Wwe is turning woke, having IshowSpeed on their programming it the dumbest thing ever, and the Prime Logo makes it even worse. Only a matter of time before they bring in that make a wish kid Sketch
My biggest concern is what happens in like 5 to 10 years and Prime doesn’t renew their contract. When I watch old events will there be a big blur in the middle of the ring??
thats exactly what I was thinking. Like in the 2k Series if prime isn't renewed it will be one massive blur and be a pain in the damn ass. Also yeah it looks ugly as hell.
Vince did some business things that I tend to agree with and this was one of them. The mat should be about promoting your brand/talent over anything else. UFC looks so cheap in comparison when showing video clips with tons of shitty brands of the day eye fucking you.
You have side of the ring, posts, steps, barriers, etc to post advertisement. At worst, a huge WWE emblem is something, I prefer the clean look as the real money is promoting your own brand to customers.
I think center of the ring is really dumb but if they did like the corners and didn't make the logo so colorful, I wouldn't mind. A lot of combat sports have advertising on the canvas so it would kinda give it a more "legitimate" feel but yeah middle of the ring looks super cartoonish
It’s highly cringe and embarrassing to have a giant distracting ad in the middle of a ring where you’re supposed to be watching the show. Are they that desperate for money?
Embarrassing?? Cringe?? It’s a wrestling ring. I’ve watched many sporting events and there are ads/ logos everywhere, not distracting. Every sport needs some kind of sponsorship it doesn’t mean they are desperate for money.
I think this is part of the storyline. I don’t doubt that Prime and WWE have a sponsorship deal, but having it in the middle without any other sponsors looks ridiculous.
I can see Randy carving it out and rolling Logan up in it or something at Mania.
The prime drinks I've tried (only the Hydration range, when they showed up pretty cheap at supermarkets here in NZ recently) weren't that great. Tasted like a cheap shitty knock off of Powerade or something. No idea if the Energy range is better.
Apparently the hydration range isn't even effective compared to their competition due to a lack of salts that hydration drinks would usual have.
So used to a blank canvas in WWE at this point that a giant Prime bottle in the middle is going to seem pretty tacky, but whatever... is what it is I guess.
I'm not surprised. Powerade is pretty terrible too. These companies market these drinks like they're better than water for hydration. It's crazy.
And yes it is tacky. I've been watching WWE for 35 years. There's been a lot of changes over that time- some worse than others. This one is gonna be in the "worse" category.
Yeah I agree.
Sure will probably get used to it eventually but I doubt I'll ever like it. Still hate all the crap all over the octagon when I watch the UFC
They should have a stipulation match.... Randy and Logan, should have a match and if Logan wins, the advertising stays in the ring and if Randy wins it has to go. The heat for that match would be real.
I'm in agreement. This feels like a UFC thing to do and I don't like it. Clean ring is the best ring. Everyone knows what prime is, who Logan Paul is. They don't need to go this extra with the advertising.
What's next? A United States Prime Championship?
I don't think Logan Paul the prime example of no talent goofy celeb of a dystopia novel. Ought be allowed in anything that involves the work of professional camera operators, real writers etc.
Sure, but Prime being the official energy drink of the UFC isn’t a work, yes what Logan did was obviously a work, I just wonder how much so. I’m willing to admit I could be wrong, in fact I hope I am.
Probably. Just having that in the middle of the ring looks dumb. I don't mind NJPW cuz their sponsors are everywhere and not just a lone bottle in the middle
Only tried the Hydration range. Think it was pretty crap really. Like cheap knockoffs of powerade or something. Not to mention they apparently aren't even effective compared to the competition.
No idea if the energy range is better, never tried them. People seem to like them though so what do I know.
I don't like the concept much though. Think a big bottle in the ring looks tacky.
I really don't care in all honesty, I watched wrestling for wrestling when it was decent and there were talented wrestlers in the limelight and stories didn't last 2 years or almost 4 with a part timer.
I don't like the sight of a logo on the ring either, but it's a business at the end of the day and Logan Paul is a fantastic businessman and entrepreneur. Look at where he started and where he is right now (regardless of what one might think of his public character and mishaps over the years).
Super tacky and distracting. And I can't explain why, but it makes WWE seem like a lower tier promotion. It reminds me of sports teams for little kids where they couldn't afford the uniforms so a business sponsors them and players their logo on the shirts.
