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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Huge change for RAW is WAR starting monday... | ||||
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...And now the battle between us and them has begun. JYD-4-LIFE. | posted on 10-05-2001 @ 10:11 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: May. 00  | In yet another nod to increased national sensitivities in the wake of the September 11 tragedies, the WWF has announced it's dropping words like "war" and "armageddon" from the names of its shows. From now on, the pro-wrestling empire's top-rated TV show Raw Is War, which airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on TNN, will now simply be known as Raw. The company also changed the name of its The War Zone to The Raw Zone. According to the WWF's chief spokesman Gary Davis, the move was a no-brainer, even for an entertainment known for its pumped-up rhetoric. "We've modified the name of our show to Raw," Davis says from the WWF corporate offices. "We did it for two reasons. With everything that's happened in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks we wanted to be sensitive to the situation and respectful to the victims and their families. And also, our fans called the show Raw and we felt it would make recognition easier." In addition to changing the names of its regular progamming, the WWF plans to ditch the apocalyptic title Armageddon for an upcoming pay-per-view special. No word yet on what the special will be called, but the new titles took effect earlier this week (even though the changes weren't immediately reflected across the WWF universe, including its Websites). But don't expect the grapplers to turn into a bunch of sissies. Fans looking for a place to rock and rumble will be happy to learn that the aggressive, trash-talking style which has become a staple of the WWF will not be toned down despite the name change. "I'm not aware of any criticism in terms of the content of the shows [since the attacks]," says another WWF rep, Judd Everhart. "We think that our fans understand what goes on in the ring...and that it's scripted and choreographed." In the meantime, as the WWF gets diplomatic with its fans, the wrestling organization is readying for a rematch with longtime foe the World Wildlife Fund. On Monday, Britain's High Court ruled that the WWF can appeal an earlier decision that restricted the wrestling group's use of the contested initials. The panel ruled the WWF may challenge an August decision in favor of the Wildlife Fund--now called the Worldwide Fund for Nature--which said the wrestling federation had illegally breached a 1994 contract with the eco-friendly group by using the WWF initials in marketing and logos. Says Davis: "We believe [the previous ruling was] restraint of trade in our ability to do business in the world. We believe both organizations can coexist peacefully...and we look forward to filing our appeal and come to some sort of amicable resolution." And if that doesn't work, maybe they'll bring in the bodyslammers.  Across the field you see the sky ripped open See the rain through a gaping wound Pounding on the women and children Who run Into the arms Of America-U2 | ||||
| Cluster F | posted on 10-05-2001 @ 10:26 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | If you didnt notice, it was just RAW last week. They just didnt say anything. It was in the opening RAW song, the symbol just said RAW. | ||||
| rageparty 123...Not so bare anymore since I got a number underneath my name again I also have an imaginary girlfriend. | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 1:18 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | yeah but on the commercials it said, bring your signs, bring ur attitude, for raw is war or somin like that, and later on it said win a trip to wwf armageddon This message was edited by rageparty on 10-6-01 @ 1:20 PM | ||||
| prototype | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 2:05 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Aug. 01 | Whats going to happen with moves like the powerbomb and missle kick are they getting changed? Free Northern Ireland | ||||
| rageparty 123...Not so bare anymore since I got a number underneath my name again I also have an imaginary girlfriend. | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 3:43 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | u bring up an interesting point proto, i dont think they would go that far, changing the names of moves is a little too much | ||||
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