Scott,
Any reason WCW changed the PPV name from Hog Wild to Road Wild? Road Wild has always sounded so stupid.
Yeah, WCW's legal department thought there could be trademark issues with the "Hog" portion due to Harley Davidson's claim on the term, so they changed it for the 97 show. I guess that they thought people might be confused into thinking Harley was sponsoring the show or something?
Luger wanted to call it Gun Show so he could flex and ask people if they wanted to see the PPV.
ReplyDeleteWhich brings up a very important question: Why didn't Big Show and Billy Gunn use that name during the time when they were teaming? It was RIGHT THERE!
ReplyDeleteI liked Vince's name for them better. Double Trouble Crap on a Stick
ReplyDeleteThe Show-Gunns was a pretty good name they used.
ReplyDeleteThey should have kept those two together. They were pretty funny.
I prefer Powerslam Magazine's name for them: Show Me The Way To The Concession Stand
ReplyDeleteGiant Ass would've been best.
ReplyDeleteIt was for the best. I don't know about you, but I felt pretty ripped off when I tuned into Hog Wild 96 and Henry O. Godwinn was nowhere to be found.
ReplyDeleteHOG(an) WILD
ReplyDeleteby the standards of WCW, changing the name to avoid a lawsuit was nearly competant.
ReplyDeleteI say nearly because if they were truly competant they wouldn't have used the Hog name in the first place.
Competent
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