10 Words / Sayings That WWE Tried To Shove Down Fans ' Throats
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10 Words / Sayings That WWE Tried To Shove Down Fans ' Throats One of the more idiosyncratic elements of WWE is that , across the decades , the company has tried to push very specific
One of the more idiosyncratic elements of WWE is that , across the decades , the company has tried to push very specific vocabulary on its fans that defies tradition habit , or even common sense . The choices speak to the eccentricities of Vince McMahon himself , who was the driving force behind most of these wording choices , sometimes out of marketing strategy , and sometimes in what comes across as his arbitrary whims . Related : Vince McMahon's Hilarious Grooming Habits , Explained In a lot of cases , fans actually become accustomed to the words or sayings WWE foists upon them via sheer repetition or ultimately coming around to liking them . Other cases run their course or never quite catch on at all . Sports Entertainment Vince McMahon has shunned the traditional terminology " professional wrestling " in favor of " sports entertainment " back in th There is some reasonable foundation at work 6 here , for emphasizing WWE as more of a spectacle and separating it from less polish promotions that stage their shows in bing X halls and high school gymnasiums . Related : 10 Bad Wrestling Matches That Were Great Sports Entertainment Matches Nonetheless , a lot of fans and performers alike balk at the term for the sense that it communicates a sense of shame in pro wrestling , in favor of the need to dress it up as something more mainstream . Otherwise , sports entertainment became synonymous with a specific style of wrestling that was less oriented toward combat , more toward bells and whistles . 6 Superstars WWF has for quite some time insisted on
Superstars WWE has , for quite some time , insisted on calling its on air talent Superstars . The term was once reserved for wrestlers but has since spread to all manner of personalities , including managers , broadcasters , and ring announcers . The concept makes some sense to sell WWE talent as all being stars simply for being employed by the company , and suggesting they occupy a certain rarefied air other wrestling promotions can't touch . Critics nonetheless point out that , like sports entertainment , this term draws away from the tradition of the wrestling business on its own terms . The WWE Universe The term WWE Universe originated as its own attempt at a social media platform but in time became a multi - purpose term the company used for its roster , mythology , and especially the fans . The idea of a property like WWE having its own universe has actually come into style with , for example , th 6 the Marvel Cinematic Universe as its owIT ecosystem of intertwining characters and
plots . The insistence on referring to the fans at home , audiences in an arena , and all points in between as the WWE Universe , though , was grating when WWE started insisting on it , and has only become accepted via sheer brute force repetition in commentary and promos from WWE talent . Premium Live Event Many of the terms WWE has pushed are annoying because they are counter - intuitive . Premium Live Events represent the opposite dynamic . WWE and Peacock have applied these terms to what fans traditionally called pay per views ( or PPVs ) . Given that , with the launch of the WWE Network in 2014 , the number of fans ordering on pay per view shrank dramatically and many major events haven't even been offered on PPV any more over time , it made sense to move away from that wording . Calling big shows Premium Live Events is a pret 6 accurate descriptor , but unfortunatel feels unnatural to most fans .
Legends X It's not unusual for pop culture to throw around the word legend in reference to older movie stars , muscians , athletes , and other celebrities . As such , WWE isn't totally out place in calling its former or part - time , veteran talents legends . The issue with this word came up when WWE turned it into a proper noun and the official term for retired talents who were nonetheless contracted to WWE to serve as ambassadors , sell their merchandise , work sporadic appearances , and do other odds and ends . The issue came to a head when WWE referenced Summer Rae as a WWE Legend during an appearance in early 2022 and fans balked at the idea of placing her in the same broad category as people like The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin . Indeed , younger fans didn't necessarily even know who Summer Rae was . No one would consider her a legend in that vein , but by WWE's lexicon , it's not inaccurate to call her by that name . 6 Divas For years , WWE pushed its female talents as Divas . The choice to call women by a fundamentally different title from their male counterparts as Superstars has aged poorly , and WWE corrected course on it in 2016 . More so , though , the term divas itself carries negative connotation about being dramatic or high maintenance that fed into negative stereotypes around women - catering to the predominantly male audience in sexist ways . The branding did lend itself to the Total Divas reality series that gave some interesting looks behind the scenes , but is otherwise best left behind . Championships WWE isn't wrong to use the word championship . However , it is annoying that the company insists on not only calling championships " championships " , but insisting that even the belt representing them never be called a belt or strap - accurate descriptors of the physical object - but rather , excly " championships . " The choice is purp meant to keep the belts elevated , and not mistaken with the kind of belt someone uses 6 to support his trousers , but ultimately feels silly and arbitrary . Kick Kick outs are an age - old part of professional wrestling as the most common way for a wrestler to escape a pin fall attempt . Something unusual happened in recent years , though , when Michael Cole led the charge on saying not that someone had " kicked out " but rather had simply " kicked . " This is a case where it's clear what the broadcasters mean when they use the word , and a bit more efficient , but nonetheless counterintuitive because a kick sounds like an offensive move as opposed to a means of narrowly escaping defeat . Triangle Hold Over the last twenty - five years , wrestling has increasingly borrowed from MMA in a natural evolution that bespeaks the growing popularity of the real - life , legitimate combat sport . That includes certain moves a filtering over , including the triangle 6 popularized in judo and jiu - jitsu .
Related : 10 Pro Wrestling Submissions ( That Are Also Used In MMA ) WWE is averse to actually using the term choke on their family - friendly product , for its excessively violent , if not deadly implications . The result has been WWE referencing the " triangle hold " when it comes into play as one of several examples of WWE sidestepping what a hold very obviously is in favor of a more ambiguous , but less aggressive term . The Numbers Game It's not unusual for situations to arise in which heels outnumber babyfaces to have an unfair advantage in altercations . This dynamic was a particular signature move that made The Nexus look strong early in their run . Less often , but still not out of the ordinary , sometimes faces team up against a monster heel or in a battle royal scenario . In either case , " the numbers game " favors the side with more people . Using this term itself isn't all that problematic , except that WWE has run into the ground with Michael Cole i particular notorious for calling it out any time is outnumbered in the ring .
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