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I Am Perfection
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Do Not Call WWE A Wrestling Company
Credit: TV Week
WWE sent a demand to a website that called them a wrestling company to change their wording. TVWeek.com had a headline that ran “‘Drew Carey inducted into pro wrestling Hall of Fame.” According to the site, they received an email from WWE publicist Kellie Baldyga, ordering them to change the headline because “We are no longer a wrestling company but rather a global entertainment company with a movie studio, international licensing deals, publisher of three magazines, consumer good distributor and more.” The publicist further said “No, we don’t do wrestling events. They’re entertainments. And we don’t call them wrestlers. They’re superstars and divas.” TVWeek refused the request and removed the article rather than change the headline. Isn't the WWE going a bit far here? They're a fucking wrestling company I don't care what 2nd name lables they throw out. That's just retarded. Last I knew the second "W" in "WWE" stood for Wrestling. |
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#2 |
Hey
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LOL wtf, not calling it wrestling isn't gonna make people not think it's wrestling
They should take out all wrestling and see how many people will continue to watch their show. PS I guess this makes TNA the #1 Wrestling company in North America*blech* |
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#3 |
Hey Mister!
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Good lord, this is really getting silly.
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#4 |
I Am Perfection
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They need to change the company name....Again. "WEE" World Entertaining Entertainment
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#5 |
the low Art Gloominati
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World Wide Entertainment
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#6 |
OLD SCHOOL FAN
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WSE
World Sports Entertainment |
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#7 |
Member
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I would love for TNA to start advertising themselves as the #1 wrestling company in America. Just to see what WWE would do
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No really, WWE is now gonna get heat like the Rock for essentially burying the industry and distancing himself from wrestling and the fans in his attempts to go legit and not be viewed as "wrasslin'." Only now it's the company distancing itself from... itself... and its fans...
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#9 |
VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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the ring will soon be changed into a podium since its all about talking anyway
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#10 |
One Of A Kind
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WWE is a wrestling company.
Hope Vince reads this and gets really mad now. ![]() |
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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#12 |
VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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i think they are the best WRESTLING company (in ring product for the most part), They are the worst in sports entertainment
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I doubt this publicist would take it upon herself to do this without Vince knowing, so...
...I wonder if Vince McMahon is "ok" mentally... |
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Hey
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TPWW's Hardcore Legend
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this is a bit funny. and gooooooooooooooood morning people
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#17 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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MEIN FUHRER! I CAN WALK!
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Good job, WWE. Work like hell and pull every stupid gimmick so the mainstream media runs your story. Then when they do, bitch about the wording and get it pulled. Good PR. You should get plenty of more articles about you in the future.
And referring to WWE as an entertainment company and completely throwing out the wrestling is like McDonalds calling itself a health food store because they sell salads. |
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Inno Knows.
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EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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Not only would it be funny as hell, it would be highly ironic considering which company does and doesn't have "wrestling" in their initials. |
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The more I read this story, and the more I think about it, the more it pisses me off.
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#22 |
vitamin cheese
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This is fucking stupid. Also does it not piss all over all the people who worked for the company in the past?
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#24 |
Southern Hospitality
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anything can happen in the world wrestling federation
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#25 |
Amazon Affiliate
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No link?
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#27 |
Southern Hospitality
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damn me. damn me straight to hell
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I have standards.
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#30 |
He's Here
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People should start taking signs with the word "Wrestling" on it to shows. Just to see if they're blurred out.
I really hope someone in a conference call brings this up and asks why they would risk losing PR over this. Also, the WWE name can be seen as MTV. MTV still has a bit of music on it, but for the most part, it isn't music. WWE still has "wrestling" on it, but for the most part, it isn't wrestling. I'd imagine that's their line of thinking. |
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#31 |
shisen sucks all the cock
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Talk about blowing up in their faces when the article gets pulled!!! why not just let it run and take whatever publicity it brings and then spend some $$ and run your own planted article saying "WWE more than just wrestling nowadays, they've gone global ,make movies, run magazines, make ice cream bars etc. who remembers old wrestling ice cream bars?those were good
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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Remember how they distanced themselves from wrestling fans when they called it "sports entertainment?" And the wrestlers "superstars?" lol why? |
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#34 |
shisen sucks all the cock
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Kane Knight for the win!
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#35 |
Narc stole my star
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'sports entertainment matches'
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#36 |
I'm Mr. White Christmas
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those motherfuckers trying to rebrand themselves
WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE?! |
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#37 |
RAPTURE READY.
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OH MY GOD
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#38 |
Over Like Rover
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Nothing like a good old bit of overreacting in the wrestling forum.
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#39 |
Guest
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Workrate.
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#40 |
Wait, what?
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The posters at TPSEW will not approve of this.
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