schma
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Post by schma on Apr 2, 2023 8:47:10 GMT -5
I watched it after the fact so I was able to skip all the commercials and other filler. I probably cut a half hour off the viewing time.
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Post by fg on Apr 2, 2023 9:01:26 GMT -5
The wild juxtaposition of Cinnamon Toast Crunch’s cartoon mascots on the LEDs during the emotional father/son showdown of Rey vs. Dom will never not be funny. Be glad that the loser didn’t get thrown into a big pool of milk.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Apr 2, 2023 9:39:28 GMT -5
I just hope it stays as a Mania only thing. It looks obnoxious.
Also f*** Turbotax, even as a Brit I know all of America is getting screwed by Turbotax.
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Apr 2, 2023 9:49:21 GMT -5
3 pages in and no ones mentioned this thread is brought to you by YAPPY'S DOG TREATS!! That's right, Yappy's Dog Treats! Your dog will love that real liver-and-tuna taste With just a hint of cheese...!
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Post by WinOwensWin on Apr 2, 2023 10:08:35 GMT -5
The wild juxtaposition of Cinnamon Toast Crunch’s cartoon mascots on the LEDs during the emotional father/son showdown of Rey vs. Dom will never not be funny. That was absolutely hilarious. I mean, realistically, couldn't that have been run with any other match that wasn't supposed to be so emotionally involved? The 6 woman tag, 4 way tag, hell, even Theory/Cena. I loved every second of that product placement.
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Post by tagteammatchplaya on Apr 2, 2023 10:10:58 GMT -5
I want to RKO the guy dancing in the TurboTax commercial
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Post by BRV on Apr 2, 2023 10:25:54 GMT -5
I didn't find it to be all that jarring compared to other major American sports, which have ads plastered everywhere, from the boards at a hockey game to on-court in NBA arenas to the sleeves of uniforms in Major League Baseball.
Sure, compared to previous WrestleManias, yes it was out of place, but it was a lot less over the top than some other wrestling shows (WCW and AEW plastering brand logos on the mat, for example).
Also, and this is totally missing the forest for the trees, but it says something about how mainstream wrestling has become that legitimate advertisers are willing to get into business with WWE. Some of the most prominent advertisers last night were Intuit Turbotax (one of the biggest tax preparation companies in America), Cinnamon Toast Crunch (one of the five best-selling cereals in the U.S.), Ford (the fifth-best selling car company), and Snickers (the top-selling candy bar in sales).
We've come a long way from Stacker 2, Slim Jim, and 1-800-Collect.
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schma
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Post by schma on Apr 2, 2023 10:53:45 GMT -5
I didn't find it to be all that jarring compared to other major American sports, which have ads plastered everywhere, from the boards at a hockey game to on-court in NBA arenas to the sleeves of uniforms in Major League Baseball. Sure, compared to previous WrestleManias, yes it was out of place, but it was a lot less over the top than some other wrestling shows (WCW and AEW plastering brand logos on the mat, for example). Also, and this is totally missing the forest for the trees, but it says something about how mainstream wrestling has become that legitimate advertisers are willing to get into business with WWE. Some of the most prominent advertisers last night were Intuit Turbotax (one of the biggest tax preparation companies in America), Cinnamon Toast Crunch (one of the five best-selling cereals in the U.S.), Ford (the fifth-best selling car company), and Snickers (the top-selling candy bar in sales). We've come a long way from Stacker 2, Slim Jim, and 1-800-Collect. While you make a lot of great points, my mind is blown by Snickers being the top selling candy bar. That just does not compute.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 2, 2023 11:07:35 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. It's very traditional sports. Especially like soccer where the entire outside the field are led ad boards.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Apr 2, 2023 11:09:47 GMT -5
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. Vince allegedly hates stuff printed on the canvas. I think he said it made them easier to slip on as a reason. Could also be a money thing a blank canvas costs less to get made than one with stuff printed on it and in theory could get reused.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Apr 2, 2023 12:55:04 GMT -5
WWE has hit on something huge here, with their LED shit everywhere, they can do NHL style board ads that cycle during the match and unlike a game between two hockey teams, that once it's over, no one is likely to ever watch it again, WWE has the Network and people watching that ad until the end of time.
I hate it, but WWE is in a position pretty unique to sports.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Apr 2, 2023 13:06:33 GMT -5
Yeah it just looked like every other sport broadcast. Ads everywhere but you just kinda get over it after a minute.
Hopefully in the future they change the name of the Intercontinental title in honor of Minions 4 or something
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Apr 2, 2023 14:21:07 GMT -5
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Post by XIII on Apr 2, 2023 14:24:23 GMT -5
When the f***ing Cinnamon Toast Monster showed up during Rey's entrance I thought it was his new son Rey Misterio: Cereal f***er. Someone has to stop the Mystery King from SLINGING DONG ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!
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Post by polarbearpete on Apr 2, 2023 14:45:01 GMT -5
I didn’t mind it except for the cartoony Cinnamon Toast Crunch ads all over the Mysterios match.
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Post by pencilneckgeek on Apr 2, 2023 15:35:46 GMT -5
Triple H was boasting about spinster dollars during the press conference. A big reason they've been more family friendly was to get more mainstream advertisers to work with them. Like it or not, but it seems to be working.
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Post by champchumpchange on Apr 2, 2023 17:01:12 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. Yep
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Post by 4real on Apr 3, 2023 7:33:56 GMT -5
I’m not sure but I think Russel Crowe has a movie coming out? Something to do with Exorcism & Priests? Wasn’t quite sure if WWE promoted that enough.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Apr 3, 2023 7:46:04 GMT -5
I’m not sure but I think Russel Crowe has a movie coming out? Something to do with Exorcism & Priests? Wasn’t quite sure if WWE promoted that enough. I think so...good thing they didn't fake out the crowd by doing what looked like a cool intro for either Balor or Edge and then clunkily cut to something else entirely!
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Post by Zone Was Wrong on Apr 3, 2023 7:52:36 GMT -5
I get advertising is everywhere, but this felt a tad overboard. To the point I thought something happened to the stream when a trailer for that Exorcist movie came on lol. A lot of it felt unnatural if that makes sense.
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