WWE Celebrity Integration & Sponsorship

[Merzbow]

I'm used to masses of sponsors on the canvas as New Japan have been doing that for god knows how long now, it's pretty much part of their identity. I do still prefer a singular logo though, be it the company or event logo.

[FUM]

48 minutes ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

I'd say this was comparable to wrestling Tiggs yet somehow people have managed. I understand that people don't like change. FUMbles seems to have the same attitude that Vince McMahon had when it comes to the sanctity of the wrestling ring canvas. It must be untainted by advertising at all costs. There's loads of things that are annoying about wrestling, this seems an odd one to be upset over. 

The only person fumbling is the one who can’t read a post.

“I felt the sponsors on the ring weren’t too problematic”

[Ro_y Disco]

48 minutes ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

I'd say this was comparable to wrestling

I'd say this wasn't comparable at all. This looks to be the end of a fight or between rounds/injury time - something wrestling doesn't have. Any intentional down time in a WWE match is part of the match and cutting to an overhead shot of the ring like this takes away from the investment in the match. MMA doesn't have to worry about this to the same degree, as there's no suspension of disbelief.

The sponsored tables will affect investment in a match in the same way - a reminder that they're fake tables provided by the company.

[Ro_y Disco]

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Edited June 3, 2025 by Ro_y Disco
double post

[BomberPat]

I'm not necessarily against advertising in wrestling - I love seeing old Lucha matches with the massive Corona logo in the middle of the ring:

 

 

I just think the WWE stuff looks terrible, it's not well integrated, it's visually appalling. 

 

In that UFC photo, at least the octagon design around the Monster logo provides some separation between that and the other logos, there's some symmetry, some sense of colour coordination in there. The WWE ring just looks like they've plastered an ad wherever one will fit, with no rhyme or reason to it. It obviously doesn't help when half of their advertisers are Logan Paul's shit drink, Hulk Hogan's shit racist beer, the literal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the video game company they own, and a product for men who need to be told to wipe their shitty arses, but the aesthetics are the main thing.

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

33 minutes ago, FUM said:

The only person fumbling is the one who can’t read a post.

“I felt the sponsors on the ring weren’t too problematic”

Well change my name to Tony and get the NXT morons to chant that i fumbled. My apologies FUMboy Three. 

I do agree with BomberP though. The WWE canvas is aesthetically horrible. Advertising done well wouldn't be so jarring. 

 

Edited June 3, 2025 by Lion_of_the_Midlands
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[The Reverend]

I don't particularly like the adverts on the ring and surrounds - I just make it look messy, but it doesn't really spoil it for me in anyway. What I really hate is the announcers shoe-horning a mention in. Commentary is bad enough these days, but to have it made even worse with the drop-ins make it sound like Alan Partridge mentioning chocolate oranges are available at Rawlinsons. 

[tiger_rick]

1 hour ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

I'd say this was comparable to wrestling Tiggs yet somehow people have managed. I understand that people don't like change. FUMbles seems to have the same attitude that Vince McMahon had when it comes to the sanctity of the wrestling ring canvas. It must be untainted by advertising at all costs. There's loads of things that are annoying about wrestling, this seems an odd one to be upset over. 

I still think that looks shit but agree, it's something we are used to - or were when I last watched it years ago.

I don't think it's odd to not like something you enjoy plastering ads for tat all over, in addition to the masses of ad breaks and the constant tie-ins with brands, minor celebs and "influencers".

If the ads were just a backdrop to a really enjoyable wrestling show, you'd just crack on with it, which I think is the point that @DavidB6937 mentioned earlier. I don't think it's unfair to complain if they're part of actively dragging down the shows, which it appears the whole TKO ethos is for lots of people.  

[Supremo]

I don’t even notice the stuff on the ring canvas or LED guardrails. I’d gladly take a trade where they can double or triple the advertisements if in return we never had to be shown another shitty celebrity in the crowd.

It’s all been downhill since Jim Ross used to orgasm over Skittles.

 

[Carbomb]

Didn't know the Saudis had bought SNK. That's sad. 

[SuperBacon]

31 minutes ago, BomberPat said:

I love seeing old Lucha matches with the massive Corona logo in the middle of the ring:

Nostalgia plays a huge part I feel.

It's like old football shirts, and the fact that I liked for example, the Aston Villa shirts* with Muller yoghurts as a sponsor, but the new shirts with Betano look absolutely shit, when in actual fact there really is no difference as they're both ugly sponsors really.

Of course it could just be that Muller yoghurts are fantastic.

 

*sorry for #ShirtNonce ing the thread.

[Merzbow]

7 minutes ago, Carbomb said:

Didn't know the Saudis had bought SNK. That's sad. 

Explains why Ronaldo is in their latest game, there's zero tact or taste from those rich Saudis.

[tiger_rick]

20 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:

Nostalgia plays a huge part I feel.

It's like old football shirts, and the fact that I liked for example, the Aston Villa shirts* with Muller yoghurts as a sponsor, but the new shirts with Betano look absolutely shit, when in actual fact there really is no difference as they're both ugly sponsors really.

Of course it could just be that Muller yoghurts are fantastic.

 

*sorry for #ShirtNonce ing the thread.

Muller on the 93/94 away kit is absolutely top-notch design. 11/10.

[WyattSheepMask]

22 hours ago, Merzbow said:

Ring posts made from cured meat, please, have wrestlers munch on it mid match saying how good it is.

An extension of this- have someone in The Rings of Saturn (someone should take it, it’s not been used in forever) and the only way someone can break the hold is to bite the bottom rope. But wouldn’t you know it, they chomped too hard and the rope breaks, leaving them with no escape 

Edited June 3, 2025 by WyattSheepMask

[Hannibal Scorch]

Now WWE have bought AAA, maybe we’ll see the Titantron used in a similar way during matches.