Derek Fisher on the 90s/2000s NBA vs current NBA. Is he right, or is he another Retired player hating?
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...on the otherside of the pond
Exactly. I wanted to laugh seeing that when the WWF was forced to change his name. Had nothing to do with a shift in entertainment focus.The WWF was scripted and so is WWE. It's ironic because he played for the Lakers and the refs cheated for them all the timehe got some nerve
The WWF only changed their name to WWE because they got sued by some clout chasing wildlife company
The all-star game is.
The rest is just that they are just more strategic as far as resting, not killing themselves in early regular season games, not playing the toughest defense when a blowout is already initiated etc.
Cause how the fukk is just shooting 3s aiming for better entertainment?
Entertainment is the playoffs when people play tough defense, dudes almost start fighting, double teaming people forcing them to pull up etc.
The rest is just that they are just more strategic as far as resting, not killing themselves in early regular season games, not playing the toughest defense when a blowout is already initiated etc.
Cause how the fukk is just shooting 3s aiming for better entertainment?
Entertainment is the playoffs when people play tough defense, dudes almost start fighting, double teaming people forcing them to pull up etc.
Really because that was a decent analogy even tho i dont agree with his point...WWF was considered real wrestling and WWE is a live action soap opera.
But when it was WWF primarily in the 80s and 90s it was looked at as a sport and not a stage show like it is as WWE her accidentally got the analogy correct.
It actually did shift when the name changed he didnt present is correctly but it did change....Youre old enough to remember when WWF in the 80s was actually considered a sport and not theatre.
The WWF was scripted and so is WWE. It's ironic because he played for the Lakers and the refs cheated for them all the time
The WWF only changed their name to WWE because they got sued by some clout chasing wildlife company
Not sure how the World Wildlife Fund was "clout chasing". They trademarked the acronym way back in 1961, nearly 20 years before Vince started using it. They didn't sue until 15 years later when people started looking for things on the internet. It's gotta suck when everyone knows you by "WWF", but when they actually search for WWF all they can find is a bunch of wrestling links. Even then, when it first came up they worked out a settlement where both organizations would continue using the acronym, just so long as Vince limited how he used it. Vince violated the settlement, and thus he lost the rights to the acronym entirely.
Ironically, to this day idk a soul who associates WWF with pandas
I’m sure the ppl who are already in that circle do tho
For starters clout chasing is wrestling 101 and I say this as a fan/historian.The WWF was scripted and so is WWE. It's ironic because he played for the Lakers and the refs cheated for them all the time
The WWF only changed their name to WWE because they got sued by some clout chasing wildlife company
Secondly, WWF had the name first and agreed to share it and surprise, surprise Vince disregarded boundaries and the law and it bit him in the ass.
Terry the Racist, Stone Cold, The Rock etc have probably unknowingly done more for that org than anybody directly involved with it.Ironically, to this day idk a soul who associates WWF with pandas
It was always a live action sports opera, Stone Cold spraying the ring with a beer hose and Undertaker sacrificing people on a symbol isn’t presenting like a real sport lol
We just grew up so perspectives changed
Stone Cold is around the time it changed to WWE.IM talking about in the 80s when Hulk Hogan appeared on the cover of SI.
It was considered a sport.Even tho it was an opera the entire time the public didnt treat it as such until later on...
cartierhoe
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A lot of people look at the Attitude Era like everything from that time was gold lol, when you had shyt like Kaientai, and shyt like Beaver Cleavage.
They changed to WWE in May 2002, Stone Cold’s prime was already over by then
I would say bc back then less was known about the industry behind the scenes so it was easier to maintain the kayfabe that it was real, and the image they wanted it to be as conservative and family friendly as possible
At its core though, wrestling has always been what it is - A TV show about a sport
A lot of people look at the Attitude Era like everything from that time was gold lol, when you had shyt like Kaientai, and shyt like Beaver Cleavage.
Kaientai tying Val Venis up
Big Boss Man cooking Al Snow’s dog, then invading Big Show’s daddy funeral and dragging the casket with his truck