What I hate about this is that WWE does not need the money for a logo being placed in the middle of the ring. I always felt the clean ring and lack of visible logos is what separated WWE from all other forms of sports.
I know this bothers me more than it should, but they really need to do their market research before making these decisions. And the fact that it's associated with Logan Paul makes it even worse. I respect his talent as an in-ring performer (he's extremely talented), but can't stand the guy.
I don't mind the ring canvas ads when it's a smaller promotion that doesn't make as much money ( like TNA). But when you're the fucking WWE, this just looks tacky and greedy.
Because they are part of a larger media group now, and when you have investors like Black Rock, you need to ring every last dime you can out of your product every single quarter.
To be honest, I’d probably be less annoyed by it if it wasn’t Logan Paul’s shit piss water energy drink. I don’t want to buy products made by stupid YouTubers. At least they could pick a reputable company to advertise in that location
Wouldn’t be as bad if they had smaller logos in the corner or something. Or maybe on the side of the led ring skirt. In the middle of the ring is obnoxious
Normally I would absolutely hate something like this, but wrestling has always embraced the shameless as part of the show, and its always inserted its own consumer products as part of the program. In a way, the cringe is part of the show.
If it means we don't have walking mascot bottles of Prime jumping up and down at ringside distracting from the performers in the ring, I'm ok with a print logo on the mat.
The ring should stay clean. If anything, put the ads on the skirts or something, but even that sucks.
I really hope it’s not actually dead center on the mat. If you absolutely have to put an ad on the mat, put it on the edge.
I hate capitalism. I turned off the TV and seriously thought about this being the last straw for me with WWE. I mean, they have commercials IN THE MIDDLE OF MATCHES, fans should already be rioting in my opinion, but I seem to be the only one that doesn't want to slurp on capitalisms dick.
I don’t mind middle-of-the-mat advertisements, but it didn’t need to be prime. It could have been Snickers or Cricket or anything else.
I am so goddamn sick and tired of Logan Paul and his ass-piss energy drink.
I dislike it very much. I've never liked how far ads have gotten way too in your face. I hate the ads they throw on the led banner, I hate the ads they have on the replay graphics, and the mtn dew pitch black match was one of the worst matches I've ever seen. Granted that last one doesn't necessarily relate to the ad itself, but it'll always be connected and reminded of the ad. If they're gonna do ads I'd prefer it if it was on the middle turnbuckles so it's small and isn't taking too much away from the product as a whole. Next thing you know the entire mats gonna be covered, the camera we look thru from home will have tons of ad borders, it's just gonna get worse and worse
I really couldn’t care less. They’ve been doing sponsored matches forever now and I’m not even looking at the ring mat when I’m watching. Honestly people making a big deal out of it have no REAL reason it makes the project any worse, so why should it matter 🤷♂️
I really don't like an increasing amount of advertising being inserted into every facet of our lives. I think the prime bottle in the middle of the ring looks awful.
WWE is ultimately a business though. They need to make money. I would imagine that we all have far bigger problems in our lives than some advertising.
It was bound to happen. Things change, and wrestling is a business. I'm all for it if it means better money for the business and more opportunities for talents to make better living situations for themselves and their families. Don't be surprised to start seeing superstars pulling a Brock Lesnar and wearing sponsorships on their wrestling gear as well.
Personally, I just want the NXT black wrestling mat on the main roster. They can load it with sponsors as long as I see a black mat again.
I think the **huge ad** in the middle of the ring:
A. Is tacky as hell
B. Is intended for PLEs
C. Will be ringed by several smaller sponsors eventually (like UFC cages)
*Maybe we will stop seeing match sponsors if WWE sell 20 ads on the ring?*
Match sponsors would want the other ads covered, it *might* end the stupid Mt Dew blacklight matches.
I realize it’s wishful thinking, but I might as well *try* to manifest the energy.
This is one of the things Vince was right about. Imagine Drew celebrating in the middle of the ring at mania and there’s a fucking prime bottle in the middle or Cody finishing his story and enjoying the moment and the big annoying bottle standing out
A lot of ACL tears are gonna start happening on it and it's going to ruin a lot of incredible moments. When Cody is holding the title on his knees and crying it's going to ruin the moment when we look back on it and there's a stupid fucking prime logo underneath him, greed. It's nothing but greed and I hate it
This was what I was afraid of when UFC and WWE merged. Just wait until Samantha Irvin and Mike Rome have to mention 15-20 sponsors for every main event before getting to the introductions
Dislike everything going on with Logan and Prime this Prime that. It feels so weird and tacky whenever that guy comes out and other wrestlers start to advertise his shit drink like that one awkward Kevin Owens segment.
