I'd like to explain how Dave Meltzer calling someone an "ethnic celebrity" only over with that ethnicity is different from Vince Russo saying Rey Mysterio is only over with Latinos and won't ever get over with white people
I'd like to explain the difference, but there isn't one.
Posted Apr 1, 2021, 3:54 PM UTC
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It’s strange to me how people from the Basement will say that WWE gets away with so much because they’re not mainstream but don’t realize that Meltzer would be fucking torn apart if any of his tweets were seen by more than a couple hundred shootfighters
Is so weird how Wrestling is seemingly isolated from the rest of genres of Tv. Like seriously, for it to have any impact outside of the bubble, there has to be either a huge speak out movement or someone killing people. And even that won't get that much traction.
Or something just organically becomes a meme, which is something that you have basically no control over and just have to let happen. I'm convinced that a big reason why Cena's transition to Hollywood went so well is because he started it right around the time that John Cena prank call video was huge
John Cena memes are still huge,don't believe me? Read a comment section of anything he does outside of wwe.
All you have to do is go to any post about some new show/movie John Cena is in and you’re guaranteed a few hundred “I don’t see anything” comments.
Which is why AEW is doomed to fail because they keep chasing the big meme or viral moments by having a special edition of dynamite every month and/or bringing in old talent to try to get a pop. They’re going to run out of steam. When all you are doing is chasing the affirmation and attention of others, you are either going to burn out or do something so ridiculously stupid that you ruin any standing you have for yourself. That’s true for AEW and life. The only different variable in that situation is the dub have 700k watchers who will eat up the literal garbage they put on tv every Wednesday. You can’t make memes happen by claiming they’re popular- look at the comic book industry pop in the 90’s or beanie babies!
The Jericho "little bit of the bubbly" clip went viral and they're still chasing that high. Even now they still milk it. Its like they got a big viral moment on week 1 then don't understand why it hasn't happened since