WWF...

[mrpink]

Personally, I wouldn't have a problem with it if the company would stop treating its fans like they're stupid. You know by claiming that Warrior won the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 6 or that Pat Patterson was the first WWE Intercontinental Champion. No, they were called WWF championships back then, so call them that now. At the very least say World Wrestling Federation instead of WWE.

If they want to call John Cena the WWE Champ, then that's fine cause it was the WWE when he won, but guys like Austin, Rock, Hogan, Flair, Bret, Savage, etc. didn't hold WWE titles. They held WWF ones and it's irritating when they do that.

I hate revisionist history.

On a side note, Bruno, Rogers, etc. should be referred as WWWF champions to be fair.

Sorry, but I'm a purist and hate anything being askewed. Don't even get me started on the whole World Heavyweight/WCW Title situation.

[RandomHero]

Sometimes I say WWF, sometimes I say WWE... does it really matter?

[Loki]

WWF = good old days (til they changed the "blocky" logo)

WWE = Attitude era leftovers... decent but not "my" wrestling.

[Kevin Hamilton]

It's been four years, and doesn't really make that big a deal anyway IMO.

[Corporate H]

I made the transition about three or four years ago when I began watching again. It's really not THAT bad of a name.

[amsiraK]

cactusjack said:

theboss said:

The WWF should have just scratched an extra "W" on the symbol and gone back to their original name of "World Wide Wrestling Federation."

Or just paid the panda people.

Well, if you wanna be PICKY about it...

It's a tough call, especially when:

*the older stuff is still considered WWF by a lot of people
*the whole thing is a big burr under our collective saddles
*even Vince can't seem to get the new name right

I say call it whatever you want it. No money to be made here.

[HRH The KING]

I hate the name WWE.

Awful name.

[MiLB Fan]

To answer davyd black's original question, I think some people refuse to accept the name change because the World Wrestling Federation was something they grew up with, something that meant a lot to them. Who could forget Mean Gene's simple introduction to Coliseum Videos: "The WWF: What the World is Watching!"

All that ended on May 6, 2002. (Yes, I remember the exact date; I have no life.) Plus, regardless of how fans feel about the new name, I think we would all be in agreement that the blurring of old logos and hearing announcers refer to so-and-so as a "former WW...Champion" is perhaps the worst thing to come out of the lawsuit.

Myself? Well, I've accepted that "WWE" is here to stay. A small part of me wishes the two sides would come to an agreement with regards to classic footage, but I have a feeling that both sides want nothing to do with the other from now on. When I'm discussing something on the boards that occurred pre-name change, sometimes I'll use "WWF." And after seeing what they've done to Attitude-era footage, I'm glad I taped a lot of those PPVs back then!

[cactussam]

I guess I am just to stuck in the past and it will always be the WWF to me.

[Nuke is Good]

WWFE (World Wrestling Federation Entertainment) used to be the name at least on a company profile. I hate how they have to edit DVD's and soundbytes because of the name change.

[skskillz]

Is anyone else really happy they changed the name? Who would want today's McMahon product to be associated with the name we grew up with? When I hear WWF, I think of Hogan, Savage, Piper, Andre, Roberts, Warrior, Rude, Hennig, Dibiase, Demolition, Bret Hart, Rock, Austin, etc, etc, etc. When I hear WWE, my brain instantly thinks of John Cena's annoying theme song. In that sense, the best thing to happen to the product was changing the name to more accurately reflect Stephanie McMahon and company's burial of professional wrestling/entertainment.

It's scary how different the WWF and WWE are in terms of programming. It's almost as if they are two seperate entities, when in fact it's the same company.

[Corporate H]

I like the name because it describes how the company is now. They own pretty much everything and with the brand extention the name makes sense.

[Nuke is Good]

skskillz said:

Is anyone else really happy they changed the name? Who would want today's McMahon product to be associated with the name we grew up with? When I hear WWF, I think of Hogan, Savage, Piper, Andre, Roberts, Warrior, Rude, Hennig, Dibiase, Demolition, Bret Hart, Rock, Austin, etc, etc, etc. When I hear WWE, my brain instantly thinks of John Cena's annoying theme song. In that sense, the best thing to happen to the product was changing the name to more accurately reflect Stephanie McMahon and company's burial of professional wrestling/entertainment.

It's scary how different the WWF and WWE are in terms of programming. It's almost as if they are two seperate entities, when in fact it's the same company.

I'm fine with the name change but I hate the censoring of the old WWF logo. Sure the earlier years of WWE were good but I think maybe around late 2005 is when I would say that WWE sucked.

[davyd doesn't eat meat]

milbfan said:

To answer davyd black's original question, I think some people refuse to accept the name change because the World Wrestling Federation was something they grew up with, something that meant a lot to them. Who could forget Mean Gene's simple introduction to Coliseum Videos: "The WWF: What the World is Watching!"

All that ended on May 6, 2002. (Yes, I remember the exact date; I have no life.) Plus, regardless of how fans feel about the new name, I think we would all be in agreement that the blurring of old logos and hearing announcers refer to so-and-so as a "former WW...Champion" is perhaps the worst thing to come out of the lawsuit.

Myself? Well, I've accepted that "WWE" is here to stay. A small part of me wishes the two sides would come to an agreement with regards to classic footage, but I have a feeling that both sides want nothing to do with the other from now on. When I'm discussing something on the boards that occurred pre-name change, sometimes I'll use "WWF." And after seeing what they've done to Attitude-era footage, I'm glad I taped a lot of those PPVs back then!

i don't know if it came off that way in my first post, but i was referring to people calling the current product WWF.
i understand completely people who differentiate between the time periods, as i do as well.
it's not a big deal, and i'm not trying to come off as "YOU STUPID. ME AM RIGHT. DOUBLE DOUBLE E."

...maybe this all has to do with me growing up a WCW fan.

[HRH The KING]

The worst thing about the lawsuit and name change is that it was retroactive and as such all past PPV's were edited. A better decision from the court would have been that WWE couldn't use the "WWF" name from May 6th 2002 onwards. But all past material would be unaffected.