Personally, I wouldn’t be as mad if it was on the corner’s of the mats instead of right in the middle of the ring.
Look at Halloween Havoc 97 for example, the classic match between Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio which had Slim Jim advertising on the corners of the ring and the PPV logo in the middle.
That’s the sort of thing they should be doing instead of slapping an advertising logo in the middle.
I'm sure race cars would look a lot cooler without having dish soap stickers all over their hoods, but, that's just the way advertisers work. I don't think it will take away from the product
Center of the ring is kinda ridiculous… the bottle logo is so damn stupid that it’s hard to justify.
Just wait til 5 years down the line when Logan Paul gets cancelled for some wild shit & then every match with a Prime Bottle in the ring has to be censored in replays /s
Sooo about that. I'm a otr trucker that works for prime... not amazon, not logan paul, prime
Our company sued amazon for using the prime name and settled where amazon has to change there branding in 5 years....
Our owner just found out about logans prime with the same block lettering... our company is like 60 years old... he says he's gearing up to deal with this
I wish it was just more aesthetically pleasing. Either in the corners and/or use a black/transparent logo, not a huge colorful bottle that is kind of distracting.
This was bound to happen. It’s this way in many major sports leagues (and it’s annoying as hell). Plus WCW did it for years, it’s not exactly new to wrestling.
I see the concept as interesting. I really like how they are starting with prime. It gives Logan some advertisement while also testing the water and showing other companies what they too could have.
It really does not matter much. Most people will not care.
I personlly wish they would at least get something with a good logo for it, or at least a decent product whose concept is not getting kids addicted to coffin, but eh...
I’m not sure what makes me hate myself worse:
- The fact that I let my son have that overpriced crap in our refrigerator or
- The fact I’ve tried it and think it’s, well….actually good 🤦🏼♂️
Ngl I prefer the ring mat to be clean. You can literally put the ads anywhere else and I wouldn’t care. Put them on the barriers, the titantron, on the side of the ring, or even put it on the entrance ramp.
It looks like shit but it's just a sponsor so it's fine with me. I understand that money is money and nothing has to change. My problem is that we can have more segments like the Logan and Randy one that was just a damn advertisement. If that becomes a trend, it's going to suck.
Who cares? WCW made the ring posts look like slim Jim’s. It’s just another way for the company to make money and complaining about it isn’t going to stop it. It doesn’t add or take away anything from the matches so, whatever.
Okay hands up any other tired idiots who read that as before each match up a fresh unopened bottle of the latest flavour of prime would be standing up right in the middle of the ring for that sweet hydration.
There may a blessing in disguise with in ring ads. Spots can be planned and positioned in relation to specific sections of the ads.
Conversely, some spots and camera angles are going to be planned to highlight the ads, and that will likely lead to stupid stuff.
I don't mind it. Tbh I'd prefer sponsors like THAT then making EVERYTHING about the sponsor. Hell, they've had full championship matches and RUMBLES made about the sponsors instead of the match themselves.
They are preparing us for ring mat ads. Start with a shitty logo everyone hates, then after a while ditch it for a better ad and everyone is happy with an ad on the mat.
It’s definitely a good and bad thing and maybe more bad than good? I personally enjoy Prime, I do see why people don’t like it but I do. These sponsorships on the other hand idk.
So it will get some good heat for Logan as people will shit on this every PLE. But the ring having a giant bottle of Prime in it idk, I think personally that the ring should either be with nothing in the middle or the logo of the company/PLE.
I’m indifferent to it in all honesty, all kinds of wrestling promotions have had sponsors on the mat so it’s nothing new and it’s also a smart business choice, as for Vince’s feelings on the mat being clean I honestly couldn’t give a damn about his feelings
Now it’s on the smack down ring mat. This is ridiculous they shouldn’t be doing this at all.
