Slickster Posted April 18, 2005 Report Posted April 18, 2005 People claimed the Akebono/Big Show match was meant for publicity in the Japanese market. I'm wondering how much publicity their WM21 match actually garnered.
iliketurtles Posted April 18, 2005 Report Posted April 18, 2005 The match made the cover of the sports section in the Toyko paper...I'm not sure if they followed up on it after it happened.
Youth N Asia Posted April 18, 2005 Report Posted April 18, 2005 How ever much it was it couldn't have been enough. That didn't do a single thing for the WWE, Big Show, or Wrestlemania here in the states. Complete waste of a Wrestlemania spot.
Jobber of the Week Posted April 18, 2005 Report Posted April 18, 2005 For what it's worth, the slightly audible boring chant shortly after they throw the rice around was my fault. I'm sure that didn't help their image.
Jericholic82 Posted April 18, 2005 Report Posted April 18, 2005 For what it's worth, the slightly audible boring chant shortly after they throw the rice around was my fault. I'm sure that didn't help their image. DAMN YOU!!!!!!!
Guest wrestling365 Posted April 18, 2005 Report Posted April 18, 2005 How ever much it was it couldn't have been enough. That didn't do a single thing for the WWE, Big Show, or Wrestlemania here in the states. Complete waste of a Wrestlemania spot. What crap! WWE wants to run a show at the Tokyo Dome. Akebona, K-1, and their connections can help accomplish that goal. A sell-out at the Dome would mean around a $4-5 million gate... not as dumb as you might think...
Guest LooneyTune Posted April 18, 2005 Report Posted April 18, 2005 I'm sure Booker T (and other upper-midcarders) was having a blast not being on the biggest PPV, instead people like Christy Hemme and a fat Hawaiian Sumo Wrestler got spots on the card.
Youth N Asia Posted April 19, 2005 Report Posted April 19, 2005 WWE has no problem selling huge in Japan or anywhere else outside of the US. I doubt Akebono could have contributed to that much more that they were going to sell anyway.
iggymcfly Posted April 19, 2005 Report Posted April 19, 2005 Whatever. Big Show got on the card, and it didn't take very long. I don't really see what the problem is.
Guest LooneyTune Posted April 19, 2005 Report Posted April 19, 2005 A wrestlemania spot went to a 1-time only appearence fat ass, in gimmick match that fans would obviously shit all over, instead of someone who busted their ass every day for a year thats under contract.
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