OK, pretend you're WCW. You've cross-promoted with
the movie ROBOCOP. You've cross-promoted with the movie BRIDE OF CHUCKY.
Both failed miserably. Now, because you're part of Warner Brothers'
media conglomerate, you've been asked to promote their newest theatrical
cartoon THE QUEST FOR CAMELOT. What do you do?
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Well, the answer is an easy one. You have a character from the movie invade your federation. Luckily, you decide not to do as in the past and have this character interact with your wrestlers. The bad side is, this may have been one of the times it might have been kinda cool. Unlike the talking puppet that tore Rick Steiner a new hole or Sting's new buddy Roboflop, when Baron Ruber walked out, people actually took a bit of notice. The guy was VERY big and VERY unique looking. And then...he started handing out QUEST FOR CAMELOT t-shirts to the crowd as WCW THUNDER went to commercial. We never saw him again. So, was this gimmick thankfully kept away from the ring and any angles, or was it something that might actually have gotten over in WCW during it's floundering 1998 shows? Who knows... |