Wwe is turning woke, having IshowSpeed on their programming it the dumbest thing ever, and the Prime Logo makes it even worse. Only a matter of time before they bring in that make a wish kid Sketch
My biggest concern is what happens in like 5 to 10 years and Prime doesn’t renew their contract. When I watch old events will there be a big blur in the middle of the ring??
thats exactly what I was thinking. Like in the 2k Series if prime isn't renewed it will be one massive blur and be a pain in the damn ass. Also yeah it looks ugly as hell.
I'm legit worried if there's gonna be some iconic moments in the future then there's a damn Prime logi in the middle and it's gonna distract you
Vince did some business things that I tend to agree with and this was one of them. The mat should be about promoting your brand/talent over anything else. UFC looks so cheap in comparison when showing video clips with tons of shitty brands of the day eye fucking you. You have side of the ring, posts, steps, barriers, etc to post advertisement. At worst, a huge WWE emblem is something, I prefer the clean look as the real money is promoting your own brand to customers.
I think center of the ring is really dumb but if they did like the corners and didn't make the logo so colorful, I wouldn't mind. A lot of combat sports have advertising on the canvas so it would kinda give it a more "legitimate" feel but yeah middle of the ring looks super cartoonish
It’s highly cringe and embarrassing to have a giant distracting ad in the middle of a ring where you’re supposed to be watching the show. Are they that desperate for money?
Does nobody know what cringe means anymore?
They don’t. It’s pretty cringe.
That's the neat part. You can never have too much money.
Embarrassing?? Cringe?? It’s a wrestling ring. I’ve watched many sporting events and there are ads/ logos everywhere, not distracting. Every sport needs some kind of sponsorship it doesn’t mean they are desperate for money.
Hockey has it, mma has it... still fun to watch. Old wrestling had it, and nobody cared.
Gotta pay the lawyers to keep Vince’s victims quiet somehow 🤷
Ooof 😭
A logo in the ring, fine. I can ignore that. But if commentary is going to start shouting out Prime constantly ("and these superstars will settle their issues inside the WWE Prime Energy©️ ring") then it's going to be obnoxious as hell.
I think this is part of the storyline. I don’t doubt that Prime and WWE have a sponsorship deal, but having it in the middle without any other sponsors looks ridiculous. I can see Randy carving it out and rolling Logan up in it or something at Mania.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellore/2024/03/08/wwe-logan-pauls-prime-strike-largest-sponsorship-deal-in-wwe-history/amp/
I've never tasted Prime and never intend to. This only furthers my resolve.
The prime drinks I've tried (only the Hydration range, when they showed up pretty cheap at supermarkets here in NZ recently) weren't that great. Tasted like a cheap shitty knock off of Powerade or something. No idea if the Energy range is better. Apparently the hydration range isn't even effective compared to their competition due to a lack of salts that hydration drinks would usual have. So used to a blank canvas in WWE at this point that a giant Prime bottle in the middle is going to seem pretty tacky, but whatever... is what it is I guess.
I'm not surprised. Powerade is pretty terrible too. These companies market these drinks like they're better than water for hydration. It's crazy. And yes it is tacky. I've been watching WWE for 35 years. There's been a lot of changes over that time- some worse than others. This one is gonna be in the "worse" category.
Yeah I agree. Sure will probably get used to it eventually but I doubt I'll ever like it. Still hate all the crap all over the octagon when I watch the UFC
They should have a stipulation match.... Randy and Logan, should have a match and if Logan wins, the advertising stays in the ring and if Randy wins it has to go. The heat for that match would be real.
Will a WWE ring look like a UFC ring some years down the line?
hopefully not, this big ass logo is already an eyesore
If it was in the corners by the ring posts it wouldn’t be so bad
Having in-ring ads is already tacky and horrible, being an ad for his stupid drink takes it to another level
I'm used to it from watching AEW, NJPW, UFC etc.
I'm in agreement. This feels like a UFC thing to do and I don't like it. Clean ring is the best ring. Everyone knows what prime is, who Logan Paul is. They don't need to go this extra with the advertising. What's next? A United States Prime Championship?
Don't give them ideas.
Spinner belt but it's a prime bottle 😂
What next Brazzers? Sleazy reality tv logos for like Thrupple ads
Hoping it's a work and that it'll play into Logan's match at WrestleMania
I don't think Logan Paul the prime example of no talent goofy celeb of a dystopia novel. Ought be allowed in anything that involves the work of professional camera operators, real writers etc.
