I was cleaning out the hard drive and I came across this article I wrote. I didn't remember much about it and looking at the time-stamp it's from 2010. Back then Vince McMahon was the king of wrestling. He had taken over the WCW. He was trying to create Extreme Football, which would be like football only with more concussions. He was all over TV and looking to expand his brand as his wife started to dabble in politics. I know I wrote it, but I'll be danged if I can figure out if I sent it out to anyone at the time. Well, what with interest in pro wrestling still high and Young Rock on TV, maybe I'll just put his nostalgia piece up here.
Wrestling Spin-offs
Vince McMahon is the king of wrestling. He owns the WWE and the WCW and has shows on every cable station (Wrestling on the SyFy channel? Really? I always figured wrestlers were mutants, but still) But, with his wife running for office now, and the kids grown up with title matches of their own, he needs to expand his brand, widen his horizons. Face it, he’s going to have a lot of free time should his wife win. So what will the Next Big Thing be?
Pro Wrestlers Senior Tour - two words; aging demographics. Also, aging wrestlers. And with the success of “The Wrestler” why not start booking the old men of the WWE before they go running off inventing the next kitchen grill or run for governor somewhere?
NASCAR Raw – Hell on Wheels as burly race car drivers zip around the track. Only here, drivers are allowed to leap from moving cars onto other cars and try to pin them to the track.
WFHL – hey, burly men with sharp skates pounding each other in the middle of the rink with hockey sticks. It’s a natural.
Extreme New York Stock Exchange (XNYSE) – Face it, the economy is in the tank and it’s Wall Street’s fault. If they’re going to rip us all off, at least let’s make it entertaining. Can’t you just hear them yelling things like "can you smell what the Rock is trading" and "I got your margin call right here!" Man, will the ticker tape fly!
World Spelling Bee Federation - Burly kids spelling words like "Xtreme," “HHH” and "NXT." And the spelling bee places already have lots of folding chairs to use.
Wrestling With the Stars – WWE stars wrestle 3rd and 4th rate celebrities on TV. Who wouldn’t watch that?
Six Flags Over WWE - Theme park, where the rides include The Pile driver, The Folding Chair Whack-A-Mole and the Sleeper Hold. Also, the Wrestling mascots will pound you.
Westminster Dog Show Heat! - Burly dudes with burly Rottweilers. With rabies! And folding chairs.
WWF on Broadway – Hey, if Disney can do it, why not Vince? Who wouldn’t want to see Mickie James in "Annie?" Or find out if Triple H is a triple threat?
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Pro Wrestlers Senior Tour - two words; aging demographics. Also, aging wrestlers. And with the success of “The Wrestler” why not start booking the old men of the WWE before they go running off inventing the next kitchen grill or run for governor somewhere?
NASCAR Raw – Hell on Wheels as burly race car drivers zip around the track. Only here, drivers are allowed to leap from moving cars onto other cars and try to pin them to the track.
WFHL – hey, burly men with sharp skates pounding each other in the middle of the rink with hockey sticks. It’s a natural.
Extreme New York Stock Exchange (XNYSE) – Face it, the economy is in the tank and it’s Wall Street’s fault. If they’re going to rip us all off, at least let’s make it entertaining. Can’t you just hear them yelling things like "can you smell what the Rock is trading" and "I got your margin call right here!" Man, will the ticker tape fly!
World Spelling Bee Federation - Burly kids spelling words like "Xtreme," “HHH” and "NXT." And the spelling bee places already have lots of folding chairs to use.
Wrestling With the Stars – WWE stars wrestle 3rd and 4th rate celebrities on TV. Who wouldn’t watch that?
Six Flags Over WWE - Theme park, where the rides include The Pile driver, The Folding Chair Whack-A-Mole and the Sleeper Hold. Also, the Wrestling mascots will pound you.
Westminster Dog Show Heat! - Burly dudes with burly Rottweilers. With rabies! And folding chairs.
WWF on Broadway – Hey, if Disney can do it, why not Vince? Who wouldn’t want to see Mickie James in "Annie?" Or find out if Triple H is a triple threat?
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