WWE Offended to be Called a Wrestling Company

[Travicity]

Apparently, World WRESTLING Entertainment are offended that they are perceived as a WRESTLING company.

TVWeek.com put out a headline mentioning 'Drew Carey inducted into pro wrestling Hall of Fame'. Later, they received an email from WWE publicist, Kellie Baldyga, demanding that they change the headline, mentioning that "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."

Baldyga added "No, we don't do wrestling events. They're entertainments. And we don’t call them wrestlers. They’re superstars and divas."

TVWeek refused to change the headline. They just removed it. She then followed up, writing "I know the perception is that we are a wrestling company but we are actually much more than that--we are a global media company which is how our Chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, positions us."

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[DA]

:lmao: Morons

[Travicity]

Whole forum Let's go to a Entertainments show :omg:

[Dragón De Muerte]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa omk omk this is just brilliant. they sell WRESTLING goods, have 3 WRESTLING magazines, they make naff movies starring WRESTLERS!!! and do weekily wrestling shows and monthly ppvs but there not a wrestling company yeah sure....lol

[Travicity]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaa Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa omk omk this is just brilliant. they sell entertainment goods, have 3 entertainment magazines, they make naff movies starring superstars and divas!!! and do weekily entertainments shows and monthly ppvs but there not a wrestling company yeah sure....lol


^ Corrected

[DA]

Sooo... stop reporting WWE since it ain't wrestling anymore...?

[Swinny]

"Baldyga added "No, we don't do wrestling events. They're entertainments. And we don’t call them wrestlers. They’re superstars and divas."

That's one of the stupidest fucking lines I have ever read. I have no idea what the WWE is trying to prove by distancing themselves from wrestling, but it's really irritating me. All they're going to do is piss off actual wrestling fans and it's not like they're going to get people who have no interest in "wrestling" to watch, just because it's dubbed "entertainment".

[Travicity]

Guess we should merge it with Entertainment Section :think:

[DA]

^^Or send it to lala land since they aren't even entertaining

[Smartmark]

:lmao:

I've said it all along. They don't do wrestling. And they are completely idiots!