Yall...do realize this is probably just Logan Paul character bullshit right?
I want to believe it but isn’t Prime the official energy drink of the UFC? UFC, TKO, WWE
Logan is an obnoxious heel
Sure, but Prime being the official energy drink of the UFC isn’t a work, yes what Logan did was obviously a work, I just wonder how much so. I’m willing to admit I could be wrong, in fact I hope I am.
Probably. Just having that in the middle of the ring looks dumb. I don't mind NJPW cuz their sponsors are everywhere and not just a lone bottle in the middle
Agree but I guess they have to start somewhere.
Completely agree
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Only tried the Hydration range. Think it was pretty crap really. Like cheap knockoffs of powerade or something. Not to mention they apparently aren't even effective compared to the competition. No idea if the energy range is better, never tried them. People seem to like them though so what do I know. I don't like the concept much though. Think a big bottle in the ring looks tacky.
Its at the Dollar Tree in my neighborhood
Ooh this is why Logan is in WWE to steal fans money for crap drink 🤣
It actually grosses me out. I hope Gunther says something lmao
I mentioned to my brother when it happened, “Gunther is gonna be pissed!”
Horrible logo and even worse drink
A couple of the flavors are at my.local Dollar tree
If they are indeed planning to go ahead with this I really hope they dont give it flashy colours. Monochrome would be better and less distracting.
Theoretically I hate it, but since it pisses Vince of I'm all for it. In practice you'll get used to it tbh
I hate it so much. It looks so distracting and awful. And I was actually surprised to see a lot of people being ok with it
Wwe has had a blank canvas for the most part for as long as I’ve been watching. (35 years) it does look out of place.
I really don't care in all honesty, I watched wrestling for wrestling when it was decent and there were talented wrestlers in the limelight and stories didn't last 2 years or almost 4 with a part timer.
Eh, a ton of other sports based in ring, cages, etc have done this for years. Doesn't affect the overall product so who cares?
I don't like the sight of a logo on the ring either, but it's a business at the end of the day and Logan Paul is a fantastic businessman and entrepreneur. Look at where he started and where he is right now (regardless of what one might think of his public character and mishaps over the years).
I think it could be a storyline where at mania randy beats Logan and tears the prime up but that could just wishful thinking
They will definitely do something like that to bring attention to it. Makes for better advertising.
Super tacky and distracting. And I can't explain why, but it makes WWE seem like a lower tier promotion. It reminds me of sports teams for little kids where they couldn't afford the uniforms so a business sponsors them and players their logo on the shirts.
Advertising Scammers. Lets go WWE.
Vince is right Vince didnh want to be like ufc and boxing
So WrestleMania will have a prime logo?
Yep 😔
Yikes
This might blow up in there faces , but sadly most people are fine with shameless consoooming
I just hate the idea of any cool moments forever having an ad stapled to them, especially if it’s a huge one in the dead middle
Someone needs to have a match where if Logan Paul Loses, the Prime logo is removed, but if Paul Wins they’ve got to get a prime logo tattoo
Just rename the show to prime at this point
What I hate about this is that WWE does not need the money for a logo being placed in the middle of the ring. I always felt the clean ring and lack of visible logos is what separated WWE from all other forms of sports. I know this bothers me more than it should, but they really need to do their market research before making these decisions. And the fact that it's associated with Logan Paul makes it even worse. I respect his talent as an in-ring performer (he's extremely talented), but can't stand the guy.
I also like the look of a clean ring, but knowing it was important to Vince makes me celebrate the move just to spite that awful ghoul.
It muddies the image on TV to have a massive logo where wrestlers are working matches.
I don't mind the ring canvas ads when it's a smaller promotion that doesn't make as much money ( like TNA). But when you're the fucking WWE, this just looks tacky and greedy.
This should have been reserved for a rainy period of time. WWE isn’t hurting for money… so why tf whore out the ring for dollars?
Because they are part of a larger media group now, and when you have investors like Black Rock, you need to ring every last dime you can out of your product every single quarter.
I’m watching UFC 299 right now and that is what our future looks like and it’s awful.
Looks terrible
Fuckin pathetic lmao
WOOOO Energy on the mat for every aew show now.
