all the mascots heads in.
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Post by 4real on Apr 2, 2023 4:18:38 GMT -5
Turbo tax almost poured cold water all over the main event. Awful stuff.
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champchumpchange
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Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall.
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Post by champchumpchange on Apr 2, 2023 6:58:01 GMT -5
I think this was WWE's way of showing potential buyers / investors how far reaching & diverse their brand is in the event of an upcoming sale.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Apr 2, 2023 7:10:10 GMT -5
Tired: Jay White as the Prime bottle Inspired: JJ who isn't White as the Prime bottle Holy f*** I wanted Jay White to be Prime Man so f***ing badly I wanted Jay White to be the surprise challenger for the Miz. Instead it was Pat. I was letdown.
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Magnus the Magnificent
King Koopa
didn't want one.
I could write a book about what you don't know!
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Apr 2, 2023 7:10:40 GMT -5
I don’t have a problem with WWE monetizing their audience and reach. It’d be weird if they didn’t do that. So whatever, go get that paper. Funniest one was “check out this replay, brought to you by DO YOUR TAXES” "Don't do your taxes" - Michael Cole, 2023 Michael Cole vs IRS in a bloodfeud for WM 40 confirmed.
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Post by BradMKE on Apr 2, 2023 7:33:28 GMT -5
They made over $20 million from those harmless sponsorships. That's like what AEW makes in rights fees for 6 months of all their TV shows combined from WBD.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Apr 2, 2023 8:08:40 GMT -5
Holy f*** I wanted Jay White to be Prime Man so f***ing badly I wanted Jay White to be the surprise challenger for the Miz. Instead it was Pat. I was letdown. Pat is a walking talking letdown. He’s crushing disappointment given human form.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2023 8:44:44 GMT -5
It was noticeable but it oddly made this show feel more big time to me? There was a time when brands wanted nothing to do with wrestling at all. I think it’ll get on my nerves next year but it didn’t bug me this year. I agree. Not an apples to apples comparison but I follow Nascar and they are hemorrhaging their big name sponsors over the past decade. It’s nice to see wrasslin’, my second redneck love, in a good place.
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