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The Making of the New WWE Title

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http://www.wwe.com/inside/the-making-of-the-new-wwe-title-26092146

Pretty interesting story behind the new bel...er, *championship*, and why it took a year and a half to see the light of day.

Two things stand out to me here:

1)  STAN STANSKI IS A REAL PERSON?!  I thought it was just a goofy name they came up with for that jobber.

2)  How is "World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion" an "inexact" term?  And yet "WWE Champion" is somehow more exact?  Only in the WWE Universe, I guess.  

I also think it's funny that they spent $50,000 trying to find great concepts and thinking out of the box, but no one stopped to ask fans if it was something they'd like or even if the belt looked good.  Because if there's one group of people who understand wrestling belts, it's a bunch of middle aged marketing directors and toy executives.  

But hey, better than the spinner belt at least.

Comments

  1. Eric GriffithFebruary 21, 2013 at 1:15 PM

    So Miz and Ryder making a reality show belt and an Internet belt are better than the spinner? Um...




    Wait...I actually agree.

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  2. Eric GriffithFebruary 21, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    Also, when was teh last time anyone put on spinner rims???

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  3. Eric GriffithFebruary 21, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    I tend to agree with this. The giant '90s era W is a lateral move. They both suck. People have just been positive b/c it's a change, I think.

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  4. Eric GriffithFebruary 21, 2013 at 1:17 PM

    Don't forget, the belt actually said "WWE Champ". That screams exact term, clearly. Idiots...

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  5. PhFunkFebruary 21, 2013 at 1:56 PM

    "It was the guys from “American Chopper” who really made it happen. Without Paul Teutul Sr. and his team over at Orange County Choppers, there’s a chance the WWE creative department’s concept for the new WWE Title would never have worked."



    Well, that's one reason the new WWE Title doesn't work. Good lord, Orange County is overrated. Not to mention childish drama queens, and I even enjoyed "American Chopper" until all the stupid fighting and reality show drama took over the show.

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  6. Mr_E_MahnFebruary 21, 2013 at 2:07 PM

    I read that a couple of days ago and i did a double take at the "inexact term" thing.
    The only thing that I could think of was that "wrestling" was the sticking point.

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  7. DrFactsFebruary 21, 2013 at 2:31 PM

    Yeeeeeeeeeees.......DIG IT!

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  8. DrFactsFebruary 21, 2013 at 2:31 PM

    I still see some from time to time.

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  9. YJ2310February 21, 2013 at 9:08 PM

    Im hoping the Spinner belt winds up in a storage locker on Storage Wars...

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