It’s not easy being a wrestler. Inside the ring you’re pounding an opponent’s head against the corner post, but outside the ring it’s hard to meet people. Nobody really wants to be your friend. Not even on MySpace. They say they’re your friends, but they are not really your friends.
Wrestlers aren’t stupid. They know everybody thinks they are just a bunch of clowns. That’s why the company that employs all the wrestlers you see on TV, World Wrestling Entertainment, created WWE Universe, a social network just for them and their fans. Okay, it’s not really a social network. It’s just a craptastic promotional vehicle. And some of those wrestlers aren’t so bright. But they are lonely.
Just because Mark Henry is the “world’s strongest man” doesn’t mean he doesn’t cry at night when all he has to keep him company is his pit bull, Theodore, and a can of beans. Or Zack Ryder. The poor guy might be a tag team champion, but when he goes home all he has to look forward to are watering his plants and watching reruns of Smackdown with his cat, Fluffy. Be friends with them. Don’t block them out of your life. They need you.
The only person who needs to be scared of these guys is Mark Zuckerberg. I sent Mark and Zack a message explaining that nobody is going to sign up to be their friends on the WWE Universe because everybody is over at Facebook. They didn’t respond so well to that news. Be scared Zuckerberg. Be very, very scared.
“Okay, it’s not really a social network. It’s just a craptastic promotional vehicle. ”
so you lied in the title?
Basically. Comedic license.
it’s supposed to be funny then?
heh
they are not really wrestling neither …
i wouldnt call what they do as clowning around. takes talent. they cool.
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I saw this and all I could think of were scenes from The Water Boy. So sad. (But funny, no)
It’s social network entertainment.
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One day you’re heavyweight champion of the world.
The next day you’re some poor linkbait for a $0.05 CPM campaign.
Oh, the humanity.
I understand your desire to funny but it would have been nice if you actually reviewed the service. Believe it or not wrestling does have intelligent fans who completely understand how “real” it is and are entertained by it anyway.
Eh
Erick,
You’re HILARIOUS!!!!
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is there no way to ban spam commenters like Yasser? Or are there just too many?
I’m human, not a bot. I just happen to have a website also. So yeah, get the hell of my case.
wow, you have a website. congrats.
can you not find a better way to advertise your crap instead of spamming?
I think the entire sarcasm in this blog post was uncalled for and only shows prejudice. Previously Mike used these tactics for mudslinging on yahoo execs. Now Eric is learning the same tactic from him.
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Professional Wrestlers are embracing the world of social networking and community in a big way. Rob Van Dam already has a successful weekly show on BlogTalkRadio (a social radio community) and other well-known wrestlers are signing on as well.
It only makes sense those with something to promote create an online presence. Embracing the social networks and creating weekly podcasts are proven ways to create buzz around a product or brand – even if that product is a pro wrestler.
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seriously TC…can’t you stop people from posting their garbage links?
It looks that they used Ning or KickApps?
Not a bad deal for one of these 2 startups though…!
It’s not Ning or Kickapps. It’s a onesite platform – check it out here: http://onesite....om/clients.html
wwe is complete FAKE wrestling !!!
i used to be entertained by it, until the day i saw a program on Discovery Channel showing how fake all the moves in WWE were !!
It really took you a documentary to discover that it is fake???? Ask any wrestler and they will tell you that only morons and very young children think it’s real. Who cares? Movies are….*gasp* fake as well, but just as not just everyone can do what Jackie Chan can do, not just anyone can do what these guys can do. That’s why they make a lot more money than the virgin that wrote this piece.
I fail to see how this loser is in ANY way, shape, or form better than any of those guys in any aspect of life. Maybe blogging, but I guess they are stepping on his turf as they created their own social network. Uh oh…becoming a little obsolete there, Schonfeld.
is it for real?
Inside the ring your pounding an opponent’s head
should be
Inside the ring you’re pounding an opponent’s head
By the way Erick, I can guarantee you that Fluffy the cat is probably much better company than 99% of the humans out there, including elitist tech writers who regularly got their heads pounded in high school for being condescending and generally too smug about themselves.
Oh my, you caught one! How good for you.
The real fun comes when they go after other social networks with a metal folding chair. And the ref missed the whole thing!
Joking aside, WWE has a level of fan engagement that will probably translate into a busy network that helps them sell more merchandise and promote their events. UFC would also do well with something like this.