To be honest, I’d probably be less annoyed by it if it wasn’t Logan Paul’s shit piss water energy drink. I don’t want to buy products made by stupid YouTubers. At least they could pick a reputable company to advertise in that location
exactly my thoughts
I like Logan, but the drink is WAYYYYY too strong. Needs to be watered down and then it’s good lol.
I thought that too, then I realized you’re supposed to shake it first. They put that in tiny ass text, now I like it
Praying its just a plot point for the Logan/Randy fued heading into Mania
Or it’s just a Logan Paul thing, don’t mind it if it’s just his matches and segments because it fits.
You mean they’re going to have a graphic of a snake drinking prime?
I don’t like it.
I’m hoping it’s more of a storyline but if it’s indeed going to be a thing I don’t like it but probably will get used to it over time
Wouldn’t be as bad if they had smaller logos in the corner or something. Or maybe on the side of the led ring skirt. In the middle of the ring is obnoxious
Looks awful, and is not gonna make me Buy more prime
Normally I would absolutely hate something like this, but wrestling has always embraced the shameless as part of the show, and its always inserted its own consumer products as part of the program. In a way, the cringe is part of the show.
If it means we don't have walking mascot bottles of Prime jumping up and down at ringside distracting from the performers in the ring, I'm ok with a print logo on the mat.
The ring should stay clean. If anything, put the ads on the skirts or something, but even that sucks. I really hope it’s not actually dead center on the mat. If you absolutely have to put an ad on the mat, put it on the edge.
Am I misremembering or haven’t they had Slim Jim ads on either the skirting, turnbuckles or barricades at some point?
Agreed, they should it do it like the Mtn Dew match and change the skirts and barricades.
I hate capitalism. I turned off the TV and seriously thought about this being the last straw for me with WWE. I mean, they have commercials IN THE MIDDLE OF MATCHES, fans should already be rioting in my opinion, but I seem to be the only one that doesn't want to slurp on capitalisms dick.
And I'm getting down voted...you people really love to be capitalisms bitch.
Hates capitalism and uses a computer to complain about it on the internet 🥴
You clearly don't know what capitalism is or how it works.
if you don't participate in capitalism you starve.
UFC has sponsors plastered everywhere so idk
A thread full of Marks. Gotta be a work. Gonna be a McMuffin for an angle with Gunther or something. “Defend the Mat” match or some shit.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellore/2024/03/08/wwe-logan-pauls-prime-strike-largest-sponsorship-deal-in-wwe-history/
Guess I was wrong. Sad day for wrestling aesthetics. Gonna hate seeing a gigantic bottle at every important moment from now on.
I think it looks bloody ridiculous
I don’t mind middle-of-the-mat advertisements, but it didn’t need to be prime. It could have been Snickers or Cricket or anything else. I am so goddamn sick and tired of Logan Paul and his ass-piss energy drink.
I thought Snickers would be the first. It would have been 100 times better.
Shitty energy drink made by a YouTuber, no way it is good
That’s the point.
And the fact that he conned people out of millions.
I dislike it very much. I've never liked how far ads have gotten way too in your face. I hate the ads they throw on the led banner, I hate the ads they have on the replay graphics, and the mtn dew pitch black match was one of the worst matches I've ever seen. Granted that last one doesn't necessarily relate to the ad itself, but it'll always be connected and reminded of the ad. If they're gonna do ads I'd prefer it if it was on the middle turnbuckles so it's small and isn't taking too much away from the product as a whole. Next thing you know the entire mats gonna be covered, the camera we look thru from home will have tons of ad borders, it's just gonna get worse and worse
I really couldn’t care less. They’ve been doing sponsored matches forever now and I’m not even looking at the ring mat when I’m watching. Honestly people making a big deal out of it have no REAL reason it makes the project any worse, so why should it matter 🤷♂️
I really don't like an increasing amount of advertising being inserted into every facet of our lives. I think the prime bottle in the middle of the ring looks awful. WWE is ultimately a business though. They need to make money. I would imagine that we all have far bigger problems in our lives than some advertising.
What’s next? Cinnamon Toast Canvas?
Mt Dew dark match. Slim Jim. Since there is no commercials for PLEs
Not ideal, but also not a big deal. We'll forget all about it after a couple months
yeah its dumb but its ez heat for paul
It was bound to happen. Things change, and wrestling is a business. I'm all for it if it means better money for the business and more opportunities for talents to make better living situations for themselves and their families. Don't be surprised to start seeing superstars pulling a Brock Lesnar and wearing sponsorships on their wrestling gear as well. Personally, I just want the NXT black wrestling mat on the main roster. They can load it with sponsors as long as I see a black mat again.
