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#BROKEN Hasney
10-05-2016, 01:34 PM
As seen on Monday's RAW from Los Angeles, the announcers referred to the crowd as "fans" instead of the WWE Universe when Rusev kicked United States Champion Roman Reigns over the ringside barrier. According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, this was an intentional change.

Good if true, it's the dumbest shit.

Still funny that the Raw championship was named after it though.
Clerk
10-05-2016, 01:35 PM
It's the WWE Universe,,, that's the best name for it,,, calling us fans is very disrespectful,,,, why not call us supporters?
Ruien
10-05-2016, 01:36 PM
It was growing on me.
Mr. Nerfect
10-05-2016, 01:54 PM
The constant branding of everything is a bit annoying and honestly off-putting. Some of the language the WWE forbids or enforces is just alienating and...robotic.

"They're not belts."
Yes they are.

"It's not wrestling."
Yes it is.

"We're sports entertainment."
Debatable.

"We make movies."
Yes, but have you made a good one?

"Triple H is historically one of the most significant wrestlers of the Attitude era."
No he isn't.

"They're Superstars."
They're wrestlers.

"They're Divas."
They're wrestlers.

"Don't say backbreaker."
Okay, this is just getting ridiculous.
Mr. Nerfect
10-05-2016, 01:56 PM
I'm surprised they didn't try to re-brand tag teams with buzzwords at some point. "Slamese Twins" or something.
Mr. Nerfect
10-05-2016, 01:58 PM
I'm not going to touch the Heinz Ketchup Openweight Championship. Apparently if you're told it's the biggest prize a guy can win, you just have to accept it, because it really doesn't matter, right? That's why Olympic gold got changed to blue that year.

It's also hard to come up with names when you have six World Championships in your company.
Frank Drebin
10-05-2016, 02:10 PM
I'm surprised they didn't try to re-brand tag teams with buzzwords at some point. "Slamese Twins" or something.

The Win/Win division. Exclusive to the Raw brand!!!!
Dark One
10-05-2016, 02:18 PM
I can only assume the "WWE Universe" was attacked and stabbed to death following a traffic incident.
Mr. Nerfect
10-05-2016, 02:26 PM
The Win/Win division. Exclusive to the Raw brand!!!!

Ironically this division is plagued by 50/50 booking.
Mr. Nerfect
10-05-2016, 02:28 PM
I can only assume the "WWE Universe" was attacked and stabbed to death following a traffic incident.

Now in stores, it's WWE Clue:

"It was a redneck after a traffic incident!"

"No, it was a reprobate outside a restaurant!"

"Whoa, guys! It was Rikishi with a car...for The Rock."

"...Man, this game sucks."
Mr. Nerfect
10-05-2016, 02:31 PM
Apparently this is a response to RAW's all-time record low ratings, much like the draft was a response to the fledgling SmackDown ratings. "Making the show good" was suggested by a writer who was forcibly defenestrated, but he managed to come up with some zany character concepts for Lucha Underground on his way down.

Get ready, 100,000 people -- Larry the Lizard is coming to a television near somewhere you know in New York soon.
Theo Dious
10-06-2016, 01:25 AM
Noid... after all these fucking years how are you still talking.
Fignuts
10-06-2016, 01:31 AM
The worst part about the WWE Universe branding, is that after all these years, not a single heel has run down the audience with astronomy themed insults.

Like

"No wonder you're called the WWE Universe. Some of you losers are so fat, you've got your own moon!"

How is that not a thing?
Sixx
10-06-2016, 01:54 AM
I can only assume the "WWE Universe" was attacked and stabbed to death following a traffic incident.

well, the WWE universe shouldn't be living in a trailer park.
Simple Fan
10-06-2016, 09:21 AM
well, the WWE universe shouldn't be living in a trailer park.

I bet a lot of the WWE Universe lives in a trailer park.
#1-norm-fan
10-06-2016, 09:57 AM
Gotta re-name it the WWE Fan Championship now.
#1-norm-fan
10-06-2016, 09:58 AM
*Fanal
#1-norm-fan
10-06-2016, 09:58 AM
*Anal
#1-norm-fan
10-06-2016, 09:59 AM
WWE Anal Championship

Name doesn't matter. So it works.
Evil Vito
10-06-2016, 11:09 AM
The titles should just be named after the industry's biggest stars.
Evil Vito
10-06-2016, 11:10 AM
Johnny Curtis Heavyweight Championship
mike adamle
10-06-2016, 11:50 AM
I'm not going to touch the Heinz Ketchup Openweight Championship. Apparently if you're told it's the biggest prize a guy can win, you just have to accept it, because it really doesn't matter, right? That's why Olympic gold got changed to blue that year.

It's also hard to come up with names when you have six World Championships in your company.

:roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:
mike adamle
10-06-2016, 11:51 AM
Noid... after all these fucking years how are you still talking.

It's not like he has anyone else to talk to...
Mr. Nerfect
10-06-2016, 03:26 PM
Noid... after all these fucking years how are you still talking.

I...don't really know what you mean, to be honest.
Mr. Nerfect
10-06-2016, 03:27 PM
I bet a lot of the WWE Universe lives in a trailer park.

I wonder how many of them think that the WWE invented the word "Universe?"
Mr. Nerfect
10-06-2016, 03:31 PM
And now how many children are now named "Universe" as a result? Maybe the person who stabbed Jamie Noble in the traffic incident was actually a child born in 2008, infuriated to discover that he shared a name with "Miss Universe" and didn't want to be named after no woman.
Mr. Nerfect
10-06-2016, 03:32 PM
It's not like he has anyone else to talk to...

Slam of the year, folks. Boom. Try not to let your toes get crushed from that mic being dropped.
Mr. Nerfect
10-06-2016, 03:48 PM
They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, so I hope you get it.
mike adamle
10-06-2016, 04:31 PM
I wish you were funny man.
Droford
10-06-2016, 10:08 PM
Good if true, it's the dumbest shit.

Still funny that the Raw championship was named after it though.

The belt was named after NBC Universal
Mr. Nerfect
10-06-2016, 10:49 PM
I wish you were funny man.

Nuh-uh! You are!

Maybe you could catch a cold and get John Cena to grant it for you, kid?
Mr. Nerfect
10-06-2016, 10:49 PM
The belt was named after NBC Universal

And the WWE Universe. It was a two-fer.
Droford
10-07-2016, 01:06 AM
I'm willing to bet WWE Universe was also a NBC Universal concession
Droford
10-07-2016, 01:08 AM
WWE and NBC at odds?!? Could WWE be leaving USA? Hmm

Given the ratings lately......
mike adamle
10-07-2016, 12:11 PM
I...don't really know what you mean, to be honest.

Shocking.
mike adamle
10-07-2016, 12:13 PM
Nuh-uh! You are!

Maybe you could catch a cold and get John Cena to grant it for you, kid?

:roll::roll::roll::roll: Don't you cringe just thinking about saying something like that?
Mr. Nerfect
10-07-2016, 07:07 PM
:roll::roll::roll::roll: Don't you cringe just thinking about saying something like that?

Not to you, man. Sorry. I'm going to start responding to unwitty snark in kind. Please don't take it personally, because I don't really know you, but I think it's what it deserves.

You poo-poo head.