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Old 07-14-2009, 09:46 AM   #1
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I know RVD was pulled over and got possession charges, but I don't think he really fucked up his push. I think the WWE pussied out on what could've been a huge opportunity.

Marijuana is huge in this country. While he may have alienated some of his fans after the incident, he also probably gained a lot of them too. Not only that, but the publicity and controversy surrounding him could have brought in more casual fans.

I mean, you had a guy getting drunk in the ring every night (Austin) and he was World Champion several times. You have a guy who smokes weed and his push is immediately killed. It's just bullshit STIGMA surrounding marijuana.
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Old 07-14-2009, 09:54 AM   #2
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I know RVD was pulled over and got possession charges, but I don't think he really fucked up his push. I think the WWE pussied out on what could've been a huge opportunity.

Marijuana is huge in this country. While he may have alienated some of his fans after the incident, he also probably gained a lot of them too. Not only that, but the publicity and controversy surrounding him could have brought in more casual fans.

I mean, you had a guy getting drunk in the ring every night (Austin) and he was World Champion several times. You have a guy who smokes weed and his push is immediately killed. It's just bullshit STIGMA surrounding marijuana.
You do know RVD wasn't just in possession of weed, right? Also, it might have brought in more fans, but would have got WWE in trouble with its shareholders and spurred another fraud investigation, to say the least.

The idea of picking up fans is to then benefit you via income. It would be fucking stupid to do it in a fashion that would then cost them money and possibly lead to more severe penalties.

The moral of this story: Don't be stupid, kids.
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Old 07-14-2009, 11:01 AM   #3
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You do know RVD wasn't just in possession of weed, right? Also, it might have brought in more fans, but would have got WWE in trouble with its shareholders and spurred another fraud investigation, to say the least.

The idea of picking up fans is to then benefit you via income. It would be fucking stupid to do it in a fashion that would then cost them money and possibly lead to more severe penalties.

The moral of this story: Don't be stupid, kids.
This, but on a more superficial, on-screen level: The dude was both WWE Champion and ECW Champion. His WWE Title reign was probably not going to be an epic one, or anything, but I think it ended even sooner than planned, and the plug was also pulled on him being anything but a "popular player" in the WWE (a role he had been playing for years).

RVD finally made it to the stage where he could be considered a permanent main eventer, and he fucked it up by spitting in the trust the WWE gave him. This also led to RVD getting fed up and wanting out of the WWE (not the sole reason, mind you). It damaged RVD's relationship with the WWE, and made him look weaker on-screen.
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Old 07-14-2009, 01:02 PM   #4
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Marijuana is huge in this country. While he may have alienated some of his fans, stock holders, sponsors, arenas, vendors, potential fans, corporate partners, etc after the incident
Yea, it's not always just about the fans.
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Old 07-18-2009, 12:51 AM   #5
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I know RVD was pulled over and got possession charges, but I don't think he really fucked up his push. I think the WWE pussied out on what could've been a huge opportunity.

Marijuana is huge in this country. While he may have alienated some of his fans after the incident, he also probably gained a lot of them too. Not only that, but the publicity and controversy surrounding him could have brought in more casual fans.

I mean, you had a guy getting drunk in the ring every night (Austin) and he was World Champion several times. You have a guy who smokes weed and his push is immediately killed. It's just bullshit STIGMA surrounding marijuana.
I disagree
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