Sports Entertainment died today

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Definitely think TKO needs to work out a deal for the full use of the WWF name. They can have a partnership where Superstars and company can promote their initiatives and stuff. It’s a win-win for both sides, besides they can become the WWFN anyway lol

 

[CM_Burns]

Funny thing about it is the main event was the most sports entertainy match ever

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Definitely think TKO needs to work out a deal for the full use of the WWF name. They can have a partnership where Superstars and company can promote their initiatives and stuff. It’s a win-win for both sides, besides they can become the WWFN anyway lol

Word, their full name is World Wildlife Fund FOR NATURE shyt was never as crucial as they acted like

Imagine how insane the pop would've been if they showed the WWE logo at the end of Mania, and then it morphed into WWF

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Definitely think TKO needs to work out a deal for the full use of the WWF name. They can have a partnership where Superstars and company can promote their initiatives and stuff. It’s a win-win for both sides, besides they can become the WWFN anyway lol

Iirc Prince Phillip Queen Elizabeth husband was a patron or something. (I know a member of the British Royal Family was involved) . So the Fund had major backing.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Sports entertainment has such a terrible connotation to it that it should never be used again on screen.

Wrestling is sports entertainment though regardless of whether it has a terrible connotation or not.

 

[Jmare007]

It’s the “reality era “ shyt really gonna be different once they hit Netflix.

If it's the reality era that means old timers are really gonna be in their feelings about the biz getting exposed more. it's gonna be interesting to see how far they go when they're on NF.

I remember when the Punk pipebomb happened 13 years ago (holy fukk I'm old) sites like The Ringer really pushed the idea of calling that period "The Reality Era". Some people online bought into it but it faded relatively fast as WWE fumbled the Summer of Punk and the company never really embraced the name.

Once Punk turned heel I think people kinda gave up and dropped the moniker.

 

[Paper Boi]

nah

Seth Rollins career died last night tho

 

[CBoz]

I don't think they will stop saying/using Sports Entertainment entirely.

Management just won't get upset if someone says Professional Wrestling, because you know, Vince is gone now.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

I don't think they will stop saying/using Sports Entertainment.

Management just won't get upset if someone says Professional Wrestling, because you know, Vince is gone now.

Fightful is also saying they won’t be using that term anymore.

I assume the shift is because it was a Vince McMahon thing and they are trying to erase as much of his history as possible.

Yet they brought back (Stephanie) and are keeping around people that allegedly helped cover up Vince’s transgressions

 

[FS4LFE]

Rest in piss Vince

 

[CBoz]

Fightful is also saying they won’t be using that term anymore.

I assume the shift is because it was a Vince McMahon thing and they are trying to erase as much of his history as possible.

Yet they brought back (Stephanie) and are keeping around people that allegedly helped cover up Vince’s transgressions

Well let's just wait to see how things play out instead of listening to "journalists." I know you must be giddy but in the end it's just two ways to describe the same thing.

They called Steph a McMahon, I'm sure that still triggered some.

 

[YakSpiller]

Terror Rising bringing back the biz.

 

[IIVI]

Funny thing about it is the main event was the most sports entertainy match ever

Yup.

They need to be careful not to go too fringe and only appeal to the purist crowd.

Last night and the last 3-4 years have been magic.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

Yup.

They need to be careful not to go too fringe and only appeal to the purist crowd.

Last night and the last 3-4 years have been magic.

No one is going to stop watching it because it’s called wrestling instead of sports entertainment

 

[Vice Queen]

The old man had to go. He was out of touch.

The new regime understands that today's fans are a little bit smarter about the inner workings of the business and instead of insulting their intelligence, they peel back the curtain a bit.