Wrestler sponsorships

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Do you think wrestlers should be able to bag sponsorship deals? Like in the UFC, some are sponsored by things such as Xyience and other stuff, and a lot of other sportsmen have individual sponsors eg. soccer football players have kit and boot sponsors. It would be good for indy wrestlers and lower card wrestlers as they will make some more money, but do you think all the backstage politics bs games will come into play?

[>(straightedgepunk)<]

I can see Snitsky being sponsored by Proactiv

[skakid57]

I don't really see a point in it.

[rzombie1988]

In Japan it's done. The Crush Gals in particular were ones who did.

[Reverend BTY]

As far as WWE goes, never gonna happen. Now if you're on the indy scene, it'd make more sense. Still, I really don't see companies jumping out of their seats to give Necro Butcher a sponsorship and free swag.

[nealo]

this is fodder for 'burgen's gimmick table'

[Loki]

Randy Orton is the ideal testimonial for Gucci: "because your poop deserves a classy bag"

Edge will of course get a deal with condoms manufacturers

Undertaker pretty much have a (after)life deal with funeral services

Shelton Benjamin is ideal for Kirby Company: "Kirby vacuum cleaner: it does to dust what I do to crowd support: WHOOOOM and it's gone!"

Kane is rumoured to be the new poster boy for Coppertone... "Don't get burned!"

Evian has contacted Triple H for a lifetime sponsorship

[Fandjango Unchained]

Batista sponsored basketballs.

Ultimate Warrior sponsored old-fashioned cash registers. Only problem with them is they're stuck on no sale.

[wwerules60]

Let us not forget the epic Edge/Booker T. feud over the shampoo sponsorship.

[Bub (BLM)]

This would work great for Bob Holly to return to his NASCAR driver gimmick. He could wear a driver jumpsuit to the ring covered in all of WWE's sponsors.

[FHgrad99]

How about The Great Khali for Hooked on Phonics.

[Banjo Is Broken]

Randy Orton.....sponsored by the Oreck XL. Gets trashed hotel rooms looking neat and clean.

[rrg251]

I know this isn't really addressing the point of the thread, but I'd like to see a wrestler who has a deal with a ficticious sponsor. Every week, they'd have to work in increasingly cheesy plugs for the product. It would be funny watching them shamelessly sell out. MVP would be perfect for this gimmick, but it could also work with Burke, Carlito, Santino, basically any cocky midcard heel.

[cpbuff22]

Um don't wrestlers already do commercials for products? I think there is another thread in the Wrestlecrap section that is nothing but Wrestlers doing ads.

[WWE Trademarked My Name]

I can understand why a wrestler would want a sponsorship but I really don't think it'd work out since most would just sponsor the big named wrestlers like Cena and HHH leaving people like Jimmy Wang Yang and even maybe guys like Matt Hardy who aren't popular outside frequent watchers. I could see TNA attempting it (long long shot) but not WWE.

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Does nobody here remember the Mankind ads for Chef Boy'ardee? Or "Don't you wish you were mee? The king of energy"?

[PTBartman]

stylesclash3029 said:

I can understand why a wrestler would want a sponsorship but I really don't think it'd work out since most would just sponsor the big named wrestlers like Cena and HHH leaving people like Jimmy Wang Yang and even maybe guys like Matt Hardy who aren't popular outside frequent watchers. I could see TNA attempting it (long long shot) but not WWE.

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[britishbulldog]

Too Cool used to be sponsered by LUGS, if I remember correctly

[seano]

A lot of the big-money sponsors who pay for commercials and such want nothing to do with wrestling or the WWE.

Wasn't a big reason why they left USA the 1st time because of problems with how much USA was getting from commercial sponsors and how much USA wanted from the WWE contractually to make up for it?