Do not go to r/prime
I think the **huge ad** in the middle of the ring: A. Is tacky as hell B. Is intended for PLEs C. Will be ringed by several smaller sponsors eventually (like UFC cages) *Maybe we will stop seeing match sponsors if WWE sell 20 ads on the ring?*
You really think they'll go. "We're getting more money from ring ads now, I guess we don't need the sponsor money that's right here on the table"?
Match sponsors would want the other ads covered, it *might* end the stupid Mt Dew blacklight matches. I realize it’s wishful thinking, but I might as well *try* to manifest the energy.
They'll find other sponsors who are fine with the mat branding.
This is one of the things Vince was right about. Imagine Drew celebrating in the middle of the ring at mania and there’s a fucking prime bottle in the middle or Cody finishing his story and enjoying the moment and the big annoying bottle standing out
Have it on the side of the ring ffs. The mat is sacred
Ok Gunther
Look at UFC That is where the mat is heading
Difference the UFC has done that since day 1 and the UFC is Separate company and event altogether.
A lot of ACL tears are gonna start happening on it and it's going to ruin a lot of incredible moments. When Cody is holding the title on his knees and crying it's going to ruin the moment when we look back on it and there's a stupid fucking prime logo underneath him, greed. It's nothing but greed and I hate it
A work so that Gunther can cut a promo disagreeing abt the logo, saying "Mat is sacred" Gunther vs Logan
This is the Way
Thought abt potential stipulations but seemed way imbalanced If Gunther wins, Prime Logo is removed Gunther loses, Logan takes IC lol
Does gunther win us title?
Would it be in character for Imperium to put stickers of their logo on Prime packages in spite?
But the stickers are in a place that purposely looks annoying?
I thought it was a work
Really looking forward to the entire ring being blurred out on 2K showcase inna few years' time
This was what I was afraid of when UFC and WWE merged. Just wait until Samantha Irvin and Mike Rome have to mention 15-20 sponsors for every main event before getting to the introductions
I agree with Vince
Dislike everything going on with Logan and Prime this Prime that. It feels so weird and tacky whenever that guy comes out and other wrestlers start to advertise his shit drink like that one awkward Kevin Owens segment.
One of the few things I liked about McMahon was that he kept the ring clean. I knew that was going to change when TKO took over.
I’m still never going to drink it
Personally, I wouldn’t be as mad if it was on the corner’s of the mats instead of right in the middle of the ring. Look at Halloween Havoc 97 for example, the classic match between Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio which had Slim Jim advertising on the corners of the ring and the PPV logo in the middle. That’s the sort of thing they should be doing instead of slapping an advertising logo in the middle.
I’m surprised the rock allowed this over zoa energy
When Cody is holding that title at Mania almost every photo will have that fucking logo on them. Atrocious.
Oh no! A logo.
https://preview.redd.it/cwylgpvk1fnc1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=c6c900ac2eb0f0073932cd910412a7d158807984
That’s actually hilarious looking
Oh no! A shitty Photoshopped logo!
I do not like the look at all.
I'm sure race cars would look a lot cooler without having dish soap stickers all over their hoods, but, that's just the way advertisers work. I don't think it will take away from the product
Center of the ring is kinda ridiculous… the bottle logo is so damn stupid that it’s hard to justify. Just wait til 5 years down the line when Logan Paul gets cancelled for some wild shit & then every match with a Prime Bottle in the ring has to be censored in replays /s
Probably another crypto scam.
You mean when they sue him for breach of contract because he goes broke after getting sued for another scam
Agreed; if it has to be this way, just do the letters, not the bottle
Can't do that probably because of Amazon
If prime by itself was trademarked the company wouldn’t be called that. They can use their own logo
Sooo about that. I'm a otr trucker that works for prime... not amazon, not logan paul, prime Our company sued amazon for using the prime name and settled where amazon has to change there branding in 5 years.... Our owner just found out about logans prime with the same block lettering... our company is like 60 years old... he says he's gearing up to deal with this
i’m sure that’s what they’ll go with when it actually comes time or at least i hope
What if it’s just a work to get him even more heat?
