Interesting thing I heard about WWE PR dept.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

I was listening to the 11/12/04 edition of the Get in the Ring online audio show, for the main reason that I wanted to hear New Jack be New Jack. For the first 12:00, though, they started talking about the Public Relations Department in WWE, specifically their unwillingness to peacefully co-exist with many wrestling internet shows. It's pretty interesting - they really bring you into the WWE office and explain what the process is for getting clearance to interview WWE wrestlers. It really sucks how strict they are with these policies, especially considering how willing their wrestlers are to do interviews. They tell specific stories about Dean Malenko, Tazz, and William Regal, which were what I really found interesting, and also the hosts compare the WCW and ECW PR departments to the WWE one. It's really self-detrimental because even if a guy's not active, they're gonna be talking about the promotion and in some way or another putting it over. This is the first time I listened (and it's also the first time I've heard someone go into such depth about WWE's policies regarding their wrestler's media endeavors) to this show and it's possible there was a recap or something posted here a month ago, but I doubt it. So, ya, go listen if you're interested. AudioWrestling.com, scroll down a bit and click the link (it's RealPlayer format).

 

http://www.audiowrestling.com/

 

And hearing the New Jack interview isn't a bad deal, either...

 

"The police was looking for me in New York...and Philly...and Maine...and Connecticut...and Virginia...and North Carolina...Georgia." - New Jack (gotta love New Jack)...not to mention NJ telling us about Francine's feet, who he's "screwed the dogsh*t out of" and who he hasn't, and more)

[The Tino Standard 0]

The Internet folks might be having trouble getting interviews, but I had none at all when I dealt with the WWE PR people back in October for the SurSer press conference.

 

I had one-on-one interviews with Vince, Flair and HHH with no problems at all.

 

This might come as a shock to some of you, but at least on the PR side, the WWE came across as a well-organized, first-class operation when I dealt with them.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

But the whole _point_ of a press conference is to be press-friendly.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

The Internet folks might be having trouble getting interviews, but I had none at all when I dealt with the WWE PR people back in October for the SurSer press conference.

 

I had one-on-one interviews with Vince, Flair and HHH with no problems at all.

 

This might come as a shock to some of you, but at least on the PR side, the WWE came across as a well-organized, first-class operation when I dealt with them.

Ya, I remember reading your recap of that experience. Good stuff, but I think it sounds ilke you were in the minority, as far as how you were accomodated...

[geniusMoment 0]

Why is New Jack talking about Francines feet in an interview?

[Guest JRE]

Here's a nice piece from the WWE PR Department (my digital cable preview for NYR):

 

"Suntans and shuffleboard are not on the agenda as World Wrestling Entertainment goes for a winter cruise in the Caribbean in this innagural event in Puerto Rico. The cocky Carlito Caribbean Cool is an expected headliner in his native land."

 

We'll see...

[Nightfall 0]

You have Charter too?

[LucharesuFan619 0]

Why is New Jack talking about Francines feet in an interview?

Listen and find out. It's a GREAT interview. To answer your question, though, basically he says that she's not one of the chicks he's screwed the dogshit out of, and that they're cool with each other, but only as friends. And he says he likes her with her clothes on, but wouldn't dare want her with them off because her feet look disgusting and resemble those of a man. Or something to that effect, at least.

[The Tino Standard 0]

But the whole _point_ of a press conference is to be press-friendly.

 

What I was really most impressed with was the handling of the one-on-one stuff after the main conference was done. It would've been pretty easy for them to just have guys answer questions from the pooled media, but they brought them to us one-on-one and let them really open up on stuff.

 

Had they just been in non-stop SurSer shill mode, my entire story would've been wrecked.

While this is true in theory, it's not always the case in actual practice. I've been to plenty of events where trying to track people down to talk with them has been a nightmare.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Have they been WWE events?

[Guest AdamF]

It's mostly an issue with the internet. WWE feels that the only internet exposure they need is wwe.com, so they hardly cooperate with any wrestling sites, which include internet radio shows.

 

As far as other forms of media go, they are a lot more cooperative and will actually do quite a bit for you.