Vince McMahon Says WWE Is More Sophisticated Than MMA

[Millzy Pt. 2]

Vince McMahon, the man who made pro wrestling huge, talks to Mercury News about the comparisons between MMA and Pro Wrestling:


During the peak of what the company refers to as its "attitude era" a decade ago, the WWE's audience was dominated by young men. While its popularity has waned, the fan base has simultaneously grown older and younger with new constituencies, according to audience research. A little more than a third of its audience is female. The audience is ethnically more diverse that most shows: 62 percent of audience is white; 20 percent of the viewership is black and 23 percent is Hispanic - Hispanics were counted as both white and Hispanic. It's the most-watched English-language show on cable among Hispanics, the company said.

With the Ultimate Fighting Championship and mixed martial arts becoming more popular as competitors, it made little sense for the WWE to ramp up the attitude with violence and sexuality, McMahon said.

"You really can't compete with that," he said. "Why not deliver a more sophisticated product and not go to those extremes? If the audience wants those extremes, they know where to go and how to get it."

Going PG has helped the company draw advertisers who might have looked away before. Pepsi, 7-Eleven stores, Mattel toys and the Army National Guard are among the sponsors that have signed up since the shift, the company said.

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[noumenon]

Why go to those extremes? Because it makes the product more interesting and entertaining to watch. There's a reason the Attitude Era was the highest rated period in the company's history.
And yeah, when TNA starts delivering a more extreme and entertaining product and we go there to get it, what's Vince's reasoning going to be then?
Sometimes this guy really talks out of his ass.

 

[Great One]

Lol, the WWE could be way more brutal and violent than the UFC/MMA. Has he seen how most matches turn out? Not to mention how much UFC itself has been watered down and continues to be.

 

[xtremebadass]

He's just jealous. He is pissed that he switched his program over to PG right when the violence that is MMA took off. It would be obvious if he switched back so he's making up BS excuses now.

 

[Chuck Taylor's Grenade]

I hope people do realize that the only reason WWE switched to PG was because Linda McMahon is running for Senate.

 

[Weebo]

Umm dosent he remember 7-Eleven had WWE cups back in the day. remember the scene with Bokker and Goldust in the 7-Eleven and Booker asking why there was no Booker T cups there and Goldust was dressed like a hip hop gangster, lol classic

 

[xtremebadass]

Umm dosent he remember 7-Eleven had WWE cups back in the day. remember the scene with Bokker and Goldust in the 7-Eleven and Booker asking why there was no Booker T cups there and Goldust was dressed like a hip hop gangster, lol classic

GUNNA GET MY PRE-MATCH SLURPEE ON SUCKA!!!


Seriously, the word sophisticated should not be associated with WWE or UFC.