When we as fans attend a live WWE Event, we are told to have fun, bring your signs, enjoy the moment. That wasn’t the case this past Monday night. I wanted to talk about how great the main event build up was this past Raw which took place in Des Moinse Iowa, but there was something else that caught my attention.
For most of you who watched raw, I’m sure you noticed the 9 fans in the front row dressed as past WWE wrestlers. There were legends such as Ric Flair, IRS, Macho Man, Hogan, The Big Boss man… This was awesome. When I saw them I loved it, just a group of guys enjoying the moment and having fun… That’s what the WWE wants us to do at these live events right, have fun?
Well later on I noticed these guys were no longer in costume. I noticed one guy went from IRS to wearing a Goldust shirt. As raw went on, I was was informed by a friend to check Twitter. These guys all dressed as their Favorite Wrestlers, were told by WWE officials to change if they wanted to stay at the Show because they were causing a distraction…
I eventually found a tweet from one of the guys in that group, who tweeted out a picture of all of them with the saddest faces because they indeed were forced to take off their costumes.
This is by far the saddest and most pathetic thing the WWE could possibly have done. How ridiculous this is for a company who’s thrives off of putting smiles on faces of their fans… Well they removed 9 smiles, 10 including my own. I just can’t believe that a group of WRESTLING FANS who were out having the time of their lives sitting front row dressed as their favorite wrestlers caused such an issue. I’m actually very upset that this was the action the WWE took upon 9 people who were there to just have a good time. Just imagine you were told that you’re having too much fun at a wrestling show, how would you feel?
Wasn’t Vince McMahon the one who used the term the “NO FUN LEAGUE” when criticizing the NFL?
I was reading some of the comments about this and one person mentions “Its a TV thing.. don’t forget the audience is a part of the show. And if the audience is distracting to the show they will fix it. From signs to full out costumes.” It’s a valid point on how The WWE is but these guys didn’t look hostile, they weren’t starting fights, they just simply wanted to have a good time. The WWE should be loving the fact that fans go out of their way for the product they love. Yes the viewers at home saw it, no there was not a negative reaction from viewers who noticed, I personally didn’t see a “distraction”. I still watched raw and payed attention to what was in the ring knowing they where there. However, I was distracted when I found out they changed. If anything with WrestleMania right around the corner, the WWE should love that these fans came as the traditional wrestlers who helped build the product.
If I had front row seats on camera side at a Live PPV or televised event, you know damn well I’m thinking the same way those guys were.
This isn’t the type of press you want your company to have, especially when you’re biggest event 2 weeks away. I can careless that it was “Distracting” or putting attention to theirselves, they paid to be there and they weren’t committing a crime. The WWE needs to be more concerned with what they are putting in the ring than how much fun people are having outside the ring.
I’m attending a live Raw April 20th and I encourage everyone who is attending to occupy the show by dressing up as your favorite wrestler. Someone please dress up like The Ultimate Warrior and just run around the arena the entire show, shaking the railings, gorilla press a friend.
To think, I wanted to write something coming out of this weeks raw that was positive. Overall it was a good show but to me it was overshadowed by how the situation resulted. Worse part was a WWE Official promised to hook these guys up if they changed, that official was never seen again after. I hope the WWE makes it right with these 9 guy in some way because this could get ugly faster than you think. #TwitterWar. #TrendingWorldWide
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