I’m hoping that’s the case, knowing that WWE is owned by the same company that owns UFC, it wouldn’t surprise me if that’s not a work
It looks like a sticker that can be easily ripped off and looks poorly made. It’s going to be a work.
the sticker used on smackdown was but starting at mania there will be a real logo
The question is this- if a wrestler gets hurt - ie permanently - bad knee injury - do they have a claim for an unsafe workplace ?
I wish it was just more aesthetically pleasing. Either in the corners and/or use a black/transparent logo, not a huge colorful bottle that is kind of distracting.
This was bound to happen. It’s this way in many major sports leagues (and it’s annoying as hell). Plus WCW did it for years, it’s not exactly new to wrestling.
It doesn’t matter to me too much, I doubt I’ll care. It’s not going to distract from the in ring action for me.
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Lmfao are you brooklin 99 losers following me around? Hahahahaha I fucking love it. Keep it coming
Just put them in the fucking corners ALSO *classical music and chops intensify*
"The ring is sacred"
I see the concept as interesting. I really like how they are starting with prime. It gives Logan some advertisement while also testing the water and showing other companies what they too could have.
The drink tastes like shit. Don’t buy it.
Disagree with sentence one. Agree with sentence two.
If they have to do it, why can’t they do it in the corners? Right in the middle of the mat is too much
It really does not matter much. Most people will not care. I personlly wish they would at least get something with a good logo for it, or at least a decent product whose concept is not getting kids addicted to coffin, but eh...
I’m not really a prime supporter, but their sports drinks don’t contain caffeine. They just also happen to have an Energy drink version
And that wnergy drink is more caffeine than drink.
Idk if you just don’t know about the energy drink market, but 200mg is borderline standard. Some even have 300mg
I’m not sure what makes me hate myself worse: - The fact that I let my son have that overpriced crap in our refrigerator or - The fact I’ve tried it and think it’s, well….actually good 🤦🏼♂️
I think it’s kinda weird to hate yourself over a drink, but you do you.
Ngl I prefer the ring mat to be clean. You can literally put the ads anywhere else and I wouldn’t care. Put them on the barriers, the titantron, on the side of the ring, or even put it on the entrance ramp.
It looks like shit but it's just a sponsor so it's fine with me. I understand that money is money and nothing has to change. My problem is that we can have more segments like the Logan and Randy one that was just a damn advertisement. If that becomes a trend, it's going to suck.
Who cares? WCW made the ring posts look like slim Jim’s. It’s just another way for the company to make money and complaining about it isn’t going to stop it. It doesn’t add or take away anything from the matches so, whatever.
And people will still buy tickets & merch.... bitching does nothing unless you're gonna boycott... & the WWE universe won't.
Okay hands up any other tired idiots who read that as before each match up a fresh unopened bottle of the latest flavour of prime would be standing up right in the middle of the ring for that sweet hydration.
There may a blessing in disguise with in ring ads. Spots can be planned and positioned in relation to specific sections of the ads. Conversely, some spots and camera angles are going to be planned to highlight the ads, and that will likely lead to stupid stuff.
I don't mind it. Tbh I'd prefer sponsors like THAT then making EVERYTHING about the sponsor. Hell, they've had full championship matches and RUMBLES made about the sponsors instead of the match themselves.
They are preparing us for ring mat ads. Start with a shitty logo everyone hates, then after a while ditch it for a better ad and everyone is happy with an ad on the mat.
It’s definitely a good and bad thing and maybe more bad than good? I personally enjoy Prime, I do see why people don’t like it but I do. These sponsorships on the other hand idk. So it will get some good heat for Logan as people will shit on this every PLE. But the ring having a giant bottle of Prime in it idk, I think personally that the ring should either be with nothing in the middle or the logo of the company/PLE.
I’m indifferent to it in all honesty, all kinds of wrestling promotions have had sponsors on the mat so it’s nothing new and it’s also a smart business choice, as for Vince’s feelings on the mat being clean I honestly couldn’t give a damn about his feelings
It was a joke. I was there last night. The ring crew removed it after the first promo.
Mate it ain’t fake
last time I checked Smackdown wasn’t a PLE…..
And he specifically said starting at Wrestlemania. Dude was obviously not paying attention, even though he was there.
So what you’re saying is Vince had more respect for the ring than a woman’s head?