Even the mighty are soft at heart
If it was a better looking site where you could befriend and get exclusive content from famous artists or scientists, it wouldn’t seem so dumb. But since it’s wrestling and the site is ugly…
WWE fans are really engaged and everyone else thinks they’re idiots for it…which makes that community a great candidate for a niche social network. If WWE can get real interaction between wrestlers and fans (or the WWE version of “real”) then it will be a huge success for them.
except that they can’t because the site sucks raw eggs.
Really? Tech dorks are mocking pro-wrestling? People who stay glued to a computer screen all day have nothing but their hand and porn to keep them company – yet they mock people who could kick their ass with a mean glare.
Eh, Zack Ryder is a girl.
Niche social networks are where it’s at…
TechCrunch calling someone else lame? That’s not the pot calling the kettle black.
I gave up on reading this at word 11.
Funny thing, even the entry level WWE Superstar makes more money than a top tier “snarky” internet geek writer. Mark Henry, whom I personally cant stand, is a former Olympic level powerlifter, and makes $100,000 a year, plus PPV bonuses and a cut of his merchandising.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it, while you sit at home, on your milk crate chair, playing WoW all day and write a blog “article” or two a week. Try not to trip over the pizza boxes and Red Bull cans.
I find it interesting how you personally insult a couple of people who are far more talented than you, and far more successful than you’ll ever be. It’s like a cry for attention from a desperate, jealous nerd.
You fail at life.
Who knew wrestling fans were so sensitive?
I’m pretty sure more people would want to be friends with a pro wrestler than you~
Seriously who would want to date a scary looking pro wrestler? I have pretty much good idea of what their bedroom skills would be like. Total and aggressive dominance
I don’t care if it’s real, that first paragraph killed me. Thanks!
In reality, Mark Henry is a married father. He has more than just a pit bull to keep him company.
Common people. He’s having a laugh! Pulling out salary figures etc..? Ridiculous. I’m a wrestling fan, but I like to have a laugh and I found this quite innocent and entertaining.
Nice work mate.
Ease up.
I don’t get any vibe of ill intent in Erick’s original post.
More satirical than vitrolic.
What up with da hate, haters?
Just another sad attempt at humor. FAIL
Erick,
I find it very funny that you of all people would write this. I saw your picture, nerd, and I must say that it is quite funny that you would be poking fun at anyone’s social status. These guys get more tail in one night than you have masterbated to. Ever hear of “ring rats”?
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Looks like you got the attention you were looking for, Erick.
Dirt Sheet owned you, Schonfeld. Might want to throw in the towel after that one.
I wouldn’t even fathom a response to it.
1. Because they could all kick your ass, the “girl” Zach Ryder included.
2. Because their video was far more intelligent and humorous.
I would actually like to see a response to “The Dirt Sheet” from this fellow. It would be amusing, if nothing else.
U should Fuckin die !
U should fuckin die ! u Fuckin worthless piece of fuck !
U think u r so funny? think again , u worthless human.
Look at Wwe.com what Dirt sheet had to say about ya . Erick is a worthless mother fucker piece of sh1t.
u just dont get wrestling . hmm , maybe u r so pumped against wrestling ,maybe because… u wanted to become a wrestler, only they sad – ” no loosers allowed”
You are a moron. WWE set up that site so the fans can interact with their favorite wrestlers. Give feedback on what they like or dislike. And it also gives the wrestling fans a place to meet and chat with other wrestling fans.
You are such an idiot. You have no idea how difficult it is to be a pro wrestler. Mark Henry and Zack Ryder aren’t top guys in WWE so don’t mention them when you’re trying to bash wrestling, at least have the knowledge to use main-eventers. Oh, that’s right, you have no knowledge of pro wrestling and yet you still see fit to bash it. Moron.
Check out wwe.com for John Morrison and The Miz’s reply to this garbage “article” – they make some really good points about how the guy who wrote this has a cheek to say how lonely other people are when he writes for a site called techcrunch.com. Still living in your mother’s basement, Erick?
Shut up you fat asshole…it looks like you have alot to do on a friday night like going to eharmony.com and playing world of wordcraft…wwe is better than you! and also you got owend on the dirt sheet BE JELOUS!
i love monday night raw & smack down ecw tna